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50th Reunion Planning Meeting Minutes - May 30, 2017

Class of 1968 50th Reunion Meeting
3 pm. Tuesday, May 30, 2017
South Conference Room of Doolittle Hall

REPORT

I. Progress Report - What's finished
Hotel Contract - DoubleTree for October 4-6, 2018 (with "shoulder days" Oct 1-10) - Includes rooms for Thursday reception, Friday banquet and Saturday football watch party

Items scheduled or confirmed -
Thursday, October 4 - golf outing, fly fishing or pheasant hunting, reception
Friday, October 5 - Cadet area tour, memorial service, banquet
Saturday, October 6 - football game, football watch party
Sunday, Oct 7 - open house at Janssens

Merchandise committee - Working with Cole Promos. Goods to be ordered on-line with home delivery.

Class Gift status - In public phase with squadron representatives contacting donors. Well on the way to meeting minimum goal.

II. Questions/Discussion items
Friday night banquet decisions
Combination of table service for dinner and "pub table" service for initial reception and dessert and dancing - reception to follow will include acoustic band with minimal amplification
Dress code to be "gentlemen must wear jackets and no denim. " Basically jackets but without a specific requirement for a tie
Minimal program, no speaker or performers but option of a dance band after dinner.
Possibly overlay silent slide show

Alternate Activities - Only to be explored if can find people to organize and if there is adequate class interest:
Cyber Center Tour and competition team briefing
Polaris Hall - Tour
Drone briefing or demonstration
Gym modifications
Air Field tour - Probably impossible because of supervision requirements
Falcon stadium tour - May not be possible
Blue & Silver Club
WWII Museum - Offered as an option - only open to public Tues, Thurs or Sat
Kelly Airpark - Offered as an option Wednesday or Thursday morning
COS retirement - maybe written or before reunion
Segway tour of Garden of Gods as alternate to other activities or Wed or Sun
Cog railway to Pikes Peak as alternate to other activities or Wed or Sun
Seven Falls trip as alternate to other activities or Wed or Sun

After next committee meeting we will survey classmates to determine activity preferences.

III. Next Meeting - Tuesday, August 15 at 1400 in South Conference Room of Doolittle Hall.
At that time we will identify the specific options to offer classmates in a survey of preferences.
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IV. Committees and Volunteers as of May 30, 2017.

A. EXISTING COMMITTEES

Venue/Hotel
Al Bloomberg
Bob Denny
Gary Hoffman
Mike Parkinson
Bill Sasz
Bill Crimmel (banquet)
Bill Wood (banquet)

Gift Committee

Bill Maywhort - Chair
Bill Beggert
Garry Dudley
Bill Eckert
Gary Hoffman
Steve McPhail
Mike Parkinson
Alan Price

Contact search/lost souls
Carl Janssen
Neal Starkey

Memorial Service
Dale Oderman (Chair)
Garry Dudley
Bob Denny
Ed Leonard

Class Merchandise
Bill Eckert
Vince Rusinak
Bill Wood

Golf Tournament
Al Blumberg
Barney Mills

Fly fishing or pheasant hunt (as alternative to golf)
Doug Wilson
Gary Vasek
Bill Wood

Alternate to Football (Watch Party in Elevations)
Gary Hoffman

Transportation - movement within Academy AND from hotel to Academy or alternate activities
Mike Parkinson

Sunday open house
Carl & Debbie Janssen

Cyber tour/brief, Polaris Hall, Drone briefing
Garry Dudley
Carl Janssen
Vince Rusinak


B. PROJECTS THAT DEPEND ON CLASS INTEREST

Colorado Springs retirement options - Information on retiring in or moving to COS - Maybe as skype before reunion
Nancy Rusinak

Tour of Falcon Stadium
Neal Starkey

Blue and Silver Club - Tour or football attendance alternative
Vince Rusinak

WWII Flying Museum Tour
Vince Rusinak

Kelly Airpark visit
Dave Allen

Segway tour of Garden of Gods
Bill Maywhort
Bill Wood

Pikes Peak Cog RR &/or Seven Falls Options
Bill Wood

C. PROJECTS THAT MAY BE ABANDONED IF WE DON'T GET VOLUNTEERS

Family/Spouse Involvement

Football Coordination - Tailgate, Tickets, Seating etc.

Name Tags (arranging cadet photos on name tags)

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