2017 Early Television Convention

Early Television Museum

This year's convention was held Friday, May 5 through Sunday, May 7.

Thanks to all our volunteers and presenters. Without you the convention would not be possible.

See you next year.

Here is a summary of the convention:

Attendance: 115 (125 in 2016)

Saturday Dinner: 65 (73 in 2016)

Auction Sales $14,866 ($24,089 in 2016)

Donations $2,862 ( $6,608 in 2016)

Net income to ETF $11,944 ($20,296 in 2016)

Conversations with Vladimir Zworykin	Mike Molnar
From Baird to Belle Isle: A Brief History of Television in South East Michigan	Benjamin Moyer
The CBS Electronic Video Record, EVR, and its Player	Olin Shuler
A Look At The Early History of Los Angeles' W6XYZ/KTLA and The Influence of Klaus Landsberg In Creating This Television Facility	James O'Neal
Progress On An All-Glass 15GP22	John Yurkon
History and Use of the 1952 RCA TK-40 Prototype	Chuck Pharis
Workshop: Steps For Restoration and Repair of Tube Type TV Sets	Chuck Azar

1:00 pm – 5:00 pm	CRT rebuilding demonstration and workshop
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm	Meet other collectors at the museum. Beer, wine, soft drinks. Demonstration of sets in the Museum's collection

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
9:00 am - 11:45 am	Live Auction
12:00 noon – 12:30 pm	Buffet Lunch
12:30 pm - 2:15 pm	Presentations
2:15 pm – 2:30 pm	Break
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm	Presentations
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm	Steps for Restoration and Repair of Tube Type TV Sets - Workshop by Chuck Azar
About 6:00 pm	Silent Auction closes
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm	Browse the museum’s collection, talk to fellow collectors
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm	Dinner

9:00 am – 2:00 pm	Browse the museum’s collection, talk to fellow collectors. Demonstration of sets in the Museum’s collection.
10:00 am - 10:30 am	Early Television Foundation Annual Meeting
10:30 am – 11:00 am	Meeting - CRT rebuilding at the museum