[PSUBS-MAILIST] 2016 Convention?

[Alec Smyth via Personal_Submersibles]

I'm in almost the same situation as Jon. I can commit to taking Shackleton
to Seneca whether dive ready or as a static display. To Florida, possibly
if she's dive ready but I would like to do a depth test first before
investing in a trip of that length, and I might not have a chance to do the
test in time since it requires a trip to Seneca. I am on schedule to have
her ready by this summer, but obviously the later in the summer it is, the
better my chances. If this happens at Seneca, in my ideal scenario I'd go
there a few days early to do the test before the convention.

Thanks Jon for volunteering!

Best,

Alec



On Fri, Jan 8, 2016 at 9:54 AM, Jon Wallace via Personal_Submersibles <
personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:

>
> Based upon the chatter, it sounds like Seneca Lake is an attractive
> location for a number of people.  I think it qualifies as long as there are
> conveniences and resources in the form of reasonably priced hotels,
> restaurants, and services.  July and early August (first two weeks) would
> be the best opportunity in terms of season and school commitments for
> people that have kids of school or college age.  Based upon Al's warning
> about race weekend, it looks like available dates would be July 5-10, July
> 19-24, July 26-31, Aug 9-14, Aug 16-21.  I will put a "stake in the ground"
> and suggest July 26-31 because it is mid-summer and offers the largest
> buffer between two race dates which should help with securing
> reservations.  If this doesn't work for most people we can change it.
>
> I hear the call for the west coast, I would also nominate the Florida Keys
> again, but in both of those cases I would expect limited attendance
> particularly for submarines because of the travel distance involved.  For a
> diving convention we should pick the location that will attract the largest
> submarine attendance.  So we should collate two lists immediately; who will
> commit to bringing their submarine (either dive ready or static display),
> and who will attend which will help us confirm the site.
>
> I will commit to attending Seneca with AQUATIC, minimally as a static
> display.  I will commit to attending the Florida Keys but without AQUATIC.
> I would not be able to make it to the West Coast this year.  I will also
> take the lead in top level coordination of the event as long as Scott and
> Steve are willing to help and we can depend upon our local member, Al, to
> scope out things that we might need a set of eyes to inspect for us.
>
> From a technical topic perspective, I will commit to giving a presentation
> and demonstration of my Submarine Environment Monitor (SEM) project  which
> I expect to have completed by convention time.
>
> Jon
>
>
>> Before even starting down that path, are there any alternative ideas? I
>> think Jon makes the call, after weighing whatever ideas are out there.
>>
>>
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