Schedule of Events - Friday, January 17
5:00 PM – 8:00 PM REGISTRATION Conference Center Prefunction
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM Magic Endowment Fund Meeting Martinkas Backroom
8:00 PM – 9:00 PM LECTURE: Bruce Kalver Tech Tricks Live Houdini Theater
9:30 PM – 11:00 PM Youth Protection Training & Certification Martinkas Backroom
11:00 PM – 11:30 PM V1.1 Podcast Convention Kickoff Martinkas Backroom
Schedule of Events - Saturday, January 18
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM REGISTRATION Conference Center Prefunction
8:30 AM – 10:30 AM SAM Council Meeting Thurston Lecture Hall
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM EXHIBITORS Open Kellar Exhibitor Hall
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM New Conventioneer Orientation Houdini Theater
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM Convention Grand Opening / Welcome Houdini Theater
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM EXHIBITORS Showcase Houdini Theater
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Conference Conversation & Interview Houdini Theater
Featuring: The Dean of American Magicians: George Schindler
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM GALA SHOW Houdini Theater
“Dedicated to Johnny Thompson Tank You Berry Much!”
Stephen Bargatze, Ice McDonald, Gustavo Raley, Paul Vigil, Yukihiro Katayama
(Open Seating)
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM EXHIBITORS Kellar Exhibitor Hall
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM BUSSES to the LINQ Carson Tower Lobby
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Mat Franco – Magic Reinvented Nightly The LINQ
(Group A Ticket)
7:00 PM – 11:00 PM Hi Roller / Brooklyn Bowl (On Your Own) The LINQ
9:30 PM – 11:00 PM Mat Franco – Magic Reinvented Nightly The LINQ
(Group B Ticket)
9:30 PM – 12:00 AM BUSSES to Golden Nugget Pickup at The LINQ
Time Stamps for this Podcast:
00:00:15 - leaving Houston and flyiing my Magic Carpet (Southwest Airines) to Las Vegas.
00:03:53 - Alain Nu talks about his new (Nu) show in Las Vegas then Elliott Hitchcock joins us, too.
00:10:03 - Luke Dancy talks about living in Las Vegas and working for Murphy’s Magic Supplies
00:15:36 - Scott Land discusses his puppet workhops in Las Vegas
00:22:12 - James Dimmare in Frankies Tiki Room
00:28:51 - Daisikai with SEO Magic
00:29:11 - Lupe Nielsen talks about her woodworking, posters and Norm
00:34:34 - Guest of Honor for this year’s convention and Dean of the S.A.M. magicians, George Schindler
00:45:53 - Jon Dorenbos talks about his path since America’s Got Talent
00:51:03 - Steve Bargatze, International VP of the I.B.M., talks about the upcoming I.B.M. convention in Pittsburgh, PA
00:55:10 - Stan Allen talks about being a past Guest of Honor at the S.A.M. convention plus what’s happening in Vegas
01:00:36 - Bob Portillo talks about Alain Nu’s new show that was discussed earlier in the podcast.
01:03:19 - Dan Sclare and TOm Vorjohan talk about Life Membership in the S.A.M.
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