Speaker Schedule
February 8, 2027
Speaker Schedule | February 8, 2027
**Please note that dates and times are subject to change.** | Sep 25, 2026
(2) Indicates this seminar will be presented twice.
Seminar Room 1 | Rigging | 230 B & C
| Time | Seminar Name | Speaker Name |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00am | PIA Symposium Opening Event / Queen City Ballroom 3rd Floor | Opening Event |
| 9:00am | ||
| 10:00am | Packing the Softie Mini | Charlie Markin |
| 11:00am | Gear Maintenance for the Fun Jumper | Meredith Ottery |
| 12:00pm | Racer Packing (2) | Sergio Cribas |
| 1:00pm | ||
| 2:00pm | ||
| 3:00pm | ||
| 4:00pm |
Seminar Room 2 - Rigging | 230 D & E
| Time | Seminar Name | Speaker Name |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00am | PIA Symposium Opening Event / Queen City Ballroom 3rd Floor | Opening Event |
| 9:00am | Packing the SR Into a Sigma II | Andrew Samper |
| 11:00am | Packing the Javelin Odyssey Reserve Container with Tips and Tricks (2) | Tom Parker & Shauna Finley |
| 1:00pm | Basic Introduction to Lockstitch Industrial Sewing Machines | Terry Urban |
Seminar Room 3 | Skydiving & Fireside Chats | 230 G
| Time | Seminar Name | Speaker Name |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00am | PIA Symposium Opening Event / Queen City Ballroom 3rd Floor | PIA Symposium Opening Event / Queen City Ballroom 3rd Floor |
| 9:00am | Fireside Chat: Beyond My Wildest Dreams - Joe Jennings | Joe Jennings & James La Barrie |
| 11:00am | What's In Your Mental-Gear-Checklist? Sports Psychology for Skydiving and B.A.S.E. | Chloe Svolakos |
| 1:00pm | Are You Sure You Want to Be a PRO Demo Jumper? (2) | Yuliya Pangburn & John Hart |
| 3:00pm | Tandem Incidents: Lessons Identified, Taking the Data and Turning It Into Action | Panel Discussion: Neal Wilcox, Emil Ellis, Matt Yount, Ron Bell |
| 4:00pm |
Seminar Room 4 | Skydiving | 230 F
| Time | Seminar Name | Speaker Name |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00am | PIA Symposium Opening Event / Queen City Ballroom 3rd Floor | PIA Symposium Opening Event / Queen City Ballroom 3rd Floor |
| 9:00am | Collision Avoidance | Greg Windmiller |
| 11:00am | Fixing the Problems with Night Jumping (2) | Ebby Boehm |
| 1:00pm | 10 Lessons from 20 Years of Canopy Education | Stuart Schoenfeld |
| 2:00pm | Canopy Task Force Update (2) | Sherry Butcher |
Seminar Room 5 | Technical | 230 A
| Time | Seminar Name | Speaker Name |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00am | PIA Symposium Opening Event / Queen City Ballroom 3rd Floor | PIA Symposium Opening Event / Queen City Ballroom 3rd Floor |
| 9:00am | Information and Access: How to Navigate PIA Technical and Rigging Documents | Andi Paulsen, TK Donle |
| 10:00am | Inside Your AAD: Understanding the Technology | Karl Meyer |
| 11:00am | Designed to Save Your Life: Skydiving Safety | Bill Booth |
| 12:00pm | Woven Narrow Fabrics: Tapes and Webbing | Ted Fetterman |
| 2:00pm | Material Identification, Selection and Limitations (2) | Nancy LaRiviere |
| 3:00pm | Next Generation Altimeters: Redundant Design and a New Era in Student Training | Jens Gronemeyer |
Seminar Room 6 | Government & Management | 230 H & J
| Time | Seminar Name | Speaker Name |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00am | PIA Symposium Opening Event / Queen City Ballroom 3rd Floor | PIA Symposium Opening Event / Queen City Ballroom 3rd Floor |
| 9:00am | ||
| 10:00am | The Fine Print & Contract Terms That Matter | Alexander Gorelik |
| 11:00am | Clean Air: The Physics of Culture (2) | Nicole Richards |
| 12:00pm | ||
| 1:00pm | ||
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| 3:00pm | ||
| 4:00pm |
