2012 MCoR Regional Convention
Operating Sessions
Gateway to Model Railroading Fun
NMRA MCoR 2012 Convention
May 30 through June 3, 2012
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Welcome to the 2012 Mid Continent Region Convention
in St. Louis, MO. The Gateway Division NMRA is
proud to host the 2012 convention, and is pleased to
offer several nights of operating sessions on local
layouts.
The desire to attend an operating session must be
disclosed during registration. Those that have
registered, and missed signing up for a session, may
contact Gary Gross at
grossrr@charter.net to register as an
operator/participant.
There will be operating sessions on three nights
during the convention: Wednesday May 30, Thursday May
31, Friday June 1.
Each participant will be provided their layout
assignment in their MCOR convention information packet
upon arriving at the convention hotel. Information and
an overview regarding the assigned layout will be
available at the OP-SIG table within the SIG room,
including maps to the layouts. Please note, operating
assignments will not be disclosed prior to arrival at
the convention.
Please assume that you must provide your own
transportation to the host layout. Every effort will be
made to help ensure those without the means is afforded
transportation to his/her assigned layout with other
operators. It is requested that each participant
assemble in the SIG room at approximately 5:30 pm on the
afternoon of their assigned operating session, and if
necessary, and space available, offer transportation to
those that may not have any at their disposal. For those
that offer rides to participants who do not have
transportation, we politely ask that you return the
passenger to the convention hotel after the session,
unless some other arrangements are made with the
passenger.
Depending on the distance to layouts, departures from
the hotel should be made by no later than 6 pm, for a
6:30 pm arrival at the host layout. This will give the
host the opportunity to provide an orientation to the
participants. All operating sessions will begin at 7:00
pm, and should last about 3 hours, with some dependency
on host requirements to complete a session.
Most of the hosts offer snacks and drinks to their
crew, but please recognize that the gathering and
departure times at the hotel occur during the late
afternoon/early evening dinner time, so please plan your
meals accordingly.
There is no need to bring anything to the layouts
other than yourself. All operating needs such as radios,
pen/pencils, paperwork, etc will be provided by the
layout host unless otherwise indicated in the packet
information.
At this time, only operators are allowed to attend
the sessions. Observers tend to disrupt sessions,
particularly where space is limited, so please do not
bring spouses or friends who have not been assigned an
operating slot.
Every effort will be made to ensure that participants
have layout assignments on their preferred days, as it
is assumed that each participant provided a schedule
that maximizes participation in other convention
activities. However, due to crew requirements of the
host layouts, some departure from preferred nights may
be necessary, and may impact your availability. If for
some reason, you cannot attend the operating session you
are assigned, please let the MCOR organizers in the SIG
room at the convention hotel know as soon as possible
once you determine that you are unavailable for your
assigned slot. It is OK to trade sessions with another
participant, but otherwise please attend the sessions
you are assigned, since each railroad requires a certain
number of operators, and too little or too many
operators at a given layout may negatively impact the
session.
Thanks for your interest in attending the MCOR
convention and operating sessions.
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