Midwest Section Meeting

This is an announcement regarding the Midwest Scientific Glass Society’s Annual Spring meeting at Millipore Sigma in Milwaukee coming up on April 18th. We have a little extra happening on the day before, Friday April 17th, for those who are in town and would like to participate in this extra programming.

We received a special invitation to visit with Tom Galbraith in his glass shop on Friday April 17th. Many of you already know Tom, he co-instructed the oil manometer workshop in 2025 at Millipore and has much more to share with the scientific glass community in the realm of neon and plasma for those who are interested in showing up on Friday afternoon. Tom has 45 years working in the neon and the scientific glass industry, so having an opportunity to visit with him in his shop and ask questions is a very special opportunity. Seats for Friday at Tom’s will be limited because his shop is relatively small, so stay tuned for an email announcement for when ticket sales will go live for the spring meeting.

Please contact me if you would like to do a glass demo on saturday April 18th!

Itinerary as follows

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Friday April 17th:

4pm tour of Tom Galbraith’s personal neon shop! Walk through, Q&A.

Address: 2366 N Weil St, Milwaukee WI 53212

5:30pm meetup at Art Bar & Wonderland for dinner and jovial social time. 722 E Burleigh St, Milwaukee, WI 53212

~7:00pm embark to Ozaukee skate land for a little roller skating action.
7084 Sycamore Dr. Cedarburg, WI 53012

Saturday April 18th:Address: Millipore Sigma, 6000 N Teutonia Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53209.

8:00am – 9:00am Morning meet and greet with bagels and coffee. Please arrive at the entrance security checkpoint no earlier than 7:45am.

9:00am – 11:30am Concurrent coil workshop and hands-on manifold lecture.

Kyle Meyer of Procter and Gamble- Coils
Mike D’Acquisto of Millipore with Aaron Kirchhoff of SFSG- Overview of gas transfer manifold design and assembly.

11:45am – 12:45pm Lunch on site and Business meeting.

1:00pm – 3:30pm Demonstrations.

3:30pm – 4:30pm Dollar Auction.

5:30 till close at Foxtown Brewery

Below are a handful of hotels that are in the area. The Midwest Scientific Glass Society does not necessarily promote any of the following, but is providing them here for your convenience. Please do your own research regarding which (if any) might be a good fit for your needs.

Cambria Hotel Milwaukee Downtown

503 N Plankinton Ave, Milwaukee, WI

Holiday Inn Milwaukee Airport by IHG

545 West Layton Avenue, Milwaukee, WI

Hilton Garden Inn Milwaukee Northwest Conference Center

11600 West Park Place, Milwaukee, WI

Econo Lodge Milwaukee Airport

6541 South 13th St. Milwaukee, WI

Super 8 by Wyndham Milwaukee Airport

5253 South Howell, Avenue, Milwaukee, WI

Thanks, and please feel free to contact me regarding questions about this upcoming meeting. Hope to see you there.

Aaron–
Aaron Kirchhoff