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Announcing ...
THE OUGHTRED SOCIETY’S NEW WINTER MEETING
You are invited to attend the new Oughtred Society Winter Meeting, which will be held Saturday, February 23, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the Atomic Testing Museum. www.atomictestingmuseum.org. The Museum is located just 1.3 miles east of the Las Vegas “Strip” on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
This meeting is open everone, Oughtred Society members and non-members. You do not need to be a member of The Oughtred Society to attend.
The meeting will feature displays of slide rule collections, an auction, buying, selling and swapping, and the opportunity to meet and talk with fellow slide rule enthusiasts, many of whom are experts in their areas of interest. Also included is a tour of the Atomic Testing Museum.
All attendees are encouraged, but not required, to bring slide rules and/or calculators to display and to sell or trade.
Some of the items to be offered for sale at auction are:
Calculigraphe “pocket watch” slide rule
Faber-Castell slide rules with addiator
Fuller cylindrical slide rule
K&E Analon slide rule with book
Numerous 20" slide rules
Gerber GraphAnalogue
Thacher ribbed cylindrical slide rule
Gilson circular slide rules
Otis King cylindrical slide rule
Pickett PR-12 overhead projection rule
Post 1491 chemistry rule
Sexton's Omnimetre
Fowler “pocket watch” slide rules
Hemmi 257L chemistry rule
Gerber variable scale
Hemmi 266 Electronics rule
Hemmi 269 Civil Engineering rule
China Shanghai Chemistry rule
Gunter type hinged slide rule
Graphoplex Roplex circular slide rule
Hemmi No. 200 20 inch slide rule
Verslog pocket and 10 inch slide rules
Deci-Lon pocket and 10 inch slide rules
Lightning mechanical adder
China Shanghai slide rules, various models, new
Numerous inexpensive slide rules
This is a unique opportunity to enhance your collection and slide rule experience.
Register now!
Date: Saturday, February 23, 2008.
Location: The Atomic Testing Museum -- In Association with the Smithsonian Institution
755 East Flamingo Road
Las Vegas, NV 89119
Schedule
8:30 Room opens, Set up displays, Coffee and muffins provided.
9:00 Circulate, View displays, Meet collectors, Exchange ideas, Evaluate items for sale, Brief introductions. (No sales until after the auction.)
10:00 Program. 20 minutes.
12:00 Break for lunch (see Lunch Options below); Walk across the street. Museum security will be present at the meeting room during our absence.
1:30 Auction of items followed by open selling and swapping.
3:00 Afternoon break. Cookies and refreshments provided. Museum tours.
4:30 Begin pack up.
5:00 Vacate room.
No evening event has been planned so our members and families will have plenty of time to visit and to partake of the many available shows and other entertainment provided in Las Vegas. Groups of attendees will probably gather for dinner at various restaurants.
Registration
Meeting registration fee is $35., which includes a tour of the Atomic Testing Museum. Registration fee is used to pay meeting expenses … meeting room rent, refreshments, tables, Museum tour, etc.
• You may register on the Oughtred Society’s website. Click Here to register and pay your fee via PayPal...
• Or you may register by postal mail and send your fee by check or money order to:
The Oughtred Society
9 Stephens Ct.
Roseville, CA 95678
Please indicate that you are registering for the Winter Meeting, Las Vegas, February 23, 2008.
Upon receipt of your registration, we will send you an Email of acknowledgement. The first week in February we will send you a meeting packet containing complete detailed information and a list of attendees.
If you have a question or suggestion please Email us at oughtredsociety@comcast.net
Lunch Options
Directly across the street from the museum the following restaurants are located: Quiznos Subs, a Himalayan Restaurant, Mr. Hot Dog, Roy’s, Jack In The Box, and down the street a block are Morton’s Steak House, Bucca DeBippo, Lawry’s, and P.F. Chang’s.
Hotels
There is not a headquarters hotel for the meeting, since many people have personal preferences of hotels in Las Vegas.
La Quinta, Candlewood Suites, Atrium Suites, The Westin and Bally’s are about a mile away, toward the strip. The Hard Rock Casino and Hotel is also near. The Tuscany Hotel and Terrible’s Hotel and Casino (as in Terrible Herbst service stations) each give discounts for Atomic Testing Museum visitors. Fairfield Inn, Best Western, Embassy Suites, etc. are all available near the museum. Once you get to the strip, the Flamingo, the Paris, Planet Hollywood (formerly the Aladdin), the Imperial Palace, Caesar’s Palace and Bellagio are all very near Flamingo Road. There is city bus service on Flamingo Road, so those without a car could easily get to the museum without walking far. McCarran Airport is located a very short taxi ride away, so again a car is not necessary. (It should be noted that the mega-sized hotels may appear to be close together - but they can be a long walk apart!)
The best hotel rates might be found online with an airline/hotel package.
If you need help with hotel selction, contact meeting host and Las Vegas resident Richard Davis at cyberengineer@earthlink.net
Click Here for “My Travel Guide” maps and information about hotels near the museum. MapQuest.com also can show you maps of the museum area and nearby hotels.
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