NSA '96 Updates

[P3D Bill Davis <bd3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all,

Following is a plain-text version of the flyer that I sent to the 
printer this mmorning.  This will be an insert for the next issue of 
Stereo World (I don't have any idea which month they're up to)  This 
issue is at the printers, which means those of us who got tired of 
Third Class delivery last year and upped to First Class will probably 
be seeing the issue around the end of June or so.  Third Class delivery 
will probably take place in early October. :--)

Here's the update:

NSA '96 Update!
	
	Hotel Rooms: At the time of this writing (June 3) there still 
were rooms available in the NSA block at the Genesee Plaza Holiday Inn. 
 Call the Hotel directly at 716-546-6400 (rather than the 800 number) 
to ensure a room in the NSA block.

	Stereo Theater  Friday and Saturday 9 AM to 4 PM  Sunday 10 AM to 
2 PM. Confirmed programs at press time include Manly and Lois Koehler's 
"Wide Screen Extravaganza", a View-Master presentation from the Stereo 
Club of Southern California's 1st Int'l Exhibition, as well as shows on 
post-earthquake Osaka and Kobe, a voyage to Antarctica,  underwater 
macro work,  and much more.  Special Note:  Registrants are invited  to 
bring slides for "Show and Tell", an informal viewing session in the 
Stereo Theatre on Sunday afternoon.  Anything you'd like to share will 
be fine, but we'd particularly like to see slides from previous 
conventions.

	Spotlight Auction  Friday Evening, August 2 Choice antique stereo 
views, View Master treasures, a wide variety of cameras and viewers of 
all formats, rare and interesting stereo novelties and a large 
selection of stereo literature will all be on the bidding block.  Mail 
and phone bidding closes four days before the public sale.  For a 
catalog, send $10. check or money order to NSA Auction '96, P.O. Box 
382, Holyoke, MA 01041 USA.

	Awards Banquet Saturday, 7:00 PM Guest Speaker will be Mr. 
William (Bill) Ewald.  Bill,who is retired from a long career at 
Eastman Kodak, where he was known as "Mr. Stereo" also taught graduate 
Optics courses at the University of Rochester for twenty years. 
Involved in the design of both the Kodak Stereo Camera and the 
ill-fated Nimslo, Bill also designed and built many ingenious stereo 
cameras, projectors and viewers that never saw production.  Bill offers 
a unique look at the stereo endeavors of a corporate giant.

	Stereographica Trade Fair Saturday 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM,   Sunday 
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM Nearly every major dealer in stereo images and 
photographic equipment will be at this 100 table trade show!  If you 
can't find it at this Trade Fair, chances are the stereo-related item 
you're looking for isn't available anywhere!

	Monday Bus Tours  - (Additional Fee)
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! LATE-BREAKING NEWS ! ! ! ! ! ! !
	International Museum of Photography Monday August 5, 10:00 AM - 
2:00 PM
The George Eastman House/International Museum of Photography and Film 
is opening its doors and vaults for a private tour by the NSA!  Not 
ordinarily open to the public on Mondays, the staff of the Eastman 
House is hosting a special tour for us.  We will view the collection on 
public display in the Mees Gallery and then get a glimpse at some of 
the stereo treasures normally hidden from view.  Docents and archivists 
will be on hand to answer any questions. Limited number of spaces
available.. $26.00 (includes box lunch)

	Letchworth State Park   Monday, August 5, 1996  9:00 AM to 4:30 
PM About an hour's drive from Rochester, Letchworth Gorge, with its 600 
foot deep gorge and plentiful waterfalls, is known as the "Grand Canyon 
of the East".  The bus will be met at the entrance by a Park Ranger, 
who will lead us on a guided tour to the best views in the 
park..........$26.00 (lunch not included, but arrangements will be made 
to eat)

Questions on the Trade Fair?  Call John Waldsmith  Evenings and 
Weekends: Phone/Fax:  (330)-239-1944
Questions on the Convention?  Call Bill Davis   Phone:  (716)-671-7707  
  Fax:  (716)-787-3049 E-mail:  bd3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxx


REGISTER NOW!
We would like to pre-register as many as possible!  Pre-registered is 
the way to go, as the manpower required to generate all of the badges, 
stickers, packets, etc. on-site really slows things down, and wouldn't 
you much rather be watching a slide presentation than standing in a 
line waiting to register?  Mail in that entry form today!

Thanks to Bill Tribelhorn,  Dick Twichell and Jim Dusen for their help 
in compiling this information.

Bill Davis,  NSA '96
 

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