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ANNUAL NATIONAL CONVENTION AGENDA
Wednesday, 4 June: Early Arrivals— Saturday, 7 June (Continued)
Tours of Omaha (on your own) 1300-1600 Heroes Annual National Encampment
1630-1715 National Commander’s Private Event
Thursday, 5 June 1715-1800 National Commander’s Reception
0630-0900 Breakfast on Your Own Colonials or suit/tie, ladies as appropriate
0800-1700 Registration Open 1800- Bennington Banquet
0800-1155 Hospitality Room Open After close of banquet, Hospitality open till 2200
0830-0900 NASOCOCO meets with Hotel Staff
0900-1000 NASOCOCO Board of Directors Sunday, 8 June
1000-1055 National Trustees 0700-0810 Chicago Chapter Breakfast
1100-1155 SAEF Board of Directors
1200-1300 Lunch on Your Own 0800-1155 Registration Open
1300-1355 CLMA Board of Directors 0800-1155 Retail Sales Open
1200-1700 Storage available: Hospitality & Sales Rm. 0800-1155 Hospitality Room Open
1300-1655 Hospitality Room Open 0830-1000 Americanism Committee
1400-1455 National Line Mtg/Staff invited to attend 0900-1200 Tour: Wicked Little Tour of Omaha
1500-1555 National Sojourners Line with PNPs 1000-1055 Sojourner Ritual Committee
1600-1655 National Heroes Line 1000-1055 IT Committee
1700-1755 National Heroes Line with PNCs 1100-1155 Membership Committee
1800- Dinner on Your Own 1200-1255 Saigon/Da Nang Chapters Luncheon
1900-2200 Hospitality Room Open 1300-1600 Registration Open
Friday, 6 June 1300-1600 Retail Sales Open
0700-0800 Past Masters Chapter Breakfast 1300-1600 Hospitality Room Open
0800-1155 Registration Open 1300-1355 National Secretary with
0800-1155 Retail Sales Open Chapter Secretaries
0800-1155 Hospitality Suite Open 1300-1355 Heroes Manual Committee
0830-0955 National Convention Opens 1300-1355 Gifts and Bequests Committee
1000-1155 Nominating Committee (Closed) 1400-1700 National Convention Resumes
1000-1055 First Timers Orientation 1700-1800 Chaplain’s Call and Memorial Service
0900-1230 Tour: Boystown 1800— Dinner on Your Own
1000-1600 Resolutions Committee
1100-1155 Bridge of Light Committee Monday, 9 June
1200-1255 Minuteman/Wright Brothers 0700-0825 Americanism Breakfast/Program
Chapters Lunch 0830-1155 Registration Open
1300-1600 Registration Open 0830-1155 Retail Sales Open
1300-1600 Retail Sales Open 0830-1155 Hospitality Room Open
1300-1600 Hospitality Room Open 0830-1155 National Convention Resumes
1300-1655 Nominating Committee (If needed, Closed) 1200-1325 Awards Luncheon
1300-1355 Chapter Revitalization & Chartering 1330-1600 Registration Open
With A/R Reps 1330- Hospitality Room Closes
1400-1455 Committee Chairs, Area & Regional Reps
Mtg with National Line 1330-1600 National Conventions Resumes
1500-1555 Education and Training Committee 1630-1715 National President’s Private Event
1600-1700 Chapter Training: 1715-1800 National President’s Reception
NSI Website Discovery Mess Dress, Tuxedo, or suit, Ladies as appropriate
1730-1830 First Timers Reception (Invitation only) 1800- President’s Banquet
1800- Dinner on your own/Marines Dinner Tuesday, 10 June
1900-2200 Hospitality Room Open
0800-0830 President’s Kick-Off Breakfast
Saturday, 7 June 0830-0915 President’s Kick- Off Meeting/Briefing
0700-0810 Barrow Wheeler’s Breakfast 0915-1015 Committee Chairs and Vice Chairs
0800-1155 Registration Open with NSI Line
0800-1155 Retail Sales Open NP Swears in Officers of National
0800-1130 Hospitality Room Open Trustees and Committee of 33
0815-0955 Committee of 33 NPE with Area & Regional
1000-1155 Training: Honoring our Fallen Representatives
1100-1155 Publication Review Board 1015-1100 NP with National Line
1100-1155 Resolutions Committee (if needed) 1100- Departures As scheduled
1200-1325 Ladies Luncheon
1200-1255 Mustang/Expeditionary Chapter lunch 1300-1800 Special outing for anyone staying
1300-1600 Registration Open Over: Library Pub
1300-1600 Retail Sales Open Dress for members at meetings is sport shirts
1330-1600 Hospitality Room Open With slacks or suit and tie. Officers suit and tie.
