The Grand Ball room of the Convention Center is
techno-futuristic with jumbo screen monitors on each side of the
generous stage, sweeping background props creating a sense of wind
and motion, and two manned video cameras on platforms out in the
audience area. We are in Long Beach, California, as more than 1,100
aviation folks fill the room before 9:00 am in anticipation of the
opening presentation of AOPA Expo 2004.