| Welcome to an exciting venue of events
that will be unfolding for us from June 9 to June 12, 2011.
We will host the
107th Annual Meeting at Treasure Island Resort & Casino in
Red Wing, Minnesota. It is a first class facility. You can learn
more about Treasure Island by logging on to their
website at
http://www.treasureislandcasino.com. Look for the
reservation form in next spring's mailing which will give all details
of the convention. Also, continue checking this website for new
information and announcements about the 107th Annual Meeting.
The official opening of the
convention will begin with Registration on Thursday, June 9, from
5:00 to 7:00 pm followed by a Cocktail
Reception from 7:00 to 8:00 pm at the Paradise Cove. Dinner will
follow from
8:00 to 10 pm where
conversations with old and new associates of the leather industry
will complete the evening.
ALCA President
Craig Keyser will open the Technical Program at 8:30 am on
Friday. This year’s technical program is being organized by
Vice-President Andy Rhein and will offer a wide array of
leather technologies covering tanning to finishing to environmental
issues and can be viewed in the coming months under this section of
our website. The 52nd John Arthur Wilson Lecture will feature David
Rabinovich. Our Technical Committees will have an opportunity to meet
and have discussions during lunch-time. The technical sessions
will end at 4:15 pm followed by the Fun Run at
5:00 pm. Friday’s activities will be capped off by
bowling after dinner from 9 to 11 pm on sight at Treasure Island. This will be an exciting evening that you won't want to miss.
Technical papers
will resume Saturday morning at 8:30 am with the Annual Business
Meeting ending the morning sessions at 11:15 am. At noon
everyone is invited to attend the Activities Awards Luncheon at Full
Deck,
where prizes will be awarded for the Fun Run.
Technical papers will resume in the afternoon at 1 pm until 4:45 pm with the Awards Banquet Social Hour beginning at
6:00 pm in the Wacouta room. Dinner will follow
at 7:00 with the awards presentations afterwards. The convention
will close with check out on Sunday.
Please make plans now to join us for a
wonderful time at Treasure Island!
Sarah Drayna
Convention Chair |