There are a lot of names, most of whom I don't recognize, but no topics.
Why isn't this kind of info available on the SSA website.

Mike Schumann

"Burt Compton - Marfa" wrote in message
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SSA CONVENTION JAN 27 - 30, 2010
Little Rock, Arkansas USA

SOARING SAFETY FOUNDATION Activities.
(If you think training and safety does not apply to you, note that
based on recent history, one of every 2,000 SSA members will die in a
glider related accident in 2010.)

JAN 26 - 27 (Tuesday & Wednesday) 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM FIRC
The Soaring Safety Foundation (SSF) conducts a FAA approved glider-
specific Flight Instructor Refresher Clinic (FIRC) all day on Tuesday
and Wednesday, JAN 26 and 27. CFIG's wanting to renew their
certificates, CFI wanna-be's and all pilots interested in the latest
procedures and teaching techniques are welcome to attend.
Registration required via the SSA website.

JAN 27 (Wednesday) 6:00 PM SSF Safety Seminar (open / free).
Meeting room will be well-signed.

JAN 28 (Thursday) 7:30 AM SSF Flight Instructors and Towpilots
Breakfast / aerotow training discussion. Registration required.


OSTIV international training and safety track speakers:

JAN 28 (Thursday)
0900 Prof. Ir. Loek Boermans-Delft University, The Netherlands
1000 Rich Carlson, SSF Chairman
1100 ^Capt. Stephen Dee^-SSF Trustee
1330 Adrian Schwitalla-Germany-LBA
1430 ^Dipl. Ing. Ian Oldaker^-Canada-OSTIV TSP Chairman
1530 ^Capt. Ron Ridenour^-SSF Trustee
1630 SSF Trustee Panel - Carlson, Compton, Dee, Ridenour, Smith

JAN 29 (Friday)
*0900 Dipl. Ing. Helmut Fendt-Germany-OSTIV SDP Chairman, LBA
*1000 Prof. Dr. Mark Maughmer-PSU; Dan Somers, President-Airfoils Inc.
*1100 ^Ernst Schoeberl^#-Germany (may be given by Fendt)
*1330 *Kempton Izuno*
*1430 Dan Armstrong, President-ESA
*1530 Gunter Bertram-Germany DAeC

JAN 30 (Saturday)
0900 OSTIV Panel - Boermans-Holland, Maughmer, Hindman, Fendt-Germany,
Oldaker-Canada
1000 Lukas Popelka-Czechia
1100 Prof. emeritus Dr. Ward Hindman-CCNY
1330 Dan Cook-Canada, SAC Flight Training & Safety Committee Chairman
1430 *Walt Rogers*-Meteorologist in Charge, NWS, Los Angeles ARTCC
1530 ADS-B/Transponder Panel- Northcraft, Becker, Smith
1630 Dipl. Ing. Boudewijn Deuss, Initial Airworthiness Rulemaking
Officer, EASA
Rulemaking Directorate, European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)

Many more speakers / tracks are being arranged by the SSA convention
committee.

Besides the speakers, you can visit the dozens of vendor booths and 20
sailplanes on display on the convention hall floor.

You'll miss the PEOPLE if you don't attend. For me the most important
aspect is the face-to-face encounters with soaring legends,
historians, your SSA Directors, sailplane designers, equipment
dealers, commercial gliderport owners, old-timers as well as the
newest soaring enthusiasts and simply making new friends in person,
rather than over the internet. Our SSA Convention is an old-fashioned
gathering of kindred spirits. It is our Oshkosh and Woodstock
combined. I wish it was held every year instead of only every two
years. So look me up -- I'll arrive on Monday afternoon to start
schmoozin' and minglin'.

Let's all meet at Little Rock!

Burt Compton
SSF Trustee / SSA Director at Large
Marfa, west Texas USA