Schedule of Events
Check back often to see the updated schedule of events in Gatlinburg.
Thursday, May 31, 2012
| 4:00 pm | Registration Open (Lobby) |
| 5:00 – 6:30 pm | Welcome Reception (Azalea) |
Friday, June 1, 2012
| 8:00 am | Registration Opens (Lobby) |
| 9:00 am | SER Board Mtg. (Dogwood 1) |
| Sidetrack Hospitality Opens (Highlander 2) | |
| 10:00 am | Clinics |
| Liles - Pulp & Paper Industry, Railroads Supplying the Mills(Azalea) | |
| DeYoung - Modeling Slate Roofs (Highlander 1) | |
| 10:30 am | Sidetracks Clinic Gail Scarborough – Simple Karate Moves for Self Defense (Highlander 2) |
| 11:00 am | Clinics |
| Brooks - Designing Modern Freight Yards for Operation (Azalea) | |
| Alsop - Creating the Whistle Stop Cafe (Highlander 1) | |
| 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm | Lunch Break |
| 1:00 pm | Sidetrack Meet & Greet (Highlander 2) |
| Contest Room Opens (Dogwood 2) | |
| Company Store Opens | |
| 2:00 pm | Clinics |
| McClelland - Trendsetting: The V&O Story (Azalea) | |
| Boehlert - (Dogwood 1) | |
| Bell - After Market Sound Installations in Locomotives (Highlander 2) | |
Sidetracks Clinic Kelly Nichols – Jewelry Making for Beginners (Highlander 2) | |
| 3:00 pm | Clinics |
| Crawford - Modeling the Circa 1900 Logging Scene (Azalea) | |
| Beaty - Water, Water Effects, & Water Falls (Dogwood 1) | |
| Houseman - Operations of the CD&P (Highlander 2) | |
| 4:00 pm | Clinics |
| McClelland - Trendsetting – The V&O Story(Azalea) | |
| Nichols, Jr. - Stamp Mills & Associated Structures (Dogwood 1) | |
| Locher - Hand-laying Track Work (Highlander 2) | |
| 5:00 pm | Company Store Closes |
| Sidetrack Hospitality Closes (Highlander 1) | |
| 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm | Dinner Break |
| 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm | Clinics |
| Keller - Conversation With Allen McClelland & Lou Sassi(Azalea) | |
| Open (Dogwood 1) | |
| Open (Highlander 2) | |
| Sidetracks' Program: “Quilt Authentication” Merikay Waldvogel (Highlander 1) | |
| Registration Closes |
Saturday – June 2, 2012
| 8:00 am | Registration Opens (Lobby) |
| Contest Room Opens (Dogwood 2) | |
| 8:15 am | Dollywood Train Facilities Tour (Lobby) |
| Sidetrack Titanic Tour (Lobby) | |
| 9:00 am | Sidetrack Hospitality Opens (Highlander 2) |
| Company Store Opens | |
| Contest Room Closed for Judging | |
Clinics | |
| Sassi - A Model Without Peers (Azalea) | |
| Bell - How to Choose a Speaker for Your Sound Installation (Dogwood 1) | |
| Norris - Transfer Table for Staging (Highlander 2) | |
| Company Store Opens | |
| 10:00 am | Clinics |
| McClelland - The V&O Today(Azalea) | |
| Bartlett - (Dogwood 1) | |
| Fewster - A Primer on Signals: Prototype & Model (Highlander 2) | |
| 11:00 am – 1:00 pm | Lunch Break |
| 1:00 pm | Dollywood Train Facilities Tour (Lobby) |
Clinics | |
| Sassi - On to Kingfield (Azalea) | |
| Keller - Passenger Operations on the Bluff City Southern (Dogwood 1) | |
| Smith - Modeling Eastern Log Cars (Highlander 2) | |
| 2:00 pm | Clinics |
| Prevette - Establishing Operations on Your Model Railroad (Azalea) | |
| Brooks - Forecast Weathering: Typical Patterns for Plausible Freelance Weathering (Dogwood 1) | |
| Ello - Boy Scout Merit Badge Program Workshop (Highlander 2) | |
| 3:00 pm | Clinics |
| Rick Turner - The Beautiful Elkmont Country (Azalea) | |
| DeYoung - Modeling Tips & Tricks (Dogwood 1) | |
| Hight - A Resource Guide To Modeling Maintenance-of-Way Equipment (Highlander 2) | |
| 4:00 pm | Company Store Closes - Members Cash Out |
| 6:00 pm | President's Reception (Outside Pavilion) |
| 7:00 pm | Banquet (Azalea, Dogwood 1) |
| 9:00 pm | Member Meeting (Azalea, Dogwood 1) |
| Contest Room Open (Dogwood 2) | |
| 10:00 pm | Contest Room Closes |
| Contestants Retrieve Models |
Sunday – June 3, 2012
| 10:00 am – 3:00 pm | Home Layout Tours (Self-guided Map) |