Things Go Better with African Violets Event Schedule

Thursday November 12

9:00-5:00 Show room set up – Oak room

12:00                    Commercial Sales Set up - Azalea room

12:00-9:00            Hospitality – Woodlands Breakfast Room

3:00-5:00              Convention Registration – Conference Center Lobby

12:00-9:00            Show entries – Oak Room

9:00-midnight      Design Exhibitors continue

Friday November 13

7:00-8:30              Designer Touchup

7:00-8:00              Show Entries (prior approval required) – Oak Room

8:30-9:00              Judges Instructions Cedar Room

9:00-12:00 Judging of the Show - Oak room

9:00-5:00              Commercial Sales Open Azalea room

9:00-5:00              Hospitality- Woodlands Breakfast Room

12:00-1:00 Happy Gesneriad Presentation by Dale Martens – Cedar Room                         

1:00- 5:00 Judging School run by Laurene Jones – Cedar Room

12:00- 5:00           Show room open- Oak room

2:00-5:00              Convention registration - Conference Center Lobby

5:00-6:00              Presentation by Leonard Re - Cedar Room                          

6:00-7:00              Happy Hour (MAAVs Bar) and costume party - Woodlands hospitality room

7:00                       Shuttle to Shields

7:15-9:30              Dinner and costume judging - Shield’s Tavern

                                MC Ken Barbi

9:45 -12:00           Show room Open - Oak room

Saturday November 14

7:00-9:00              Show open- Photographers only- Oak room

8:00-9:15              MAAVS Board of directors meeting – Cedar Room

9:00-11:00            Convention registration - main Lobby

9:15-11:15            Judging exam - Cedar Room

9:00-4:00              Commercial Sales and Show Open

9:00-5:00              Hospitality- Woodlands Breakfast Room

11:15-12:15          Chirita Presentation by Ron Davidson - Cedar Room

1:00-2:00              MAAVS general meeting- Cedar Room

2:00-3:00              AVSA 2010 organizational meeting – Cedar Room (immediately following MAAVS general meeting)

3:45-4:00              Show Plant Sales Pick Up

4:00-4:30              Breakdown of Show and Sales

6:00-7:00              Happy Hour - Conference Center (Cascades) Lobby

7:00-10:00            Banquet and awards presentation- Cascades

                                MC Tom Glembocki, Awards Rich Follett

10:00                      Final Pack up party

                            Storage until noon Sunday - tbd Room

10:00-11:00          Meeting new business / information exchange / etc for next year

                               Cedar Room