Thursday, April
22, 2004
2:00pm-7:00pm Early Bird Registration Atrium
Goodie
Bag Pick-Up
2:00pm-4:00pm Pre-Sold Merchandise Pick-Up Atrium
3:00pm-7:00pm Pre-Registered House Tour Hotel
Lobby
3:00pm-8:00pm Shopping
Sponsored by European Imports &
Gifts Hotel Entrance
Free
Shuttle To & From
5:00pm-7:00pm Reception Atrium
Sponsored by Just
Ducky
7:00pm-9:30pm BINGO Ballroom 4
Friday, April 23, 2004
7:00am-4:00pm Registration Atrium
Goodie Bag Pick-Up
8:00am-4:00pm
Pre-Sold Merchandise Pick-Up Atrium
8:00am Make and Take Atrium
Fridays Make and
Take Tickets on sale
(FIRST COME, FIRST
SERVED)
9:00am-10:45am General Session Ballroom 3
Welcoming Remarks
Department 56
Question and Answer Session
With Susan Engle, Melinda Seegers, and Bill
Shadid
Introduction of NCC
Officers
11:00am-1:00pm Lunch (2
Locations) Ballroom 4
Food
Court
11:00am-11:45pm Seminars Various
Rooms
11:30pm- 3:00pm Hospitality Room Open Room 239
Sponsored by
Wacky Willagers
12:00pm-1:00pm Prize Room Open to pick up Prizes Orly Room
12:00pm-5:00pm Market Place Open Ballroom 1 & 2
1:00pm-2:45pm Seminars Various Rooms
1:00pm-4:30pm Display Contest and Raffles Sales Open Ballroom 5
Viewing of
Saturdays Auction Items
3:00pm-4:00pm Prize Room Open to pick up Prizes Orly Room
3:00pm-5:00pm Dickens Tea Celebrating 20 Years Ballroom 4
Enjoy 1800s Games,
Tea and Entertainment
Sponsored by Department 56 &
The National
Council of Clubs
5:30pm-8:00pm Party with All that Jazz Ballroom 3
5:30pm-6:00pm Cocktails
6:00pm-8:00pm Dinner
6:30pm-8:00pm The
Cory Biggerstaff Trio
7:30pm-8:00pm Crazy
Hat Contest
8:00pm-10:30pm Bingo Ballroom
3
Saturday, April 24, 2004
8:00am-3:00pm Registration Atrium
Goodie Bag Pick-Up
8:00am-2:00pm Pre-Sold Merchandise Pick-Up Atrium
8:00am Make and Take Atrium
Saturdays Make and
Take Tickets on sale
(FIRST COME, FIRST
SERVED)
8:00am-4:00pm Marketplace Open Ballroom 1 & 2
9:00am-
11:30pm Hospitality Room Open Room 239
Sponsored by
Wacky Willagers
9:00am-3:00pm Display Contest and Raffles Sales Ballroom 5
Viewing of
Saturdays Auction Items
9:00am-11:45am Seminars Various Rooms
10:00am-11:30am Artist, Neilan Lund Atrium
Designer Dickens Buildings
Signing Pieces/Magazines
11:00am-1:00pm Lunch (2
Locations) Ballroom 4
Food
Court
12:00pm-1:00pm Prize Room Open to pick up Prizes Orly Room
1:00pm-4:00pm Hospitality Room Open Room 239
Sponsored by
Wacky Willagers
1:00pm-2:45pm Seminars Various Rooms
3:00pm-4:00pm Prize Room Open to Pick Up Prizes Orly Room
3:00pm-4:30pm Artist, Neilan Lund Atrium
Designer Dickens Buildings
Signing Pieces/Magazines
5:30pm-9:30pm Banquet Chicago Style Ballroom 3
5:30pm-6:00pm Cocktails
6:00pm-7:30pm Dinner
7:00pm-8:30pm Route
66
8:30pm-9:30pm Auction
proceeds to Benefit the
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Speaker, Karen Halverson
9:30pm-11:30pm Room Hopping
Sunday, April 25, 2004
8:00am-9:00am Prize Room Open Orly Room
Last Chance to Pick Up Prizes
8:00am-12:00pm UPS Shipping Ballroom 1
9:00am-11:00am Breakfast with Santa & Mrs. Claus Ballroom 3
Presentation to
Chip Halverson, President,
Illinois Board of the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
Announce Display
Contest Winners
Charity Auction
Results
Raffle Drawing