Convention Day

The meeting kicked off exactly at 8:30 Saturday morning with members coming in early as 7:30. By start time 54 of us were gathered in a comfortable room a d ready to go.

Presentations

NHS Conv-11 Convention Agenda, Vancouver, April 19, 2008

08:30    Mike Symons - Call order. Welcome to Vancouver and the Convention
08:35    Bob Rotoloni - Welcome and brief outline of the program, schedule, logistics
08:45    Bill Kraus - "The mystery of the curly "N"
09:00    Hans Braakhuis and Yuki Kawai - "Flowers of the Modern Weapons"
09:35    Uli Koch - "Apo-Nikkors"
10:00    Morning Coffee
10:15    Richard Lane - "Imperial Japanese Navy Torpedo Directors-1915-1945"
10:45    Nick Didlick - "Vancouver Perspective"
11:25    Chris Sap - "Nikon 1 Research project"
12:00    Buffet Lunch Break

13:00    Bill Kraus & Yuki Kawai - "Two Experimental Models"
13:30    Wes Loader - "Nikon Novar and Opera Glasses"
14:00    Bill Kraus & Chris Sap - "Postcards from Sendai"
14:30    Hans Braakhuis - "Nikon Mikrons (5x, 6x, and 7x)"
15:00    Afternoon Coffee Break
15:15    Bob Rotoloni - "2 Surprises"
15:30    Tony Hurst - "Nikon Slide Show"
15:45    Mike Symons - Closing Comments/Dinner Cruise/Sunday Camera Show
16:00    Group Show 'n Tell/Swap Meet
17:00    NIKKO Exhibit
17:30    End of Convention

Power Lunch

The NIKKO Display

Taking up the entire back wall of the room was the "Nikko" display. You really had to be there to appreciate what was present but one thing is for sure. This had to be the single largest display of pre-War, Wartime and post-War "Nikko" marked Nippon Kogaku optical ordnance ever assembled in one room. Spearheaded by dedicated collectors Richard Lane, Jack Kelly, Steve Rahan and Mike Symons, there had to be literally a ton of equipment of all kinds of display.

Grand Finale

Hans Braakhuis presenting Yuki Kawai, Bill Kraus, Bob Rotoloni and Mike Symons with a piece of the original Ohi factory, part of which is being demolished. Within a photo cube are 3 photos plus a piece of the building.

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