Over the Front Seminar 2009 - Back to the Cradle

[dpolglaze]

Over the Front's Back to the Cradle Seminar

The League of WWI Aviation Historians will be holding its biennial seminar in San Antonio, Texas, Friday and Saturday, October 16 & 17, 2009. San Antonio, home to Kelly and Brooks Fields, as well as Ft. Sam Houston, where some of the first U. S. military flights took place, is rightly known as the Cradle of Military Aviation; hence our seminar's theme, Back to the Cradle.

We'll begin the evening of Thursday, October 15 with an informal get-together where you can renew old acquaintances and make new ones. Friday will be devoted to presentations on many aspects of the air war by well-known historians and authors. That evening, we'll have our traditional banquet with an after-dinner speaker.

Saturday will be divided between additional presentations and a field trip. We're still finalizing arrangements, but we believe you'll be delighted with what you see.

For everyone's convenience, we'll be staying at a hotel with free shuttle service to the nearby San Antonio Airport, and we've arranged for a block of rooms at a special rate. If you want to take in downtown San Antonio, with its famous Riverwalk and the Alamo, you'll be only a few minutes' drive away.

Many details are being finalized, so we'll update as they become available. Until then, mark your calendar -- October 16 and 17.

See you at the Seminar!

The League of WWI Aviation Historians

[Germanophile-1]

Don,

Who will be speaking/presenting and on what topics?

Peter

[Bob_D]

Originally Posted by dpolglaze

Over the Front's Back to the Cradle Seminar


For everyone's convenience, we'll be staying at a hotel with free shuttle service to the nearby San Antonio Airport, and we've arranged for a block of rooms at a special rate. If you want to take in downtown San Antonio, with its famous Riverwalk and the Alamo, you'll be only a few minutes' drive away.

Many details are being finalized, so we'll update as they become available. Until then, mark your calendar -- October 16 and 17.

Any updates as to the host hotel? The web site still shows 2007's seminar in D.C.

[jsontag]

I live in San Antonio and I am very interested in this.

[Alien]

Originally Posted by dpolglaze

Over the Front's Back to the Cradle Seminar
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For everyone's convenience, we'll be staying at a hotel with free shuttle service to the nearby San Antonio Airport, and we've arranged for a block of rooms at a special rate. If you want to take in downtown San Antonio, with its famous Riverwalk and the Alamo, you'll be only a few minutes' drive away.
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See you at the Seminar!

The sooner the better on the details. In my case I have to plan my route from my sister's house (also near the San Antonio airport) to the hotel!

[dpolglaze]

All,

I have attached a pdf copy of the registration form for the upcoming Over the Front Seminar, "Return to the Cradle", which will be held in San Antonio, TX, beginning with an evening informal get-together Thursday, October 15, with presentations beginning the morning of Friday, October 16.

Our hotel will be the Doubletree San Antonio Airport, and there is a special rate of $99 per night for single or double accommodation. To reserve your room, call 800-535-1980 and mention our group, "The League of WWI Aviation Historians."

To register over the Internet, log on to http://doubletree.hilton.com/en/dt/g...12/index.jhtml. The Group Code is WWI.

Reserve your rooms as early as possible -- they will be held for us only until October 1.

More detail in the attached pdf file. We hope to see many of you in San Antonio.

Dan Polglaze
Membership Secretary
League of WWI Aviation Historians

[N4085B]

I live in SAT as well. Will try to bid my Oct schedule around it and hopefully attend.

[USAWWI]

Dan,
I'll be there.
Narayan

[stephen]

I'm all over it!

[Russell Smith]

I'll be there as well.