Annual General Meeting 2025

Thursday Sept. 11, 2025

9:00 AM – Harbor View Gallery Open for Guild Member Exhibitor Set-up
10:00 AM – Museum Doors Open to the Public incl Harbor View Gallery Displays 10:30 AM – Rope Fender Workshop- Bob Dollar ( San Francisco Room in collaboration with NBWM)
1:00-2:00 – Guild Member Presentation ( Harbor View Gallery)
2:30 – 3:30 – Guild Member Presentation ( Harbor View Gallery )
6:30 – Wind Down for Museum Closing at 7:00 PM (Room will be closed and locked – Exhibitor tables can stay in place)

Friday, Sept 12, 2025

9:00 AM- Museum Open- Harbor View Gallery Exhibitor Space Open
10:00 AM – DragonFly Key Fob Workshop- Bob Dollar/Dan Machowski (San Francisco Room- in collaboration with NBWM)
1:00- 2:00 – Guild Member Presentation (Harbor View Gallery) 2:30 -3:30 – Guild Member Presentation (Harbor View Gallery)
4:30- Wind Down for Museum Closing at 5:00 PM (Room will be closed and locked – Exhibitor tables can stay in place)

Saturday, Sept 13, 2025

9:00 AM - Museum Open- Harbor View Gallery Exhibitor Space Open 10:00 AM – DragonFly Key Fob Workshop- Bob Dollar/Dan Machowski (San Francisco Room- in collaboration with NBWM)
2:30 PM – Harbor View Gallery Exhibits Close. Break Down Room
3:00 PM – Vacate Harbor View Gallery Room for Dinner Transition
3:00 – 4:00 PM – Guild Member Business Meeting ( Cook Memorial Theater)
4:00- 6:00 PM – Break Offsite
6:00-6:30 - Social Harbor View Gallery
6:30 PM – Buffet Dinner (Harbor View Gallery) 9:30 PM Adjourn
NOTES: - 16 Exhibitor Tables available for Guild Member Displays

Registration Information will be posted soon

Hotel Information for the New Bedford Area -

 We have a room block of 10 rooms for the Fairfield Inn & Suites New Bedford
(185 MacArthur Dr New Bedford MA 02740)
The Phone number for reservations is 774-634-2000.

 Group Name is IGKTNA

 The group rates apply to Friday - Sunday nights The rates for arriving earlier than the blocked rooms is (weeknights) is less than the blocked rates This hotel provides parking and the Whaling museum is within walking distance.

The only other hotel in downtown New Bedford is booked for our weekend.

Other accommodations:
Hampton Inn Fairhaven - 508-990-8500
Residence Inn Dartmouth - 508-984-5858
Baymont by Wyndham North Dartmouth - 774-992-0595

Air Travel -
Providence RI is the suggested airport - less congested and easier to navigate than Logan in Boston

 

Boston (Logan) is similar distance but more congested.