Welcomes YOU to Casper,
Wyoming
Hosted by Germans from Russia Heritage
Society and
the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia
"Celebrating Our Common Heritage"
Hotels are filling up fast, so don't delay
getting your reservations
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Registrations after July 13 should be completed at the Convention site in
Casper
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Make plans to attend the 2008 International Convention of Germans from Russia at the Parkway Plaza Hotel and Convention Center in Casper, Wyoming, on July 28-August 3, 2008. Meetings will begin on Monday, July 28, with the GRHS bookstore opening on Wednesday, July 30, and the GRHS opening ceremony set for Thursday morning, July 31. Look for more details regarding this convention in upcoming GRHS & AHSGR publications. For reservations see http://www.germansfromrussia.net/hotel_information.htm.
A history making event for our society is in the planning stages. At the
2005 convention in Pierre, SD, the GRHS members in attendance at the annual
business meeting voted to host a joint convention with AHSGR in 2008. A
committee was appointed and work was begun.
The 2008 International Convention of Germans from Russia will be held at the
Parkway Plaza Hotel in Casper, Wyoming on July 28-August 3, 2008. The
activities of the week will begin with AHSGR board meetings on Monday, July
28. The convention program will begin on Wednesday, July 30. The planning
committee is working hard to try to incorporate the traditions and cultures
of the societies’ two separate conventions into one exciting event. The
committees for the convention will be co-chaired by one member from each
society and staffed by members of both societies. Co-chairs of the
convention will be Patti Sellenrick, who is representing AHSGR and Al Feist,
who is representing GRHS. The planning committees for the societies have met
three times at the convention headquarters in Casper. A preliminary schedule has
been laid out and convention committees have been selected. Now volunteers
will be needed to work on the details of the committee. We need you! To make
this historic event successful, many volunteers are needed to act a
co-chairpersons of committees and to help with committees. The following are
the committees that have been set up: registration, publications, publicity,
finance, workshops, meals, facilities and equipment, special events,
entertainment, youth program, door prizes and special promotions,
bookstore/library/photocopying, tours and transportation, hospitality and
volunteers, photography, and museum and wall of honor.
As you can see, much work will need to be done to make this convention a
success. If there is a particular committee you are willing to serve on or
job that you would be willing to do, please contact either Al Feist at
afeist@westriv.com (701-878-4269) or Patti Sellenrick at
gsellenr@bresnan.net.
Again, reserve the dates, July 28-Aug 3, 2008, for the 2008 joint convention
in Casper,Wyoming. Look for details on the GRHS and AHSGR websites and in
upcoming newsletters. Please look at the list of committees needed and
volunteer your time and talent. This will be a tremendous opportunity for
the two societies to come together and experience a very memorable event!
Click here to view the International Convention of Germans from Russia Website
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