Past Events in Phoenix

2017, 2018

We had small events these two years but no details are available at this time.

2016

In 2016 we had a social function at The Grid in Mesa on April 12. We had prizes for the best space themed costumes and legos to build spaceships. There was a DJ with space-themed tunes. The Grid is a neon-filled bar/arcade and blends the best craft beers with gaming culture. This was a free event.

2015

For 2015, the NSS and Moon Society Phoenix chapters joined up with the YN event hosted by the ASU chapter of the Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS) on the Tempe campus. The primary sponsor of this event was the ASU chapter of SEDs, with additional support provided by the Phoenix Section of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), and the local chapters of the National Space Society and the Moon Society. We did rockets, a movie, and food.

2014

NSS - Phoenix got together with ASU SEDS at their event on the Tempe campus.

2013

Our 2013 event was a social held on Friday, April 12, 2013. It was an evening of entertainment, networking, and socializing, held in conjunction with the Space Access Conference at the InnPlace Hotel Phoenix North. The Phoenix AIAA sponsored a hotel suite and we hosted a very fine party which drew many local NSS, Moon Society, and AIAA members as well as Space Access attendees. Not to mention the Lindenwood College volleyball team. The trivia contest was a blast and we gave out a lot of goodies and posters and other neat space stuff.

Thanks to all who attended and helped out!


2012

NSS Phoenix planned an event for Yuri’s Night 2012 on 12 April. The venue was the Space Access ’12 conference, which was be held at the (former) Grace Inn, 10827 S 51st St in Phoenix. AIAA sponsored a hospitality suite for Yuri’s Night from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM and all of the space oriented societies will be there.

Stop by and put your name in the hat for the drawing of an Autographed Copy Of “Crater” by Homer Hickam. At 7:00 PM we will conduct the “Space Trivia Challenge”. Identify 20 images from the Space Age for a chance to win a Yuri’s Night T-shirt. We will repeat the “Challenge” at 9:00 PM with a different set of images. Registration at Space Access is encouraged, but not required for Yuri’s Night.

Prior Years

Veronica Ann Zabalaa-Aliberto, who was heading the Phoenix NSS chapter at that time, was planning some activities from 2006 - 2011, but no records have been found of those events.
See also:  https://yurisnightphoenix2013.wordpress.com/past-yuris-night-in-arizona/