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The International Brotherhood of Magicians
British Ring No.25
79th Annual Convention: Eastbourne
24th – 27th September 2015
Draft programme
Wednesday 23rd September
19.30 hrs Collect your registrations
Convention Hotel ‘The View’: Meet & greet old friends – make new friends and have
a drink or two.
Thursday 24th September
‘Winter Gardens’
Congress Suite 08.00 hrs Dealers get in
Floral Hall 09.00 hrs - 17.30 hrs Registration open
Congress Suite 11.00 hrs - 17.30 hrs Dealers open
Congress Suite 12.00 hrs Dealers showcase/balloon workshop
Floral Hall 13.00 hrs -13.20 hrs Official opening
Floral Hall 13.25 hrs - 14.30 hrs Opening show ‘Sussex Magic Circle’
Gold Room 14.30 hrs - 16.00 hrs Workshop by Paul Gordon ‘Gold Dust’
Gold Room 16.15 hrs - 17.45 hrs History of Mystery
Floral Bistro 19.15 hrs - 20.15 hrs Ali Bongo Micro Marathon
Floral Hall 20.30 hrs - 23.00 hrs Stage competition
Friday 25th September
‘Winter Gardens’
Floral Hall 09.00 hrs - 17.30 hrs Registration open
Gold Room 09.15 hrs - 10.00 hrs A.G.M.
Floral Hall 10.15 hrs - 11.15 hrs Jeffery Atkins Memorial Lecture ‘Modern Magic’
by Will Houstoun
Floral Hall 11.30 hrs - 12.30 hrs Lecture by Boris Wild ‘Classics Gone Wild’
Floral Hall 13.30 hrs - 14.30 hrs Close up competition
Floral Hall 14.45 hrs - 15.45 hrs Lecture by John Palfreyman ‘ The many faces of
Just Chance’
Gold Room 14.30 hrs - 16.00 hrs Workshop by Paul Gordon ‘Gold Dust’
Congress Suite 16.00 hrs - Dealers/balloon/juggling workshop
Gold Room 18.30 hrs - 21.00 hrs Gala Dinner
Floral Hall 20.00 hrs Nostalgia - Bob & Sue Hamilton
Floral Hall 21.30 - 23.00 hrs Presentation of Awards
followed by Friday Night Burlesque
Saturday 26th September
‘Winter Gardens’
Floral Hall 09.00 hrs - 17.30 hrs Registration open
Floral Hall 10.00 hrs - 11.00 hrs Lecture by Eric Roumestan ‘Perceptions’
Congress Theatre 10.30 hrs - 12.00 hrs Sooty and Friends
Floral Hall 11.15 hrs - 12.15 hrs Lecture by Richard Griffin ‘Stage & close-up
ideas from around the world’
Floral Hall 12.30 hrs - 13.30 hrs Lecture by Peter Scarlett ‘Sleightly
Entertaining’
Floral Hall 14.00 hrs - 15.00 hrs Grand Auction
Gold Room 14.30 hrs -16.00hrs Paul Gordon workshop ‘Gold Dust’
Gold Room 16.00 hrs -17.30hrs International Close-Up
Congress Theatre 20.00 hrs - 23.00 hrs International Gala Show
Sunday 27th September
‘Winter Gardens’
Gold Room 09.45 hrs - 10.15 hrs Convention Service
Gold Room 10.30 hrs - 11.30 hrs Boris Wild Lecture ‘Classics gone Wild’
Gold Room 11.45 hrs - 12.45 hrs Natalie & Eli Lecture ‘Quick change secrets’
Gold Room 13.00 hrs - 14.00 hrs Lecture by Mel Mellers ‘Making Magic
Entertaining’
Gold Room 14.15 hrs - 15.15 hrs Stars of the Future – The Magic Circle Young
Magicians Club
Gold Room 15.30 hrs Free Registration Draw/Presidential Installation
Close of Convention
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Geoffrey Newton, Public Relations Officer, April 2015