Reply To: 2016 Convention Information for Jefferson City

[Charles Duckworth]

Convention dates: October 6-9, 2016
Convention hotel: Baymont Inn & Suites, 319 West Miller, Jefferson City, Mo 65101
MPHS special convention rate: $64 plus tax** (no matter what size room you reserve).
Available rooms reserved for the MPHS: 60
Cutoff date for group rate: September 6, 2016

Registration through the MPHS company store.
MPHS preregistration is $30 until September 6. Reservations made after this date and for those paying at the door the cost is $40. To make your registration on the web go to: http://mopac.org/store/convention-events

Reservations by check or money order*
If you want to mail in your registration and swap table space by check or money order send to:
Missouri Pacific Historical Society
16318 Valley St
Omaha, NE 68130
* these need to be received by September 6 to receive the $30 registration.

Swap meet tables
Space is limited for the swap meet with only 20 tables being available. Tables for members are $10 and non-members is $15. You can reserve a table when you pay for your reservation online. If all 20 tables are booked early early you will be notified in advance and your money refunded.

Making your hotel reservation:
Call the Baymont at 573-636-5231 to reserve your room and the type of room you want (double queen, King studio or executive King at the $64 per night rate). Mention the ‘Missouri Pacific Historical Society’ when you make your reservation so your reservation is credited to our block of 60 rooms and that you get the discount rate. The larger rooms are set up so two members can split the cost of a room but to make sure ask about the number of beds in the room if you are splitting a room with another member.

Hotel amenities
– free wireless high speed internet
– mini-refrigerators, coffee maker and microwave in all guest rooms
– complimentary morning newspaper
– complimentary hot breakfast
– free parking

Presentations
We’ll have 13 presentations, board meeting, annual meeting and our swap meet. Here’s some of the presentations we’ve already have on the schedule.
– Missouri Pacific depots in Missouri – Norbert Shackette
– Railroads of central Missouri – Pat Hiatte
– Modeling clinic – Bill Herbert
– Mopac slides around Jefferson City Slide – Tony Fey
– Mopac branchlines In central Missouri – Rene’ LaVoise
– Passenger service on the Eastern Division – Bill Pollard
– Webb City-Carthage Locals and Traveling Switch Engines – Kevin Love
– Building and weathering modern Mopac Freight Cars – Charlie Duckworth
– Modeling the southern Illinois coal fields – Jerry Michels
– Sullivan-Renshaw Postal and Paper cars by Ed Hawkins
– Modeling Modern Mopac Diesels by Tom Austin

Over the next couple of months we’ll post the details of the individual meeting days on the Mopac.org and in The Eagle magazine. All members attending are encouraged to attend Thursday through Sunday morning as we have presentations scheduled Thursday through Saturday evening until 9:45pm. Thursday night we’ll have a ‘Meet and Greet’ at 8:30 pm to 10:00 pm at the hotel with snacks and beverages provided by the MPHS.

We are also working on a banquet for Saturday evening and we’ll have a convention T-Shirt again this year. As the meal and t-shirts are finalized we’ll update the mopac.org web site, put out information on the yahoo groups, MPHS forum and in the Eagle magazine.

Convention information on the web.
http://mopac.org/annual-convention/110-2016-jefferson-city-mo

Spouses tours
For those members bringing their spouses we are working on several local attractions that they can attend during the convention. There is the historic Missouri State capital, tours of the old prison and more to come over the next few months. Please indicate when you make your reservation you are bringing your spouse and their name so we have a good head count for tours. There is no extra convention charge if you bring your spouse – your registration fee covers both of you.

** Members are encouraged to take advantage of this discounted rate before September 6, 2016 – this discount rate cannot be extended past this date as its part of our contract with the hotel.

Any questions, email [email protected]

See you at Jefferson City!