EVENT SCHEDULE FOR CHICAGOPEX 2024
(Schedule and Room Assignments Subject to Change)
The CHICAGOPEX ’24 exhibition and bourse will be held in the four ballrooms on the main floor of the hotel. The philatelic exhibits will be in the Abricot and Lakeshore Ballrooms; the bourse will be in the Grand and Gallery Ballrooms; Youth activities and the literature exhibits will be in the Chambers Room off the Atrium. Book signings will be at the Chicago Philatelic Society (CPS) Booth in the Atrium. All of the other meeting rooms (noted below) are on the second floor and can be reached by either stairway or elevator. All presentations and meetings are open to the public, unless marked as “closed meeting” or “members only.”
Wednesday, November 20
Time
Event
Location
5:00 PM
Women Exhibitors Pizza Party
WE Hospitality Suite
Thursday, November 21
Time
Event
Location
8:00 AM
Women Exhibitors Seminar
Alton
Friday, November 22
Time
Event
Location
9:00 AM
CANEJ Judging Seminar: “Making the EEF Meaningful,” Elizabeth Hisey
Alton
10:00 AM
CHICAGOPEX ’24 Opens
11:00 AM
American Philatelic Society Town Hall Meeting, Scott English
Alton
1:00 PM
Scandinavian Collectors Club Presentation, “Sweden Large Official Issues,” Norman Andrews
Edwardian
1:00 PM
British North America Philatelic Society Presentation, “What is a ‘Set-Off’ and how can you tell which side of the gum does it reside?” plus BNA Show and Tell, Richard Judge
Carlyle
1:00-2:00 PM
Book Signing:
Walt Disney's 2nd Superstar: Donald Duck, Vol. 1 by Edward Bergen
Walt Disney's 2nd Superstar: Donald Duck, Vol. 1 by Edward Bergen
CPS Booth
2:00 PM
Scandinavian Collectors Club Presentation, “Sweden Öre Coat-of-Arms,” Steve Lund
Edwardian
2:00 PM
Collectors Club of Chicago Presentation, “Civil War Letters: A Family’s Collection at the National Postal Museum,” Lynn Heidelbaugh, Smithsonian National Postal Museum
Alton
3:00 PM
“U.S. Experimental Stamps of the 19th Century: Studies in Design - Introducing the Bust of Peace,” Stephen Knapp and Peter Schwartz
Alton
6:00 PM
CHICAGOPEX ’24 Closes for the Day
6:00 PM
Scandinavian Collectors Club Reception
8:00 PM
Women Exhibitors Reception
Saturday, November 23
Time
Event
Location
9:00 AM
Scandinavian Collectors Club Board of Directors Meeting (open to members)
Edwardian
10:00 AM
CHICAGOPEX ’24 Opens
10:00 AM
Scouting Workshop (closed meeting)
Stanford
10:00 AM
Scandinavian Collectors Club General Membership Meeting
Edwardian
10:30 AM
American Topical Association, “How to Get Started in Topical Stamp Collecting,” Jennifer Miller, ATA executive director
Alton
10:30 AM
Literature Judges’ Feedback Forum
Carlyle
11:00 AM
Scandinavian Collectors Club Presentation, “Postal Service and Communications in Nazi-Occupied Norway, 1940-1945,” Even Brande
Edwardian
12:00 PM
“Zeppelin Posts 100 Years Ago: U.S. Military and German,” Bob Helms with Cheryl Ganz
Alton
12:00 PM
Chicago Philatelic Society Board Meeting (closed meeting)
Edwardian
12:30 PM
Chicago Philatelic Society Membership Meeting
Edwardian
1:00 PM
Chicago Philatelic Society Featured Presentation: “The 1932 Washington Bicentennial Commemoratives: Ambassadors to the World,” Marjory Sente
Edwardian
1:00 PM
Rossica Society Membership Meeting
Carlyle
1:00-2:00 PM
Book Signings: Walt Disney's 2nd Superstar: Donald Duck, Vol. 1 by Edward Bergen
CPS Booth
2:00 PM
American Topical Association, “ATA 75th Anniversary Celebration and Roundtable,” Jennifer Miller, ATA executive director and Dawn Hamman, President
Alton
2:00 PM
Germany Philatelic Society, Chicagoland Chapter 5 Meeting, “GPS Plans for Boston 26 World Expo,” Rudi Anders
Carlyle
3:00 PM
AAPE Open Forum and Treatment Presentation, Patricia Stilwell Walker and Ken Nilsestuen, hosts
Edwardian
4:00 PM
Philatelic Judges’ Feedback Forum
Edwardian
6:00 PM
CHICAGOPEX ’24 Closes for the Day
6:30 PM
CHICAGOPEX ’24 Awards Banquet Reception (no host)
Marlborough
7:00 PM
CHICAGOPEX ’24 Awards Banquet (advance ticket required)
Marlborough
Sunday, November 24
Time
Event
Location
8:00 AM
Women Exhibitors Fest Farewell Breakfast
9:00 AM
Scandinavian Collectors Club Coffee Hour
Edwardian
9:30 AM
Scandinavian Collectors Club Presentation, Using Scandinavian Catalogs,” Even Brande and Steve Lund
10:00 AM
CHICAGOPEX ’24 Opens
11:00 AM
North Shore Philatelic Society, “Become a member of the North Shore Philatelic Society and gain many benefits,” Michael Bisberg, President
Edwardian
12:00 PM
Women Exhibitors Meeting
Alton
11:00 AM
Women Exhibitors Tour of Exhibits
Meet at Frame 1
1:00 PM
Illinois Postal History Society Meeting with Show and Tell
Alton
1:00 - 2:00 PM
Book Signing: Walt Disney's 2nd Superstar: Donald Duck, Vol. 1 by Edward Bergen
CPS Booth
3:00 PM
CHICAGOPEX ’24 Exhibits Close
4:00 PM
CHICAGOPEX ’24 Closes