by The Dallas Safari Club Convention starts on Thursday in Atlanta. It will be held in the Georgia World Congress Center. The convention runs through Sunday afternoon. The convention was moved from Dallas to Atlanta due to planned re-construction of the Kay Bailey Hutchison Dallas Convention Center. This has caused some controversy as some were upset that another location in Texas was not found. Additionally, the demolition and re-construction fell behind schedule which has allowed the Texas Trophy Hunters Association which is part of Safari Club International to hold their Outdoor Extravaganza in Dallas this same weekend.
I’ll be honest. I’m cool with the move to Atlanta. For the Complementary Spouse and I, it will be less than a 4-hour drive to our downtown hotel. Last year it took us a good day and half to drive to Dallas.
Both the Complementary Spouse and I have volunteered to be part of the DSC 100. These are the volunteers who assist in putting on the convention. We will be working a shift at the membership desk on all four days usually around midday. Feel free to stop by and say hello.
We will also be covering the convention as accredited media as we have been in the past. It will be interesting to report on the contrast between conventions held in Dallas and this one in Atlanta. The full schedule of events is here. I will note that we will not be attending any of the banquets. In addition to the fundraising aspects of the convention there are the educational seminars. They will hold seminars ranging on planning your first trip to Africa to field medicine for hunters. I haven’t decided which ones we will be attending yet but I will have reports on the ones we do attend.
I know there are a number of unofficial get-togethers planned. For example, on Friday there is one for AfricaHunting.com forum participants and another put on by John McAdams of the Big Game Hunting Podcast. I am sure there are others of which I’m not aware.
Anyway, if you see me on the floor or at the membership desk, stop and say hello.
