Board Meeting (Board of Directors only)
10am - 11:30am Commodore South Tower

Committee Meetings (Committee Members only)

11:30am - 1pm Breakout rooms TBD

Vendor Hall Setup (Vendors only)
12pm - 9pm Royal Ballroom South Tower

Volunteer Meeting (Volunteers only)

3pm - 3:30pm Grand Hall G

Attendee Registration & Information

3pm - 7pm Royal Registration Desk

Competition Instrument & Bow Check-in (Competitors only)

5pm - 10pm Grand Hall A-D

Opening Reception, Welcoming remarks by Bill Scott, VSA President
Sponsored by Heritage Insurance

6:30pm - 8pm Pool North Tower

complimentary hors d'oeuvres & drink ticket, cash bar

Judges’ Meeting (Judges & Scribes Only)

8pm - 10pm Salon VII-VIII North Tower 2 nd Floor

Attendee Registration & Information

8:30am - 5:30pm Royal Registration Desk

Vendor Hall
9am - 12pm, 1pm-5:30pm
Royal Ballroom South Tower

Chris Ulbricht & Colin Maki - Instrument Exhibit Remarks
9am - 9:30am Grand Hall G

New Instrument Exhibit Check-in (Exhibitors only)

10:30am - 12pm Garden 4 North Tower Lobby Level

Rare Instrument Exhibit

10:30am - 12pm, 2pm - 5:30pm
Pacific North Tower 2nd Floor

Daphne Gerling - American Viola Society

10:30am - 11:30am Grand Hall G

Lunch On Your Own
12pm - 2pm

New Instrument Exhibit
2pm - 5:30pm Garden 4 North Tower Lobby Level

Colin Maki, moderator - String Technology Panel with Stojan Jovanovic & Attila Pasztor of Thomastik Infeld, Ed Mingo of Pirastro, Ole Wichmann of Larsen, and Tom Nania of D'Addario
2pm - 3pm Grand Hall G

Tom Croen - Measuring Up: Advanced Violin Setup
3:30pm - 4:30pm Grand Hall G

Joe Robson - Seeing Light: A Study of Cremonese Ground
5pm - 6pm Grand Hall G

Open Mic Night, presented by Sarah Kluge
7pm - 9pm Grand Hall G - New indoor location as of 3:30pm 11/14
complimentary hors d'oeuvres & cash bar

Attendee Registration & Information

8:30am - 5:30pm Royal Registration Desk

Vendor Hall
9am - 12pm, 1pm-5:30pm
Royal Ballroom South Tower

Rare Instrument Exhibit

9am - 12pm, 2pm - 5:30pm
Pacific North Tower 2nd Floor

New Instrument Exhibit

9am - 12pm, 2pm - 5:30pm
Garden 4 North Tower Lobby Level

Yung Chin - Pernambuco Quandary
9am - 10am Grand Hall G

Bruce Harvie - The Future of Tonewood
10:30am - 11:30am Grand Hall G

Nicolas Despiau - Supporting Alliance USA
11:30am - 12pm Grand Hall G

Women’s Luncheon
12pm - 1:30pm Harbor North Tower 2nd Floor
(open to all members, RSVP Required - see event description in "Socialize")

Chris Ulbricht, moderator - Sustainable Alternatives Panel with Kile Hill, Kathy Reilly, Eben Bodach Turner & Rodney Mohr
2pm - 3pm Grand Hall G

Andrew Carruthers - The Redwood Violin: A Community Project
3:30pm - 4:30pm Grand Hall G

Diversity Mixer
5:30pm - 7pm Pool North Tower
complimentary hors d'oeuvres & cash bar

Chamber Music in the NIE
7pm - 9pm Salon III North Tower

Tomato Can Fiddle Challenge

7pm - 9pm Grand Hall G

Attendee Registration & Information

8:30am - 5:30pm Royal Registration Desk

Vendor Hall
9am - 12pm, 1pm-5:30pm
Royal Ballroom South Tower

Rare Instrument Exhibit

10am* later morning open - 12pm, 2pm - 5:30pm
Pacific North Tower 2nd Floor

New Instrument Exhibit

10am* later morning open - 12pm, 2pm - 5:30pm
Garden 4 North Tower Lobby Level

Sam Zygmuntowicz - Beyond Strad3D: Acoustics in the Workshop
9am - 10am Grand Hall G

Paul Schuback - My Time In Mirecourt
10:30am - 11:30am Grand Hall G

Members’ Luncheon & Business Meeting
12pm - 1:30pm Garden I-III First Floor

Philip Kass - Historical Perspectives: Guarneri Family
2:30pm - 3:30pm Grand Hall G

Andrew Carruthers & Mia Pixley - Off-Beat Violins
4pm - 5pm Grand Hall G

David Bonsey, auctioneer - The Scholarship Auction
6pm - 8pm Grand Hall G

Attendee Registration & Information

8:30am - 5:30pm Royal Registration Desk

Vendor Hall
9am - 12pm, 1pm-5:30pm
Royal Ballroom South Tower

Rare Instrument Exhibit

9am - 12pm, 2pm - 5:30pm
Pacific North Tower 2nd Floor

New Instrument Exhibit

9am - 12pm, 2pm - 5:30pm
Garden 4 North Tower Lobby Level

Matthew Noykos - Entering The AFVBM as a Restorer
9am - 10am Grand Hall G

MJ Kwan - Luthier Income Survey Analysis
10:30am - 11:30am Grand Hall G

Lunch On Your Own
12pm - 2pm

Chris Germain - Strategic Varnishing
2pm - 3pm Grand Hall G

Restoration Station - Makers Forum, participants TBA
3:30pm - 5:30pm Garden 1-3 North Tower

Bill Scott, VSA President, presenter - Awards Banquet
6pm - 8pm Grand Hall G
$80, tickets available at Attendee Registration through Wed, Nov 16

Competition Hall Viewing
8:30pm - 11pm Grand Hall A-D

Attendee Registration & Information

8:30am - 5:30pm Royal Registration Desk

Vendor Hall
9am - 12pm, 1pm-3pm *Early Closing
Royal Ballroom South Tower

Rare Instrument Exhibit

9am - 12pm, 2pm - 5:30pm
Pacific North Tower 2nd Floor

New Instrument Exhibit

9am - 12pm, 2pm - 4pm *Early Closing
Garden 4 North Tower Lobby Level

Competition Hall Viewing
9am - 7:30pm Grand Hall A-D

Judges’ Feedback

9am - 5pm Grand Hall A-D

Nick Lloyd, moderator - Bass Artisanship Judges Forum
9am - 10am Grand Hall G

Daniel Temianka - The Violins & Legacy of Henri Temianka
10:30am - 11:30am Grand Hall G

Lunch On Your Own
12pm - 2pm

Matt Wehling - Ouchard’s Ads
Sofia Vettori - Selling Through The Centuries
2pm - 3pm Grand Hall G

Charles Woolf & Alex Wilson - Violin Making School of America Turns 50
3:30pm - 4:30pm Grand Hall G

Closing Reception
**Sponsorship Available**
5:30pm - 7pm Pool North Tower
complimentary hors d'oeuvres & cash bar

Competition Instrument & Bow Check-out
11pm - 12am Grand Hall A-D