Over the last 20 years, the SMSC has organized some very successful national meetings, starting in 2003 in Saratoga, CA. Thereafter in New York, Norfolk, San Francisco, Monterey, Boston, Annapolis, Chicago, San Diego and Los Angeles. You can find photos of these events here: http://smsc-home.org/events.html
As with so many other things, Covid has interrupted the organizing of further meetings. Another handicap for US national meetings is the geographic dispersion of our country. Many participants have to fly to be able to attend a meeting. Combine that with the “greying” of our membership and we are not sure, if we will ever be able to organize another national gathering for all of us to attend.
The SMSC also encourages local meetings. Since 2008, the Northern California group has held regular meetings 3 times a year, the next one is scheduled for February 4, 2023 in Fremont CA. There were also attempts to organize such meetings in New England and Pennsylvania. If you would like to try to organize a local meeting, please contact Harald Scheel, haralds@thescheels.com.
We are open to new ideas, new members and new SMSC officers. Our website is currently sitting on an old platform which makes new entries almost impossible. So we would be very happy to find someone who can bring the website to a newer standard. If interested, please contact John Olsen, neslo1250@gmail.com.
Joining the SMSC is free. To join, please contact our temporary Secretary, John Olsen, neslo1250@gmail.com, and provide your name, address and email address.
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