PA270263.jpg Durk van Willigen, Tamotsu Ikeda, Colin Day, Nick Ward and Erik Johannessen at the GAUSS meeting.	PA270264.jpg The other side of the table: David Last, LCDR John Merrill, Gunn Marit Hernes, Inge Johansen, Kevin Carroll and Tom Celano (hiding behind laptop) at the GAUSS meeting.
PA270265.jpg Self-portrait: Bob Lilley, David Last and LCDR John Merrill take a break from the GAUSS sessions.	PA270266.jpg Gerard Offermans, GAUSS Chairman
PA270268.jpg Incoming ILA President Linn Roth, Lee Boyce and Bill Roland joined the GAUSS group also.	PA270270.jpg
PA270271.jpg The formal GAUSS portrait	PA270273.jpg Ellena Roland and Convention Co-Chair Chuck Schue admire a humorous but meaningful poster.
PA280000.jpg Co-Chairman Chuck Schue and acting ILA President David Last compare notes before opening the 31st Convention and Technical Symposium.	PA280276.jpg Convenion co-chair Jim Doherty prepares to open the first session.
PA280277.jpg DOT's Mike Shaw addresses the group during the plenary session.	PA280278.jpg
PA280279.jpg	PA280280.jpg Recently-retired FAAer Mike Harrison speaks on aviation backup needs.
PA280282.jpg Jim Doherty moderates the plenary session	PA280285.jpg Judah Levine on timing.
PA280286.jpg Mike Shaw relaxes after his presentation on GPS vulnerability and DOT's response to the Volpe report.	PA280287.jpg Session 1: Jim Doherty, Mike Shaw, Mike Harrison, Judah Levine
PA280289.jpg Between sessions, the "real work" gets done!	PA280291.jpg FAA's Loran-C Program Manager Mitch Narins gives an overview of current activities and progress.
PA280294.jpg CAPT Curt Dubay presents the maritime backup story.	PA280296.jpg ...along with LCDR Max Caruso...
PA280297.jpg ...and Charles Lancaster...	PA280299.jpg Chuck Schue and Nick Ward prepare for the next presentation...
PA280300.jpg ...by Nick Ward, on GNSS backup by Loran-C in Europe.	PA280301.jpg and Gunn Marit Hernes offers the NELS status report.
PA280302.jpg Session 2 Cast of Characters: Jim Doherty, Mitch Narins, Curt Dubay, Charles Lancaster, Max Caruso, Gunn Marit Hernes, Nick Ward.	PA280305.jpg Convention Technical Chair Bill Roland introduces the Day 1 luncheon speaker...
PA280307.jpg ...Earl Wasche, who represents the National Boating Federation. A most interesting talk, from an organization whose members strongly support Loran-C's continuation.	PA280309.jpg Bill Roland chaired Session 3, on Timing uses for Loran-C.
PA280312.jpg Demetrios Matsakis presents a USNO paper on timing.	PA280316.jpg Timing Solutions' Tom Celano gears up for his paper on new Loran-C timing equipment, as Bill Roland operates the visuals..
PA280318.jpg Tom Celano.	PA280319.jpg Sam Stein joins colleague Tom Celano, describing the Loran-C time scale.
PA280321.jpg The session winds up with Al Gifford, on a satellite-based time service.	PA280322.jpg Session 3 portrait: Chair Bill Roland, Demetrios Matsakis, Tom Celano, Sam Stein and Al Gifford.
PA280323.jpg Bill Roland reads a letter from presenter Haitao Wu regretting his inability to attend and present on TOC synchronization. Maybe next year?.	PA280324.jpg Bob Wenzel takes on the Session 4 chairmanship duties.
PA280326.jpg Reelektronika's Durk van Willigen on Loran-C and UTC	PA280329.jpg LOCUS President (and ILA incoming President) Linn Roth presents on telecommunications using Loran-C timing.
PA280331.jpg Gerard Offermans on receiver technology for Eurofix and positioning at extended ranges.	PA280333.jpg CDR (sel) Alan Arsenault talks about Loran-C maintenance support...
PA280334.jpg ...joined by Charles Stevens of Raytheon, which provides contractor maintenance support.	PA280338.jpg Session 4: Linn Roth, Gerard Offermans, Chairman Bob Wenzel, Durk van Willigen, Charles Stevens and Alan Arsenault.