540: 2020 S.A.M. Update Days One and Two

Schedule of Events - Friday, January 17

5:00 PM – 8:00 PM REGISTRATION Conference Center Prefunction

7:00 PM – 8:00 PM Magic Endowment Fund Meeting Martinkas Backroom

8:00 PM – 9:00 PM LECTURE: Bruce Kalver Tech Tricks Live Houdini Theater

9:30 PM – 11:00 PM Youth Protection Training & Certification Martinkas Backroom

11:00 PM – 11:30 PM V1.1 Podcast Convention Kickoff Martinkas Backroom

Schedule of Events - Saturday, January 18

8:00 AM – 4:00 PM REGISTRATION Conference Center Prefunction

8:30 AM – 10:30 AM SAM Council Meeting Thurston Lecture Hall

9:00 AM – 11:00 AM EXHIBITORS Open Kellar Exhibitor Hall

10:30 AM – 10:45 AM New Conventioneer Orientation Houdini Theater

11:00 AM – 11:30 AM Convention Grand Opening / Welcome Houdini Theater

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM EXHIBITORS Showcase Houdini Theater

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Conference Conversation & Interview Houdini Theater

Featuring: The Dean of American Magicians: George Schindler

3:00 PM – 4:30 PM GALA SHOW Houdini Theater

“Dedicated to Johnny Thompson Tank You Berry Much!”

Stephen Bargatze, Ice McDonald, Gustavo Raley, Paul Vigil, Yukihiro Katayama

(Open Seating)

4:00 PM – 6:00 PM EXHIBITORS Kellar Exhibitor Hall

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM BUSSES to the LINQ Carson Tower Lobby

7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Mat Franco – Magic Reinvented Nightly The LINQ

(Group A Ticket)

7:00 PM – 11:00 PM Hi Roller / Brooklyn Bowl (On Your Own) The LINQ

9:30 PM – 11:00 PM Mat Franco – Magic Reinvented Nightly The LINQ

(Group B Ticket)

9:30 PM – 12:00 AM BUSSES to Golden Nugget Pickup at The LINQ

Time Stamps for this Podcast:

00:00:15 - leaving Houston and flyiing my Magic Carpet (Southwest Airines) to Las Vegas.

00:03:53 - Alain Nu talks about his new (Nu) show in Las Vegas then Elliott Hitchcock joins us, too.

00:10:03 - Luke Dancy talks about living in Las Vegas and working for Murphy’s Magic Supplies

00:15:36 - Scott Land discusses his puppet workhops in Las Vegas

00:22:12 - James Dimmare in Frankies Tiki Room

00:28:51 - Daisikai with SEO Magic

00:29:11 - Lupe Nielsen talks about her woodworking, posters and Norm

00:34:34 - Guest of Honor for this year’s convention and Dean of the S.A.M. magicians, George Schindler

00:45:53 - Jon Dorenbos talks about his path since America’s Got Talent

00:51:03 - Steve Bargatze, International VP of the I.B.M., talks about the upcoming I.B.M. convention in Pittsburgh, PA

00:55:10 - Stan Allen talks about being a past Guest of Honor at the S.A.M. convention plus what’s happening in Vegas

01:00:36 - Bob Portillo talks about Alain Nu’s new show that was discussed earlier in the podcast.

01:03:19 - Dan Sclare and TOm Vorjohan talk about Life Membership in the S.A.M.

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521: 2019 Genii Convention - Day One Update

Wednesday October 2

12:00 pm To 3:00 pm Extra Charge Workshop With Hector Mancha

3:00 pm: Registration Opens

3:00 pm To 8:00 pm Dealers Open

7:00 pm To 7:45 pm Tom Gagnon Lecture

8:00 pm To 8:45 pm Paul Vigil Lecture

9:00 pm To 9:20 pm Sara Crasson Lecture

9:35 pm To 10:20 pm Jonathan Neal Lecture

Time stamps for this podcast:

00:00:17 - take off from Houston as we prepare for the Genii convention

00:05:03 - Tom Gagnon and Phillip Boruchowitz talk about why they are here

00:07:36 - Richard Paddon from Australia is here for his first Genii convention and talks about the Knight’s Tour

00:13:36 - Brad Henderson has been teaching magic this past summer

00:23:21 - Greg Rostami talks about Inject 2 in the dealers’ room

00:27:03 - Obie O’Brien talks about the upcoming 50th anniversary of the F.F.F.F.

00:30:35 - Hannibal, MIchael Borys and Alex Lieu talk about 49 Boxes which will be featured at this convention

00:37:56 - Terry Ward lives nearby but stays at the hosting hotel because of late night sessioning

503: Day Three - 2019 I.B.M. Convention

2019 Convention Schedule - Scottsdale, Arizona

Friday July 12th 2019

9 a.m.-10 a.m. - Close-up Contestant Meeting

9 a.m. - NOON Registration Open

9 a.m. - 5 p.m. I.B.M. Magic Shops Open

9:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Lecture/show Jon Armstrong

10 a.m. Spouse Event - Meet at Registration Ballroom Lobby

11 a.m.- 12 p.m. I.B.M. Board Meeting

11 a.m.- 12 p.m. Lance Burton Teen Scene #2

1 p.m.- 5 p.m. Registration Open

1 p.m.-3 p.m. Close-up Contest

3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Lecture Bizzaro

4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Doug Henning Exhibit

5 p.m. Cocktails

5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Grand I.B.M. Banquet

6:30 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. Grand Banquet Show Banachek & Shawn Farquhar

8 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. The Fantastic Gold Medal Show. M.C. Robert Baxt with Jessica Jane Peterson, and David DaVinci

10:15 p.m.-11:30 p.m. Late night evening with Banachek

11:30 p.m. Invisible Lodge Meeting

Time Stamps for this podcast:

00:00:17 - Larry Wright and Mel Kientz talk about last night’s show

00:15:22 - Rocco Solano and Franz Harary and Perry Maynard talk about MagicFlix which is a new video platform for learning magic. You can get a free one month trial by using the code “Rocco”

00:32:23 - Paul Stone

00:42:43 - Joey Martinez, General Manager and Talent Director of Nashville’s “House of Cards”

00:48:18 - Peter Rodgers from Australia

00:52:46 - John Armstrong gives a recap of his lecture

00:59:22 - Charles Chaput - this is his first I.B.M.. convention along with Steve Bargatze