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About BEAS

History

The Boeing Employees' Astronomical Society (BEAS) is located in Seattle, Washington and represents just one of over ninety clubs and organizations available to Boeing employees and their families through the Boeing Recreation Program. Chartered with Boeing Recreation in 1979, BEAS promotes all aspects of astronomy, including telescope design, telescope construction, theoretical astronomy, practical astronomy, and astrophotography. Club activities include star parties, lectures, films, demonstrations, field trips and social events. The club also maintains a large inventory of telescopes which may be checked out by the membership as well as an extensive astronomical library.

BEAS is well known in astronomy circles throughout the Pacific Northwest for its participation in and support of a wide variety of events such as National Astronomy Day, Project Astrobio, StarFest, and numerous star parties held around the area. During the summer months BEAS holds monthly star parties at its dark sky observing site located at Peoh Point near Cle Elum, Washington. Local star parties are also held when the weather permits.

Membership

Membership in the Boeing Employees' Astronomical Society is open to:

Current Boeing employees
Boeing retirees
Boeing vendors
Anyone issued a Boeing badge and assigned full time to the Boeing Company
Spouses and dependents of the above

Membership dues are $20.00 per year per family or $8.00 per year for retirees.
See the membership packet for additional information.

Your BEAS Membership entitles you to:

Participate fully in all club activities
Use the club library
Use club equipment
Receive a club discount on Astronomy magazine
Receive a club discount on Sky & Telescope magazine

Stop by a club meeting on the second Thursday of each month. You need not be a member to attend. The membership packet is filled with lots of useful information including contact information, meeting time, place and maps to get there.

Meetings

BEAS holds regular monthly meetings on the second Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the Oxbow Activity Center. Oxbow is located in the 9-150 building just west of the Duwamish River and south of the Developmental Center at Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington. Meetings generally feature a guest speaker in the field of astronomy. In lieu of monthly meetings, field trips to local planetariums and observatories are sometimes scheduled.

Directions and a map to Oxbow are available in the membership packet.

Mailing Address

Boeing Employees' Astronomical Society
c/o Boeing Recreation
P.O. Box 3707, M/S 4H-58
Seattle, WA 98124-2207

Contacts

BEAS is administered by a 7 member Executive Board; composed of volunteers elected by ballot at the end of each calendar year. The Board is entrusted with the general running of the club including approval of expenditures in accordance with the club's established constitution and by-laws, and the rules and regulations as set forth by The Boeing Company.

The BEAS Executive Board for 2010 is:

Position	Name	Phone	Mailstop
President	Dave Ingram	206-372-7292	---
Vice President	Sam Parker	206-662-4084	20-86
Secretary	George Zimmer	253-854-9707	Retired
Treasurer	Terry Swann	425-965-1318	3W-55
Board #1	By Wik	425-226-3526	Retired
Board #2	Dave Westman	206-297-0246	Retired
Board #3	Dave Armstrong	253-638-3118	Retired

The following volunteers assist with various BEAS functions and activities:

Position	Name	Phone	Mailstop
Librarian	Terry Shimono	425-235-0640	Retired
Equipment Manager	Dave Armstrong	253-638-3118	Retired
New Membership	Dave Ingram	206-372-7292	---
Webmaster	Sam Parker	206-662-4084	20-86