Future Meetings

                September 8^th               Bird migration & navigation              Wolf Lange

            On the Saturday nearest New Moon at Tom Budge's Farm in the Magaliesberg.

                        7^th August         9^th October          Year End Star Party
                      11^th September         6^th November          11^th December

Our annual trip to Swinburne will be held on the long weekend of 7^th to 9^th August 1999. If you are interested in this trip ( at the last moment ), please contact Ed Finlay for further details. We will arrive on the afternoon of the 7^th and leave after breakfast on the 9^th.

Set aside Saturday the 23^rd of October for a group visit to the Haartebeeshoek Radio Telescope Facility. Remember that there will be a small charge levied for this priviledge ( R5 to R10 ), and please give your name to Constant so that the number of visitors can be communicated to the Haartebeeshoek admin people beforehand.

Annual Subscription Fees

At the AGM, some of changes to the structure of the annual subscription fees were introduced and passed by a majority vote. The joining fee has remained unchanged at R50-00, But the annual subscription fee has been raised to R100-00. However, to offset this increase in fee, we have introduced a family membership fee of R125-00. With a family membership, the main difference is that although all family members receive full rights as members of the Centre, only one copy of the monthly magazine, Canopus, will be posted to the family address. Also, family membership is restricted to a couple and their dependants. The Annual Subscription form has been included with this issue of Canopus, and we would like to urge members to pay their subs as early as possible to enable your committee to plan the projects for the year ahead.

Please post your subscription fee, or deposit/transfer it directly into the Society's bank account at NEDBANK.   The Account information is as follows:-

Bank                    NEDBANK Branch Name:    Park Plaza               Code:     19 21 42 44 Account Type:   Current Account               Number: 1921 013761               Name:    ASSA Johannesburg Centre

Please remember to write your name on the deposit slip or to include your name as a reference on a direct transfer. Then fax the details to the Chairman to let him know that you have paid via direct deposit or transfer so that you will be kept on the Canopus mailing list.