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IAFE Zone 6 Meeting
"Honky Tonkin"
in Nashville, Tennessee
April 3 - 5, 2008
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Schedule of
Events |
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THURSDAY,
APRIL 3 |
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1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
Registration |
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6:00 p.m. till ??? |
"Hillbilly Hoedown"
(Hors-d'oeuvres)
"Come As You Are & Bring Your Jar"
Auction (please bring auction items)
Entertainment-Sounds of Nashville |
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FRIDAY,
APRIL 4 |
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8:00 a.m. - Noon |
Registration |
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8:30 a.m. |
"Rise & Dine" - Breakfast Buffet |
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9:30 a.m. |
Welcome
TN Commissioner of Agriculture
Ken Givens |
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9:45 a.m. |
IAFE Institute of Fair
Management
"Business Planning Course"
Penny Reeh, Exec. Dir.
TX Assoc. of Fairs & Events |
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12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. |
"Ding Ding the Dinner Bell
Rings"
Lunch |
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1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. |
Break-out Sessions
1.
Promoting Agriculture by Honoring Century Farms
2.
Sponsorships - How to Get Them & Keep Them
3.
Visitors & Guests - Do We See What They See?
4.
Electronic Entry the Blue Ribbon Way |
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2:30 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. |
Break-out Sessions
1. Wind,
Rain or Shine - The Fair Must Go On!
2.
Beefing Up Your Competitive Exhibits
3. Fair
Websites - Make it EZ
4.
Archiving the Past to Plan the Future |
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4:00 p.m. |
Buses depart for Tour of TN State Fairgrounds |
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5:30 p.m. |
Buses depart for Tour of TN Ag
Museum & Metro Nashville Mounted
Horse Patrol Demonstrations
(TN Walking Horses) |
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6:30 p.m. |
"Hey Grandpa-What's Fer Supper?" |
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8:00 p.m. |
Buses depart for Downtown Nashville -
"Honky Tonkin Around Our Town" |
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11:00 p.m. |
Buses depart for Hotel
Hospitality Suite Open |
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SATURDAY,
APRIL 5 |
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8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. |
Breakfast On Your Own |
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9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. |
IAFE Speaker
John Owens
CFE, Anderson County Fair, Anderson, SC |
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11:30 a.m. |
IAFE Zone 6 Meeting
Debbie Dreyfus-Schronk
Zone 6 Director Presiding
San Antonio Livestock Expo, TX |
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12:30 p.m. |
Buses depart for "The
Hermitage"
Home of President Andrew Jackson
"Meat with Feet" - Lunch on the Run
(served on the bus) |
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1:30 p.m. |
Tour "The
Hermitage"
"Where History Meets Hospitality" |
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3:30 p.m. |
Buses depart for
Wilson County
Fair
Lebanon, TN |
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4:00 p.m. |
Walking Tour of Fairgrounds and
Fiddlers Grove Historic Village |
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6:00 p.m. |
Amazin' Blazin' TN BBQ
Dinner in the Grove |
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7:30 p.m. |
Buses depart Your Choice
Nashville Palace Boot Scooting
or Hotel Kick Back |
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11:00 p.m. |
Buses depart from Nashville Palace
Hospitality Suite Open |
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