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Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Convention update, 01 Mar 2002
Hi,
is the convention regata opened to subs built by companies or is it only
personal subs
Herve Jaubert
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ray Keefer" <Ray.Keefer@Sun.COM>
To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2002 1:34 AM
Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Convention update, 01 Mar 2002
> PSUBS 1st Annual Convention Update
> Date: 01 Mar 2002
>
> This page is a dedicated to the 1st Annual PSUBS Convention.
> [The canceled one from last year doesn't count.]
>
> Index
> =====
> Itinerary
> Regatta
> Meeting
> OMSI
> Attendees
> Crew
> Photos
> Location
> Motels
> Sponsors
> Costs
> Regatta Rules and Procedures
> Rules
> Emergency Procedures and Safety Precautions
> Tasks
>
> Itinerary
> =========
>
> In the Portland, Oregon, USA metropolitan area.
>
> Friday, 16 August 2002 Regatta, PSUBS meet on lake to dive
> Saturday, 17 August 2002 Meeting, meet in conference for meeting
> Sunday, 18 August 2002 OMSI, visit USS Blueback
>
> Regatta
> -----
> 0900-1000 Registration
> 1000-1100 Launch PSUBS
> 1100-1200 Subs diving
> 1200-1300 Lunch
> 1300-1400 Timed trials/competition
> 1400-1500 Subs diving
>
> Meeting
> ------
> 0800-0900 Registration
> 0900-0910 Welcome
> 0910-1000 Event 1 Speaker/presentations/session
> 1000-1050 Event 2 Speaker/presentations/session
> 1100-1150 Event 3 Speaker/presentations/session
> 1150-1300 Lunch Submarine sandwiches/soda/chips/talk
> 1300-1350 Event 4 Speaker/presentations/session
> 1400-1450 Event 5 Speaker/presentations/session
> 1500-1550 Event 6 Speaker/presentations/session
>
> OMSI
> ----
> Visit USS Blueback, the last USN Diesel-Electric submarine at
> OMSI (Oregon Museum of Science and Industry)
>
> ????-???? Techo Tour of USS Blueback
>
>
> Attendees (planned)
> ==============
>
> Name E-mail ## OMSI Sub Mtg Reg Notes
> --------------- ----------------------- -- ---- --- --- --- -------
> Ian Roxborough irox@evilpeople.com 1 1 0 1 0
> Alec Smyth Asmyth@changepoint.com 1 1 0 1 0 Support
> diver
> John R. Farrington jrf@austin.ibm.com 0 0 0 0 0
> Dale Heinzig heinzind@cadvision.com 2 2 ? 2 2
> David Deffner deffner@glade.net 1 1 0 1 1
> Ray Keefer ray.keefer@sun.com 3 2 0 3 3
>
> ## = Number in party
> OMSI = Number going to OMSI
> Sub = Number of subs bringing
> Mtg = Number coming to meeting
> Reg = Number coming to Regatta
>
> Crew
> ====
>
> Ray Keefer organizer/MC
> Greg Snyder Regatta Captain
> Alec Smyth Support Diver
>
> Photos
> ======
>
> None at this time.
>
> Locations
> =========
>
> Not select yet. Will have directions and maps.
>
> Motels
> ======
>
> Brief list of motels/hotels in Portland, Beaverton or Hillsboro.
>
> Sponsors
> ========
>
> None at this time.
>
> Costs
> =====
>
> None identified at this time.
>
> Regatta Rules and Procedures
> =====================
> Rules
> ----
>
>
>
>
> Where: where to meet, down to lake, beach, dock, parking lot
>
>
>
> This would be the how to keep the event sane. I like the idea
> of one sub at a time submerging for a fixed amount of time and
> area.
>
> Getting dive permission (Marshall boat and chase boat could
> be the same):
>
> 1. power over to Marshall boat to request permission to dive
> (all divers have to fillout some kind of form, name,
> date of birth, next of kin (sorry :) ) (minors will have
> to have the signature of a parent)
> 2. be put into diving queue
> 3. when it is your turn the marshall gives you permission
> to dive
> 4. You power to a chase boat/or it tows you clear of all
> the other subs
>
> Dive:
>
> 1. The chase boat hands you an underwater telephone.
> 2. The chase boat attaches a buoy with floating line
> 3. The chase boat hands you a kitchen timer locked in a
> box (so you can't be tempted to turn the dial and get
> more dive time :)
> 4. Chase boat sets another timer that it gets with time
> plus five minutes
> 5. Chase boat lifts dive flag
> 6. Sub is good to go
> 7. Underwater telephone contact is maintained.
>
> Surfacing:
>
> 1. When timer goes off in the sub, the sub surfaces
> 2. If the sub does not come up by the time the chase
> boat's timer goes off then the emergency procedures go
> into effect and that sub and operator will dive no more
> that day, i.e. no more permission from the marshall.
> 3. The chase boat lowers the dive flag.
> 4. The sub hands the timer and underwater telephone to the
> chases boat.
>
> Returning to fleet:
>
> 1. The sub powers/or is towed back to the fleet
>
>
> Emergency Procedures and Safety Precautions
> ---------------------------------
> Safety Procedures:
>
> 1. buoy?
> 2. underwater telephone
> - one on chase boat
> - one that is passed to the sub with dive permission
> 3. CB's/cell phone/radios?
> 4. a pair of divers on hand
> 5. lift bags on hand
> 6. hoist/crane?
>
> Emergency Procedures:
>
> 1. try underwater telephone
> 2. put diver in water, follow buoy line down to sub
> 3. determine problem
> 4. use lift bags if necessary
> 5. chase boat to tow to shallow water
> 6. in mean time paramedics called if needed
>
>
>
>
> Tasks
> ====
>
> 1. Find conference facilities
> a. Identify possible sites
> - Check with Portland Chamber of Commerce 503-228-9411
> - Check with Beaverton Chamber of Commerce 503-644-0123
> - Check with Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce 503-648-1102
> - Check with Portland Oregon Visitors Association 503-275-9750
> Mostly deals with large convention centers www.pova.com
> - Convention and Visitor Bureau of Washington 503-644-5555
> County (cities of Beaverton and Hillsboro)
> - Check hotels/motels in area
> - Verify leads to
> - Solectron, Hillsboro, OR 503-648-5000
> Contact person Beverly 503-681-3111
> Holds 250 people, $250 for half day, $500 for full day
> - Residence Inn, Beaverton 503-268-4413
> holds 30 people
> Contact person Christina Luersen
> - Ray's barn
>
> b. Select site
> c. Put down deposit to reserve
> d. Final payment
> e. Publish costs
> f. Collect fees from participants
> e. Need volunteers to run program, one person will not be able
> to do it all.
> Need:
> MC
> 2 registrars
> 1 technical man/audio-visual/video camera
> cleanup crew
> g. Costs factors:
> Room rental
> Catered lunch
> Speaker fees or perks (free entrance? Or free OMSI entrance?
> Or free lunch?)
> h. Name tags
> i. Hand outs
> j. Parking lot for cars and trailers (with subs)
>
> 2. Find Motels
> a. Identify possible motels
> b. Individuals to book own accommodations
> c. Need volunteers to chase the information down and present to
group
>
> 3. Plan Tours
> a. Explore possibilities
> b. Collect information
> c. Publish costs
> d. Gather votes from PSUBS
> e. Gather fees
> f. Book tour/or make arrangements
> g. Need volunteers to chase the information down and present to group
>
> 4. Fill out Program
> a. Sponsor's?
> b. Topics?
> c. Video?
> d. Outside vendors
> e. Just us doing a bull session.
> f. Seeing Pat's video
> h. Have Dale walk us through his construction steps
> i. Design a sub
>
> 5. MC
> a. Volunteer for MC (Master of Ceremony)? Ray is default.
>
> 6. Conference center necessaries:
> 1. parking, cars and a few trailers with subs
> 2. VCR's & TV
> 3. white or black boards. A white board that makes hardcopies
> would be nice.
> 4. Digital camera (someone could bring their own)
> 5. Still cameras
> 6. Movie cameras
> 7. Lots of scratch paper
> 8. Calculators
> 9. Reference books
> 10. Podium with microphone
> 11. Overhead projector
> 12. Copier
>
> 7. Cameras and video
> 1. need photographer/cameraman
> 2. need camera still and video
> 3. need film and tape
>
> 8. Arrange OMSI/USS Blueback Techno Tour
> 1. Usually the Techno Tour is arranged every 1st Sunday of each
> month, eight people max, $15 each person
> 2. Convince OMSI to hold it when we want it. Can't be Saturday
> afternoon since that is their
> busiest time. Posibly early Saturday or Sunday. OMSI open
> Tuesday to Sunday.
> 3. Ary (sp?) Walker, Manager of Submarine 503-797-4624
> 4. Travel to/from OMSI. Car pool, bus, public transit, on your own?
>
> 9. Memorabilia
> 1. Table
> 2. License?
> 3. Merchandise: T-shirts, caps, plans....
> 4. Cash box
> 5. Two operators
> 6. Proceeds to help offset costs
>
> 10.PR
> 1. Contact local TV stations
> 2. Contact local newspaper
> 3. Contact local radio stations
> 4. Contact local dive shops.
> 5. PSUBS web page (www.psubs.org)
> 6. Newspaper ads
> 7. Local radio ads
> 8. Contact PSUBS related professionals
> 9. Contact past PSUBer who dropped off alias
> 10. Word of mouth, friends, family
>
> 11.Regatta
> 1. Create rules
> 2. Plan events/time trials
> 3. develop safety plan and emergency procedures
> 4. locate body of water
> - Hagg Lake
>
(http://www.co.washington.or.us/deptmts/sup_serv/fac_mgt/parks/hagglake.htm)
?
> 5. water usage fees?
> 6. locate chase boats
> 7. underwater telephone - make or borrow
> 8. registration process
> 9. Can all subs dive at will?
> 10.Can only a fixed number dive at will?
> 11. Can only two, or one dive at a time? Dive
> in pairs. More fun then just my yourself and you are going
with a
> buddy.
> 12. Do we have to have buoys attached to each sub?
> 13. Does each sub have to have voice communications to the surface?
> 14. Do we have to have a chase boat? One per diving sub?
> 15. Do we have to have divers? Buddied up of course. One pair per diving
> sub?
> 16. How to organize the event? Whom says who can dive when? Need regatta
> captain.
> 17. Lunch?
>
> 12.Events/Speaking topics/session
> 1. movie: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
> 2. go out to parking lot and ogle the subs. This is a crawl inside
> a real sub type of session.
> 3. Breakout into brain storm build it sessions
>
>