Schedule for Midwest Regional Hosta Society 2004 Convention

Midwest 2004 Convention Schedule 

Thursday, July 8, 2004

12 noon  - 5:00 pm  -  Vendors setup in meeting rooms on 1st floor.
12:00 pm  - 9:00 pm  - Leaf show setup in Blue Moon Room on lower level.
6:00  pm  - 8:00 pm  - Registration in Hotel Main Lobby on 1st floor.
6:00  pm - 8:00 pm  - Receive auction plants in 'Betsy Ann Meeting Room' on 
1st floor.
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm - Vendor sales in  Meeting Rooms on 1st floor.
7:00 pm  - 9:00 pm -  Receive hosta show entries and 'Sneak Preview' 
seedlings, and sports plant entries in the Blue Moon Room on lower level.
8:00 pm - 11:00 pm  - Hospitality room open, in the 'JS Deluxe Room' on 4th 
floor. 

Friday, July 9, 2004

8:00 am - 11:30 am - Receive hosta leaf show entries in Blue Moon Room on 
lower level.
8:00 am - 11:30 am - Receive 'Sneak Preview' plants in Blue Moon Room on 
lower level.
9:00 am -12:00 pm - Registration in  Hotel Main Lobby on 1st floor.
9:00  am - 12:00 pm - Receive auction plants in 'Betsy Ann Meeting Room' on 
1st floor.
9:00 am - 12:00 pm - Late vendor setup in Meeting Rooms on 1st floor.
9:00 am- 5:00 pm - Vendor sales in Meeting Rooms on 1st floor.
11:00 am - 3:00 pm  Attendee lunch and free time on your own.
11:30 am -12:30 pm  Show Judges lunch and instructions in 'Iowa Meeting Room' 
on 1st floor.
12:30 pm  - 3:00 pm - Judging of leaf show and 'Sneak Preview' plants in Blue 
Moon Room on lower level.
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm -Attendee Judging of 'Sneak Preview' seedlings and sports 
in Blue Moon Room on lower level. 
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Hosta show and 'Sneak Preview' open to public in Blue Moon 
Room on lower level. 
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm - Picnic at the Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. 
(see maps and directions, transportation on your own)
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm  Explanation of the Judging of 'Sneak Preview' which is 
open to attendees in Blue Moon Room on lower level.
9:00 pm - 11:00 pm - Hospitality room open, in the 'JS Deluxe Room' on 4th 
floor.
9:30 pm - 10:30 pm - Silent auction in halls on 1st floor.

Saturday, July 10, 2004

6:00 am -7:00 am Deluxe continental breakfast in Grand Ballroom on 1st floor.
7:00 am - 7:25 am   Buses load in front of hotel on Main Street.
7:30 am - 12:30 pm  Tour of host Gardens in buses provided.
12:00  pm - 1:00 pm  - Receive auction plants in 'Betsy Ann Meeting Room' on 
1st floo.r
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm - Lunch Deli Buffet in Grand Ball Room on 1st floor.
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm - Vendor Sales in vendor rooms on 1st floor.
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm - Hosta show and 'Sneak Preview' open to public in the Blue 
Moon Room on lower level.
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm - Business meeting in Grand Ball Room on 1st floor.
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm - Auction in Grand Ball Room on 1st floor.
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm - Vendor tear down in Meeting Rooms on 1st floor.
6:00 pm -7:00 pm - Cocktails at hotel cash bar on 1st floor.  
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Awards Banquet and featured Speaker, Bob Olson in Grand 
Ball Room on 1st floor.  
9:00 pm - 10:00 pm - Convention tear down in Blue Moon Room on lower level. 
9:30 pm - 11:00 pm - Hospitality room open in the 'JS Deluxe Room' on 4th 
floor.

Sunday, July 11, 2004

8:00 am - 5:00 pm Optional Garden Tours on your own. (see descriptions and 
directions on separate sheets)




Thank You,
Jim Schwarz 

web site: http://www.JimsHostas.com

Jim's Hostas 
11616 Robin Hood Dr.
Dubuque, IA  52001-9506
563-588-9671

Midwest Regional Hosta Society 2004 Convention
see details by going to:
http://www.greatriverhostas.com/




Thank you,
Jim Schwarz

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