Gone With The Windmill
28th Annual IAGSDC convention
Dates: 01-04 Jul 2011
Host hotel/venues: Marriott Marquis
Hosting club: Hotlanta Squares
Convention committee title:
Convention committee members:
Calling staff:
- Sandie Bryant
- Vic Ceder
- Deborah Carroll-Jones
- Bill Eyler
- Betsy Gotta
- Dayle Hodge
- Michael Kellogg
- John Marshall
- Gary Monday
- Andy Shore
- J.R. St. Jean
- Anne Uebelacker
- Additional Challenge calling provided by Barry Clasper
Trail-in dance: Tim Marriner
Sound staff:
Vendor list:
Fun Badge Tour stops and highlights:
- Margaret Mitchell House
- Carter Center
- Oakland Cemetery
- Atlanta Cyclorama
- Participants received a sit-down breakfast at a Piccadilly buffet, a presentation at the Cyclorama, and a t-shirt, along with the traditional fun badge dangle.
Pre/Post convention events & tours:
- Captivated by Callaway & The Little White House
- Being There, the Biltmore House
- Atlanta, Yesterday and Today
- Savannah, The Garden of Good and Evil
- Stone Mountain Park Widows' Tour
Notable Notes and Highlights:
- Friday night Trail-In dance called by Tim Marriner, Friday night Intro to Square Dancing called by Chris Phillips.
- Saturday evening contra dance with callers Cis Hinkle, Kris Jensen, Janet Shepherd, and Andy Shore and a local 4-piece band, The Capetians, led by Hotlanta Squares member Tim Cape.
Specialty Tips: (per convention program)
- Bear Tip
- Bi-Gons
- Born This Way - Lady Gaga Hour
- Drag Tip
- Hexagons
- Kilt Tip
- Leather Tip
- Legally Married Tip
- Long Hair Tip
- Medallion Tip
- Memorial Tip
- Moonshine Tip
- Munchkin Tip
- Pickle Up A Doodle
- Pop Star Patter
- Women's Tip
- (Kris Jensen's action tip?)
IAGSDC officers:
- Bob Hazen Chair (continuing)
- Keith Gehrig Vice Chair (re-elected)
- Michael Spayd Secretary (re-elected)
- Michael Pemberton Treasurer (continuing)
- Phil Davis Club Liaison Officer (re-elected)
IAGSDC meeting notes:
Registration statistics:
Attending clubs:
Honky Tonk Queen winner: Lesley Gore-Tex
Golden Boot Award: presented to Mary Jane Wood by John Faulds
10 Year Medallions - Recipients: 32
20 Year Medallions - Recipients: 18
25 Year Medallions - Recipients: 6
Newsletter: "The Gone With The Windmill Spin"
- 1st Edition (October 2010)
- 2nd Edition (January 2011)
- 3rd Edition (February 2011)
- 4th Edition (April 2011)
- 5th Edition (May 2011)
- 6th Edition (June 2011)
Ephemera:
Convention pin
Convention swag
External Links:
- Convention website via archive.org
