Convention 2008 Please scroll down to bottom of this page for more pictures.

Our site for Convention 2008 is East Peoria, Illinois,

on Oct 31st and Nov 1st, at the Stoney Creek Inn.

Interstate 74 / Exit 95a (North)

Please make reservations NOW

Phone (309) 694-1300 or Call 800-659-2220 . This is conveniently located at 101 Mariners Way.

Please VISIT the hotel at www.stoneycreekinn.com

and for directions this Interactive map

Preliminary Convention 2008 Agenda

Friday Night

Evening Registration packet and Commemorative Pickup

7:00PM Business Meeting

Silent Auction of COIPS Past/Present Commemoratives

Friday Evening Social

Room Hopping

50/50 Tickets

Saturday

Show Display Tables

Rare Finds Table

Convention Show and Sale

Dealers set up 8:00AM to 9:00AM

PLEASE NOTE THERE IS NO EARLY ENTRY INTO SHOW & SALE

Free entry to all COIPS members from 9:00AM to 10:00PM

General public is admitted at 10:00AM

Afternoon SPECIAL SEMINAR ----- To Be Announced

Evening Banquet and Slide Show (pending)

Evening Annual Auction - members may cosign up to 5 items with a 10%

commision rate (only 3% charge on buy-backs).

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RECOGNITION

Special Thanks and recognitions . The event entailed a Friday night social, silent auction, room hopping buying-selling-trading, 50/50 tickets to win convention prizes, and the award of the COIPS 22nd annual commemorative. Special thanks was given to all current and past board members for all their hard work and dedication to COIPS.

Saturday entailed eight excellent show displays, the COIPS Show and Sale, informative seminars a nice banquet dinner, an another outstanding stoneware slide show presentation by Jim O'Hare, and the evening major auction. Each day a large selection of stoneware was offered for sale by show dealers, and several very rare and unusual stoneware items appeared for sale, both in room sales and the Saturday morning sale and confab. WOW! Another fantastic set of excellent show displays!

PLEASE NOTE that while new memberships do enroll at the convention site, it is advantageous to enroll and register in advance to receive full perks. Please note that a current membership to C.O.I.P.S. is required to attend a convention. For specific details about membership, visit the COIPS membership page.

Saturday SHOW & SALE 2007