Florida

Well we are now in Florida for the Winning Time conference. The weather is great sunny and 75 degrees.

We had the first day of seminars today. Much of the talk dealt with the business end of things. How the company is doing both in the U.S. and worldwide. Things seem to be going well even with the current economy.

New products were introduced. There are updates to the passive system, which is what we use. These updates include plastic cases and newer technology. Really cool stuff.

Winning Time has also introduced and active system. The advantage of this type of system is that it can handle higher speeds and higher density at the finish line. This type of system would be much better suited for events such as bicycle races like crits where there is a large number of athletes crossing the finish line at the same time at high speed. This is difficult with a passive system.

Hopefully we will have the opportunity to try this system in the real world soon.

On Sunday we are supposed to learn some things about troubleshooting problems. We are also to learn some ways to get results done faster.

The trip has been educational not just a trip to the beach, but the trip to the beach has been very nice,