The Soaring Society of America 2016 Convention took place in Greenville, South Carolina, between February 18 and 20. This bi-annual event attracted many gliding enthusiasts from America and beyond. A spacious exhibition hall was populated with representatives of sailplane and glider trailer manufacturers, avionics and instrument distributors, parachutes sellers and repackers, motor home dealers, insurance providers, bankers, soaring schools and clubs, the FAA, and other services providers. A lot of interest was generated by electric-driven sailplanes. Schools and clubs had the opportunity to talk to the top manager of the newly-established manufacturer of Blanik training gliders about the restart of production of those legendary sailplanes. Several dozen presentations on all kinds of gliding-related topics were delivered in the adjacent lecture halls.