The 2019 Convention & AGM  •  May 22-25
was hosted by…
At
John Abbot College
21275 Lakeshore Drive
Sainte-Anne-de-Belleville
Quebec  H9X 3L9
(scroll down for location map)

Event Schedule
Day 1 • Wednesday, 22 May​
  • 16h00 – CAHS Board of Directors meeting
  • 18h00 – Convention Registration
  • 19h00 – Meet and greet
  • 21h00 – Free time
Breakfast and lunch will be taken in the college cafeteria, which is in the same building as the theatre where we are doing the presentations. There are also restaurants within walking distance if you prefer.​
Each presentation session shows the presenter’s name in bold text.
Day 2 • Thursday, 23 May
  • before 08h00 – free time, Breakfest (on your own)
  • 08h00 – Registration
  • 08h30 – Dick Pickering
    The Romance of Flying: The flying career of Doug Pickering
  • 09h30 – Cody Lincoln
    Victory by Assembly Line II
  • 10h15 – Break
  • 10h40 – Pierre Thiffault
    Un gamin dans le ciel "Larry Lesh" The Flying Lad
  • 11h30 – Lunch (on your own)
  • 12h30 – Robert Galway
    Northern Aerial Mineral Exploration 1928-1933 - 
    An Illustrated History
  • 13h30 – Jim Mason
    Canadian Boardrooms in the Sky
  • 14h30 – John Lawson
    Introduction to the Montreal Aviation Museum and 
    Aircraft Restoration
  • 15h00 – Travel to MAM
  • 15h30 – MAM Tour and George Fuller slide show
    Montreal Air Meet 1910 Slide Show
  • 18h00 – MAM Barbeque
  • free evening – Return to accommodations​
Day 3 • Friday, 24 May
  • before 08h00 – free time, Breakfest (on your own)
  • 08h00 – Registration
  • 08h15 – Ted Barris
    Dam Busters: Canadian Airmen and the Secret Raid Against Nazi Germany
  • 09h30 – David Waechter
    The R-100 Airship and the Contrbutions of Barnes Neville Wallis and Nevil Shute Norway
  • 10h15 – Break
  • 10h40 – David Langlois
    Canada's Aiport Authorities: A Success Story
  • 11h30 – Lunch (on your own)
  • 12h30 – Jerry Vernon
    The Supermarine Stranraer in RCAF and Commercial Service
  • 13h30 – John Orr
    PERSERVERANCE: Some Reflections on 55 Years of the Canadian Sea King
  • 14h30 – Anne Gafiuk
    Quietus: Last Flight - Wartime Aviation Stories on the Canadian Home Front
  • 15h15 – Break
  • 15h30 – CAHS Annual General Meeting
  • 16h30 – Free Time
  • 18h00 – Banquet with John Maris as guest speaker
    (Dress: business casual or better)
  • 21h00 – Return to accommodations​
​Day 4 • Saturday, 25 May
  • before 08h00
    free time, Breakfest (on your own)
  • 08h00 – Travel to tour
  • 10h30 – Intro to ENA
  • 11h00 – Tour 1
  • 11h45 – Tour 2
  • 12h30 – Lunch
  • 13h00 – Tour 3
  • 13h45 – Tour 4
  • 14h30
    Convention close - return to hotel
  • 16h30 – Departure
John Abbot College – a view of the front entrance.
Zoom in on the map for a more detailed street view.
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The CAHS 2019 Annual Convention benefited from the generosity of these Sponsors