Re: How was the Nass Conference?

[Warren Thom]

Hi John,   We missed you at the conference.  We all hope you are recovering well.    The loop location of De Paul University was nice to the Chicago sights but can be expensive at some of the hotels. ( what big city isn't?)  The presentations were informative and interesting.  I appreciated how several presenters made "history" interesting to me.  Steve Luecking was a great host - with one workshop in Grant Park and access to computers for a touch of CAD -- and plenty of food.  The NASS workshops were a good addition.  It has sparked my interest in 3D CAD.  I do feel a little better grasp of spherical geometry also.  As I recall you started the workshop concept with your stained glass workshop.    Navy Pier has a free permanent exhibit on stained glass.  No dials, but about 60-80 pieces on display.   Next year the NASS conference is the same weekend at Vancouver Canada.  Vancouver Island or city - I don't know which or both. I wonder if there are there any dials in Buchard Gardens.   Congratulations to Tony Moss  for the Sawyer award.  He has made many contributions to this list and to the fine art of dial construction.   Take Care,   Warren Thom I was in the hospital having spinal surgery (for two herniated disks), so unfortunately I missed going to the NASS conference this year.  I know we'll get to read all about it in the next Compendium, but I'm anxious to hear how it went. How were the workshops?And who won the Sawyer Dialing Prize this year?   thanks   John