Kite Aerial Photography in California 2002
November 1-6, 2002

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KAPiCA/02, the first ever KAP conference held in the United States, attracted 52 registered participants from 17 states, 2 provinces of Canada, and 8 European countries. KAPiCA/02 was held in Pacific Grove at Asilomar, a state owned conference center overlooking the Pacific ocean. The conference covered a wide range of topics for the beginner, the experienced KAPer and for special applications in research and commerce. On Sunday evening 7 KAPers were honored for outstanding contributions to various areas of KAP.

Sunday also saw a special recognition to Brooks Leffler for his 70th birthday and for his efforts in organizing the conference. (Notice the round buttons that some are wearing in the photo below that said, "Brooks is 70") In the coming weeks more details of KAPiCA/02 will be published here. As an appetizer, enjoy the wonderful group picture below taken by John Leffler with a Horizon panoramic camera. Also visit Peter Bults' Digital Encyclopaedia of KAP to see some other pictures from KAPiCA/02.

KAPiCA/02 Attendees

Photo by John Leffler

Olivier Humez, Velizy-Villacoublay, France Allan Hobron, Staten Island, New York, USA James Aber, Emporia, Kansas, USA Judith Hobron, Staten Island, New York, USA Christian Becot, Tourlaville, France Cary Clements, Portland, Maine, USA Don Dvorak, Santa Clara, California, USA Elaine Dvorak, Santa Clara, California, USA Elvie Hall, Marina, California, USA Elmon Morrison, Omaha, Nebraska, USA Dave Cockerill, Menlo Park, California, USA Susan Aber, Emporia, Kansas, USA Andrea Casalboni, Villanova di Bagnacavallo, Italy Carlo Didier, Lamadeleine, Luxembourg Matt Tatham, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Brooks Leffler, Pacific Grove, California, USA Peter Bults, Holthees, the Netherlands John Larocque, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Kevin Flynn, Pebble Beach, California, USA Craig Wilson, Madison Wisconsin, USA Christian Loibl, Gansbach, Austria Merv Cooper, Willowdale, Ontario, Canada

Frank Louwers, Sleidinge, Belguim Cris Benton, Berkeley Califonia, USA Alan Heaberlin, California City, California, USA Carl Bigras, Carlsbad Springs, Ontario, Canada Jeff Graves, Lexington, Kentucky, USA Doug Davlin, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA Ralf Beutnagel, Braunschweig, Germany Scott Haefner, Mountain View, California, USA Dick Curran, Edgewood, Washington, USA Simon Harbord, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Karen Upcraft, Davis, California, USA Matthew Cole, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA Jerry Upcraft, Davis, California, USA Henry Jebe, Douglas, Alaska, USA Eric Muhs, Seattle, Washington, USA Pete Mikula, Cambridge, Ohio, USA Glenn Nelson, Santa Cruz, California, USA George Malina, Aurora, Illinois, USA Ken Conrad, Seattle, Washington, USA David Hunt, Gray, Tennessee, USA Jim Day, Seattle, Washington, USA Hector Gonzalez, Seaside, California, USA