Medford Convention Schedule

Tuesday June 26, 2012

We are working on some excellent extra fare activities
Our pre-convention day extra fare this year will be a trip to Crater Lake for the day.
see the Extra Fare page for full details

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Arrival day - Official start of the Convention

• 9:00 am to 11:00 am Extra Fare: Sierra Pine Mill Tour
• 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm Registration
  Check-in begins in the Grand Ballroom. Pick up your registration packet for the convention. We will be continuing to have the best N Scale Vehicles contest run by Carter Fritschle so don’t forget to vote. The Reinhart team will be handing out all the preorder convention shirts. You will need to order early to ensure getting the shirt and size you want. Fred and his team will have new convention special runs available. These are all limited runs so be sure to check them out during registration.
• 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm AUCTION Check-in
  Silent auctions are being offered complementing the traditional Live Auction on Thursday evening. The first of the Silent Auctions will be conducted during the Micro-Trains Line reception while the second will be during the Thursday Live Auction. The primary Registrant may enter 2 items in each auction for a grand total of 6 items. Auction check-in (Silent and Live) runs concurrently with registration activities today.
• 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm Model Contest Check-in
  Bring your talents to the convention by entering the Modeling Contest. Check-in begins Wednesday afternoon and ends Thursday afternoon. Take some time and look at all the terrific models and remember voting ends Friday afternoon. The winners will be announced at Saturday’s convention banquet.
• 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm Welcome Reception
  Join us for the N Scale Enthusiast & Micro-Trains Line reception for Dessert, Coffee and a chance to meet your hosts for the week. Fun begins with the first of the Silent Auctions.

Thursday, June 28, 2012

• 8:00 am to 3:00 pm Micro Train factory tour
  Board our buses and travel to the 33,000 sq foot Micro Train manufacturing plant in Talent, Oregon. During the 20th anniversary National N Scale / N Scale Enthusiast Convention, in June 2012, you’ll have the opportunity to see firsthand the men and women, the equipment and myriad of processes in place at Micro-Trains, during the Micro-Trains Factory Tour.
  We start the tour with some breakfast snacks while we Q up for the group tours to commence.
  This is your chance to see for yourself how a car starts from drawing board to completion. Follow the path to see how a N scale car is manufactured. Parts are cast, and decorated, and then it all comes together in the Box Car Assembly Dept. Witness the hand-crafted process to assemble each car, and package it ready to distribute on a worldwide basis.
  The day is not over yet, board the buses again to travel back to our convention hotel where you have a choice of where to go next. Stay and rest in the hotel for tonights live auction in the Ballroom or take the shuttle to Railroad Park in Medford.
  At Railroad Park you will see both 1 ˝ scale railroad, 1 to 1 equipment and a HO club layout. Walk around the property and you will see and enjoy the sites. By now you should have an appetite so come and join us for a lunch BBQ. We will have a hot lunch waiting for us. Don’t forget your meal ticket!
• 3:00 pm viewing: Auction Start 6:00 PM LIVE Auction viewing
  Viewing of auction items begins at 3:00 pm and the fun starts at 6:00. Bring your auction paddle, a good sense of humor and bid on some of the coolest items around.

Friday, June 29, 2012

• 9:00 am – 1:30 pm - SWAP-A-RAMA
  This year we go back to way is was in 1992 with just a Swap-A-Rama for the convention attendees. This year we have two great events that everyone has wanted to be part of the schedule. These were high lights of our past two Medford conventions, the Jet Boat ride and Train Mountain. To do this we need to cut the Swap short to board the buses to journey to our Friday Jet Boat-rafting trip.
  This only allows 5 hours of sales but this is your chance to view and buy the best in N scale. The tables will be loaded with items from our members and dealers. This is also where our manufacturers bring out their latest products for you to see. It’s a great time to ask the questions you have been waiting to ask. This may one of the only time our dealers/manufactures get to have real face time with our attendees.
• 10:00 am to 1:00 pm - Clinics
  Today the clinic schedule will feature some of the most talented N-Scalers sharing their experience and skills across a wide range of interests. Whenever possible, these clinics will include hands-on activities.
• 2:00 pm to 8:30 pm – Hellgate Jetboat Excursions
  A 4-hour, 36-mile round trip through Hellgate Canyon stopping down river at the OK Corral, an old homestead, for an all-you-can-eat country banquet.

Saturday, June 30, 2012

• 7:30 am – 3:00pm - Train Mountain for the grand march of trains
• 6:30 pm for 7.00 - Convention Banquet
  Join us in the Grand Ballroom for perhaps the highlight of all the convention events – the banquet. Wonderful food, great fun, Awards to our members, model contest awards and the ever-popular raffle. A Special Micro-Trains Lines gift car is offered to those who attend.

All Convention activities are within reasonable driving range of the Convention hotel