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The American Association of Woodturners
 

2008 Symposium - Free Youth Registration


  Richmond, Virginia

  Free Youth Registration, Bonnie Klein & Nick Cook Youth Workshops and give-away's.

Click here for the Youth Registration Form

Click here for the Parental Release Waiver

Both forms must be mailed or faxed to the AAW office no later than May 15, 2008.

American Association of Woodturners
222 Landmark Center, 75 W 5th St.
St. Paul MN 55102
Fax: 651-484-1724

Please be sure to fill these forms out carefully. Double check that your contact information, in particular, your email address, is correctly written on the Registration form before mailing.


At the 2008 AAW Symposium, June 20 through June 22 in Richmond Virginia, youth (ages 10 through 17) will receive free registration. Each youth must be accompanied by a registered adult. In addition, subject to availability, the youth will receive a free banquet ticket when accompanied by an adult who has purchased a banquette ticket. Banquet tickets are limited so late registrants may not get them.

HANDS-ON CLASSES: The Youth turning rotation schedule is in the works and will be published here as soon as it is available. Plans are for eight 90 minute hands-on class sessions and one 3 hour session.

EQUIPMENT DRAWING: As an incentive to register and bring your son, daughter, niece, nephew, grandchild, or the kid down the block, a Saturday “kids-only” drawing will award 25 complete turning outfits. Note: students must be present at the drawing to win! Freight from Richmond will be the responsibility of the winners.

SPONSORS: WMH Tool Group, Teknatool International, Crown Tools, Cryosteel Engineering Technologies,  Vince's WoodNWonders and Woodcraft.

INSTRUCTORS: Bonnie Klein, Nick Cook, Larry Miller and Joe Ruminski will conduct hands-on workshops for the youth.

VOLUNTEERS: The hands-on classes succeed only through the generosity of our assistant instructor volunteers. Each year volunteers generously give their time to help our instructors and give individual attention to students. We are looking for AAW chapters or individuals to volunteer their support - 15 assistants are needed for each class session.

INSTANT GALLERY: There will be a table set aside for Youth Turning Projects. This calls attention to the skill and talent our younger members possess as well as providing a meeting place for our youth to talk woodturning. Think of the tremendous impact on creative young minds when they see the Instant Gallery, watch world-class demonstrators, and visit the Trade Show. This is your opportunity to change a life and help create a new woodturner. Also there will be a special section in the Instant Gallery for youth.

As we expect to have more youth registrations than lathes, and to make it as fair as possible for all, we will be conducting a "lottery" for hands-on area turning classes, with an appropriate number of class rotations so that all youth who wish to participate in the hands-on activities can do so. To facilitate the lottery, we ask that your Registration Form and Parental Release Waiver be submitted no later than May 15, 2008.

Photos from the 2007 Symposium Youth Workshop

Photos from the 2006 Symposium Youth Workshop

Photos from the 2005 Symposium Youth Workshop