The 2000 NTA Convention: Accommodations

2000 NTA Convention Schedule
(Subject to Change Without Notice)

TUESDAY, JULY 11

3:00 p.m. until..................................... NTA Board Meeting
(Members welcome All State Presidents should attend)

WEDNESDAY, JULY 12

7:30 am-2:30 pm................................ Set up backboards -Your Help Is Needed

8:00 am-until..................................... NTA Board Meeting
(Members welcome All State Presidents should attend)

2:30 pm-9:00 pm................................ Trade Show Booth Set Up

6:00 pm-9:00 pm................................ REGISTRATION OPEN
Competition Entries accepted

6:30 pm-7:30 pm................................. Welcome to Lubbock Reception

7:30 pm-9:00 pm................................ Evening Seminars
Dan Rinehart -- Competition Fish Body Carving
Ken Walker -- Form Alterations
Special "Hands On" Seminar * Limited Seating * (Reservations Needed) Setting Whitetail Deer Eyes -- Van Dykes/Don Holt

THURSDAY, JULY 13

8:00 am-4:00 pm................................ .REGISTRATION OPEN
Competition Entries Accepted NO Entries Accepted after 11:00 am

8:30 am-11:00 am.............................. Morning Seminars
Bob Sanders -- African Mounting
Danny Owens -- Pheasants A to Z
Newton Supply -- Adhesives & Mounting Whitetail
Al Holmes/Dave Hale/Jeff Schwab -- Mounting Lifesize Mountain Lion
Archie Phillips -- Fish Painting
Ben Mears -- Whitetail Mounting
Children's Seminar -- Rocks & Petroglifs -- Mary Hilliard, Frankie Thompson, Mark Wilson

10:30 am-1:15pm................................ Trade Show Opens

1:30 pm -4:00 pm............................... Afternoon Seminars
Stefan Savides -- Waterfowl Mounting
John Janelli -- History of Taxidermy
James Edgar -- Fleshing Machines
Archie Phillips/Al Holmes -- Successful Business Management
Mark Vohris -- Casting
Rick Carter -- Wild Boar Anatomy
Children's Seminar -- Habitats -- Mary Hilliard, Frankie Thompson, Mark Wilson

3:30 pm-6:00 pm................................. Trade Show Open

6:15 pm-9:45 pm.............................. Evening Bus Trip & Bar-B-Q
at the National Ranching Heritage Center

FRIDAY, JULY 14

8:00 am-4:00 pm................................ .REGISTRATION OPEN

8:30 am-11:00 am.............................. Morning Seminars
All Day African Seminar -- Al Holmes, Dave Hale, Jeff Schwab
Jim Day -- Bald Eagle Bust Recreation
Ron Young -- Alternative Incomes For Taxidermists
Children's Seminar -- Painting a Bream -- Ben Haden, Dan Rinehart, Terry Rheinlander

9:30 am-11:00 am................................ Cooking Class-Holiday Inn Chef

10:30 am-1:15 pm.............................. Trade Show Open

1:30 pm-3:15 pm............................... Meeting of Trade Show Suppliers

1:30 pm-4:00 pm............................... Afternoon Seminars
African Seminar Continues
Tiffeni Beech -- "Hands On" Faux Painting & Wallpapering with Border
Erich Carter -- Toucan Crow Recreation
Rick Kennair -- Habitats
Dwayne "Bones" Johnson -- Wild Boar
James Edgar -- Casting
Cally Morris -- Mounting a Turkey
Children's Seminar -- Indian Jawsets -- Mary Hilliard, Frankie Thompson, Mark Wilson

3:30 pm-6:30 pm................................ Trade Show Opens

5:00 pm-10:00 pm............................. Competition Area Open for Public Viewing

7:00 pm-until..................................... General Membership Meeting,
Election Results, Charlie Fleming Educational Fund, Pioneer Awards, Membership Prizes, Auctio

SATURDAY, JULY 15

8:30 am-3:00 pm................................ FINAL REGISTRATION

8:30 am-11:00 am................................ Morning Seminars
Bob Sanders -- Finishing African Game
Joe & Mary Coombs -- Complete Whitetail Deer
Tom McNeal -- Computers A-Z
Mike Kirkhart -- Preparation of Fiberglas Fish
Willis Huston -- Fleshing Machines
Dan Rinehart -- Competition Deer
Children's Seminar -- Possible Bags -- Mary Hilliard, Frankie Thompson, Mark Wilson

9:00 am-4:30 pm................................ Competition Area Open

10:30 am-4:30 pm.............................. Trade Show Open

12:00 pm-4:00 pm.............................. Safari Club International Measuring Course
(All Will Become SCI Official Measurers)

1:30 pm-4:00 pm................................ Afternoon Seminars
Mike Oropallo -- Migratory Bird Laws
Terry Rheinlander -- Reptiles
John Matthews -- Casting
Rick Kennair -- Habitats
Don Holt -- Money Making Commercial Whitetail Deer
Children's Seminar -- Make it, Take it -- The Brummel Family

4:30 pm-6:00 pm................................ Trade Show Area Move Out

4:45 pm-5:15 pm................................ Competition Entries Removed

5:15 pm-6:00 pm............................... Competition Area Breakdown
Your Help Is Needed!

6:15 pm-7:15 pm................................ Cocktail Hour and Cash Bar

7:15 pm Til........................................ Awards Banquet,
Special Auction, "Award of Excellence," "Director of the Year," "President's Award," "Major Awards Presentation," "Installation of Officers" (Sportcoat Suggested)

Immediately Following The Banquet -- Dismantling Backboards And Loading Truck -- Your Help Is Needed!

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For more information, contact:
NTA Headquarters
109 Branch Drive, Slidell, LA 70461
(504) 641-4NTA

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