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Invitation to
Attend
You are hereby invited to attend the 2012
ICGA Annual Convention, July 11-14, 2012, which
is titled "Carnival Glass Makes Me Smile!"
This year's convention features a fantastic
program with some incredible carnival glass, a
display room that will make you a small plate
enthusiast, an exciting new Mega-Silent Auction, a banquet buffet that will fill the
heartiest appetites, and an auction that is sure
to draw the large attendance we have come to
expect with ICGA conventions.
The amazing
swimming pool at this year's hotel.
Hotel
The host hotel for the 2012 Annual Convention is
the Crowne Plaza, 3000 South Dirksen Pkwy,
Springfield, IL 62703. Our room rate is
$99 per night. This is a great hotel with
lots of amenities, including an indoor pool and
whirlpool. Unfortunately, this hotel does
not allow pets other than service animals.
However, if you are traveling with your pet, the
Holiday Inn Express located only 50 feet from
the Crowne Plaza allows pets and includes a
breakfast with your hotel room. The Crowne
Plaza features two restaurants and a friendly
hotel bar.
Reservations
To reserve your room, please call
217-529-7777
and tell them your group rate code is
"ICG." If you are traveling with your
pet, please contact the Holiday Inn Express at
217-529-7771
and give them the same group rate code. If
you have any issues with reservations, please
contact
Brian Pitman by email or by phone at
785-274-9105.
He will be able to help you with your
reservations.
Tentative Program
of Events
Wednesday, July 11th
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3:00 p.m. |
Early Bird
Registration with Lee Markley |
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5:00 p.m. |
Mega-Silent Auction #1
(closes at 6:00 p.m.) |
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8:00 p.m. |
Ice Cream
Social in Hospitality Room |
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9:00 p.m. |
Board of
Directors Meeting
Display Room Setup |
Thursday, July 12th
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9:00 a.m. |
Display
Room Begins Accepting Glass |
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10:00 a.m. |
Registration with Lee Markley |
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11:00 a.m. |
Display
Room Opens
Mega-Silent
Auction #2
(closes at Noon) |
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2:00 p.m. |
Seminar:
Jan Seeck, "AuctionFlex
and Online Bidding"
ICGA Annual Business Meeting |
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8:00 p.m. |
Seminar:
Linda Dunham,
"Carnival Glass Generations" |
Friday, July 13th
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9:00 a.m. |
Display
Room Opens
Mega-Silent
Auction #3
(closes at 10:00 a.m.) |
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10:00 a.m. |
Seminar:
Kenda Jeske,
"Collecting in the Land of Lincoln" |
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12:00 p.m. |
Display
Room Closes |
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3:00 p.m. |
Board of
Directors Meeting |
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4:00 p.m. |
Auction Preview |
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6:00 p.m. |
Banquet Buffet
Awards
Seminar:
Galen and
Kathi Johnson, "His and Hers" |
Saturday, July 14th
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9:30 a.m. |
Carnival
Glass Auction |
Registration Fee
The registration fee for this event is $10 per
person.
Display Room
Our display room this year features Small Plates
(6" - 8"). Once again, our goal is to
offer a room filled with interesting, beautiful
and unique glass for viewing, education and
admiration. As usual, we are relying on
our members to bring some excellent glass for
the display, which will be setup on Thursday
morning, and then open to the general public on
Thursday, as well as Friday morning. Armed
security will safeguard the glass on Thursday
night, and you will be able to pick up your
glass at noon on Friday. The display room
will also be the site for the Silent-Mega
Auctions, the Annual Business Meeting and other
seminars.
If
you are interested in bringing glass for
display, please
fill out this form with what glass you are
willing to display, and return to Brian Pitman
no later than April 1, 2012. Send the form
to:
Brian Pitman,
President
International Carnival Glass Association
10750 NW 13th St.
Topeka, KS 66615
You may also email him a list at
bpitman@woodsland.com.
Banquet Buffet
This year, our banquet dinner returns to the
buffet format, and what an amazing buffet we
have for you. The cost is $40 per person,
and is "all you can eat" style. Here is
our yummy menu for the buffet this year:
Stuffed Pork
Chop with Pork Gravy
New York Strip Loin with a Cabernet
Reduction
Chicken Piccata with Lemon and Caper Sauce
A variety of potatoes, starches and seasonal
vegetables
Mozzarella and Tomato salad, a tossed salad
and Sliced Seasonal Fruit
Assorted desserts
Mega-Silent
Auction
ICGA will be taking consigned glass for its
Mega-Silent Auction. Here are the basics:
you can ask ICGA to put in a piece of carnival
glass for you (ICGA Membership Required),
anywhere from $10 in value to $100,000 if you
wish. You can assign a reserve price.
That reserve price will be listed on the Silent
Auction form. If your piece beats the
reserve and sells, ICGA will take a 5%
commission for the piece. If it does not meet
the reserve price, ICGA will take a 1%
commission of the reserve price for marketing
and attempting to sell your piece. We will
have three of these silent auctions at our
convention, one for each day (Wednesday -
Friday). If you are interested in
consigning a piece or two, simply contact
Brian
Pitman by email. We are looking for a
great mix of quality and value.
Auction
Our Auction this year by the Seeck Auction
Company features the spectacular collection of
ICGA Members Bob and Geneva Leonard of Michigan.
The Leonards collected for many years and put
together a collection of great color and rarity.
We are incredibly excited to be able to offer
this collection at our convention auction!
Register Now Online
Previous
Conventions
Click on the convention year
below to see photos and read a recap of that
year's convention. We try our best to make
our conventions educational and fun.
Hopefully we will see you at our next
convention!
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