Events for 2007

March 6, 2007 Dr. Raber
May 10, Vandenberg
September 5, Dr. Schueler
October 15, Tour Speaker Helen Free
November 3, Fall Luncheon for 50-Year Members
December 1, Holiday Wine Tasting at Kalyra

December 1, 2007

The Annual CALPACS

Holiday Wine Tasting

at the

M. Brown

Kalyra Winery

343 N. Refugio Road
Santa Ynez

12 noon

Saturday, December 1, 2007

Over 45 people attended this event on a windy, but sunny day.

Lots of gourmet cheeses and two colorful soups were available for everyone to experience.

See Pictures of the Event here

(see directions on a Google map)

Or see this map

The cost for the event was $10 per person

Food will be served including an assortment of gourmet cheeses and soups.

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“Billed as a "small winery with a big personality," this winery lives up to its reputation. It is very fun and blends California and Australian sensibilities. This winery was featured in the movie "Sideways."

On a practical side, this winery has a healthy variety of well-received wines in a broad range of prices to suit almost anybody's palette and wallet.

Although their Chardonnay and Shiraz will make any wine lover happy - rumor has it their desert wines are top notch and not to be missed. Seated on a gorgeous tract of land, this winery is a must see on your travels.”

-John Dickson’s Santa Barbara Wine Guide, Santabarbara.com

For more information on the M. Brown/Kalyra Winery and their wines go to
www.kalyrawinery.com

Flyer can be found here

Please return the form found at the link with your check by
Wednesday, November 28, 2007.

Pictures:

November 3, 2007

The Fall Luncheon

and Recognition of 50-Year Members

The Featured Speaker was

Professor Herbert Waite

Dept. of Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology

Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry

and The Marine Science Institute
University of California, Santa Barbara

Speaking on

Insights from Marine Organisms for Emerging Technologies

12 Noon

Saturday, November 3, 2007

Firestone-Walker's Taproom Restaurant

620 McMurray Road, Buellton, CA

Flyer pdf file

The Sandra Lamb award for service to the section was given to

Peter and Raylene Coad

the first Chairs of our section

Peter and Raylene with Sandra Lamb Sanford

October 15, 2007

October Dinner Meeting

6:30 pm, Monday October 15, 2007

The Pierpont Inn

550 San Jon Road, Ventura, Ca

with

ACS Tour Speaker

Dr. Helen M. Free

Speaking on

The Diabetes Epidemic

Flyer can be found here

Biography for Helen Free

Next-generation Polar Satellite

Environmental Observation

This talk summarizes a satellite remote sensing system development started in 1993 now nearing completion and launch. Key to this new system was user-defined geophysical measurement requirements to define the specification prior to design. The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) will replace three current systems: the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) Operational Line Scanner (OLS) providing global tactical weather support since the late â€˜60â€™s, the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) providing global civilian weather observations for 30 years, and the MODerate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) providing scientific environmental monitoring for ten years. VIIRS will provide global civil and defense operational observation as well as scientific long-term trend assessments including climate.

Dr. Schueler retired from Raytheon Santa Barbara Remote Sensing (formerly Hughes SBRC Systems Division) in 2006 as Chief Scientist. He led VIIRS from conceptual studies in the early â€˜90â€™s to detail design in 2002, and was the Aerosol Polarimetry Sensor Technical Director to 2006. He is an industry consultant, serves on UCSBâ€™s Institute of Computational Earth System Science (ICESS) Advisory Committee, the Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) Earth Observation Conference Program Committee, and the National Research Council (NRC) committee to ensure the continuation of satellite climate data records. He received his PhD in electrical and computer engineering from UCSB in 1980 under a Hughes Fellowship.

The day's program will focus on the science and application of Rocket Fuels. Vandenberg launches military satellites, commercial satellites, and intercontinental ballistic missiles from its various concrete pads and silos. The 30^th Space Wing manages operation of the 3500 acre installation near Lompoc. The vision statement of the 30^th Space Wing, reads, "

America

's Finest Professionals Operating and Supporting the Best Space Launch and Test Range in the World."