2005 Great Lakes Division Convention & 50th Annual Toledo Hamfest

Saturday, March 19, 2005 Convention - in conjunction with the Toledo Hamfest (Sunday, March 20, 2005)

This Convention is a day of seminars (see SEMINARS) on current ham radio topics and Division activities featuring FCC Special Council Riley Hollingsworth along with other major ham radio speakers and topics. The Convention concludes with a Banquet Saturday evening highlighted by speaker Riley Hollingsworth. Then, Sunday, the Convention moves to the Toledo Hamfest - one of the largest Hamfests in Ohio. The Convention ticket is a free pass. Transportation is available to the Hamfest location. [Picture: part of one of the TWO huge areas of the Hamfest.]

 

Quality Seminars & Banquet
Seminars begin at 12:00 p.m. Noon, Saturday at the Toledo Holiday Inn. Two separate meeting rooms are reserved for seminars.

The Banquet begins at 6:30 p.m. For all those who qualify, a Wouff Hong installation ceremony will begin 20 minutes after the Banquet concludes.


FCC Special Council Riley Hollingsworth
Ham Radio And The FCC - Our Future Together
FCC Special Council for Amateur Radio Enforcement Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, will be the Seminar presenter, and Convention Banquet and Hamfest speaker. He will be available throughout the Convention.


Classic Hotel Setting

Toledo Holiday Inn & Convention Center in Maumee is conveniently located only minutes from the Toledo Hamfest site. Easy parking in a quiet, small town atmosphere. Some 75 rooms have been reserved for the Convention weekend.

CONVENTION REGISTRATION
$55 per person for Convention, banquet, and Hamfest. $30 per person for banquet only.

For Toledo Holiday Inn room reservations call 419-865-1361 or 1-800-465-4329
!! Mention the ARRL Great Lakes Convention special $69 room rate!!

SPECIAL ROOM RATES
It is the responsibility of each conference participant to reserve his/her room(s). Convention Rate $69.00 plus taxes for king and double. Contact the hotel directly, not through the Convention Office.

An acknowledging letter will be sent to all paid participants. Tickets, Convention identification, programs and other information will be in your Convention Packet available at the Toledo Holiday Inn beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday

BANQUET MENU (6:30)
Tossed salad, fruit salad, cole slaw, roast beef au jus, fried chicken, potatoes, vegetable of chef choice, dessert station, coffee and tea.

View of some of the 105 attendees at the 2003 Great Lakes Convention Banquet, complete with musical entertainment.

 

Talk-In for the Convention & the Hamfest:
147.270+ & 442.850+

 

Wouff Hong
Since this is a Division Convention, a special induction ceremony of the Royal Order of the Wouff Hong will be presented after the Banquet. Although other parts of the ceremony are secret and cannot be discussed here, the ceremony will be monitored by the SPCA and all animals, including the goat, will not be harmed in any way during the proceedings.

 
Quality Seminars and more !!!

The Seminars are the hallmark of a Division Convention. Quality Seminars which will be scheduled to allow you to attend four of the seven offered. Beside being the Evening Banquet Speaker, Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, will conduct an hour long FCC Seminar to be attended by all. The remaining quality lineup includes (1) DX Seminar by Wayne Mills, N7NG/1; (2) High Speed Multi-Media (HSMM) by Jim Kvochick, WB8AZP; (3) Setting up Your HF Mobile Station by Darrell Pace, N8FTS; (4) WinLink 2000 by Ohio SEC John Chapman, WB8INY; (5) PSK-31 by Jeff Breitner, KA8NCR; and (6) Ham Radio Clubs conference organized by Michigan ACC Dan Romanchik, KB6NU.

The final Seminar will be Director Weaver and the Presentation of the Division awards:

Awards

Division awards will be presented at the Convention. Winners of the following four awards will be announced: Tbe George Wilson III, W4OYI, Lifetime Achievement Award; Division Ham of Year; Division Technical Achievement Award; and Division Best Ham Radio Newsletter.

[Picture: Pat Spencer KD4PWL receives the 2003 Ham Of The Year award from Vice Director Mondro as Director Weaver looks on.]

Located within minutes of the Toledo Hamfest site and shopping. Transportation is available upon request from the hotel front desk (no charge) to and from the Hamfest throughout the day Sunday for those attending who have reserved rooms in the Inn.

Toledo is centrally located in the Great Lakes Division. The Hamfest is at 2901 Key St., Maumee, OH. Take I-75 to I-475 (US RT 23) to Exit 6, W. Dussel Dr. [41 deg. 34.999 min. N. x 83 deg. 38.695 min. W], 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The Convention is a little north of Dussel Dr. on US RT 20 (S. Reynolds Rd.) [41 deg. 35.873 min. N. x 83 deg. 39.890 min. W].

There will be plenty of social time built into the day, plenty of time to swap DX stories, contests, new modes and other aspects of our special hobby.

RV's may park on the Hamfest site at no additional cost beyond the Hamfest admission ticket.