| Tuesday, January 31 | |||
| 8:00AM | 6:00PM | CFI Revalidation Clinic | Atlantis Resort - Treasures CD |
| Wednesday, February 1 | |||
| 8:00AM | 5:00PM | CFI Revalidation Clinic | Atlantis Resort - Treasures CD |
| 10:00AM | 5:00PM | Registration | Reno Sparks Convention Center |
| 10:00AM | 8:00PM | Exhibit Hall Set-Up By Assignment | Reno Sparks Convention Center - Hall 1 |
| 6:00PM | 8:00PM | Soaring Safety Foundation Safety Seminar Approved by the FAA "FAASTeam" as a "WINGS" educational safety seminar. Attendees can register in advance for WINGS credit by logging in at www.faasafety.gov (FREE ADMISSION) |
Atlantis Resort - Grand 5-7 |
| 6:00PM | 8:00PM | Registration | Atlantis Resort - Grand Foyer |
| Thursday, February 2 | |||
| 7:00AM | 5:00PM | Registration | Reno Sparks Convention Center |
| 7:30AM | 8:45AM | Aerobatic Pilots Breakfast | Atlantis Resort - Treasures A |
| 7:30AM | 8:45AM | SSA Instructors & Towpilots Breakfast | Atlantis Resort - Treasures BC |
| 8:00AM | 8:45AM | Exhibitor's Appreciation Coffee & Pastries | Reno Sparks Convention Center - Hall 1 |
| 8:55AM | 9:00AM | Ribbon Cutting - Opening of the Exhibit Hall | Reno Sparks Convention Center |
| 9:00AM | 9:45AM | Soaring Society of America, The First Eighty Years Dr. Walter Cannon |
Reno Sparks Convention Center A1, A2, A3 |
| 9:00AM | 5:00PM | Exhibit Hall | Reno Sparks Convention Center - Hall 1 |
| 10:00AM | 10:45AM | Modern Sailplanes Plus Extraordinary Weather Produce Extreme Flights Ward Hindman |
Reno Sparks Convention Center - A1 |
| 10:00AM | 10:45AM | Landings Revisited Cindy Brickner |
Reno Sparks Convention Center - A2 |
| 10:00AM | 10:45AM | Straight Out Flights: U.S. Distance Record Mike Koerner |
Reno Sparks Convention Center - A3 |
| 11:00AM | 11:45AM | Proposal for Management of Safety by Contest Organizers Ian Oldaker |
Reno Sparks Convention Center - A1 |
| 11:00AM | 11:45AM | Electric Gliding Robert Mudd/Dave Nadler |
Reno Sparks Convention Center - A2 |
| 11:00AM | 11:45AM | Youth Soaring in New Zealand Abbey Delore |
Reno Sparks Convention Center - A3 |
| 12:00PM | 1:15PM | Experimental Soaring Assoc/Sailplane Homebuilders Assoc. | Atlantis Resort - Treasures A |
| 12:00PM | 1:15PM | Commercial Operators & Business Members Luncheon | Atlantis Resort - Treasures BC |
| 1:30PM | 2:15PM | ADS-B, A Program Update and Glider Research Status Rob Strain |
Reno Sparks Convention Center - A1 |
| 1:30PM | 2:15PM | Why Soaring?: Better Outreach to Grow Your Soaring Group Neita Montague |
Reno Sparks Convention Center - A2 |
| 1:30PM | 2:15PM | Ridge Air Kempton Izuno |
Reno Sparks Convention Center - A3 |
| 2:30PM | 3:15PM | 180 Days On the Road and in the Air From Down Under to Out of this World Bob Carlton |
Reno Sparks Convention Center - A3 |
| 2:30PM | 3:15PM | Why Trying to Eliminate All Mistakes Can Be Deadly! Richard Carlson |
Reno Sparks Convention Center - A1 |
| 2:30PM | 3:15PM | Ridge Soaring in Utah Tim Taylor/Bruno Vassel |
Reno Sparks Convention Center - A2 |
| 3:30PM | 4:15PM | AeroVironment's Global Observer HALE UAV Derek Lisoski |
Reno Sparks Convention Center - A1 |
| 3:30PM | 4:15PM | John Robinson & the Zanonia: World's First Diamond Dave Raspet |
Reno Sparks Convention Center - A2 |
| 3:30PM | 4:15PM | Competitive Gliding: Brigliadori Revisited Michael Reid |
Reno Sparks Convention Center - A3 |
| 4:30PM | 5:15PM | John Allen, FAA Director Flight Standards Service | Reno Sparks Convention Center - A1, A2, A3 |
| 6:00PM | 7:00PM | Pre-Dinner Reception | Atlantis Resort - Grand 1-3 |
| 7:00PM | 10:00PM | Dinner and OSTIV Presentation - A Brief History of AeroVironment's Non-Fossil-Fueled High-Altitude Long-Endurance UAV Flight Test Wyatt Sadler |
Atlantis Resort - Grand 4 |
| Friday, February 3 | |||
| 7:00AM | 5:00PM | Registration | Reno Sparks Convention Center |
| 7:30AM | 8:45AM | Old Timer's Breakfast | Atlantis Resort - Treasures A |
| 7:30AM | 8:45AM | Competition Pilots Breakfast | Atlantis Resort - Grand 1-3 |
| 9:00AM | 9:45AM | Simulation-based Glider Flight Instruction - Does it Really Work? Scott Manley |
Reno Sparks Convention Center - A2 |
| 9:00AM | 9:45AM | OLC Year 2011 Reiner Rose/Elke Fuglsang-P |
Reno Sparks Convention Center - A3 |
| 9:00AM | 5:00PM | Exhibit Hall | Reno Sparks Convention Center - Hall 1 |
| 9:00AM | 12:00PM | SSA Board of Directors Meeting | Atlantis Resort - Grand 7 |
| 9:00AM | 9:45AM | Losing the Right Stuff: Cognitive Impairment Dr. Dan Johnson |
Reno Sparks Convention Center - A1 |
| 10:00AM | 10:45AM | Rolling the Dice on Decision-Making Capt. Stephen Dee |
Reno Sparks Convention Center - A1 |
| 10:00AM | 10:45AM | Glider Aerobatics Jason Stephens |
Reno Sparks Convention Center - A2 |
| 10:00AM | 10:45AM | Touring Motor Gliders: Versatility in Action Richard Pearl & Mike Haisten |
Reno Sparks Convention Center - A3 |
| 11:00AM | 11:45AM | Twice as Good as a Prius Prof. Jacob Langelaan |
Reno Sparks Convention Center - A1 |
| 11:00AM | 11:45AM | Secrets to Flying Faster Garret Willat |
Reno Sparks Convention Center - A2 |
| 11:00AM | 11:45AM | The New Generation of Motorgliders Alexander Papenberg |
Reno Sparks Convention Center - A3 |
| 12:00PM | 1:15PM | 1-26 Association Luncheon | Atlantis Resort - Emerald A |
| 12:00PM | 1:15PM | Vintage Sailplane Association Luncheon | Atlantis Resort - Emerald B |
| 12:00PM | 1:15PM | Online Contest Luncheon | Atlantis Resort - Treasures B |
| 12:00PM | 1:15PM | Focus on Clubs Luncheon | Atlantis Resort - Treasures A |
| 1:30PM | 2:15PM | The Development and Flights of the LightHawk Daniel Howell |
Reno Sparks Convention Center - A1 |
| 1:30PM | 2:15PM | Tips on Making Badge & Record Claims Rollin Hasness |
Reno Sparks Convention Center - A3 |
| 1:30PM | 2:15PM | General Mike Hostage | Reno Sparks Convention Center - A2 |
| 2:30PM | 4:30PM | SPECIAL SAFETY MEETING Smart People Make Dumb Mistakes Al Tyler & Richard Carlson |
Reno Sparks Convention Center - A1, A2, A3 |
| 5:00PM | 6:00PM | SSA General Membership Meeting | Atlantis Resort - Grand 5-7 |
| 6:00PM | 7:00PM | Pre-Dinner Reception | Atlantis Resort - Grand 1-3 |
| 7:00PM | 10:00PM | Perlan Project Dinner & Entertainment Einar Enevoldson & Team - The Perlan Project - 20 Miles High |
Atlantis Resort - Grand 4 |
| Saturday, February 4 | |||
| 7:00AM | 3:00PM | Registration | Reno Sparks Convention Center |
| 7:30AM | 8:45AM | Auxiliary-Powered Sailplane Association Breakfast | Atlantis - Emerald AB |
| 7:30AM | 8:45AM | World Class and 13.5m Class Breakfast | Atlantis Resort - Treasures A |
| 7:30AM | 8:45AM | Governors, Chapters & Clubs Breakfast | Atlantis Resort - Treasures B |
| 9:00AM | 9:45AM | Development of a Stall Warning System for Sailplanes Loek Boermans |
Reno Sparks Convention Center - A1 |
| 9:00AM | 9:45AM | Schempp-Hirth's New 20 Meter and Open Class Racers, and the Training Gliders To Get There Tilo Holighaus |
Reno Sparks Convention Center - A2 |
| 9:00AM | 9:45AM | Life of Octave Chanute Simine Short |
Reno Sparks Convention Center - A3 |
| 9:00AM | 5:00PM | Exhibit Hall | Reno Sparks Convention Center - Hall 1 |
| 9:00AM | 12:00PM | SSA Board of Directors Meeting | Atlantis Resort - Grand 7 |
| 10:00AM | 10:45AM | Report From the OSTIV SDP Meeting in Prague Helmut Fendt |
Reno Sparks Convention Center - A1 |
| 10:00AM | 10:45AM | Long XC in Wave Jim Payne |
Reno Sparks Convention Center - A2 |
| 10:00AM | 10:45AM | Power FLARM Dave Nadler/Urs Rotacher/Lee Kuhlke |
Reno Sparks Convention Center - A3 |
| 11:00AM | 11:45AM | Measuring Wing Profile Drag Using an Integrating Wake Rake Goetz Bramsfeld |
Reno Sparks Convention Center - A1 |
| 11:00AM | 11:45AM | Schleicher Sailplanes Martin Heide |
Reno Sparks Convention Center - A2 |
| 11:00AM | 11:45AM | Soaring100 Jim Short |
Reno Sparks Convention Center - A3 |
| 12:00PM | 12:45PM | The Necessity of Loading Tests Adrian Schwitalla |
Reno Sparks Convention Center - A1 |
| 12:00PM | 12:45PM | CAP Glider Program Bob Semans |
Reno Sparks Convention Center - A2 |
| 12:00PM | 12:45PM | Refinement of Glider Aerodynamic Design - A Glimpse into the Future Johan Bosman/Uys Jonkers |
Reno Sparks Convention Center - A3 |
| 1:00PM | 1:45PM | Weather Support for WGC Dan Gudgel/Walter Rogers |
Reno Sparks Convention Center - A2 |
| 1:00PM | 1:45PM | Year One of Barron Hilton Challenge Reiner Rose & Hannes Linke |
Reno Sparks Convention Center - A3 |
| 1:00PM | 1:45PM | Low Power Surveillance Equipment to Support Aircraft with Transponder Exemptions Don Walker, FAA |
Reno Sparks Convention Center - A1 |
| 2:00PM | 2:45PM | Meteorology for Sierra Wave Soaring Doug Armstrong |
Reno Sparks Convention Center - A1 |
| 2:00PM | 2:45PM | Growing SSA Bill Daniels |
Reno Sparks Convention Center - A2 |
| 2:00PM | 2:45PM | Aerial Photography Bob Thompson & Ted Grussing |
Reno Sparks Convention Center - A3 |
| 3:00PM | 3:45PM | Expanding the Cross Country Soaring Envelope in the Central California Coastal Region: Weather or Not, a Paradox Matt Gillis |
Reno Sparks Convention Center - A1 |
| 3:00PM | 3:45PM | Emergency Bailout Procedures and Survival Equipment Allen Silver |
Reno Sparks Convention Center - A2 |
| 3:00PM | 3:45PM | Planning & Flying Long Wave Flights Gordon Boettger |
Reno Sparks Convention Center - A3 |
| 4:00PM | 4:45PM | Zephyrus, The Penn State Human-Powered Airplane Project Mark Maughmer |
Reno Sparks Convention Center - A1 |
| 4:00PM | 4:45PM | Winch Towing Ulrich Neumann |
Reno Sparks Convention Center - A2 |
| 4:00PM | 4:45PM | Soaring Product News Paul Remde |
Reno Sparks Convention Center - A3 |
| 6:00PM | 7:00PM | Pre-Banquet Reception | Atlantis Resort - Grand 5-7 |
| 7:00PM | 10:00PM | SSA Annual Awards Banquet - Guest Speaker Capt. Barry Schiff | Atlantis Resort - Grand 1-4 |