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Whoa! That's gonna take about a truckload of rubber chicken for the banquet on Friday night! Looks like they'll maybe need some extra tables in the Instant Gallery. 😀

m
 
Registrations will continue. Maybe anothe 4-500 will show up.
This will be a great time. The 3 exhibitions, the rotations, the instant gallery, the trade show, the 20th anniversary give-aways...

I'm especially looking forward to the
Turning 20 - still evolving show.

It is a marvelous exhibition in which the invited artists will show 3 pieces that they turned a decade apart( 1986,1996, and 2006). These artists represent the best in the world who have endured for 2 decades at the top of their game.

happy Turning,
Al
 
..... and don't forget the BEER!

Wow! Over 1,500 turners all going after the same burl or blanks that I need! At least there'll be about a 1 in 300-400 chance of winning one of the Oneway 2436's...!! MUCH better chances than any state lottery!

I'm also looking forward to being a demo assistant to Cindy Drozda, Keith Tompkins, and Mike Darlow - should be a blast!

For the beer connoisseurs going to Louisville - I 'beermapped' Louisville, and there are at least three brewpubs in the city: Browning's Brewery (401 East Main St.) looks to be the closest to Galt House; the others (Cumberland Brewing and Bluegrass Brewing) are somewhat more distant, to the eastern part of Louisville. (Also in the region are New Albanian Brewing, Silver Creek Brewing, and Tucker Brewing, so look for their products in local "watering holes".) In addition to having a great time at the Symposium, we'll get a chance to try some of the local brewed flavor. (If I wasn't attending the AAW Symposium, I'd likely go to Orlando to attend the American Homebrewers Conference, which will be going on at the same time!) If you want to talk turning AND beer, leave me a message (I'll be in Galt House) or get in touch by e-mail....

I'm looking forward to seeing old friends and meeting new ones next month!

Cheers,

Rob Wallace

(HAMS: In Louisville, CQ DE WA0RW, QRZ?? - 146.52 MHz)
 
This will be the first symposium that I will be able to stay the entire time, but I was in Orlando for one day two years ago and it was vey impressive. I've been looking foward to this one ever since (couldn't make it last year)! I will be on my way home to Florida from two weeks in Iowa teaching a summer program. I have already volunteered to be a "helper" for three demos, and have mapped out some other "must-sees". I'm bringing my truck so I have room for the new OneWay that I have faith that I will win, or at leat plenty of room for some wood & goodies.

And now Rob tells me that L'ville also has beer!!! Count me in for at least one round on me Rob! This is for medicinal purposes only, must do something to wash that sawdust from the demo's out of my throat 😛
 
Rob Wallace said:
For the beer connoisseurs going to Louisville - I 'beermapped' Louisville, and there are at least three brewpubs in the city: Browning's Brewery (401 East Main St.) looks to be the closest to Galt House; the others (Cumberland Brewing and Bluegrass Brewing) are somewhat more distant, to the eastern part of Louisville. (Also in the region are New Albanian Brewing, Silver Creek Brewing, and Tucker Brewing, so look for their products in local "watering holes".) In addition to having a great time at the Symposium, we'll get a chance to try some of the local brewed flavor.
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Browning's looks like a candidate, any others in crawling distance of Galt? 😀
 
Rob Wallace said:
If you want to talk turning AND beer, leave me a message (I'll be in Galt House) or get in touch by e-mail....
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Count me in, turningwood.com can buy a round, or two. And a pitcher of soda for those not wishing to partake.
(Always thought about sponsoring a mixer)
(This is being typed with a Mackeson XXX (UK stout) in one hand)
 
I guess my question is more like what is the planned cut off and if there is a cut off, why do the folks who won't get to attend the banquet get charged the same that those who do?

As I was reading through the Symposium page today (gotta plan my demo viewing list) I realized this. It seems that for future years we should consider the the idea that the symposium and banquet registrations be completely separate so that everyone is getting what they pay for.
 
Chris,

Best go back and re-read the page. Regular (3-day) Symposium (advance or at-the-door) registration includes the banquet ticket. The two exceptions are "daily" registrations and "banquet only" registration ($35) for non-Registered guests (or spouses) of registered attendees.

m
 
Is there a cut-off attendance wise

Will there still be registration at the door? Family schedule still impacts my decision. Might not know till that week.

Thanks, David C.
 
While we have a record set of folks already registered currently, we have always taken registration at the door. There are currently no plans to cut-off registration. If for some reason we hit a limit, that info will be posted in an obvious message on the homepage and 2006 page. The more the merrier!
 
didn't phrase the question quite right...

I know there aren't plans to cut-off registrations, but when the statement of "register early as space is limited" is mentioned in regards to the Banquet, my question is - is there enough room & food planned for our record number of pre-registrations to all sit and break bread together? I'd hate to miss the banquet because I couldn't afford to register a month ago. Sorry for the confusion.
 
Well, the odds of winning a Oneway 24 inch lathe went up. It's now 300 to 1. 😱
 
Doing a little math about the symposium.

Let's see if my math is right - somewhere between 1,500 and 2,000 attendees at the symposium. Current posting of the rotation shows 14 tuners per slot. That works out to between 100 and 150 attendees in each room. Assuming that the audience is evenly spread - which is a bit of a stretch from the videos of past conventions.

I have looked forward to this symposium with a great deal of anticipation. Seems like to me the success of the symposium is going to make it difficult for this one to turn out well. I hope the AAW board and convention planers have been able to adjust the facility and schedule to accomodate the record crowds.

Here's hoping.
 
We have the ability to seat over 3,000 attendees in the demo rooms at this symposium. Additionally we have had to move the Banquet to the Convention Center in which we are able to seat AND feed 5,000. I don't think the banquet will get that big but at least the room is available.

As far as the demos are concerned, the problem I have is spending too much time between demos, at the trade show, to get a good seat in the demo rooms. This year we are using projectors and large screens instead of Television monitors. Hopefully, those that spend too much time shopping will still be able to see.

Louisville, we think, is an anomaly because of many things but mostly because it is the 20th Anniversary.

Remember, too, that this location was booked some three years ago. Back then no one could have foretold this type of growth in only one year. As we move forward we are looking at sites that are larger and have the potential for bigger attendance without sacrificing quality. The first of those venues will be in Portland, the next, Richmond.

At any rate, for me, it is enough to be there and see what I can see. I have no regrets for what I have missed. As long as I see the friends and fellow wood turners that I know and respect, then it’s all good.

See you in Louisville

Angelo :cool2:
 
Record attendance

I wonder if some of the great turnout from last year as well as this year has to do with the midwest location. I think having this event in the midwest attracts more of us since the travel is cut down. Regardless, our group is getting larger and stronger. What a wonderful thing to see!
 
Coast to Coast

Yep, we have noticed that when the symposium is held in a city that is inland from either the East or West Coast the attendence is greater than if it is held on either coast. Makes sense, when you think about it.

Angelo
 
Angelo said:
OK two PB&J on whole wheat, extra chunky, hold the shavings, got it.

A :cool2:
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Angelo,

Glad you're the Pres. and not the Food Service Manager. That was One whole wheat, One hold the shavings, and only One chunky.

No, I don't want fries with that, but a T-bone rare on the side and a bottle of old vines Zin would go well, thanks.

😀 😀

m
 
First Symposium questions

Althought this is my first symposium (and post) I am not new to the brewers. My real quesion is, with so many turners I have been told that the experience is diluted since monitors are the only way to see the key demonstrators. Wouldn't video's serve the same purpose (assuming the words of wisdom received were words of wisdom)? I've been turning a couple of years and popping the pilsners longer. Any insight would be appreciated.
Mike
 
Yes, you can't ask a video questions (well, you can, but don't expect answers). Even at our local club meetings we use two TV monitors on stands because you can't crowd more than just 3 or 4 people around a lathe close enough to see the details of what is going on. Live feedback from the demonstrator plus others in attendance immensely enhances the value of a demonstration. Even on the front row, I look at the monitor frequently to get a close up view of things. Think of the video monitors as instructional aids to enhance the quality of the presentation. If your club does not use video monitors, then you may be missing out on using a great teaching aid.

Bill
 
....old vines Zin?

Mark Mandell said:
Angelo,


No, I don't want fries with that, but a T-bone rare on the side and a bottle of old vines Zin would go well, thanks.

😀 😀

m
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Mark, the mere mention of wine and brews is near heresy in Kentucky, that's “corn squeezin' †country. 😱 😀
 
Jake Debski said:
Mark, the mere mention of wine and brews is near heresy in Kentucky, that's “corn squeezin' †country. 😱 😀
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Wail, thain we'll jes hefta draig them hillpeople inta the Niew Millenyum, won't we? 'Sides, them squeezins is agoin' in my truck! YeeHaw 😉
 
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This past year SWAT had about 500 attendees (about a fourth of the projected AAW attendees) and around a fourth as many demonstrators (therefore, the number of attendees per demo would be comparable). Some of the rooms had at least 100 attendees with some people standing. It was not a problem in the least as far as seeing, hearing, and asking questions was concerned.

Bill

p.s. I want to change my order to a PB&J "CREAMY" on pumpernickle with Smuckers Blackberry jelly -- shavings du Joure on the side, please.
 
Interesting thought about why we have more attendees when in the middle part of the country, is it location? I think more attendees like to drive to AAW than to maybe some other convention. All of us want to be able to haul home all the stuff we can buy without worrying about security hassles at the airport ("Why can't I carry that log as carry-on?"), plus when I win one of those Oneways I want to carry it with me so I'm driving my big gas-guzzling truck. I also think most woodturners are willing to part with our cash to buy wood or that "must have" tool but not willing to waste money on airline tickets. I fly all the time for business, for pleasure I drive my truck on vacations. The last symposium I drove to had more trucks of various vintages and degrees of rust than a flannel-lovers conference!

If we don't want PBJ can we have a 'nanner samwich instead?
 
All this talk about.............

overcrowding should improve the volunteerism in regard to the rotation video cam operators. I ran the camera at one of Al Stirt's rotations in R.I. You certainly get best view in the house. Plus you get to move around for that "better" look. :cool2:
 
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