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The first ASSA symposium was held on 23 to 25 June 1992 at the South African Museum in Cape Town.

Symposium Organisers:
Dr Tom Lloyd Evans, Dr Ian Glass and Mrs Ann Strauss,

Announcement and Program:
First announcement:  1992_announcement
Second announcement:  1992_announcement-2
Summary of the symposium and programme:  1992_assa_symposium

Talks given at the Symposium:

• Justin Jonas; “The Radio Sky”:  radio_sky-jonas
• Tim Cooper; “Recent Variability in the S Doradus-type Star AG Carinae”  variable_ag_carinae-cooper        variable_ag_carinae-cooper-errata
• Jonathan Spencer Jones; International Space Year 1992″  space_year_1992_spencer-jones
• J.H. de Klerk; “THE NEW SOUTH AFRICAN DICTIONARY OF ASTRONOMY; CAN IT HELP TOWARDS POPULARISING ASTRONOMY AMONGST AFRIKAANS-SPEAKING CHILDREN?” sa_astr_dictionary-de_klerk
• Keith Gottschalk; “ASTRONOMY, THE SCIENCE MOVEMENT AND POLITICS IN THE FUTURE OF SOUTH AFRICA”:  astr_and_politics-gottshalk
• Poster Papers:  1992_assa_symposium-posters

Attendees at Symposium:

1st ASSA Symposium: Tony Fairall, Theo Ferreira, Jim Knight; Elmara Willis, Danie Overbeek, Jose Campos; Keith Gottshalk, Audry Joubert; Ann Rogers, Chris Forder, Brian Skinner (Source: MNASSA 1992, Vol.51, No.5, p.38.) (Auke 1992-51-5-38)