Tuesday, June 30, 2015 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm SYM Magic Jam Cardini Parlour 1:00 pm SAM Magic Center Meeting Room 409 2:00 pm SAM Magic Endowment Fund Mtg Mtg Rm 409 6:00 pm 8:00 pm Early Registration open Registration 1 8:00 pm SAM Past Presidents Show Liberty Ballroom 10:00 pm After-Assembly Libations (dutch treat) Circ Bar Wednesday, July 1, 2015 7:30 am 5:00 pm Registration Open Registration 1 9:00 am SAM National Council Mtg Thurston Lecture Hall 9:00 am 12:00 pm SYM Magic Jam W. Andrews Mtg Room 10:30 am Lecture 1: Eric Anderson Houdini Theater 11:00 am 4:00 pm Vendor Exposition Kellar s Exhibitor Hall 12:00 pm 12:15 pm New Attendee Orientation Houdini Theater 1:30 pm 4:30 pm Alt. Event: Philly walking tour Registration 1 1:30 pm Welcome & Tech Tutorial Houdini Theater 2:00 pm Lecture 2: Hector Mancha Houdini Theater 4:00 pm Lecture 3: Tom Ewing Thurston Lecture Hall History of Philadelphia Magic 5:00 pm 6:00 pm Magic Circle Reception Presidential Suite
Transformation of Vaudeville 10:00 pm 12:00 am Vendor Exposition Kellar s Exhibitor Hall 10:00 pm Autographs with the Stars Martinka s Backroom 11:00 pm Underground Magic: focus cards 5 th Floor Lobby Thursday, July 2, 2015 Kaminskas & Hauss 8:00 am 5:00 pm Registration Open Registration 1 9:00 am Lecture 4: Alexander & Puck Houdini Theater 11:00 am Dealer/Vendor Demonstrations Houdini Theater Michael Close, Emcee 12:00 pm 6:00 pm Vendors Exposition Kellar s Exhibitor Hall 1:00 pm 2:30 pm Houdini Movie Screening Houdini Theater The Grim Game intro by Dietrich & Brookz 1:30 pm 4:30 pm Alt. Event: Philly walking tour Registration 1 3:00 pm A Night at the Museum Houdini Theater Ray Goulet interviewed by Mike Bent 4:00 pm Select Sessions 1 So You Want to be on AGT? Cardini Parlour With Scott Alexander and Puck
Marketing for Entertainers Thurston Lecture Hall With Chad Wonder Pro Close-up Show: The Magic of Spain 10:00 pm Underground Magic: focus coins 5 th Floor Lobby Jones & Harbottle 10:30 pm Lecture 5: Bruce Kalver Houdini Theater Tech Talk LIVE 11:30 pm Invisible Lodge Thurston Lecture Hall Friday, July 3, 2015 9:00 am 3:00 pm Registration Open Registration 1 9:00 am SAM Member Recognition Vice-President Suite 10:00 am Lecture 6: Woody Aragon Houdini Theater 11:00 am 4:00 pm Vendors Exposition Kellar s Exhibitor Hall 1:00 pm Lecture 7: Joe Romano Houdini Theater C.I.A.: Ultimate School Show Secrets 2:30 pm Select Sessions 2 Summit-Up: Assembly Tune-up Cardini Parlour With Vinny Grosso
Hi on Magic Thurston Lecture Hall With Hiawatha Johnson, Jr. 4:00 pm Cocktail Reception Independence Ballroom 5:00 pm SAM Banquet Liberty Ballroom (extra charge event) Christopher Awards, Presidential Exchange, Comedy of Mike Bent Concerto for Piano & Pasteboards 10:00 pm Underground Magic: out of focus 5 th floor lobby Saturday, July 4, 2015 Jones, Hauss, Kaminskas, Harbottle 9:00 am 12:00 pm Registration Open Registration 1 Register for SAM 2016 Convention Indianapolis July 13-16, 2016 And get your free SAM Swag! 9:00 am Lecture 8: Panel Discussion Houdini Theater History of African-American Magicians 10:00 am 1:00 pm Vendors Exposition Kellar s Exhibitor Hall 10:30 am Lecture 9: Miguel Puga Houdini Theater 1:30 pm Stars of Tomorrow Show Houdini Theater
2:30 pm 4:00 pm Vendor Exposition Kellar s Exhibitor Hall Last Chance! 3:00 pm Select Sessions 3 Hands on Mentalism Cardini Parlour With Joseph Curcillo III Magic Club Ethics Thurston Lecture Hall With Sara Crasson, Steven Spence, Eric Jones 4:30 pm 5:30 pm SAM Life Members Vice-Presidential Suite Reception Guest Speaker: Adele Friel Rhindress 7:30 pm Showtime! Houdini Theater Heart and Soul of Magic 10:30 pm Philadelphia 4 th Fireworks