You’re invited to The Aurora Summit: Celebrating the Art, Culture, Science, and Photography of the Aurora Borealis! This event brings Aurora enthusiasts in the mid-latitudes together each year for a weekend workshop in the U.S.
You don’t have to be a scientist or a photographer to attend. We offer beginning, intermediate, and advanced sessions. Many of our guests are even trying to view the Northern Lights for the first time!
Have a specific question? Check out the FAQ!
ON HOLD: Aurora Summit 20
ATTENTION: Due to the global health pandemic, planning has been tabled for Aurora Summit 20, and the event is currently on hold. Please check back for updates.
Join us for Aurora Summit 20! This three-day workshop celebrates the art, culture, science, and photography of the Aurora Borealis.
ON HOLD: Aurora Summit 20
Friday, Sept. 25 – Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020
The Washburn Inn & Harbor View Event Center
Washburn, Wisconsin
Registration Website: Pending
#AuroraSummit20
We’re planning a great weekend, featuring opportunities to hear from celebrities in the Aurora Chasing and Storm Chasing world, as well as scientists, photographers, artists, storytellers, astronomers and more. The event includes:
- Featured Keynote Speaker
- Educational Sessions
- Night Sky Photography
- Photography and/or Post Processing Workshops
- Panel Discussion
- Travelogue
- Aurora Jeopardy
- Prizes, Special Features & More
If we don’t see the Aurora Borealis and photograph it together at the Aurora Summit, you’ll leave knowing how to capture a good display on your own!
Want to know what an Aurora Summit looks like? Check out the packed event we held last year on the Schedule page.
Featured Speakers
Coming Soon!
Check back to meet our keynote speaker and featured presenters for 2020.
Special Thanks: Thank you to all the presenters who expressed an interest on our website to participate in last year’s Aurora Summit. The selection process is very competitive. We appreciate your time and talents, and we hope you’ll consider us again next year!
A Look Back at Past Events
Discover everything the Aurora Summit brings to the community! Learn about our past keynote speakers and featured presenters below and in the Archives.
Our Keynote Speakers
We’re honored and grateful to work with fantastic keynote speakers, inviting a new individual to speak every year. Many phenomenal people have contributed their talents to the main event at the Aurora Summit, during the Saturday evening banquet and the night sky photography shoot that follows.
Invited Keynote Speakers:
- Aurora Summit 19: Keynote Speaker Chris Ratzlaff, Alberta Aurora Chasers Admin and Citizen Scientist Leader behind the sub auroral arc known as STEVE
- Aurora Summit 18: Keynote Speaker Mary Stewart Adams, Host of The Storyteller’s Night Sky and Founder of Headlands International Dark Sky Park
- Aurora Summit 17: Keynote Speaker Bob King, of Astro Bob’s Astronomy for Everyone and Author of Night Sky With the Naked Eye
Our Featured Presenters
We’re excited to welcome so many outstanding presenters to the Aurora Summit! As our way of saying thank you, we share information from past presenters on the Resources page. To learn about past presentations, visit the Archives.
Every year, many outstanding ideas and proposals are entered for presentations at the Aurora Summit, using the submission process on our website. With so much talent in the room, we have to make some tough choices.
Follow our social media to find out who will present at the next Aurora Summit!
Past Events
In our inaugural year, we welcomed guests from more than eight states and provinces, including guests from as far as Georgia and Manitoba.
Our Inaugural Event!
Aurora Summit 17
Celebrating the Art, Culture, Science, and Photography of the Aurora Borealis
Friday, Oct. 27 – Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017
Two Harbors, Minnesota
Register: AuroraSummit17.MikeShawPhotography.com (Closed)
#AuroraSummit17
Aurora Summit 18
Celebrating the Art, Culture, Science, and Photography of the Aurora Borealis
Friday, Nov. 2 – Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018
Two Harbors, Minnesota
Register: http://aurorasummit18.eventzilla.net/ (Closed)
#AuroraSummit18
Aurora Summit 19
Friday, Nov. 1 – Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019
The Washburn Inn & Harbor View Event Center
Washburn, Wisconsin
Register: https://aurorasummit19.eventzilla.net/ (Closed)
#AuroraSummit19
For more information about past events, visit the Archives.
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