The Occultation Section of the Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand (RASNZ) is pleased to announce that the Twelfth Trans-Tasman Symposium on Occultations (TTSO12) will be held over Easter 2018, in conjunction with the 2018 Australian Convention of Amateur Astronomers (NACAA).

TTSO12 will feature reviews of recent occultation activity and results, data reduction methods and techniques, updated information on equipment, and sessions devoted to the practical needs of both new and more advanced observers. The meeting will be attended by occultation observers throughout Australia and New Zealand, and we hope to welcome the attendance and participation of observers from further afield.

NACAA XXVIII will be held in Ballarat, Australia, and hosted by the Ballarat Astronomical Society. TTSO12 attendees are encouraged to also attend some or all of the NACAA events. More information on the NACAA meeting is available on its website.

TTSO12's sessions will follow the NACAA Conference, starting on Monday April 2.

Registrations for TTSO12 will be done via the NACAA website.

The RASNZ Occultation Section is looking forward to welcoming participants to the Twelfth Trans-Tasman Symposium on Occultations.

The entire TTSO12 meeting and associated programmes as detailed below will be webcast using MeetCheap. The webcast will commence 10 minutes prior to the start of each day's programme as detailed below. You are free to join or depart at any time. For the convenience of our overseas guests session times are listed in Universal Time as well as AET. Note: Australian Eastern Daylight Saving Time (AEDT) ends on Sunday 1st April

Some instructions on how to use MeetCheap are given below;

Login to MeetCheap using this link http://login.myownmeeting.com/conference,60602806. Once the page opens, put your full name or initials in the dialogue box and login . This allows us to see who is actually there. Steve Kerr or S Kerr is more preferable than just SteveK. No password is required and the site cookie remembers your login name so subsequent logins only require you clicking 'OK'. The moderator question on the login box must remain as 'NO' otherwise you cannot login. Do not modify that URL in any way as it will not work. It is Java based so some people may have issues but it usually works OK.