This page provides information on Free Youth Registration for woodturning workshops and give-away's, conducted during the three day Symposium.
Plan your weekend before you arrive. Review the Symposium Planning Guide for the latest grid, schedule, abstracts, floor plans, exhibit & galleries, Special Interest Night, panel discussions, and so much more.
Both forms must be mailed or faxed to the AAW office no later than May 15, 2011.
American Association of Woodturners
222 Landmark Center, 75 5th St. W.
Saint Paul, MN 55102
Fax: 651-484-1724Please 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 or faxing
- At the 2011 AAW Symposium, in Saint Paul, youth (ages 10 through 17) may 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: Review the Symposium Planning Guide for details about the Symposium schedule
- EQUIPMENT DRAWING: A drawing for the equipment used in the youth program will be conducted on the Saturday of the symposium. Only those youth members who are registered, have actually participated in one of the classes, and have not previously won a lathe will be eligible for the drawing. More information will be provided when the class registration confirmations are sent to the youth participants, about 2-3 weeks prior to the Symposium
- SPONSORS: Review the Symposium Planning Guide for details about the Symposium schedule
- INSTRUCTORS: Review the Symposium Planning Guide for details about the Symposium schedule
- 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, 2011.
Photos from the 2010 Symposium Youth Workshop
Photos from the 2009 Symposium Youth Workshop
Photos from the 2008 Symposium Youth Workshop
Photos from the 2007 Symposium Youth Workshop
Photos from the 2006 Symposium Youth Workshop