An Invitation to All Aviation Enthusiasts and the Public

The Rochester Section of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) invites all aviation enthusiasts and the public to celebrate 100 years of flight.  2003 is the centennial year of the 12-second, 37-meter powered flight achieved by Orville and Wilbur Wright at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.  

The centennial celebration will be held at the Rochester Museum and Science Center on Saturday, April 26, 2003. It will feature daylong events that will include aviation technology and history exhibits, family centered activities, and speakers.  Admission to the museum will give the entire family access to the centennial celebration as well as all of the other museum exhibits.

Speakers (All presentations in the Bausch Auditorium)
Aircraft Built in Rochester Robert Barrett 11:00 a.m.	From Highways to Skyways: The Impact of Aviation on the Rochester-Finger Lakes Region Dr. Preston E. Pierce 12:00 p.m.
Untold Tales of Local WWII Aviators Paul I. Roxin 1:00 p.m.	Stories of the Tuskegee Airmen Lewis Bracey 2:00 p.m.
“Wrong-Way” Corrigan Kirk W. House 3:00 p.m.	The Early Birds and What they Could Do Dr. Lee L. Bernardis 3:30 p.m.
The First Aeronautical Engineers:  The Wright Brothers Dr. Kevin Kochersberger 7:40 p.m. (Following the Dinner)

A special evening program will feature a dinner and a speech by local aviation expert, Professor Kevin Kochersberger, Ph.D.   He is one of 4 pilots training to fly and recreate the Wright Brothers’ feat on December 17, 2003.  He will present materials related to the effort to recreate this flight. Cost for the evening program is $25 per person.  
The engineering profession and the world community have been profoundly affected by the development of aviation technology.  We now enjoy the many positive contributions of the aviation industry in our lives.  These benefits are the result of many subsequent innovations from countless men and women throughout the world.  New York’s own son, Glenn Hammond Curtiss, created many of these early innovations in Western New York.

The Rochester ASME Section has organized a program with fourteen other organizations to celebrate this event. The co-participants are:
1.    The Rochester Museum and Science Center (RMSC)
2.    The Wright Experience
3.    99s, Inc., International Organization of Women Pilots
4.    The Curtiss Museum
5.    The Experimental Aircraft Association
6.    The 1941 Historical Aircraft Group at Geneseo
7.    The Challenger Project at the Planetarium
8.    Geriatric Pilots Association (W W II vets)
9.    Western New York Free Flight Society
10.    Dansville Pilots Association
11.    Kodak Flight Department
12.    Niagara Aerospace Museum
13.    Radio Control Club of America
14.    Rochester Aero Modeling Society

Please plan to join us on April 26, 2003.

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Reservation for Flight Centennial Evening Program at RMSC April 26, 2003
Name*_______________________________________________________________________________________
Contact Information (Phone or E-mail) _______________________________________________________________
Affiliation* ____________________________________________________________________________________
Guest Name(s)* ________________________________________________________________________________
Cost for the evening program is $25 per person.
No. in party __________                  Amount submitted $____________               Donation $____________
Make check payable to ASME-Rochester Section.  Mail to Dr. Robert Ellson, 20 Dartford Rd., Rochester NY 14618. 

*Information for nametag.                                                                                                                           Click here for printable Reservation Form

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or contact Ron Salzman at rsalzman@sti-tech.com