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2013 NATIONAL BARBIE® DOLL COLLECTORS CONVENTION

Hyatt Regency New Orleans
August 7, 2013, through August 10, 2013

 


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Tentative Convention Schedule

TUESDAY, August 6, 2013

9:00am
11:00am
  Early Registration
9:00am
11:00am
  Pre-Order Souvenir Pick Up
9:00am
11:00am
  Raffle Room Drop Offs
5:00pm
7:00pm
  Early Registration
5:00pm
7:00pm
  Pre-Order Souvenir Pick Up
5:00pm
7:00pm
  Raffle Room Drop Offs

WEDNESDAY, August 7, 2013

8:00am
10:00am
  Steering Committee Meeting
9:00am
12:00pm
  Registration
9:00am
12:00pm
  Pre-Order Souvenir Pick Up
9:00am
12:00pm
  Raffle Room Drop Offs
11:00am
12:00pm
  Host/Hostess Meeting
1:00pm
2:30pm
  Program: First Timers Orientation & Welcome
1:00pm
3:00pm
  Workshop: NiniMomo’s Beading
1:00pm
3:00pm
  Workshop: Life Size Fashion Dolls In Your Pictures
1:00pm
3:00pm
  Workshop: Daylong Hair Styles By Magia2000
1:00pm
3:30pm
  Silent Auction Drop-offs
2:00pm
5:00pm
  Crescent City Souvenir Shop Open
3:30pm
4:30pm
  Program: Learn Dance Moves To Classic Louisiana Music
3:00pm
4:00pm
  Hidden Treasures Raffle Room Open - Gold Doubloon VIP Only
4:00pm
6:00pm
  Hidden Treasures Raffle Room Open - Open to All Conventioneers
4:00pm
6:00pm
  Steering Committee Meeting
4:00pm
6:00pm
  Registration
7:00pm
10:00pm
  Mardi Gras: Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler Welcome Reception/Silent Auction
Meet and Greet Live Auction Artists

9:30pm
10:300pm
  Payment for Silent Auction

THURSDAY, August 8, 2013

8:00am
9:30am
  And All That Jazz Competition Room Entry Check In and Set Up
8:00am
10:30am
  Dealers Set Up in Salesroom
9:00am
10:00am
  Late Registration
9:00am
11:00am
  Hidden Treasures Raffle Room Open
9:00am
11:00am
  Crescent City Souvenir Shop Open
9:30am
11:00am
  Workshop: Kouture Kelly®
9:30am
11:00am   Workshop: Shoe Addiction
9:30am
11:00am   Workshop: Embellished T Shirts
9:30am
11:00am   And All That Jazz Competition Room Judging
9:30am
11:15am   Hidden Treasures Raffle Room Open
10:45am
    Host/Hostess Admittance
11:45am
    Special Needs Entrance
12:00pm
2:15pm
  Swashbuckler’s Soirée Luncheon and Mattel Presentation
2:30pm
3:00pm
  Dealers Admittance to Salesroom
2:30pm
3:30pm
  And All That Jazz Competition Room Viewing - Gold Doubloon VIPs Only
3:00pm
6:00pm
  French Market Salesroom Open
3:30pm
6:30pm
  And All That Jazz Competition Room Viewing - Open to All Conventioneers
6:00pm
7:00pm
  Program: Time Travel Fantasy With Barbie® Doll’s Treasured Accessories
6:30pm
7:30pm
  Competition Room Pickup/Breakdown
7:00pm
9:00pm
  Fashion Show Rehearsal
7:00pm
  Dinner On Your Own
8:00pm
9:30pm
  Buccaneer Battle Feud Style!
10:00pm
1:00am
  Voodoo Lounge Open (Cash Bar)

FRIDAY, August 9, 2013

8:00am
9:30am
  Steering Committee Meeting
8:00am
9:30am
  Workshop: OOAK Purses
8:00am
9:30am
  Workshop: Shoe Addiction
8:00am
9:30am
  Workshop: Embellished T Shirts
9:00am
10:30am
  Hidden Treasures Raffle Room Open
9:30am
11:00am   Workshop: Kouture Kelly®
9:30am
11:00am   Workshop: French Quarter Fantasy™ Juice Bar
9:30am
11:00am   Workshop: Acrylic Painting
9:30am
10:00am   Dealers Admittance to Salesroom
10:00am
12:00pm   French Market Salesroom Open
12:00pm
    Lunch On Your Own
1:45pm
3:30pm   Festival Of Fashions Parade Fashion Show
4:00pm
5:00pm   Program: Midge® Doll, The Barbie® Doll’s BFF Celebrates 50 Years
4:00pm
5:30pm   Crescent City Souvenir Shop Open
4:00pm
5:30pm   Hidden Treasures Raffle Room Open
5:45pm
    Host/Hostess Admittance
6:45pm
    Special Needs Entrance
7:00pm
7:30pm   Ballroom Doors Open/Mingle In Room/Cocktails (Cash Bar)
7:30pm
10:00pm   The Future Looks Bright Dinner & Live Auction
10:00pm
1:00am   Voodoo Lounge Open (Cash bar)

SATURDAY, August 10, 2013

8:00am
9:30am
  Steering Committee Meeting (if necessary)
9:00am
9:30am
  Dealers Admittance to Salesroom
9:00am
11:00am
  Hidden Treasures Raffle Room Last Chance!
10:30am
11:30am
  Program: My Fifty Years With The Barbie® Doll Carol Spencer
9:30am
10:00am
  French Market Salesroom Open - Conventioneers Only
9:30am
3:00pm
  Crescent City Souvenir Shop Open (in French Market Salesroom)
10:00am   3:00pm   French Market Salesroom Open to Public & Conventioneers
12:00pm   1:30pm   Hidden Treasures Raffle Tickets Drawn
2:00pm   3:00pm   Hidden Treasures Raffle Room Pick Up
3:00pm   5:00pm   Salesroom Breakdown
5:45pm       Host/Hostess Admittance
6:45pm       Special Needs Admittance
7:00pm   7:30pm   Ballroom Doors Open/Mingle In Room/Cocktails (Cash bar)
7:30pm   10:00pm   Moonlight Ball Dinner/Awards/Doll Presentation
10:00pm   11:30pm   Convention Doll Artist Signing

If you have questions, the official email for the convention is convention2013@aol.com

 

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