2008 Schedule
Saturday, May 24:
3 – 7:15 p.m. Registration — Royal Hall B
7:30 p.m. "Legends in Concert" show — Imperial Theater (includes Imperial Dinner Buffet – get tickets in Royal Hall B by 6 p.m.)
Sunday, May 25:
1 – 6 p.m. Registration — Royal Hall B
3 – 5 p.m. Happy Hour — Rockhouse Bar
3 – 4 p.m. "The Reel Awards" performers — sound checks — Imperial Theater
5 – 5:15 p.m. Freeze Frame on Las Vegas Blvd.
5 – 7 p.m. Red Carpet Arrivals — Royal Hall A
7 p.m. "Elvis Presley" registration — Royal Hall A
7 p.m. Imperial Theater — doors open
7:30 – 9:45 p.m. "The Reel Awards"
10 p.m.– closing Dancing & Karaoke — Royal Hall A
Monday, May 26:
9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Registration, Reception, Vendor Booths — Royal Hall B
9 – 10:30 a.m. Seminars — Royal Hall A
• 9:00 a.m. – Roundtable Discussions – Talent & Agents/Managers/Buyers
• 10:00 a.m. – Identity Theft & How to Protect Yourself – Julie Sheppard
10:30 a.m. Lunch Buffet — Imperial Theater
11 a.m. – 3:45 p.m. Tribute Bands & Impersonators Showcasing — Imperial Theater, $15 at the door
5:30 – 8 p.m. Cocktails and dinner buffet — Royal Hall A
8 – 10 p.m. "Reel Comedians" Showcasing — Royal Hall A, $15 at the door
10 p.m. – 1 a.m. Dancing and Karaoke — Royal Hall A, no charge if attending showcase
Tuesday, May 27:
9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Registration, Reception, Vendor Booths — Royal Hall B
9 – 10:30 a.m. Seminars — Royal Hall A
• 9:00 a.m. – Survival of the Fittest – Scott E. Ebright, Ebright Entertainment Enterprises
• 9:45 a.m. – The Art of Mix and Mingle – Joseph Manuella
10:30 a.m. Lunch Buffet — Imperial Theater
11 a.m. – 3:45 p.m. Impersonators Showcasing — Imperial Theater, $15 at the door
5:30 – 8 p.m. Cocktails and dinner buffet — Royal Hall A
8 – 10 p.m. "Up and Coming Talent" Showcasing — Royal Hall A, $15 at the door
10 p.m. – 1 a.m. Dancing and Karaoke — Royal Hall A, no charge if attending showcase
Wednesday, May 28:
9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Registration, Reception, Vendor Booths — Royal Hall B
9 – 11 a.m. Seminars — Royal Hall A
• 9:00 a.m. – Transformation of a Lookalike, From the Street to the Stage – Heidi Thompson
•10:30 a.m. – You and Your Tracks – Gene Sironen
11:15 a.m. Lunch Buffet — Royal Hall A
12:45 – 4 p.m. Seminars — Royal Hall A
• 12:45 – Your Bread & Butter, How to get Agents to Book You – Linda & John Collins, Classique Productions
• 1:45 – Roundtable Discussions – Talent & Agents/Managers/Buyers
• 3:00 Break
• 3:15 – Corporate Packaging – Jeffrey Patterson, On Stage Entertainment
5:30 – 8 p.m. Cocktails and dinner buffet — Royal Hall A
7:45 – 8 p.m. The Entertainment Network awards presentations — Royal Hall A
8 p.m. – 1 a.m. Dancing and Karaoke — Royal Hall A, $15 at the door
Thursday, May 29:
9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Vendor Booths — Royal Hall B
10:30 a.m. Breakfast brunch — Royal Hall B
2:30 p.m. Convention closed
All scheduled events other than the seminars are open to the public, so if there are individuals that you wish to invite to any of the showcases or the evening events, please ask them to register for those events and pre-pay for them, especially if they wish to partake in any of the meals.
