Note from Eric Briggs (Toronto Centre):

I feel this is timely bearing in mind the closure of the Canadian Air and Space Museum at that location in late September [2011]. The names on the program for the 26 Oct 1961 symposium (50 years ago yesterday!) reads like a who's who of experts in Canadian aerospace history:

THE CANADIAN ASTRONAUTICAL SOCIETY
YOUR REF:                     OUR REF: 3213
DOWNSVIEW ==== ONTARIO
CANADA

December 20th. 1960.

The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada,
Headquarters,
252 College Street,
Toronto, pntario.

Attention: Mr. Broadfoct.

THE CANADIAN ASTRONAUTICAL SOCIETY DOWNSVIEW, ONTARIO CANADA November 8, 1960. Mr. R.R. Broadfoot, 763 Mount Pleasant Rd., Toronto 7. Dear Mr. Broadfoot: In response to your request, enclosed is a copy of a map showing the location of the de Havilland Cafeteria, in which our joint meeting of the 29th November is to be held. Dr. D.C. Rose, the speaker, is chairman of the Associate Committee for Space Research, and is particularly well known for his interest in cosmic ray physics. Dr. Rose is with the Division of Pure Physics, National Research Council, Ottawa. C.A.S.

• Table of Contents
• Welcome letter to GA delegates by President Ruth Lewis
• Welcome letter by City of Calgary Mayor Al Duerr
• Welcome letter by ASC/Centennial Planetarium Executive Director William (Bill) Peters
• Introduction and Registration Information
• The University of Calgary
• Map of the U. of C. showing Food Services Outlets
• Day 1 Activities
• Map to Canada Day Starnight
• Summer Star Chart
• Day 2 Activities
• Background on Helen Sawyer Hogg Lecture and Speaker Alan R. Hildebrand