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Convention Location
Calgary Exhibition and Stampede Park
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Prices:
Competing Chorus/Quartet: $110
Convention Assistant: $60

Member Registration(s): $145

Nonmember Registration(s): $160

Single event tickets for Quartet & Chorus semi-finals are $35.00 each and Quartet and Chorus finals are $40.00 each.

Ticket sales have closed for all event and single event tickets. Sales will reopen on October 9, 9 a.m., at the ticket office located at the West Entrance of the Saddledome.

Hawaii Registrations: Register online for the 2008 convention in Honolulu, Hawaii. Hurry - there are a limited number of seats.

Competition Location:
The competitions will be held in the Pengrowth Saddledome

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Notes of Interest

Convention Webcast: The convention Webcast link will be available on the Webcast page beginning Wednesday, October 10.

Convention Newsletter: Get a copy of the convention newsletter each morning, Wednesday through Saturday, at the Hyatt Regency and the Roundup Centre Information Booth. Sunday morning newsletters will be available in the lobbies of all the Sweet Adelines hotels.

Rehearsal Schedules
Want to watch your favorite chorus rehearse? Check out the competing chorus rehearsal bulletin board outside the Sweet Adelines Headquarters Office, located in the Roundup Centre, Show Office 104.

Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
Applications for CEUs will be available in the headquarters office, in the Roundup Centre, Show Office 104. The application fee is $30. One CEU is given for each 10 hours of class or competition attendance/ participation accumulated. You may return it onsite or mail it to international headquarters at a later date. Application for CEUs must be made within six months following the event.

Arrangement Previews
Visit well known and budding new arrangers in the Arrangement Preview area, located in the Roundup Centre, Palomino F. Arranger lists, sample arrangements, keyboards and tape/CD players will be available to assist you in reviewing arrangements. Please check the convention schedule for dates and times.

Program Pick-Up
Convention programs will be available next to the headquarters office, located in the Roundup Centre, Show Office 104, beginning Monday, October 8 at 5:00 p.m.

VIP and First Time Attendee Ribbons
VIP and First Time Attendee Ribbons will be available in the headquarters office, Roundup Centre, Show Office 104, beginning Tuesday, October 9, 2007.

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Convention Highlights

Tuesday, October 9
Showcase 2007
8:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.

Wednesday, October 10
Quartet Semifinals
10:45 a.m. - 9:45 p.m.

Thursday, October 11
Chorus Semifinals
10:45 a.m. - 7:45 p.m.

Lobby Show - Benefit Performances for Young Singers Foundation
9:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.

Friday, October 12
Mass Sing
11:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

Quartet Finals
12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Coronet Club Show
8:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.

Saturday, October 13
Music Education Class
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Chorus Finals
12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Family Chorus Performance
Immediately following chorus finals

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Convention Shuttle System

Busing from all Sweet Adelines hotels to the Roundup Centre will be provided beginning at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 9. Busing from all Sweet Adelines hotels to the Saddledome will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 9.

Beginning Tuesday morning and continuing through Saturday evening, busing will be provided from all Sweet Adelines hotels to the Saddledome for all competitions, Coronet Club Show, and music education class. Shuttles will also run from the hotels to the Roundup Centre during Harmony Bazaar hours.

A complete shuttle schedule will be posted in convention hotels.

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Tours and Transportation

Destination St. Louis will be providing pre-arranged airport transportation and a variety of interesting tours.

Get your tour information from Destination St Louis by calling them at 314-727-2400. Please ask for Leslie Davis. Click here to go to the tours and transportation page.

Download a PDF of the Pitch Pipe insert. The insert includes tour information.

Additional airport transportation option: Sundog Airport Shuttle offers a new airport shuttle service in Calgary. Please note, this company does not offer pick-ups at all of the hotels in our block. Visit the Sundog Web site or call 403.291.9617 for more information.

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Special Needs?

Please let International Headquarters know immediately if you have special needs. Transportation needs must be arranged in advance. Call 1-800-992-7464.

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Scooter/Wheelchair Rental

Scooter rentals in Calgary are very limited. Please contact one of the providers listed below as soon a possible to secure your scooter rentals for International Convention.

Medichair
403-252-5366

Shoppers Home Health Care
403-250-2200

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Housing

A complete list of hotels/rates is also available in the April issue of The Pitch Pipe. Reservations can be made by phone, fax, mail or online between May 1, 2007 and September 8, 2007. Requests received after September 8, 2007, will be processed on a space-available basis. To receive the convention room rate, reservations must be made through the Sweet Adelines International Housing Bureau. Do NOT contact the hotel directly to reserve your rooms. The hotels will tell you they are sold out since Sweet Adelines International is holding rooms for you through the housing bureau.

Internet:  Click here to go to online housing.

Telephone:  Call toll-free 800.611.2720 or 330.425.9330 (for international callers) Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., EDT. 
 
Fax:  Fax the housing form to 330.963.0319.

Click here to download a PDF copy of the housing form. You will need Acrobat Reader to view the form.

Sweet Adelines International has contracted with hotels in Calgary.

Due to the demand for housing for this year's International Competition we are currently negotiating for additional conference rated rooms. Please continue to check this site and the housing site for updated information about additional rooms as they become available.

Hotels with room availability are highlighted in yellow.

SOLD OUT Hyatt Regency (Headquarters Hotel) 700 Centre Street SE Calgary AB Canada Single/Double - $169 CDN Triple/Quad - $204 CDN Tax rate: 12% per room, per night www.calgaryhyatt.com	SOLD OUT Blackfoot Inn 5940 Blackfoot Trail SE Calgary AB Canada T2H 2B5 Single/Double - $155 CDN Triple/Quad - $165 CDN Tax rate: 11% per room, per night www.blackfootinn.com
SOLD OUT Calgary 5 Downtown Suites 618 5th Avenue SW Calgary AB Canada T2P 0M7 SingleDouble - $159 CDN Triple/Quad - $169 CDN Tax rate: 11% per room, per night www.5calgary.com	SOLD OUT Carriage House 9030 Macleod Trail S Calgary AB Canada T2H 0M4 Single/Double - $155 CDN Triple/Quad - $165 CDN Tax rate: 11% per room, per night www.carriagehouse.net
SOLD OUT Deerfoot Inn 11500 – 35 Street SE Calgary AB Canada T2Z 3W4 Single/Double - $155 CDN Triple/Quad - $165 CDN Tax rate: 11% per room, per night www.deerfootinn.com	SOLD OUT Delta Bow Valley 209 4th Ave. SE Calgary AB Canada Single/Double - $159 CDN Triple - $174 CDN Tax rate: 12% per room, per night www.deltabowvalley.com
Fairmont Palliser 133 9th Ave. SW Calgary AB Canada Single/Double - $175 CDN Triple/Quad - $215 CDN Tax rate: 12% per room, per night www.fairmontpalliser.com	SOLD OUT Hotel Arts 119 12th Ave. SW Calgary AB Canada Single/Double - $139 CDN (studio) Single/Double - $149 CDN (luxury) Triple/Quad - $169 CDN Tax rate: 12% per room, per night www.hotelarts.ca
SOLD OUT International Hotel 220 4th Ave. SW Calgary AB Canada Single/Double - $149 CDN Triple - $169 CDN Quad - $179 CDN Tax rate: 12% per room, per night www.internationalhotel.ca	Calgary Marriott 110 9th Ave. SE Calgary AB Canada Single/Double - $168 CDN Triple/Quad - $183 CDN Tax rate: 12% per room, per night www.marriott.com
SOLD OUT Sandman Hotel 888 7th Ave. SW Calgary AB Canada Single/Double/Triple/Quad - $99 CDN Tax rate: 12% per room, per night www.sandman.ca	SOLD OUT Sheraton Suites Eau Claire 225 Barclay Parade SW Calgary AB Canada Single/Double - $189 CDN Triple/Quad - $224 CDN Tax rate: 12% per room, per night www.sheratonsuites.com
The Westin Calgary 320 4th Ave. SW Calgary AB Canada Single/Double/Triple - $169 CDN Quad - $199 CDN Tax rate: 12% per room, per night www.westincalgary.com

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Young Women in Harmony Festival

A one-day festival on Tuesday, October 9, 2007, is offered free of charge to 250 vocal students grades 7 through college age (up through age 25). Singers in the chorus can be your daughters, younger sisters, nieces, granddaughters or students. We are pleased to offer an outstanding opportunity to participate in an international barbershop chorus with rehearsals during the day, culminating in an evening performance on our popular Showcase show that evening.

Students who pre-register for the festival will receive music and a learning CD for the three songs that they will perform at Showcase. Click here for more information.

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Showcase 2007— A-Positive Performance

Tuesday, October 9, 2007
8:00 - 10:30 p.m.
Pengrowth Saddledome

VIP Showcase tickets are $75 each.
Preferred Showcase tickets are $35 each.
Reserved Showcase tickets are $25 each.

Heebee-jeebies are an internationally acclaimed, award-winning comic a cappella group born and raised in Calgary. Side-splitting humor, mixed with high energy musical arrangements, will cure whatever ails you at the 2007 Showcase!

The 2004 International Champion Quartet Brava!, the 2005 Barbershop Harmony Society's Champion Quartet Realtime, the 2007 International Champion Chorus Rich-Tone and the Young Women in Harmony Festival Chorus will also astound you with their amazing vocal powers and expansive harmonies. Brava!, Realtime and Rich-Tone are tuning up for a fantastic performance that will have your heart pounding with enthusiasm and excitement.

Experience these top-notch performers as they combine a unique blend of harmony and humor at the 2007 Showcase. It will be an A-Postive Showcase you will not forget.

Proceeds support the Young Singers Foundation and Young Women in Harmony.

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Coronet Club Show

Friday, October 12, 2007
8:00 - 10:30 p.m.
Pengrowth Saddledome

To order tickets visit www.coronetclub.org

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New Passport Requirements

Beginning January 23, 2007, ALL persons, including U.S. citizens, traveling by air between the United States and Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Bermuda will be required to present a valid passport, Air NEXUS card, or U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Document, or an Alien Registration Card, Form I-551, if applicable.

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The Canadian Tourism Council brought to our attention that a DUI conviction in the United States is considered a felony in Canada, which can be an issue in border crossing. Anyone with a US DUI conviction needs to obtain a minister's permit to enter Canada. The best way to find information on this process is to go to the Detroit Consulate General's web site at http://geo.international.gc.ca/can-am/detroit/menu-en.asp, or call them at 313-567-2340.

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For questions about convention or housing, contact Nancy Aloway (nancy@sweetadelineintl.org). For questions about registration and Showcase, contact Lana Clark (lana@sweetadelineintl.org).

Check back frequently for additional convention information.