2024 Convention Program
Run with the Sun – Celebrating Cycle 25
Check out the action packed schedule below. For your convenience, print this page and circle those presentations you don’t want to miss.
Friday
| Time | Description | Speaker | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2:00pm to 6:00pm | New Registrations and checkins Raffle ticket sales | Baker Hallway | |
| 3:00pm to 3:30pm | Getting Started in POTA | Paul Butzi, W7PFB | Olympic Room |
| 3:30pm to 4:00pm | Getting Started in SOTA | Nathan Tilley, N7NWT | Olympic Room |
| 4:00pm to 4:30pm | Getting Started in DX | Marv Shelton, K7IU | Olympic Room |
| 4:30pm to 5:00pm | Getting Started in Contesting | Justin Mc Allister, K5EM | Olympic Room |
| 5:00pm to 7:00pm | Free time. Dinner on your own. | ||
| 7:00pm to 8:00pm | Fireside Chat: DXpeditions Thoughts led by club members | Jeff Wandling, VK2/W7BRS | Olympic Room |
| 8:00pm to 11:30pm | Hospitality Suite open QSL Card Checking | Room 109 |
Saturday
| Time | Description | Speaker | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00am to 12:00pm 1:30pm to 5:00pm | New Registrations and checkins Raffle ticket sales | Baker Hallway | |
| 9:00am to 9:50am | Presentation: The History of DX | Mike Ritz, W7VO | Baker Ballroom |
| 10:00am to 10:50am | Presentation: From SOTA to DX–Working the World from JA | Ara Kourchians, N6ARA | Baker Ballroom |
| 11:00am to 11:50am | Presentation: How Not to Get in the DXpedition Log | Brian Moran, N9ADG | Baker Ballroom |
| 12:pm to 1:30pm | Free time for lunch | ||
| 1:00pm | Raffle Drawing (Time approximate) | TBA | |
| 1:30pm to 2:20pm | Presentation: Contesting from the Pacific Northwest | Mitch Mason, K7RL Tony Garland, N7DX | Baker Ballroom |
| 2:30pm | LIVE Remote Presentation from Jarvis Island | Don Greenbaum, N1DG | Baker Ballroom |
| 3:00pm to 3:50pm * | Presentation: The Business End of DXpeditions–It’s only a Hobby! | Robin Amundson, WA7CPA | Baker Ballroom |
| 4:00pm | Raffle Drawing (Time approximate) | TBA | |
| 4:00pm to 5:00pm | The DXpedition Funding Conundrum | Gene Spinelli, K5GS | Baker Ballroom |
| 5:00pm to 7:00pm | Free time | ||
| 6:30pm to 8:00pm | Happy Hour. Cash bar. | Outside Baker Ballroom | |
| 7:00pm to 9:00pm | Banquet and Keynote Presentation: Clipperton Island DXpedition Grand Prize Drawing | Robert Fanfant, N7QT | Baker Ballroom |
| 9:00pm | Hospitality Suite open (after Banquet) QSL Card Checking | Room 109 |
Small Raffle Drawings will be announced throughout Saturday.
Sunday
| Time | Description | Speaker | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30am to 9:00am | Breakfast Buffet | Baker Ballroom | |
| 9:00am to 10:00am | Presentation: DXpeditions to America’s Best Kept Secret | BJ Rollinson, WA7WIR | Baker Ballroom |
| 10:00am to 10:30am | Traveling Trophy Award and Grand Prize Raffle Drawing | Baker Ballroom | |
| 10:30am | Conference ends Hotel Checkout begins |
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