SMC Fest

SMC Fest 2024 – August 10, 2024

SMC Fest will be at the Marriott in Naperville on August 10, 2024.
Registration must be completed by end of day August 4, 2023.

Chicago Marriott Naperville
1801 North Naper Boulevard
Naperville, Illinois 60563 USA

The registration fee for 2024 will be $63 which will include continental breakfast & coffee, lunch, and afternoon snack.

As is tradition, we plan to have a gathering for dinner on the Friday evening prior to SMC Fest.

Dinner will be held Friday, August 9th, 6:00 PM at
Granite City Food & Brewery
1828 Arbriter Ct.
Naperville, IL 60563

The location is a short walk from the hotel. We’ll meet in the lobby at 5:30 PM and head over to the restaurant shortly thereafter.

If you’re interested in joining us for dinner, please indicate as such during registration.

We have a negotiated rate for a limited block of rooms at $122/night. The rate is good for both Friday and Saturday night.

Reservations within our block must be made by July 19th, 2024.

Should you need to cancel your hotel reservation, you must do so directly with the hotel.

Start (CDT)	End (CDT)	Presenter	Topic
8:00 AM	9:00 AM	–	Check-in
9:00 AM	9:15 AM	W9MR	Welcome
9:15 AM	9:35 AM	K9WX & W9XT	Lifetime Achievement Awards
9:35 AM	10:20 AM	K9WO	SMC Medals Program & Presentation
10:20 AM	10:30 AM	–	Break
10:30 AM	11:15 AM	W9XA	VHF Contesting
11:15 AM	12:00 PM	K9LA	Antenna Interaction – The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
12:00 PM	1:00 PM	–	Lunch
1:00 PM	1:45 PM	K9CT, K9WX, & W9MR	CQWW RTTY 2023 #1 World M/2
1:45 PM	2:00 PM	K9LA	ARRL Update
2:00 PM	2:15 PM	–	Break
2:15 PM	3:00 PM	K9WX, WT9U, & K9WO	State QSO Party Contesting
3:00 PM	3:15 PM	K9CT	CAC Update
3:15 PM	?	W9MR	SMC Club Discussion
		W9MR	Prize drawings
		W9MR	Closing remarks

Registration is now closed.

This list updates automatically as the registrations are processed by the membership secretary.

Please take some time to thank, and support, our gracious prize donors.

Mike W9MR
Carl K9LA