Travelling Challenged

[Burt Alcantara]

I'm like a very old bottle of wine, I don't travel well. Is there any information where the next few symposium will be held? I'd like to go to one where the range of driving is within 8 - 10 hours of Boise, Idaho.

Thanks,
Burt

 

[Steve Worcester]

http://www.woodturner.org/sym/all_symposia.cfm

 

[Rob Wallace]

Looks like 2011....

I'm like a very old bottle of wine, I don't travel well. Is there any information where the next few symposium will be held? I'd like to go to one where the range of driving is within 8 - 10 hours of Boise, Idaho.

Thanks,
Burt

Burt:

Look here for the future AAW Symposia.

Seems Minneapolis/St. Paul in 2011 will be your next best opportunity...

Rob

 

[hockenbery]

Burt,

Past and future locations are:
http://www.woodturner.org/sym/all_symposia.cfm

Portland was in your window driving. The AAW will return to the Pacific northwest Oregon, Washington state sometime

Good news Albuquerque is in your time window 5 hours
Southwest flies to Albuquerqe. get you there in 5 hours with layovers.
$300 round trip (cheap flights are gone) .
we got flights from Orlando months ago at $160 round trip.

Happy turning,
AL

 

[Burt Alcantara]

I don't want to fly. I want to drive so I can load up with all the stuff I'll probably buy. I don't have driving endurance. If I drive 8 hours, I'm wrecked for a day. Return trips are brutal for me. Just part of getting old I guess.

By the looks of it, I won't get that "window" until 20013 as it swings west again. Hopefully, somewhere closer then Portland. Only thing is 4 years from now I'll be more ancient.

 

[john lucas]

Don't forget the smaller symposiums. I enjoy them as much or more than the AAW symposium. There aren't as many choices as far as vendors or demo's but then that makes the decisions easier.

 

[hockenbery]

I Like to drive too for the same reasons.

When I fly I often get offers from friends to carry back stuff.
The airlines are getting real sticky on weight too.

Unfortunately living in paradise like Idaho means few people and unlikely to have even regional symopisa nearby.

The Rocky mountain Symposium is in Denver are but that would be too far.
check the calendar
http://www.woodturner.org/news/cal/calbydate.cfm

July 25

Lacey,
WA
The Woodturners of Olympia 2009 “Creativity in Woodturning†Symposium. Eric Lofstrom will begin the day with a demonstration on woodturning basics. Eric will be followed by Jimmy Clewes. Jimmy is a well-known teacher and demonstrator in his native England
Web Site: http://www.woodturnersofolympia.org/

Just a one day but if you planned a trip to the sea....

 

[Richard Baker]

One vote for Austin, Texas. Very centrally located.

 

[Burt Alcantara]

Next year I'll get to the Utah Symposium. That's only about 5+ hours away. That should also be a nice drive. Not too much traffic and a lot of beautiful landscape.