2008 NSM Annual Meeting, Community Soaring Luncheon, Soaring History Symposium and Hall of Fame Banquet

Friday, May 2

 9:00-11:30          NSM Board of Trustees – Annual Meeting

 10:00-12:00        Symposium Registration

 12:00-1:30          Community Soaring Luncheon

 1:30-2:00            NSM Guided Tour

 2:00-2:45            Restoring a Franklin PS-2 - Jack Wyman

 3:00-3:45            The Eighteen-Month Life of Marine Glider Group 71 - Norbert Wethington

 4:00-4:45            Early Contests - A Conversation with George Lauman - Bertha Ryan and Lisa Setz

 5:00-6:30            Reception

Saturday, May 3

9:00-10:30          Symposium – Tours of NSM Storage Facilities & Archives

10:30-11:30        Soaring Society of America “Town Meeting” - Dianne Black-Nixon, SSA Board Chair

12:00-1:30          Trustees & Symposium Lunch

2:00-2:45            Long Distance Ridge Soaring - History, People, Memorable Flights - Roy McMaster

3:00-3:45            History of the MIT Glider Club - Ira Blieden

4:00-4:45            Wolf Hirth's Letters from the War Years - Heinz and Elsbeth Weissenbuehler

6:00-7:00            Reception

7:00-10:00         U.S. Soaring Hall of Fame Induction Banquet (honoring Dick Butler)

Admission (per person: Symposium - 2 days, $25 (includes all sessions, Friday & Saturday lunch, Friday reception. 1 day, $15 (includes sessions & lunch). U.S. Soaring Hall of Fame reception & banquet, $40. All events, $60. For reservations, call 607-734-3128 or e-mail nsm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.

 

Peter W. Smith

Director

National Soaring Museum

51 Soaring Hill Drive

Elmira, NY 14903

607-734-3128

Fax 607-732-6745

petersmith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx