34th Annual Convention

October 13 - 18, 2007

Philadelphia

 



Wednesday, October 17

8:00 - 9:00
REGISTRATION DESK OPEN

8:00
EXHIBITS OPEN UNTIL NOON
(final session)

8:00
AIO ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING, Part II
(Members and non-members are encouraged to attend.)

9:30
Break

10:00
LECTURE: Conflicts? Of Course We Have Conflicts!
(Roger & Kathy Revell)

In this engaging and fun interactive session, the presenters will explore common approaches to conflict situations and provide insights into working together productively

11:45 p.m.
LUNCH AT THE HOTEL
The Board of Directors will meet for lunch in a separate meeting room.

1:00
LECTURE: Covering New Keyboards and the Restoration of Historical Keyboards (Michael Morvan)

An overview of the art of keyboard covering and restoration using legally sourced ivory

2:00
Break

2:15
LECTURE: Rigs, Rigging, and Risk: Moving Big Organs in Big Places
(John Bishop)

How do you move heavy things up high? How do you get them from here to there? What if other contractors around you are less than fully interested in the success of your project? And how do organbuilders, coming from a centuries-old tradition of artistic achievment, forge relationships with modern industry?

3:15
Break

3:30
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION:
Möller Pitman Chest Repair
(Irv Lawless and Randy Wagner)

4:30
Free Time

6:00
CASH BAR

6:30
CLOSING BANQUET AND AWARDS
Closing comments by Pipedreams host Michael Barone