Report – Meet of 15th October, Sunday.

The BAS elects it’s first governing council !

The governing body shall number 11 members and following are their names

1. Hemant Hariyani
2. Pavan Keshavamurthy
3. Naveen L Nanjundappa
4. Abhay Nayak
5. Harshad Joglekar
6. Amar Sharma
7. Satya Kumar
8. Atul B V
9. Vinay P R
10. Vasudeva K A
11. Rakesh Nath

Of the above, #9, #10 and #11 shall be ex-officio members of the board and shall not hold any specific offices.

These apart, The following members have been chosen as event coordinators.

1. Coordinator for ATM & groupware – Satya Kumar
2. Coordinator for Meetups, Astro tours and treks – Pavan Keshavamurthy
3. Coordinator for “Astronomy @ Schools” and Outreach – Atul B V
4. Coordinator for observation sessions and star parties – Amar Sharma

The following members were elected as office bearers

1. Hemant Hariyani – President
2. Naveen L Nanjundappa – Vice president
3. Pavan Keshavamurthy – Secreatary
4. Harshad Joglekar – Joint Secreatary
5. Abhay Nayak – Treasurer

The Bangalore Astronomical Society, is henceforth submitting its credentials with the above named as office bearers – to the Registrar Of Societies.

The society wishes to offer a special word of grattitude to Ravindra D P – who was instrumental in setting up the BAS , but is unable to take part in the groups activities due to professional causes.