Re: [Leica] LHSA Annual Meeting; half-price membership for new LUG members! Long

["Greg J. Lorenzo" <gregj.lorenzo@shaw.ca>]

Hi Seth,

I for one plan on attending and am looking forward to putting some faces 
to names.

Regards,

Greg

SthRosner@aol.com wrote:

>Good afternoon friends:
>
>A few of you know that I am a newcomer member of the LHSA Board having joined 
>Luggers Mark Rabiner and Bill Rosauer on the Board last year. I had been an 
>LHSA member for almost 30 years, just for the VIEWFINDER magazine and the 
>quarterly Leica Catalog. 
>
>The Society's name is a misnomer. Leica history is still an important 
>interest of many LHSA members and of VIEWFINDER. Still as membership has 
>grown, many if not most of the younger members are more interested in Leica 
>photography than history. So both are reflected in our publications, our 
>scope and our programs. In fact, at my first Board meeting this May I 
>suggested that the Board consider changing the name to Leica Society of 
>America to reflect just that. And while some on the Board are attached to the 
>traditional name, I hope it will be reconsidered at the fall meeting. 
>
>I've just asked and received permission from Dick Gladden, LHSA president, to 
>announce to you all that LUG members not already LHSA members who attend the 
>October annual meeting (early registration fee $55.) will receive their first 
>year of LHSA membership at half the normal rate, $25. rather than $50. 
>Normally a new member's membership year begins at the time of joining; your 
>first year will be through the end of 2003 and will include extra issues of 
>VIEWFINDER and the Catalog and membership through the 2003 annual meeting!
>
>Our own Ted Grant is the featured speaker at the annual banquet Saturday 
>evening and as we speak he is putting the final touches on his slide 
>presentation. Another featured speaker will be our own Jim Lager. As a member 
>you will also have the opportunity to participate in the annual meeting 
>raffle. This year's grand prize is a black paint TTL M6 0.58 with 35/2 ASPH 
>Summicron, second prize is a new M7 body, third prize a new Leica Digilux 1 
>with additional prizes depending on number of raffle tickets sold. Tickets 
>are $5. each or 6 tickets for $25. There is no limit on the number of tickets 
>you may buy.
>
>I know many of you are already LHSA members whom we hope to see in Portland. 
>Mark Rabiner has been the arrangements and program chairman for this meeting 
>and he has arranged a series of wonderful tours, shooting opportunities and 
>social diversions, listed below for those interested. Mark and I both hope to 
>meet many new LUG members through this special offer.
>
>Interested Lugnuts please contact Madge Brown, LHSA Adminstrative 
>Coordinator, at:    mwcbrown@hotmail.com    Identify yourself as a LUG member 
>not presently an LHSA member and request that she forward the registration 
>and membership package. It will include raffle tickets (and you can buy more 
>than 6). Remember, early registration (pre-Sept 18) is $55., late is $60. 
>plus $25. for your special LHSA membership running through December 31, 2003 
>!! 
>
>Here's a summary of the program (those not interested stop here):
>
>A LHSA Gathering in the Pacific Northwest October 3 - 6, 2002
>Leica Historical Society of America 34th ANNUAL MEETING
>
>Portland, Oregon... one of the nation's most beautiful cities, will be the 
>site of the 2002 Annual Meeting of the Leica Historical Society of America. 
>Known as the "City of Roses," Portland is a wonderful blend of urban parks, 
>internationally acclaimed attractions, worldclass shopping and dining, and a 
>thriving arts community offering a colorful palette of art galleries, local 
>theater and Broadway performances. OUTSIDE magazine voted Portland one of the 
>"10 Greatest Places to Live." Years of careful urban management have made 
>Portland a city planner's dream. Built on a European model, the city is a 
>walker's paradise. Featuring statues, fountains and half-size city blocks, 
>Portland was voted by WALKING magazine as one of America's best walking 
>towns. Best of all, Portland's mass transit system-buses, light rail and 
>streetcars-is free within a 330-square-block area known as "Fareless Square."
>
>ACCOMMODATIONS
>
>The site of the 2002 Annual Meeting will be the Doubletree Hotel - Lloyd 
>Center at 1000 NE Multnomah Boulevard. The Doubletree Hotel is located just a 
>half block from Portland's MAX light rail and streetcar station. The 
>Doubletree is nine miles from the airport and a complimentary airport shuttle 
>is provided for hotel guests. 
>
>REGISTRATION INFORMATION
>
>The registration fee is $55 when paid by mail and postmarked no later than 
>September 18. Registrations mailed after September 18 or paid at the 
>registration desk in Portland will be $60. The registration fee for 
>non-members will be $110 ($50 for membership for the year 2003 plus the $60 
>registration fee).
>
>NOTE, NEW LHSA MEMBERS FROM THE LUG PAY $80. TOTAL IF EARLY REGISTRANTS, $85. 
>IF LATE.
>
>2002 ANNUAL MEETING HIGHLIGHTS
>
>On Thursday, October 3, LHSA is sponsoring a tour to Columbia River Gorge - 
>Laterelle Falls - Multnomah Falls with lunch at Timberline Lodge by 
>well-known chef Leif Benson. On Thursday evening Mark Davison will exhibit 
>Leica images involving the use of digital processing. Mr. Davison has worked 
>for two decades in the fields of computer imaging, desktop publishing and 
>graphics. 
>
>Back at the hotel, LHSA will host a member reception for all attendees and 
>their guests, followed by a presentation by LHSA's own "Leica collector 
>extraordinaire" Jim Lager, who will give his latest inspired twist on 
>collecting.
>
>On Friday, October 4, LHSA sponsors a tour to the Evergreen Aviation Museum, 
>home of the "Spruce Goose" and other famous aircraft. We will also visit the 
>Yamhill County wine country, world renowned for its Pinot Noir. A box lunch 
>will be provided at the winery, with wines available for purchase. Upon 
>returning to Portland, the tour will stop at the famous Japanese Gardens. 
>Back at the hotel, LHSA will host a member reception for all attendees and 
>their guests, followed by the Leica Image/Slide Presentation, featuring 
>photographs sent to Bill Grimwood by LHSA members.
>
>Saturday, October 5 begins with the LHSA Business Meeting and Election. The 
>daytime program on Saturday will feature guest speakers Gerald Robinson, 
>George Gilbert, Robbie McClaran and Lawrence Shlim. Gerald Robinson is a 
>photographic scholar who has had the good fortune to be in the company of 
>such notables as Ansel Adams, Brett Weston and Syn Bullock.
>
>George Gilbert will speak about the Leitz Freedom Train, the World War II 
>movement of Jews out of Germany to safety. Robbie McClaran's work has been 
>seen in such publications as The New York Times Magazine, Time, Newsweek and 
>National Geographic. Mr. McClaran's photography and books have won numerous 
>awards from such organizations as American Photography, Communication Arts, 
>and The American Institute of Graphic Arts. Lawrence Shlim has had exhibits 
>in many leading galleries in the Northwest and is very knowledgeable about 
>the people and trends affecting the gallery scene.
>
>The Annual Raffle will be held Saturday evening during the banquet, and at 
>that time the new LHSA Board of Directors will be introduced. The banquet 
>speaker will be Canadian photographer Ted Grant, who will speak on "A 50-Year 
>Love Affair: Leicas and Photography." Ted's outstanding reputation as a 
>photojournalist and commercial photographer spans a career of 50 years. He 
>has covered major news and sports events, political campaigns, and his 
>photographs appear in books ranging from Men of the Saddle to A Day in the 
>Life of Canada. During his travels throughout the world, Grant developed a 
>technique that allows his camera to bring a "natural" quality to photographic 
>situations. He is the only photographer to earn both the prestigious gold and 
>silver medals for Photographic Excellence presented by the National Film 
>Board of Canada.
>
>The final event is the annual Trade Fair, to be held the morning of Sunday, 
>October 6. This event is for LHSA members only. Please sign up for display 
>tables on the enclosed LHSA Meeting Registration card. 
>
>We hope many Luggers who are no now members will join us at what may be the 
>largest gathering of Leica photographers ever in North America.
>
>Best to all,
>
>Seth           LaK 9
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