Convention Schedule

NOTE: Days and times subject to change. Consult layout and clinic schedules for specific days and times.

Thursday October 15, 2026
12:00 PM 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 9:00 PM 10:00 PM
Registration:
4 pm to

5:30 pm

7:30 to 9:30 pm
Clinics: Clinics: 7 pm to 11 pm
Contest Room: Open for Entries: 7 pm to 9 pm
Hands-On Extra Fare:
Layout Tours: Layouts Open: 10 am to 4 pm Layouts Open: 7 pm to 10 pm
Op Sessions:
Matt Thompson #801 2pm to 5pm
Rick Lull #802 4pm to 7pm
Mark Nieting #804 7pm to 10pm
Bob Cook #803  7pm to 10pm
Other: MER Board Meeting 7 pm to 9 pm
Company Store: Open: 3 pm to 10 pm
Friday October 16th
7:00 AM 8:00 AM 9:00 AM 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 9:00 PM 10:00 PM
Breakfast – Buffett (Restaurant): $16.99 Breakfast – 7 am to

9:30 am

Registration:
8 am to 11:30 am 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Clinics: Clinics 8 am to 12 pm Clinics 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm Clinics: 7:30 pm to 11:30 pm
Contest Room: Open for Entries: 9 am to 12 pm Open for Entries: 1 pm to 5 pm Open for Entries:

7 pm to 8 pm

Hands-On Extra Fare:

#601 – Craftsman Building Kits
8 am to 12 pm – Jack Dziadul

#602 Pine Tree Build

1:30pm – 4pm

#603 Kato Circus Module

7pm to 9:30pm (N-Scale)

Layout Tours Layouts Open: 9:30am to 10 pm
Op Sessions:
Chuck Davis #805               9:30am to 12:30pm
Gary Friedhaber #807 7:00pm to 10:00pm
Fred Humphrey #806 1pm to 4pm
Other: Editors Breakfast: 7:00 am to 8:30 am Evaluators Meeting 8pm to 9pm
Prototype Tours:  #201 Plasser America – MOW Equipment
Company Store: Open: 9 am to 5:30 pm Open: 7:30 pm to 10 pm
 
Saturday October 17th
7:00 AM 8:00 AM 9:00 AM 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 9:00 PM 10:00 PM 11:00 PM
Breakfast – Buffett (Restaurant): $16.99 Breakfast – 7 am to 10 am
Registration:
8 am to 11 am
Clinics: Clinics 8 am to 12 pm Clinics 1:30 pm to 4 pm
Contest Room: Closed for Evaluations 9 am to 4 pm 9pm to 11pm
Hands-On Extra Fare:

#604 Build an

N-Scale Log Cabin

9:30am to Noon

Layout Tours Layouts Open: 10 am to 4 pm
Op Sessions:
Bill Waples #808                      9am to 12:30pm
John Cryderman #809 9am to 12pm
Other: Superintendents Breakfast: 7:00 am to 8:30 am Cash Bar 6pm to 7pm

Banquet 7pm to

10 pm

Prototype Tours:
Company Store: Open: 9 am to 5 pm

Raffle Drawing

3pm

Sunday October 18th
7:00 AM 8:00 AM 9:00 AM 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 4:00 PM
Breakfast – Buffett (Restaurant): $16.99 Breakfast – 7 am to 10 am
Layout Tours Layouts Open: 12 pm to 4 pm
Company Store 8am – 10am
Other: MER Annual Membership Meeting
10 am to 12 pm
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