Complete Schedule of Operations For 2017

This calendar may be subject to change. Events may be added, deleted or changed as the year progresses. Before attending any event listed here, contact Greg Smith, Director of Operations, at 217-840-1678, or through email to operations@ciarocketry.org

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January 2017
January	Sunday 1	Rocket Launch	Noon - 6 p.m.	Dodds Park
January	Tuesday 3	Membership Meeting Meeting Topic: Rocketry Videos Due to the holiday schedule at the Springer Center this month's meeting will be held at the Champaign Public Library, 200 W. Green St. in Champaign. The meeting will be in the Robeson Pavilion Room C, just to the right of the lobby as you come in the front door of the library.	7 - 9 p.m.	Champaign Public Library
January	Saturday 14	Rocket Launch	Noon - 6 p.m.	Dodds Park
January	Tuesday 17	Business Meeting	7 - 9 p.m.	Papa Del's Pizza
January	Saturday 28	Rocket Launch	Noon - 6 p.m.	Rantoul
February 2017
February	Tuesday 7	Membership Meeting Meeting Topic: Presentation of U of I Student Launch Rocket Design by U of I Aerospace Students	7 - 9 p.m.	Springer Center
February	Saturday 11	Rocket Launch	Noon - 6 p.m.	Dodds Park
February	21-24	Agora Days rocketry class at University Laboratory High School One hour each day, 2:00 - 2:50		UNI
February	Tuesday 21	Business Meeting	7 - 9 p.m.	Papa Del's Pizza
February	24-26	NARCON The National Association of Rocketry's National Convention		Dayton, OH
February	Saturday 25	Rocket Launch	Noon - 6 p.m.	Dodds Park
February	Saturday 25	Insect Fear Film Festival Theme: Paul Hertzberg: Class of 1971! Films: 2 Lava 2 Lantula (2016), Caved In (2006) and assorted short subjects	6 p.m.	Foellinger Auditorium
March 2017
March	Tuesday 7	Membership Meeting Annual membership meeting and election of club officers. Meeting Topic: Gary Slater has built a few "strange and different" rockets. He will talk about the challenges with designing and building those kind of projects.	7 - 9 p.m.	Springer Center
March	Saturday 11	High Power Rocket Launch 10,000 MSL waiver. Contact Greg Smith, at operations@ciarocketry.org if you plan to fly motors of "L" impulse or greater.	Noon - 6 p.m.	Rantoul Aviation Center
March	Tuesday 21	Business Meeting	7 - 9 p.m.	Papa Del's Pizza
March	Saturday 25	High Power Rocket Launch 10,000 MSL waiver. Contact Greg Smith, at operations@ciarocketry.org if you plan to fly motors of "L" impulse or greater.	Noon - 6 p.m.	Rantoul Aviation Center
March	Tuesday 28	Afterschool program on rockets for Edison Middle School students	3 - 5 p.m.	Champaign Public Library
April 2017
April	Tuesday 4	Membership Meeting Meeting Topic: Greg Smith will make a presentation on the new launch control system.	7 - 9 p.m.	Springer Center
April	6 - 9	LDRS 36		Higgs Farm, Price Maryland
April	Saturday 8	High Power Rocket Launch 10,000 MSL waiver. Contact Greg Smith, at operations@ciarocketry.org if you plan to fly motors of "L" impulse or greater.	Noon - 6 p.m.	Rantoul Aviation Center
April	Tuesday 18	Business Meeting	7 - 9 p.m.	Papa Del's Pizza
April	Saturday 22	High Power Rocket Launch 10,000 MSL waiver. Contact Greg Smith, at operations@ciarocketry.org if you plan to fly motors of "L" impulse or greater.	Noon - 6 p.m.	Rantoul Aviation Center
April	Saturday 29	Build and Fly Model Rocket Workshop We will be helping kids build and then fly their rockets in Douglas Park. This event is FREE, but participants must register by calling the Douglas Branch of the library at 217/403-2090.	12:30 - 3:30 p.m.	Champaign Public Library Douglas Branch
May 2017
May	Tuesday 2	Membership Meeting Meeting Topic: Introduction to model rocketry for new members and anyone who is interested. New board members take office	7 - 9 p.m.	Springer Center
May	Saturday 13	Build & Fly Workshop Fee $24, call 398-2550 to register.	9 - 11 a.m.	Leonhard Center
May	Saturday 13	Rocket Launch	Noon - 6 p.m.	Dodds Park
May	Tuesday 16	Business Meeting	7 - 9 p.m.	Papa Del's Pizza
May	Saturday 28	Rocket Launch There will be construction taking place so we may need to adjust how we enter the park and where we park our vehicles. Info and Map	Noon - 6 p.m.	Dodds Park
May	27 - 29	National Sport Launch		Alamogordo, NM
June 2017
June	Tuesday 6	Membership Meeting Meeting Topic: OpenRocket - Wes Cravens will give a presentation on designing rockets and simulating their flight using OpenRocket, a free open-source model rocket design and simulation program	7 - 9 p.m.	Springer Center
June	Saturday 10	Rocket Launch There will be construction taking place so we may need to adjust how we enter the park and where we park our vehicles. Info and Map	Noon - 6 p.m.	Dodds Park
June	Saturday 17	Rocket Launch There will be construction taking place so we may need to adjust how we enter the park and where we park our vehicles. Info and Map	Noon - 6 p.m.	Dodds Park
June	Tuesday 20	Business Meeting	7 - 9 p.m.	Papa Del's Pizza
June	Saturday 24	Rocket Launch Due to the past few launches being cancelled we are attempting to hold another launch this month.	Noon - 6 p.m.	Dodds Park
June	Monday 26	The CIA will assist the students of the Illinois Aerospace Institute (Session 1) at the University of Illinois in building rockets	7 - 9 p.m.	TBA
June	Friday 30	The CIA will assist the students of the Illinois Aerospace Institute (Session 1) at the University of Illinois in flying their rockets	1 - 5 p.m.	Dodds Park
July 2017
July	Saturday 1	GARLO 2017 Theme: The Edge of the Envelope All-day rocket launch, followed by an awards ceremony/potluck picnic. Rain date: Saturday, July 8	10 a.m. - 4 p.m. (Set up 9 a.m.)	Dodds Park
July	Saturday 8	Rocket Launch	Noon - 6 p.m.	Dodds Park
July	Tuesday 11	Membership Meeting Meeting Topic: GARLO Followup Due to the holiday on the 4th of July our meeting this month will be held one week later than usual.	7 - 9 p.m.	Springer Center
July	Monday 17	The CIA will assist the students of the Illinois Aerospace Institute (Session 2) at the University of Illinois in building rockets	7 - 9 p.m.	TBA
July	Tuesday 18	Business Meeting	7 - 9 p.m.	Papa Del's Pizza
July	Friday 21	The CIA will assist the students of the Illinois Aerospace Institute (Session 2) at the University of Illinois in flying their rockets	1 - 5 p.m.	Colbert Park in Savoy
July	Saturday 22	Rocket Launch	Noon - 6 p.m.	Dodds Park
July	29 - August 4	NARAM National Association of Rocketry Annual Meet		Muskegon, MI
August 2017
August	Tuesday 1	Membership Meeting Meeting Topic: TBA	7 - 9 p.m.	Springer Center
August	Saturday 5	Demo Rocket Launch at Space Jam 11	Noon - 1 p.m.	Rantoul Aviation Center
August	Saturday 12	Rocket Launch	Noon - 6 p.m.	Dodds Park
August	Tuesday 15	Business Meeting	7 - 9 p.m.	Papa Del's Pizza
August	Saturday 26	Rocket Launch Annual Nostalgia Launch featuring rockets and launch equipment more than 30 years old. Dig out those old rockets and get them flying again.	Noon - 6 p.m.	Dodds Park
September 2017
September	Tuesday 5	Membership Meeting Meeting Topic: Introduction to Medium and High Power Rocketry	7 - 9 p.m.	Springer Center
September	Saturday 9	Rocket Launch Followed by night launching of rockets equipped with lights, beepers, etc.	Noon - Dark	Dodds Park
September	Tuesday 19	Business Meeting	7 - 9 p.m.	Papa Del's Pizza
September	Saturday 23	Rocket Launch	Noon - 6 p.m.	Dodds Park
October 2017
October	Tuesday 3	Membership Meeting Meeting Topic: Our annual swap meet. Bring your surplus rocket related equipment and supplies to buy, sell and trade with other members.	7 - 9 p.m.	Springer Center
October	Saturday 7	Rocket Launch	Noon - 6 p.m.	Rantoul Aviation Center
October	Saturday 14	Heartland Maker Fest	10 a.m. - 4 p.m.	Lincoln Square Mall in Urbana
October	Tuesday 17	Business Meeting	7 - 9 p.m.	TBA
October	Saturday 28	Rocket Launch	Noon - 6 p.m.	Rantoul Aviation Center
November 2017
November	Tuesday 7	Membership Meeting Meeting Topic: High power rocketry beyond Level I	7 - 9 p.m.	Springer Center
November	Saturday 11	High Power Rocket Launch 10,000 MSL waiver. Contact Greg Smith, at operations@ciarocketry.org if you plan to fly motors of "L" impulse or greater. Rain date Sunday 11/12. This launch may be moved to the Rantoul site depending on the situation with the Monticello field	Noon - 6 p.m.	Monticello
November	Tuesday 21	Business Meeting	7 - 9 p.m.	TBA
November	Saturday 25	High Power Rocket Launch 10,000 MSL waiver. Contact Greg Smith, at operations@ciarocketry.org if you plan to fly motors of "L" impulse or greater. Rain date Sunday 11/26. This launch may be moved to the Rantoul site depending on the situation with the Monticello field	Noon - 6 p.m.	Monticello
December 2017
December	Tuesday 5	Membership Meeting Meeting Topic: Annual Wrapup, Rocket nostalgia and "Tall Tales". Bring stories and artifacts to share.	7 - 9 p.m.	Springer Center
December	Saturday 9	Rocket Launch	Noon - 6 p.m.	Dodds Park
December	Tuesday 19	Business Meeting	7 - 9 p.m.	TBA
December	Saturday 23	Rocket Launch	Noon - 6 p.m.	Dodds Park
January 2018
January	Monday 1	Rocket Launch	Noon - 6 p.m.	Dodds Park