International Contest & Convention (IC&C)
2008
November 12-16
Appleton, Wisconsin
OCTOBER 20, 2008
To all competing Quartets and Choruses:
We are getting closer to ICC in Appleton, and I wish
everyone a safe journey to meet in November from the 12th to
the 16th. Please make sure that your passports are up to
date, and/or make sure that you have proper ID to cross into
the USA.
There are a couple of housekeeping items that need to be
addressed:
- Contestant briefing for all quartets, Chorus
Directors or delegates is at 5:00pm on Thursday,
November 13th.
- Quartet Stage Viewing is on Thursday, November 13
from 5:30pm to 6:00 pm. Quartets may ONLY attend one
viewing.
- Chorus Stage Viewing is on Thursday, November 13
from 10:30pm to 11:00pm. Choruses you may have a maximum
of 6 members at the viewing.
- This is a wonderful professional stage we will be
using. The curtain moves up and down, with a distance of
6 feet 6 inches from the curtain to the edge of the
stage.
- The Fox Centre is less than a five minute walk from
the Radisson, so coats may be needed. Wouldn't it be
nice if Fall just continued as it is right now.
- Remember to keep valuables locked away in your
bedroom/safe and carry only what is required to get you
to and from the contests.
If anyone has any questions about the contests, please do
not hesitate to contact myself, Jacquie Jensen the ICJ, or
Dianne Clark the Convention Coordinator
See you all in Appleton, Wisconsin
Melanie Menzies
ICC Contest & Stage Manager
IMPORTANT: The Chicago Bears will be in town
to play the Greenbay Packers the same weekend we are in
Appleton. It is anticipated that extra hotel rooms in the
city will be booked by fans and media. Available hotel rooms
will be at a rate that far exceeds what we are paying as
convention attendees. Based on our history we have booked
enough hotel rooms to accommodate all HI members who will be
attending our Convention.
As you prepare to make your individual and chapter
reservations at the Radisson and Copper Leaf hotels, we have
established some guidelines that we feel will be reasonable
for everyone.
- Our hotels will begin accepting reservations at
9:00AM Central time on Tuesday, July 15
- We ask that you be fair in booking rooms. That is,
only book the number of rooms you require.
- As mentioned before, if you are staying two to a
room we ask that you consider booking a King room so
that the double/doubles can be used by those who are
have three or four in their room.
- If you book rooms for your chorus under one name,
individual names and credit card numbers will be
required for each room by Monday, September 15.
This information can be faxed to the hotels.
- There will be a 30 day cancellation policy applied
to our rooms. That is, any rooms you will not be using
must be cancelled by Monday October 13. This is
so that there will be an opportunity to reassign the
room to a Harmony, Inc. member and so that HI will not
incur a penalty for rooms booked but not used. The
penalty for cancelling after October 13 is one night
room plus tax.
Headquarters Hotel:
Radisson Paper Valley Hotel
333 W. College Ave.
Appleton, WI 54911
Phone: 800-333-3333 / 920-733-8000
http://www.radisson.com/appletonwi
NOTE: Final hotel arrangements at the Radisson Hotel
must be made by October 15, 2008. If you are holding on to
rooms at the Radisson in anticipation of having more members
or friends needing a room you need to make your final
decisions now. Any rooms cancelled after October 15 will
be assessed a one night room charge including all taxes.
Room rates are $95 single/double
There is an additional $10 charge per person per night for
those wishing to have three or four in the room. There are a
limited number of rooms on the Concierge level. Those rates
are $115 single; $125 double. We encourage those who are
staying two to a room to select the King rooms.
Alternate Hotel:
Copper Leaf Hotel
300 West College Ave.
Appleton, WI 54911
Phone: 920-749-0303
http://www.copperleafhotel.com/
The rate is $114 single/double. Most of the rooms at this
hotel are Kings
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Fox Cities Performing Arts Center
400 West College Ave.
Appleton, WI 54911
http://www.foxcitiespac.com/
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THIS JUST IN!
Midwest Airlines will offer Harmony, Inc. members
discounted travel to Milwaukee and Appleton, Wisconsin for
the dates of November 7-20, 2008. The discount is 6% off any
available published fare or 10% discount off any available
published fare it tickets are purchased 60 days or more
prior to travel. The discount does not apply to any service
charges, tax, security, fuel charges, etc. It may be used
only for travel connected with the Harmony, Inc.
International Convention and Contest and does not apply to
tickets purchased via other online agencies such as Expedia,
Orbitz, etc. or tickets purchased prior to the announcement
of this agreement.
www.midwestairlines.com/conventions.
The Harmony, Inc. discount code for tickets is
CMZ7093.
Four major airlines offer service to Appleton,
Wisconsin. Delta, Midwest, Northwest and United. All
have special programs for group travel. As you begin to
make plans for travel to Appleton we encourage you to
visit the websites for details on group travel. Their
websites are:
Ground TransportationGround transportation from the Milwaukee airport to
Appleton is also available. They have set us
up with a discount for groups of 10 or more.
Reservations should be made on line using the
following link:
Click here to book your ground transportation
NOTE: If you go to the site without clicking the
link you can access the site by using the keyword
HARMONY.
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| COJ/CA |
MUS |
PRE |
SNG |
COJ:
Sharon Moor |
Anne Bureau |
Larry Clemons |
Ig Jakovac |
ACOJ:
Dwain Chambers |
Rob Campbell |
David McEachern |
Ken Fisher |
ACOJ:
Jack Ryback |
Kathy Greason |
Theresa Weatherbee |
Rik Johnson |
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QUARTETS
1 The Twilights
2 Front and Center
3 Ringtones
4 Basic Black
5 Singsation
6 Cheers
7 Carry On
8 Showcase
9 In Cahoots!
10 The Long & Short Of It
11 Midnight Margaritas
12 U4X
13 Take 4
14 Audacity
15 Vocal Point
16 Fusion
17 The Karamels
18 Escapade
19 Razzle Dazzle
CHORUSES
1 Lake Country Harmony
2 Women of Note
3 Atlanta Harmony Celebration!
4 Sounds of the Seacoast
5 The Over Tones, Inc.
6 Northern Blend
7 A Cappella Showcase
8 Misty River Music Makers
9 Nickel City Sound
10 Georgia Connection
11 Covered Bridge Country Chorus
12 Barre-Tones, Inc.
13 Rochester Rhapsody
14 New England Voices in Harmony
15 Harmony Magic
16 Niagara Frontier Chord Authority
17 Capital Chordettes
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