SSA National Convention, every year, every other?

Vendors complain about the cost of SSA Conventions.I can't argue with them but
it is CHEAP when compared to any other conventions.
Oshkosh cost is "off the chart'. It is a major money making event for EAA.
An outside air convention during the flying season would be great. Need good
weather, willing host and no conflict with contests.
GA

An outside air convention during the flying season would be great. Need good
weather, willing host and no conflict with contests.

Summer Soaring Fly-In: Is this something the National Soaring Foundation at
Hobbs was originally created to accomplish? A national soaring site? Hobbs
would be a good venue for a summertime soaring "fly-in".

SSA Member's Work Week: We could all go to our HQ and personally thank the
current hard-working SSA Staff. Let's volunteer to stuff envelopes or repaint
the SSA building. Wouldn't that be something? Imagine dozens of SSA members
converging on Hobbs to do club-type work on our infrastructure. I'm sure SSA
Staff could come up with a list of "honey-do's" that would save our SSA money
and rekindle our "national soaring club" spirit. Been to Hobbs lately?
It's lookin' good with new restaurants, motels, culture. (I bought a ukelele in
the local music store!)

SSA Conventions: We should continue with our annual winter SSA Conventions. I
sure enjoy them, and the cost for my Marfa Soaring booth was reasonable.

Another day! I wish our annual SSA Convention was a day longer - perhaps into
Sunday mid-afternoon. Perhaps more local folks would attend on Sunday. So
many great seminars, vendors, people to meet and talk with - never enough time
for me to see / do it all at the SSA Convention.

So I'll see y'all in Ontario, CA for the 2005 SSA Convention, then Dallas in
2006.

Burt Compton
Marfa Gliders, west Texas

What about changing the schedule to start on Friday instead of Thursday and
run through Sunday instead of Saturday. Turnout on Thursdays is always the
lowest and most people can travel back Sunday evening if they want to stay
through the end. For exhibitors it doesn't matter if you shift one day to
the right (same number of days off), you just take off on a Monday after to
travel home instead of the Tuesday/Wednesday of the week before to get there
to set up beforehand.

HE
ENTEC
"Nolaminar" wrote in message
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Vendors complain about the cost of SSA Conventions.I can't argue with them
but
it is CHEAP when compared to any other conventions.
Oshkosh cost is "off the chart'. It is a major money making event for
EAA.
An outside air convention during the flying season would be great. Need
good
weather, willing host and no conflict with contests.
GA