Presidents Message for May 2008 If you don't mind my saying, our April meeting was fantastic! Our speaker, Jerry Knotts, really covered the history of Big Safari and was great fun. Roger Cain (SAH 2) was kind enough to videotape the meeting. That brings me to our request for people to volunteer for our video committee. I think I need to clarify exactly what we're looking for. The society's goal is to capture a record of each of our speaker's talks. We don't need high production values, just three or four people who own video recorders to bring their camera to a meeting once or twice a year, set it up, and when the proper time comes, push the record button. You do not have to stand with the camera and watch the program through the viewfinder. Just focus, press record, and return to your seat. Having a cadre of people who can rotate tapings will enable everyone to enjoy the meetings while capturing the talks on tape. If you have a camera, but don't have a tripod, I think we can scrounge one up. So if you'd be willing to bring your video camera once or twice a year, please give me a call or an email so we can add your name to the rotation. As a follow-up to the above paragraph, we now have a DVD lending library of (some) of our meetings. The next issue of Touch & Go will have a complete list of the meetings available on DVD as well as the borrowing procedures. Special thanks to Roger Cain and Dick Kurkowski (SAH 51) for taping our meetings, and to Diane Rooney and Andy Melomet (SAH 57) for generously converting our tapes to DVD and making copies. Having this lending library is another value of Society for Aviation History membership. When you attend the next meeting, be sure to pick up your new Society for Aviation History lapel pin. These smart looking blue and gold pins feature the society's initials with our aviator's wings logo. One pin will be distributed to each paid member at no charge, and we will begin handing them out at the next general meeting. Associate members can buy a pin for $8 plus shipping (If you buy one at the meeting you'll save postage costs). SAH Vice President Roger Cain is the one to thank for such a great looking design, and for shepherding the pin through the production process. Thanks, Roger! I look forward to seeing you at our June meeting. - Nick Veronico
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