[IRCA] NRC/WTFDA Rochester 2010 - Registration is now open!!

[Scott Fybush <scott@xxxxxxxxxx>]

We're just over two months away from the start of the big NRC/WTFDA 
Rochester convention, and your hosts are excited to be able to announce 
more details of the big event!

*BANQUET LOCATION ANNOUNCED: We've picked a great spot for our banquet: 
Mario's Italian Restaurant and Steakhouse, just 10 minutes away from the 
convention hotel. Mario's is one of Rochester's finest restaurants, and 
we're excited to have them hosting us for dinner on Saturday night, 
August 28.

Our menu will include:

Tomato, cucumber & red onion salad with white balsamic & fresh basil
Penne with vodka sauce
Chicken french (a Rochester specialty!)
Sliced angus top round with rosemary-garlic au jus & roasted red peppers
Greens & beans

You can read more about Mario's at www.mariosviaabruzzi.com.

*BANQUET SPEAKER ANNOUNCED: Our keynote speaker at the convention will 
be Bob Smith, host of WXXI radio's "1370 Connection" talk show. Bob has 
been with WXXI for two decades now, but he's also worked in commercial 
radio in the newsrooms of WHEN in Syracuse and WKBW and WBEN in Buffalo. 
He'll share stories from all facets of his career when we hear from him 
Saturday night before returning to the hotel for the business meeting 
and auction.

You can read more about Bob at http://www.wxxi.org/talk1370/profile.html.

*CLUB MEMBERS TO APPEAR ON WXXI: In addition to speaking at the banquet, 
Bob will host several NRC/WTFDA members on his show at 1 PM, Friday, 
August 27 for a conversation about DXing and the state of radio today. 
(Who'd like to be a guest?)

While several of us are on the air with Bob, the rest of us will be 
touring the WXXI facility and watching the live show from the next 
studio over.

*REGISTRATION IS OPEN! Your registration fee of $55 includes not one but 
TWO dinners - the big banquet at Mario's on Saturday night *and* the 
cookout dinner Friday night at Jim Renfrew's home. It also includes 
snacks all weekend in the convention room (which will be open from 
Friday morning until Sunday afternoon) and your convention program and 
materials.

Registrations are due by AUGUST 1. Please make your check ($55 per 
person) out to "National Radio Club" and send it to Greg Coniglio, 11825 
Genesee Street, Alden, NY 14004. On-line registration will be open 
shortly at www.nrcdxas.org.

Hotel reservations are due by JULY 26. The host hotel is the Brookwood 
Inn in Bushnell's Basin, just east of Rochester, and rooms are $65/night 
for up to four people per room. Breakfast and parking are included, and 
there's a free shuttle from the Greater Rochester International Airport. 
(The shuttle can also pick you up at the Rochester Amtrak/Greyhound 
station, with advance notice.)

Reserve your room now by calling 585-248-9000 or 800-396-1194, and be 
sure to let them know you're with the NATIONAL RADIO CLUB.

*AUCTION ITEMS WANTED! We're looking for donations for the big auction 
Saturday night, with proceeds benefiting the NRC and WTFDA. Send your 
donations to Greg Coniglio, 11825 Genesee Street, Alden, NY 14004, or 
bring them with you to Rochester!

*SPEAKERS WANTED! Are you an expert DXer? Want to share your expertise 
with fellow club members? Contact Jim Renfrew at 
jrenfrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx to sign up for a slot in our "Saturday Morning 
DX Seminar"!

*BUT WAIT - THERE'S MORE! We'll also have a full day of station tours on 
Friday, August 27...which means you'll probably want to get to town by 
Thursday evening. If you're here in time for dinner, we'll have an 
informal dinner Thursday night...and a Rochester Red Wings baseball 
game, if there's interest. On Saturday afternoon, we've arranged a tour 
of the Antique Wireless Association museum in Bloomfield, just 15 
minutes from the convention hotel. And Sunday morning, it's the 
world-famous Quiz before we go our separate ways.

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask us - and we're looking 
forward to seeing you here in Rochester August 26-29!

Your WTFDA/NRC 2010 convention team...

Scott and Lisa Fybush
Jerry Bond
Greg Coniglio
Rick Lucas
Jim Renfrew












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