Conference Schedule (rev 4/26/08)

Wednesday, April 30, 2008
12 Noon Registration and Dealers Open
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Gospel Day Lecture One (Laflin)
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Dealers Open and Registration Continues
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Gospel Day Lecture Two (Laflin)
Evening: Dinner on your own, and have fun in Branson! Hamner Barber show special only $20!

Thursday, May 1, 2008
8:00 a.m. Registration and Dealers Open
9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Lecture One: Kid Show Magic (Joe Lefler)
10:15 a.m. - 10:45 Dealers Open
10:45 a.m. - 12:00 noon Lecture Two: Showmanship Part 1 (Dale Salwak)
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Lunch Break
1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Lecture Three: Boris Wild
2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Dealers Open
3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. The King and Presto Show!
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Lecture Four: Character Development (Laflin)
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Pizza Party (nominal cost) at the conference center
7:30 - 9:30 p.m. The Acrobats of China Show
9:30 p.m. - ??? Dealers and socializing at the conference center

Friday, May 2, 2008
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Dealers Open
9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Lecture Five: New School Show Ideas (Hahne)
10:15 a.m.- 10:45 a.m. Dealers Open
10:45 a.m. - 12:00 noon Lecture Six:  Premise, Patter and Presentation  (Laflin)
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Lunch Break
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Lecture Seven: Kirby VanBurch Business of Magic
2:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. Critique session for first 6 participants
4:15 p.m. -  4:30 p.m. Break
4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Critique session for 6 more participants
6:00 p.m.  - 8:00 p.m. Dinner (on your own)
8:00 - 10:00 p.m. Kirby VanBurch, "The Prince of Magic" show
10:30 p.m. - ??? Dealers and socializing at the conference center

Saturday, May 3, 2008
8:30 a.m.  - 9:00 a.m. Dealers Open
9:00 a.m.  - 10:15 a.m. Lecture Eight: Music and Sound Reinforcement (Lefler)
10:15 a.m.  - 10:45 a.m. Dealers Open
10:45 a.m.  - 12 Noon Lecture Nine: (Boris Wild)
12:00 noon  - 12:30 p.m. Dealers Open
12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Lunch Break
2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Lecture Ten: Showmanship Part 2 (Salwak)
3:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Dealers Open
3:45 p.m. - 5:00 Lecture Eleven: Pitching for Fun and Big Profit! (Fairchild)
5:00 - 5:30 p.m. Dealers Open
5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Dinner Break
7:30 p.m. Doors open for show at conference center
8:00 p.m. - 9:15 p.m. Staff Show at the Conference Center
9:15 p.m. - ??? Complementary Build Your Own Sundae Bar and Socializing

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