Speaker Schedule
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Speaker Schedule | March 1, 2023
**Please note that dates and times are subject to change.**
Ballroom 4: Skydiving & Fireside Chats
| Speaker Name | Seminar Title | Time | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa Nelson | Top 3 Things I have Learned as a National Director | 8:00 | 45 min |
| Matt Leonard | Why is Canopy Flocking? | 9:00 | 45 min |
| Fred Williams, Mike Sarraille & Nicholas Kush | Triple 7 Expedition - Seven jumps, Seven Continents, Seven days | 10:00 | 105 min |
| Miles Daisher Hosted by James La Barrie | Fireside Chat: Red Bull Airforce | 12:00 | 105 min |
| Melissa Nelson | The Art of Big Ways | 2:00 | 45 min |
| Bill Booth | Relative Workshop / UPT - 50 years! | 3:00 | 105 min |
Ballroom 3: Skydiving
| Speaker Name | Seminar Title | Time | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Hart & Yuliya Pangburn & Brian Pangburn | The Essence of Canopy Relative Work and why Skydivers Should be Doing CRW | 8:00 | 45 min |
| Yuliya Pangburn | Flying Your Canopy is an Inevitable Part of the Skydive - SO Start Loving It | 9:00 | 45 min |
| Ron Bell | 2022 Fatality Summary | 10:00 | 45 min |
| Albert Berchtold | Skydive Safety Culture - Reducing Foreseeable Accidents to Zero | 11:00 | 45 min |
| Jens Gronemeyer | The Advantage of Using Digital Altimeters in Student Training / The Limitation of Sports Products in Tactical Jumping / Inhopps | 12:00 | 45 min |
| Jim McCormick | Your Museum … Revealed | 1:00 | 45 min |
| Fred Williams | CPS' Mount Everest Expedition | 2:00 | 45 min |
| Tomasz Kozlowski | Skydiving as a Tool for Charity Projects | 3:00 | 45 min |
| Melanie Curtis | Influence and Impact through the Lens of Professional Skydiving | 4:00 | 45 min |
Ballroom 2: Technical
| TBD | Seminar Title | Time | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julien Peelman | Defining New Standards | 8:00 | 45 min |
| Matt Zwicker | Design of Parachute Structural Joints | 9:00 | 45 min |
| T.K. Donle | Spring Loaded Pilot Chute Hesitations | 10:00 | 45 min |
| Jay Stokes | Special Needs Tandem Jumping | 11:00 | 45 min |
| Stanisław Rzewuski | How the Guiness World Record of Highest Tandem Parachute Jump Was Set and Proven | 12:00 | 45 min |
| James Dalebozik | High Altitude Parachuting and the race to 35,000 ft; Is NATO ready | 1:00 | 45 min |
| Ian Bobo | Evolution of Technologies in Canopy Control Training | 2:00 | 45 min |
| Allison Reay & “Kappie” Ignatious Kapp | Material Magic | 3:00 | 45 min |
| Ricardo Pettena | Skydive Safer Seminar | 4:00 | 45 min |
Ballroom 5: Management & Government
| Speaker Name | Seminar Title | Time | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| James La Barrie | Make Marketing Great Again | 8:00 | 45 min |
| Ronnie Hughan | Virtual Reality as a Training Tool | 9:00 | 45 min |
| Jesse "Tex" Leos | The Rise in Angle Flying Popularity - What Your DZ Needs to Know | 10:00 | 45 min |
| Ed Scott | A Case for Improved Jump Pilot Training | 11:00 | 45 min |
| George Hargis | Social Media Best Practices | 12:00 | 45 min |
| Shannon Pilcher | Building a Better Business Through Better Teamwork | 1:00 | 45 min |
| Larry Oxenham | Don't Kill your Golden Goose- Protect & Perpetuate your Business | 2:00 | 45 min |
| Dennis Bullard | With Lives on the Line, Every Personality Matters | 3:00 | 105 min |
Ballroom 1: Rigging Room #1
| Speaker Name | Seminar Title | Time | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Shoebotham | Packing the TL2 Single Parachute BASE Rig | 8:00 | 45 min |
| Kirk Smith & Abbie Mashaal | Main Parachute Packer Certification (Proposed) | 9:00 | 105 min |
| Charlie Markin | Packing a "Softie" Seat Emergency Parachute System | 11:00 | 45 min |
| Derek Thomas | Discussion on Rigger Training - Long Ear Packing | 12:00 | 105 min |
| Kevin Gibson | Common Rigging Errors and Misunderstandings | 2:00 | 105 min |
| Rory Corrigan | Infinity Reserve Packing Best Practices | 3:00 | 45 min |
| Moderator: Betsy Hoates | Parachute Rigger Trivia - Sudden Death Round & Awards | 4:00 | 45 min |
Ballroom 2: Rigging Room #2
| Speaker Name | Seminar Title | Time | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hannah Albrecht | Parachute Patching and a Discussion of More Extensive Canopy Repairs | 8:00 | 105 min |
| Brett Newman | Keeping It Simple | 10:00 | 45 min |
| Pablito Perazzoli | Packing a Reserve | 11:00 | 45 min |
| Tom Parker / Steve "Pickles" Simpson | Packing the Javelin Odyssey, A Master Class. | 12:00 | 105 min |
| Mark Kruse | How to run a Profitable and Efficient Rigging Loft | 2:00 | 105 min |
