NSA Convention

[P3D William Davis <bd3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The 3-D Extravaganza is coming!  Plans are moving along well for this 
year's NSA National Convention in Rochester.  Originally I volunteered 
to run the Registration part of the Convention, keeping track of all 
registered attendees, making sure the badges were printed, etc. 
Volunteerism has a tendency to accumulate a workload, so as of now I am 
also acting as the event coordinator as well, with my name and number 
appearing in the Stereo World Convention Ad: "For more information 
about any aspect of the convention, please contact William 
Davis...716-671-7707."  (Actually, Bill is the preferred moniker)  In 
this new role, I will be arranging another meeting of local volunteers, 
to update, assimilate and coordinate our activities as well as get a 
status report on the various activities.  I will be sure to post info 
as we go, to keep you all informed, too. (I expect all 800+ members of 
this list to attend, of course)

In case you've been under a log somewhere and missed the previous  
postings, the Convention will be held at the Genesee Plaza Holiday Inn 
and Riverside Convention Center in downtown Rochester August 1 through 
5, 1996. Most of the activities are scheduled for Friday, Saturday and 
Sunday August 2,3 and 4, with Thursday August 1 for early arrivals, 
room-hopping and so forth, and a photo-op/nature tour is scheduled for 
Monday August 5 to Letchworth State Park.  Friday through Sunday will 
be filled with Stereo Theater programs, with slide shows encompassing 
the entire 150 year history of stereo photogeaphy, from classic antique 
stereoviews to the breathtaking work of contemporary masters to 
state-of-the-art computer graphics, all presented in full, true, 
reach-out-and-touch-it 3-D in the air-conditioned comfort of the 
cavernous Riverside Convention Center. 

Friday night brings the Spotlight Auction, with "over 200 choice lots 
of stereographic collectibles selected specifically for their potential 
to enhance any collection."

Saturday and Sunday are the dates for the Trade Fair. Nearly every 
major dealer in vintage stereo images and equipment will be represented 
at this 100+ table trade show, as well as merchandisers of current 
stereo cameras, accessories, projectors, mounts, viewers, images and 
books.  Odds are, if it isn't in that room that weekend, the 
stereo-related item you're looking for isn't available anywhere.

Saturday night has the Awards Banquet at 7:00 PM and Sunday morning has 
the President's Breakfast scheduled for 8:00 AM.

When more details and specifics are known, I will post them here.
  
Best Regards,
Bill Davis
  


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