August 2009 AAW Board LetterFrom Tom Wirsing ... AAW Symposia, a Major Benefit, and lots of Fun! Exciting member benefits: - NEW Six issues of American Woodturner starting in 2010
All of these are very valuable benefits. But if you measure the value of benefits by how much fun they are, the AAW Symposium is the Winner! The 2009 AAW Symposium was in June in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it was really fun! Nearly 1,300 woodturners participated. We had a great slate of world class demonstrators and panelists, and hundreds of individual events. The Instant Gallery had nearly 1000 stunningly beautiful woodturnings. Every major manufacturer of lathes, tools and turning accessories was represented in the Trade Show. |
Three Exhibitions drew thousands of visitors. The Spouse Craft Room was a great success. The Auction at the Banquet raised over $100,000, with net proceeds of $62,825 to benefit the Educational Opportunity Grant program. Special Interest Night discussions included many subjects of interest. And there was much more. All in all, it was great fun! The 2010 AAW Symposium will be in Hartford, Connecticut June 18 – 20, 2010, and it will be just as much fun as Albuquerque, if not more! We will have a great slate of demonstrators and panelists again, including Hans Weissflog from Germany, Christian Delhon from France, Jimmy Clewes and Joey Richardson from England, Glenn Lucas from Ireland, Graeme Priddle from New Zealand, Michael Fortune from Canada, and a host of demonstrators from the USA, including Trent Bosch, Cindy Drozda, Sharon Doughtie, Mark St. Leger, Peter Bloch, Peter Exton, Stephen Gleasner, John Jordan, Michael Kehs, and more. The call for additional demonstrators is on the AAW web site. To apply to be a demonstrator, visit the AAW website and submit an application. Tom Wirsing |
