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524: 2019 Genii Convention - Day Four Update

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Saturday October 5

12:00 am To 7:00 pm Dealers Open

8:15 am To 9:00 am Basic Training Breakfast Ian Kendall

9:15 am To 10:15 am David Kaye Show/Lecture

10:30 am To 11:30 am Michael Vincent Lecture

11:30 am To 12:30 pm 49 Boxes

1:00 pm To 2:30 pm Close-Up Show 2Your Host: Max Maven

John Lovick, Anna Deguzman, Eric Jones, Gaëtan Bloom

2:45 pm To 3:30 pm Dominique And Alexandra Duvivier Duo Show

4:00 pm To 4:50 pm Ben Seidman One Man Show

5:00 pm To 6:00 pm 49 Boxes

7:00 pm To 9:15 pm Gala Show

Your Hosts: Nick Diffatte And Lucy Darling

Romany, David Kovac, Jay Johnson, John Archer

9:45 pm To 10:45 pm Dominique Duvivier Lecture

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00:00:17 - Lisa Menna talks about her passion project

00:15:02 - Katrina Koetch talks about her experience as the person who volunteered her urine for the Piff and Pops show last night

more time stamps later when I have time

Genii Convention Day Four Update
Scott Wells with Menna, Kroetch, Hyken, Mitchell, Kaye, Britten, and Romany
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Posted in Convention Report and tagged with Genii Convention, Orlando, Florida, Lisa Menna, Katrina Kroetch, Shep Hyken, David Kaye, Noel Britten, Romany, craig Mitchell.

October 6, 2019 by Scott Wells.
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523: 2019 Genii Convention - Day Three Update

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Friday October 4

12:00 pm To 7:00 pm Dealers Open

8:30 am To 9:15 am Ian Kendall Basic Training Breakfast

9:30 am To 10:30 am Gaëtan Bloom Lecture

10:45 am To 11:45 am Bill Cheung Fism Act And Lecture

11:45 am To 12:45 pm 49 Boxes

1:30 pm To 3:00 pm Close-Up Show 1Your Host: Max Maven

Hector Mancha, Michael Vincent, Alexandra Duvivier, Akira Fujii

3:15 pm To 4:00 pm Hannibal One Man Show

4:15 pm To 6:00 pm Penn & Teller

6:00 pm To 7:00 pm 49 Boxes8:00 pm To 10:10 pm Gala Show

Your Host: Pat Hazell

Pat Hazell, Jonathan Neal, Gaëtan Bloom, Read Chang

10:45 pm To 11:35 pm Piff The Magic Dragon (No Children Under 16 Permitted

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will be posted after I get some sleep

Genii Convention Day Three Update
Scott Wells with Ellis, Stinett, Nicot, Schenk, Williams, Hannibal, Marsh and Treftz
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October 5, 2019 by Scott Wells.
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522: 2019 Genii Convention - Day Two Update

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Thursday October 3

8:00 am: Registration Opens

12:00 pm To 7:00 pm Dealers Open

8:30 am To 9:15 am Ian Kendall Basic Training Breakfast

10:00 am To 10:45 am Mickaël Chatelain Lecture

11:00 am To 12:00 pm Hector Mancha Lecture

12:00 pm To 1:00 pm 49 Boxes

1:45 pm To 2:30 pm Jim Steinmeyer Lecture

2:45 pm To 3:45 pm Paul Vigil One Man Show

4:00 pm To 5:00 pm Nick Diffatte One Man Show

5:00 pm To 6:00 pm 49 Boxes

7:00 pm To 8:30 pm Gala Show Lucy Darling, Hector Mancha, Raymond Crowe

9:00 pm To 10:00 pm Eric Jones Lecture

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Genii Convention Day Two Update
Scott Wells with Kronzek, Horowitz, Maoine, Tait, Auger, Hudspeth, Kendall and Crasson
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October 3, 2019 by Scott Wells.
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