Early Television Museum
2018 Early Television Convention
The 2019 Convention will be May 4-6. Mark your calendars.
This year's convention was held Friday, May 4 through Sunday, May 6.
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: 120 (115 in 2017) |
| Saturday Dinner: 65 (65 in 2017) |
| Auction Sales $21,556 ($14,866 in 2017) |
| Donations $4,658 ( $2,862 in 2017) |
| Net income to ETF $18,157 ($11,944 in 2017) |
We've set up an online photo album for any pictures you've taken at the museum or at the Convention that you'd like to share. Just drag-and-drop your photos into the upload album. Thanks for sharing!
Here is information on the 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 Conventions.
Presentations and Workshop
| Jack Poppele, the Most Famous Radio & TV Engineer I Never Heard Of |
Mike Molnar |
| RCA Eight-Inch Ten-Tube "Personal" Portable KCS 100 |
Ed Milbourn |
| Contributions of the Bendix Radio Division to Television Development |
George Lemaster |
| Making provisions in your will for donating your collection |
Dave Sica |
| Dos and Don'ts of Restoration Concerning Early Broadcast Television Cameras |
Ralph Sargent |
| C. Frances Jenkins |
Carl Dole |
| Updated Progress Report About the Texas Museum of Broadcasting & Communications |
Chuck Conrad |
| Workshop: Repair hints for Philco Predictas |
Dan Jones |
Schedule
Events in gray were at the museum and those in green at the Hilliard Civic and Cultural Arts Center
Friday, May 4
| 6:00 pm –
9:00 pm |
Meet other collectors at the museum. Demonstration of sets in the Museum's collection. Food, wine and beer available for purchase. |
Saturday, May 5
| 7:30 am –
8:00 am |
Swap
Meet setup |
| 8:00 am –
11:00 am |
Registration and Swap Meet |
| 9:00 am - 12:00 noon |
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 – 4:15 pm |
Presentations |
| 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm |
Restoration Workshop - Restoring Philco Predictas - Dan Jones |
| 5:30
pm – 7:00 pm |
Browse the
museum’s collection, talk to fellow collectors |
| 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
Dinner |
Sunday, May 6
| 9:00
am – 5:00 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 |
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