Early Television Museum
2012 Early Television Convention
You can now register online for the convention
The 2012 Early Television Convention will be held on Friday, May 4, Saturday, May 5, and Sunday, May 6 at the Early Television Museum in Hilliard, Ohio. This year, presentations will be held in the Village Church in Weaver Park, about 6 blocks from the musuem. If the weather is good, lunch will be outdoors at Weaver Park. Otherwise, lunch will be at the museum. The Banquet will be at the Old Bag of Nails Pub, 2 blocks from the museum.
This year, we were unable to get a good bulk price for a motel. Here are some choices which attendees have used in the past.
Here is information on the 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 Conventions.
Saturday Presentations (tentative)
| Contributions of Hazeltine Research to the Development of NTSC and PAL | George Lemaster |
| The Evolution of the TV Camera | Chuck Pharis |
| RCA Prototype Color Sets | Ed Reitan |
| The CPA Prototype Color Set | Nick Williams |
| Color Reproduction of TV and Film Systems Old and New | Wayne Bretl |
Sunday Workshops
| Reforming Electrolytic | John Horvath |
| The Joys of Predicta Era Philcos | Dave May |
Here is the tentative schedule:
Events in gray will be at the museum. Those in green will be at Weaver Park, and those in blue will be at the Old Bag of Nails restaurant.
Friday, May 4
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm |
Meet other collectors at the museum. Beer, wine, soft drinks. |
Saturday, May 5
| 7:30 am – 8:30 am | Swap Meet setup |
| 8:30 am – 11:00 am | Registration and Swap Meet |
| 8:30 am - 5:30 pm | Silent Auction |
| 10:00 am - 11:45 am | Live Auction |
| 12:00 noon – 12:30 pm | Buffet Lunch |
| 12:30 pm - 3:00 pm | Presentations |
| 2:45 pm – 3:15 pm | Break |
| 3:15 pm – 4:30 pm | Presentations |
| 4:30 pm – 7:00 pm | Browse the museum’s collection, talk to fellow collectors |
| About 5:30 pm | Silent Auction closes |
| 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Banquet |
Sunday, May 6
| 10:00 am – 11:00 am | Meeting - CRT rebuilding at the museum |
| 11::00 am – 12:00 pm | Restoration workshop |
| 10:00 am – 3:00 pm | Browse the museum’s collection, talk to fellow collectors. Demonstration of sets in the Museum’s collection. |