ALCON 2024 tickets and room reservations are now open for purchase and booking!

Purchase ALCON Tickets HERE

Room reservations are now open for the special ALCON rate at the Overland Park Doubletree Inn. Book now at  https://group.doubletree.com/hp0506

Highlights include:

• Gottlieb Planetarium at Union Station in downtown Kansas City, Mo., will provide a private presentation in their facility.
• Linda Hall Library, a world-famous science and technology research library, will feature guest speaker David Levy and a chance to visit the library’s rare book room, featuring such books as two of the few extant copies of Galileo’s Siderius Nuncius (1610).
• Powell Observatory for a presentation by ASKC member and astronomy student Rachel Cionitti and an evening of stargazing with the 30-inch Ruisinger Telescope (weather permitting). The observatory visit will be preceded by a stop at the beautiful Overland Park Arboretum for a StarBQ dinner featuring a local Kansas City-style BBQ.
• The Banquet features a local jazz band, and Brown University professor of physics and astronomy and jazz musician Stephon Alexander will discuss his latest book, The Jazz of Physics.

For an up-to-date list of the speaker lineup, please check here:
https://alcon2024.astroleague.org/speakers/

LOCATION

DoubleTree by Hilton Kansas City - Overland Park, 66210

The beautiful Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens is the site of the Traditional Friday night Star-B-Que Zarda Hickory Pit Bar-B-Q, which has been serving its special offerings for almost 50 years in the Kansas City area. They are also strong community partners with many Kansas City area charities and non-profits such as Big Brothers Big Sisters Kansas City, The America Royal, and The Bishop Sullivan Center, which is committed to helping people cope with financial hardships.