Speaker Schedule
Thursday, March 2, 2023
Speaker Schedule | March 2, 2023
**Please note that dates and times are subject to change.**
Ballroom 4: Skydiving & Fireside Chats
| Speaker Name | Seminar Title | Time | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Mullins | West Tennessee Skydiving 41,000' | 8:00 | 105 min |
| Tomasz Kozlowski | Skydiving as a Tool for Charity Projects | 10:00 | 45 min |
| Melanie Curtis, Melissa Nelson, Allison Reay, Hanna Albrecht, Andi Paulsen, Maxine Tate and Keri Bell Hosted by James La Barrie | Fireside Chat with Highlight Pro Parachute Team | 11:00 | 105 min |
| T.K. Donle, Dr. Aaron Rubin, & Dr. Ben Massey | PIA-High Altitude Skydiving Operations (HASO). Best Practices Guidelines. Briefing & Discussion | 1:00 | 105 min |
| Johan Stromberg | How Indoor Wingsuit Contributes to the Industry | 3:00 | 105 min |
Ballroom 3: Skydiving
| Speaker Name | Seminar Title | Time | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Yount | How to Prepare & Prep for an International Boogie to be Safe | 8:00 | 45 min |
| Steve "Pickles" Simpson | Sponsorship. How to Get Sponsors and Conduct Ourselves to Once we Have Them | 9:00 | 45 min |
| Angie Aragon | Where did all the Tandem Instructors Go? | 10:00 | 45 min |
| Tracey Holman | The Future of Virtual Competition | 11:00 | 45 min |
| Beau Riebe | Observations from the Road: Downsizing | 12:00 | 45 min |
| Greg Windmiller | Canopy Collision Avoidance | 1:00 | 105 min |
| Melissa Nelson | The Art of Big Ways | 3:00 | 105 min |
Ballroom 2: Technical
| Speaker Name | Seminar Title | Time | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Watts | Cultural Alignment Within Doctrine | 8:00 | 45 min |
| Dennis Bullard | Tactics, Techniques and Principals of Behavior Based Training in Safety and Quality | 9:00 | 45 min |
| Jen Sharp | Supporting Education through Technology: USPA Initiatives | 10:00 | 45 min |
| Jo Oosterveer | How to Become an EU Rigger, Equivalents to the FAA System, Requirements to Renew and maintain Valid License | 11:00 | 45 min |
| Ryan Jenkins | Videography | 12:00 | 45 min |
| Dr. Ryan Jackson | Sport Skydiving at High Altitudes Needing Oxygen. Safe? | 1:00 | 45 min |
| Jens Gronemeyer | Altimeter Settings in Tactical Jumping / Maintenance | 2:00 | 45 min |
| Jonathan King | Malfunction Review Board Lessons Learned | 3:00 | 45 min |
Ballroom 5: Management & Government
| Speaker Name | Seminar Title | Time | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| James La Barrie | How to Manage the Media Following a Fatality | 8:00 | 45 min |
| Amber Wright | Efficient, Safe and Profitable! How to manage your AFF school | 9:00 | 45 min |
| George Hargis | Social Media Best Practices | 10:00 | 45 min |
| Brian Vacher | Modern Flight Planning – Developing the Plan for Instructors and Students Mars Landing | 11:00 | 45 min |
| Robert Sinclair & NASA Astronaut Captain Victor Glover | The Last Five Miles | 12:00 | 105 min |
Ballroom 1: Rigging Room #1
| Speaker Name | Seminar Title | Time | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kamuran (Sonic) Bayrasli | Packing Infinity Container with MRAD RSL | 8:00 | 105 min |
| Brett Newman | Keeping it Simple | 10:00 | 45 min |
| Charlie Markin | Packing a "Softie" Back Emergency Parachute System | 11:00 | 45 min |
| Pablito Perazzoli | MM2 Repack with OR reserve | 12:00 | 105 min |
| Jesse O'Neil | How to Pack a Main Parachute | 2:00 | 45 min |
| Brett Newman | A Master Class in Packing the Vector V300 | 3:00 | 45 min |
Ballroom 2: Rigging Room #2
| Speaker Name | Seminar Title | Time | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rory Corrigan | Basic Sewing Machine Fixes | 8:00 | 45 min |
| Brett Newman | Keeping it Simple | 9:00 | 45 min |
| Tim McCord | Packing the Butler High Altitude Emergency Parachute System | 10:00 | 105 min |
| Louie Palomares | Vector 3 Reserve Packing | 12:00 | 45 min |
| Marc Nadeau | The Art of Untangling a Parachute | 1:00 | 45 min |
| Bruce Stephenson | Sewing Machine Maintenance | 2:00 | 105 min |
