SMC Fest

SMC Fest 2025 – October 11, 2025

SMC Fest will be at the Marriott in Bloomington-Normal on October 11, 2025.
Registration must be completed by end of day October 6, 2025.

Bloomington-Normal Marriott Hotel & Conference Center
201 Broadway Avenue
Normal, Illinois 61761

The registration fee for 2025 will be $75 which will include continental breakfast & coffee, lunch, and afternoon snack.

Friday Dinner

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

Dinner will be held Friday, October 10th, 6:00 PM at

Location: TBD

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

Room Reservations

We have a negotiated rate for a limited block of rooms at $159/night, including free guest room wifi. The rate is good for both Friday and Saturday night.

Use this link to book your room to make certain your reservation is part of our room block & rate.

Hotel Booking Link

Reservations within our block must be made by September 19th, 2025. After this date we cannot guarantee room availability or rate.

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

Program

The program will be updated as new programs are confirmed.

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

12:00 PM	1:00 PM	–	Lunch
1:00 PM

2:00 PM	2:15 PM	–	Break




		W9MR	Closing remarks

Registration

SMC Fest Registration

Please fill in all blanks to complete form. You will be taken to the PayPal page to complete your registration. Guests are welcome to attend SMC Fest. All guests must be a registered attendee. Please fill out an additional registration for your guest.

Name*
First Last
Callsign*
If you are a guest of a member, or do not have a callsign, just enter NONE
Dinner Friday Evening Y/N?
Would you be interested in gathering for dinner on Friday evening? No current commitment required.
Email*
2025 SMC Fest Registration*
Please register, and pay for, any guests as their own separate registration.
Additional Donation

Donations help make sure that SMC Fest remains at minimum a cost neutral event. Any excess funds help build the treasury to cover costs of special programs such as Lifetime Achievement Awards, Championship Medals, and WRTC sponsorships.
Total
$0.00
Name
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Attendees

This list updates automatically as the registrations are processed by the membership secretary. It is not updated in real time.

Prizes

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

As we’re just getting going for this year, prizes donors will be added as they are confirmed.