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  2009 USSVI NATIONAL CONVENTION
PLAN OF THE WEEK

 
  RECURRING EVENTS MONDAY through SATURDAY  
   
0800 - 1800
0900 - 2400
0900 - 1800

Boat Reunions as scheduled (various locations)
Registration Desk Open
Hospitality Room Open
Vender Room Open (Opens Tuesday)

 
  MONDAY, September 07 (Labor Day)  
   
1600 - 1800

Early Registration and Vendor Setup
Early Bird Social (No-Host Bar and Snacks)

 
  TUESDAY, September 08  
  0700
0800 - 1000
0830 - 1200
0900 - 1100
1000 - 1700
1330 - 1600
1400 - 1600
Evening

Golf Tournament at Riverwalk Golf Course (next to the T&C)
WWII SOS Breakfast (Mr. Michael Bircumshaw)
Ladies - Board Bus for a trip to Rosie's Calico Cupboard Quilt Shop
USSVI Board of Directors Meeting
Day-Trip to Pechanga Indian Casino
Charitable Foundation Meeting
Wine Tasting - Fine Wines from Baja California
ISA / USSVI Welcoming Ceremony / Banquet
  (ADM Thomas Fargo / VADM John Donnelly)

 
  WEDNESDAY, September 09  
  0800 - 1000
 
1030 - 1100
1100 - 1130
1600 - 1800

Holland Club Breakfast - Sponsored by the Holland Club
  (CAPT Brett Genoble - CSS11)
School of the Boat (Mr. John Dudas - Veterans Benefits)
School of the Boat (Mr. J.C. "Jim" Eblen - Veterans Legislation)
Welcome Aboard Social (Hosted Bar & Snacks) - Hosted by the Town
and Country Resort (Mayor Jerry Sanders)

 
  THURSDAY, September 10  
  1030 - 1130
1200 - 1400
1200 - 1400
1830 - 2230

School of the Boat (VADM J. Nicholson - Early Arctic Exploration)
Men's Luncheon (Mr. Barry Campbell - Half Century of Subs in the Arctic)
Ladies' Luncheon (Entertainment)
Board Buses for USSVI Dinner Cruise on San Diego Bay

 
  FRIDAY, September 11  
  0800 - 1000
1000 - 1130
 
 
1030 - 1130
1230 - 1430
1500 - 1630
 
 
Evening

Base Commanders' Breakfast (FORCM(SS) David Lynch - CSP)
Base Officer Break-out Meetings (Morning Session) - to include
Chaplains, Treasurers, Membership Chairmen meetings and Base
Commander School
School of the Boat (CAPT Paul Marconi - NBPL)
Memorial Service (VADM Al Konetzni, USN Ret.)
Base Officer Break-out Meetings (Afternoon Session) - to include Ham
Radio Operators, Storekeepers, Subvets RV Owners meetings and District Commander School
ISA Closing Banquet (Joint Event)

 
  SATURDAY, September 12  
  0800 - 1100
0800 - 1000
1230 - 1400
1300 - 1600
1300
1300 - 1700
1500
1600
1730 - 1830
1830 - 2300

USSVI Annual Business Meeting
SubVettes Annual Business Meeting
USSVI Board of Directors Meeting / Charitable Foundation Meeting
7th Annual Submarine Film Festival
Vendor Room Closes
Vendor Exhibit Removal
Registration Desk Closes
Hospitality Room Closes
Social Cocktail and Adult Beverage Hour - Cash Bar
Awards, Banquet, Keynote Address by RADM Douglas McAneny, Band and Dancing

 
  SUNDAY, September 13  
  0800 - 1000

"Farewell Until Next Year" Coffee Social

 
  Other activities that can be organized throughout the week - San Diego Zoo, Maritime Museum,
USS Midway Museum, San Diego Padres Baseball game (if schedule permits), and Tours of the Submarine
Base Point Loma (and asubmarine, if available and feasible).

 
  NOTE - Program subject to change (additions, deletions, or modifications) without notice.

 
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