Squeeze The Hive
31st Annual IAGSDC convention
Dates: 03-06 Jul 2014
Location: Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Host Hotel: Grand America Hotel
Hosting club: Temple Squares
Convention committee title: Follow The Yellow Brick Road, Inc.
Convention committee members: Justin Crawshaw
Calling staff:
- Sandie Bryant
- Vic Ceder
- Randy Dougherty
- Eric Henerlau
- Bill Haynes
- Ett McAtee
- Tom Miller
- Gary Monday
- Anne Uebelacker
- with guest caller Derek Page and round dance cuers Steve & Judy Storm
Trail-in dance: Derek Page
Sound staff:
Vendor list:
Fun Badge Tour stops and highlights:
- Public Library/The Leonardo
- This Is The Place Heritage Park
- Rice-Eccles Stadium/Olympic Cauldron (meal stop)
- Utah State Capitol Building
- Union Pacific Depot at The Gateway
Pre/Post convention events & tours:
- Antelope Island ($60, 8:30am - 12:30pm, Weds 7/2 and Thurs 7/3/14),
- Bar Crawl ($50, 10pm - 2am, Thurs 7/13/14),
- Great SLC Combined Tour ($75, 8am 12noon, Tues 7/1, Mon 7/7/14),
- MOAB tour ($225, 5am - 10pm, Tues 7/8/14),
- Mountain Tour ($75, 9am - 12noon, Tues 7/1, Tues 7/8/14),
- Park City ($60, 2pm - 6:30pm, Tues 7/1, Thurs 7/3, Mon 7/7/14),
- Snow Bird Tram ($50 plus $15 tram, 10am - 12:30pm, Mon 7/7/14),
- Sunset Tour ($40, 7:30pm - 9:30pm, Tues 7/1, Weds 7/2, Mon 7/7/14),
- Zion National Park ($225, 5am - 10pm, Weds 7/2/14)
Notable Notes and Highlights:
Specialty Tips: (as listed on convention schedule)
- Barstool Tip
- Bear Tip
- Hexagons Tip
- Leather Tip
- Long Hair Tip
- Magic Underwear Tip
- Medallion Tip
- Moonshine Tip
- Munchkin Tip
- Pool Tip
- Redwood Tip
- Rounds Tip - II & III and III & IV
- Women's Tip
IAGSDC officers:
IAGSDC meeting notes:
Attendance: 821
Attending clubs:
Honky Tonk Queen winner: Olive de Bottom
Golden Boot Award: presented to Phil Davis by JW Paulson
10 Year Medallions - Recipients: 39
20 Year Medallions - Recipients: 12
25 Year Medallions - Recipients: 7
30 Year Medallions - Recipients: 3
Newsletter: "The Buzz"
Ephemera:
Convention Banner
Convention Pin
Convention T-Shirt
Moonshine Tip Dangle
External Links:
- Convention website via archive.org
- Facebook page
- Facebook event
- Dan Lyke's Flutterby blog recap post
Videos:
