The 2002 Symposium of the AAW

The 16th Annual National AAW Symposium
Date: June 28-30, 2002
Location: Rhode Island Convention Center
Providence, Rhode Island

The 2002 Sixteenth Annual AAW National Symposium is open to anyone with an interest in woodturning. With nearly 1,000 attendees at last year's 2001 Symposium, this makes the AAW Symposium the world's largest woodturning event of the year! There are four ways to register:

• Register on-line.
• Registration form in the Spring edition of the American Woodturner.
• Register by phone at the AAW office: 651-484-9094
• Register at the door, any day of the Symposium.

Directions to the Providence Hotels and the Rhode Island Convention Center will be sent with your registration confirmation package. An up-to-date detailed demonstration schedule for all three days will be included with the registration packet you will receive on-site at the Rhode Island Convention Center.

Friday morning will start with opening remarks at 8:00 a.m.., followed by demonstrations given on a rotational basis for three days by international, national, regional, and local talent. Demonstrations end at 3:15 p.m. Sunday.

• Demonstrator List
• Demonstrations Rotation Grid

Special presentations at the symposium will include:

• David Ellsworth and John Jordan, "From Soup to Nuts" - question and answer session.
• David Ellsworth and Jan Peters, "Getting into Galleries."
• Linda VanGehuchten and Jacques Vesery, "Critiquing Slides for a Jurying."
• Christopher Weiland, "The Design Process."

Leading manufacturers and suppliers will display tools, equipment, and supplies of particular interest to woodturners. The Trade Show is open to the public at no charge. PLEASE NOTE: THE TRADE SHOW WILL NOT BE OPEN ON THURSDAY THIS YEAR!

2002 Instant Gallery Pictures

This wonderful tradition of past symposiums is open to all attendees. Please bring up to three of your own turned creations to share with others. The gallery will be open to the public and the community, as well as to the symposium participants.

A bulletin board is available for people to post messages. Also a photo wall-anyone is welcome to bring pictures of interesting or humorous lathes, jigs, tips, or turnings. Also, bring copies of your chapter newsletter to share.

• Annual Banquet and Auction. Raised over $32,000 for the educational fund last year.
• Chapter Collaborative Challenge
• Return to the Community Project: Donations of spinning tops for a charity auction will be accepted at the Instant Gallery registration desk. Please consider donating one or more tops to help someone less fortunate. If you are unable to attend the symposium and would like to donate a top, please send it to the national office by June 17th -

  American Association of Woodturners

  222 Landmark Center

  75 West Fifth St.

  St. Paul, MN 55102

Spouse Attendance: Special spouse rate of $125 allows spouses to attend the conference at a reduced rate. NOTE: Spouse registration is required only if your spouse wishes to attend the demonstrations.

Spouse/Family Activities: Several daily chartered tours have been scheduled for "non-turners":

• Friday: Newport - "America's First Resort", ($45/person).
• Saturday: "South County and Mystic Seaport", ($46/person).
• Sunday: "History and Shopping", ($30/person).

A detailed registration form for the chartered tours is mailed with the symposium registration.

• Thursday, June 27, 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. - Registration/Check in at the Rhode Island Convention Center. (Registration also on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, beginning at 7:45 am)
• Saturday, June 29,5:30 pm to 6:30 PM-Social Hour, followed by the Banquet/Auction at 7:00 PM in the Rhode Island Convention Center Exhibit Hall B..
• Rotational Demonstrations: Three full days: Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday until 3:15 p.m.

Air Travel: Discounted fares are available through the airlines listed below. Reservations must be made during business hours. Please contact your travel agent for information and ticket purchases. (Be sure to mention the airline ID number so AAW will be properly credited.)

US Air: GF13132307 - in tour code box.

Northwest: NEMZD - in ticket diseminator. Phone: 1-800-328-1111

Southwest: J4333

Ground Transportation: The airport shuttle service into Providence is offered by Airport Van Shuttle. Cost is $18 round trip. Contact Greg Manning at 401-737-2868 or e-mail to: aptaxilimo@bdol.com.

Amtrak: Train service is available to Providence. For details call: 1-800-872-7245.

Hotels: (Mention the AAW to receive special rates; 100 rooms blocked for each hotel. Each hotel is two blocks from the Convention Center.)

Marriott Courtyard (Host Hotel)

132 Exchange Terrace

Phone: 1-888-887-7955; 401-272-1191

$139.00 single/double

Biltmore Hotel

Kennedy Plaza

Phone: 1-800-294-7709

$129.00 single/double

Holiday Inn

21 Atwells Avenue

Phone: 401-831-3900

$139.00 single/double

Campgrounds:

Holiday Acres Camping Resort

591 Snake Hill Road

North Scituate, RI 02857

401-934-0780

Meals: A concession will be open daily for your convenience in the Rhode Island Convention Center.

• Rhode Island Convention Center The 2002 Symposium Venue.
• City of Providence
• T.F. Green Airport (PVD)

• Rhode Island Tourism
• Providence Tourism
• Waterfire Providence®
• Sloop Providence
• Block Island Ferry
• Roger Williams Park Zoo

• Hank Albro, NY, making & using hook and spear point tools; finishing with water base dyes, lacquers & polyurethanes.
• Peter Bloch, NH, translucent wood lampshades.
• John Brewer, VA, design of segmented bowls; construction and turning of rough segmented bowls; design and construction of large diameter column bases and architectural rings.
• Kip Christensen, UT, inlaid boxes; elements of woodturning design.
• Reubin Everett, VA, turning trivets; lattice turning; repetitive turning.
• Paul Ferrell, KY, production work - beginners level; winged vessels.
• Stephen Gleasner, ME, turning stack laminated bowls; overview of tall plywood vessels.
• Christoff Guttermann, Germany, delicate dancing top; long distance runner - top with lots of staying power; the drummer - dancing top with sound.
• Larry Hasiak, FL, hollowing the low tech way; incorporating solid surface materials into your turnings; from vessel to ornament.
• Masaaki Hiroi, Japan, Japanese top turning.
• Bruce Hoover, VA, pierced Christmas ornaments; innovative sanding techniques; useful shop tips and organizers.
• Michael Hosaluk, Canada, design in turning.
• Angelo Iafrate, RI, turning small vessels from palm nuts; exploring hollow vessels, slides and discussion; enhancing palm nut turnings with exotic wood scraps.
• Beth Ireland, MA, turning with your mind; chucking for beginners; turning unusual materials.
• Elvie Jackson, NC, burl vessels with natural tops; basic bowl turning; natural edge bowls.
• Miachael Lee, HI, carving and texturing; repairing a Hawaiian calabash bowl; turning and finishing small hollow forms.
• Pat Matranga, TN, functional platters; decorative platters; practice and application of beads and coves.
• Johannes Michelsen, VT, turning hats; turning miniature hats; bending and shaping your project.
• Stuart Mortimer, UK, intro to spiral work; twisted hollow forms; very thin turnings.
• Mal Partridge, MA, lecture and slides on the art of precision turning - the Gnome Rotary Engine, 2000 Chapter Collaborative winner, Backcover, American Woodturner, Fall 2000.
• Graeme Priddle, NZ, audio visual presentation of South Pacific design and influences; turning, carving and surface embellishments of South Pacific vessels; multi-centre turning, carving and surface embellishments.
• Don Russell, GA, staved polychromatic construction for turnings.
• Gary Sanders, TX, turning a suspended box; coloring burls; multi-centered chucking.
• Jon Siegel, NH, spindle turning for furniture.
• Brian Simmons, GA, an inside peak into hollow forms; delving into the bowl gouge.
• Nick Silva, TX, ornamental turning for beginners; ornamental turned box.
• Al Stirt, VT, technique, grain and form of the open bowl; painted and carved sgrafitto platter; fluting, carving and texturing bowls.
• Frank Sudol, Canada, start your creative engine; hollowing bar options.
• Jacques Vesery, ME, concepts of design; tactile enhancements; presenting and displaying your work.
• Christopher Weiland, PA, spin tops - the designer process, a new spin on a playful process; grants - proposal development and resources for individual turners and AAW chapters.
• Steve Worcester, TX, square turning fundamentals; square turned oil lamps; multi-winged square objects.

Demonstrations Rotation Grid (html)
Demonstrations Rotation Grid (pdf) ( 58K) Adobe Acrobat PDF   

Newport - "America's First Resort"

Friday, June 26, 2002

A narrated driving tour of the city, tour one of the city's mansions, also Fort Adams and a local winery tour and tasting. $45 includes transportation, tour guide and admissions.

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South County and Mystic Seaport

Saturday, June 29, 2002

Tour Gilbert Stuart's birthplace and Mystic Seaport Museum. $46 includes transportation, tour guide and admissions.

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History and Shopping

Sunday, June 30, 2002

Tour Slater Mill Historic Site and shop at Wrentham Village Premium Outlets. $30 includes transportation, tour guide, Slater Mill admission and shopping coupon book