Professionals need to be aware that there is a valuable resource available and waiting to be used - the amateur astronomy community. We give some examples of how pro-am collaborations have worked in the past, indicate the advantages and disadvantages of such collaborations, and suggest methods by which a professional can find and work effectively with amateur astronomers.
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0602244,
title = {Pro-Am Collaboration and the AAVSO},
author = {Arne A. Henden},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0602244},
year = {2007}
}
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15 pages, 10 figures, conference proceeding. NOTE: figures are very low resolution due to astro-ph limitations. Please go to http://www.aavso.org/aavso/about/pro_am.pdf for a higher resolution version