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Ida
There is a local branch of the IDA in Sydney. It is headed by Lighting engineer Reg Wilson( a non-astronomer).
Having been a member of IDA for over 10 years and with much experience attending meetings and talks on the subject, astronomy is the last word on anyones lips.
Rational thinking and plain old economics has more effect than passion, believe me. If you are thinking of attending the conference, be very prepared with your information and remember the conference is basically for light engineers not astronomers.
You can also join SOLIS, (Sydney Outdoor Lighting Improvement Society), a local organisation that helps fight light pollution. Most of it's members are either members of astronomical societies or astronomers. There are also people from Standards Australia as well as lighting engineers that attend the meetings held at Sydney Observatory.
Again remember that astronomy is not spoken of, we are seen as a small group of people involved in an esoteric science that has no commercial (and therefore financial) gain.
Also green house is not a threat. Governments and Authorities like to seen to be doing something, but at the end of the day, they really don't give a ....
cheers
Don Whiteman
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