The 2013 CONVENTION will be in NEW ORLEANS. It opens on Wednesday evening, June 5 with an artistic reception, and closes on Saturday, June 8 with a banquet. The Convention hotel is the Astor Crowne Plaza, located at 739 Canal Street. This location is at the corner of Canal and Bourbon Streets. in the French Quarter.

Looking out at Bourbon Street
from the balcony of the Astor Crowne Plaza

The special PCA Convention room rate is $165 per night, and is available from May 31st to June 11th, with the Convention opening on Wednesday June 5th. One night's deposit will be required when you make your reservation. The rate includes the use of the gym, outdoor swimming pool, and Internet connection available in each room. You can make your reservations online by clicking the RESERVATIONS button:

The group block code is PCA. Reservations may also be made by calling the hotel's in-house reservation department at (888) 696-4806 or (504) 962-0500/Ext. 8030 and ask for the 2013 Annual Conference group rate (group block code PCA). Reservations may be made from 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM (Central Time) Monday-Friday, and 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Saturday-Sunday. Members needing accessible rooms are encouraged to call the hotel for reservations. If you encounter any difficulties when making reservations, please let us know by using the Contact Us form on this website. Check this website and the PCA, Inc. Newsletter for the latest information about the hotel and pre-convention opportunities in New Orleans.

The program committee has created a program that is both educational and enjoyable, and that will also enable the attendees to explore the wonders of New Orleans. As offered in past conventions, there will be an optional activity -- a bus tour around New Orleans -- offered to early arrivals (who are also PCA members).

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!

We offer two kinds of online registration, based on choice of payment:

PROGRAM SCHEDULE 2013 PCA, Inc. Convention New Orleans, LA June 5 - 8 2013 Convention Program (pdf flyer)
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5
9:00 am - 5:00 pm		Registration
9:30 am - 5:30 pm		Optional walking tour of Garden District//bus tour of New Orleans
6:00 pm		Artists’ Fair
7:30 pm		First Timers and Mentors meeting
8:00 pm - 11:00 pm		Dealers’ Fair
THURSDAY, JUNE 6
7:00 am - 9:00 am		Breakfast buffet
8:00 am - 8:45 am		Registration
9:00 am		Welcome: Bernard Drabeck, President
9:15 am		Huey Pablovich: "Power Point Tour of New Orleans"
10:15 am		Alan Thornton: "Russian and Other Revelations"
11:15 am		David Graeber: "New Horizons"
12:00 noon		Lunch on your own
2:00 pm		Gay LeCleire Taylor: "Paperweights Made in Corning, New York"
3:00 pm		Alan Kaplan: "A Japanese Collection Revisited"
4:00 pm		Al Bates: "Advertising Paperweights"
5:00 pm		Dinner on your own, optional dinner groups
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm		Dealers’ Fair
FRIDAY, JUNE 7
7:00 am - 9:00 am		Breakfast buffet
8:00 am - 8:45 am		Registration
9:00 am		Wes Clark: "Expanding Chicago’s Rubloff Paperweight Exhibit"
10:00 am		Artist Panel, "The Art in My Paperweights" Moderator: Cathy Richardson Artists: Melissa Ayotte, Damon MacNaught, Colin Richardson, Gordon Smith
11:30 am		Lunch on your own
12:30 pm - 4:00 pm		Dealers’ Fair
4:00 pm		Buses leave for New Orleans Museum of Art
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm		Visit to New Orleans Museum of Art (refreshments included)
6:00 pm		Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen, Curator of American Decorative Arts, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York: "Louis Comfort Tiffany at the World’s Fairs"
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm		Shuttle buses to hotel and museum
SATURDAY, JUNE 8
7:00 am - 9:00 am		Breakfast buffet
8:00 am - 8:45 am		Registration
9:00 am		Josh Simpson: "The Modern Glass Movement Starting in 1564"
9:45 am		Annual Business Meeting
10:30 am		ID Clinic Moderator: Jan Smith. Panelists: Jim Lefever, William Pitt, Alan Thornton
12:00 noon - 1:30 pm		Lunch on your own
12:00 noon - 5:00 pm		Dealers’ Fair (Open to the public)
1:00 pm		Jan Smith: "Studio Glass Movement" (Open to public)
2:00 pm		John Hawley: "Paperweight Primer" (Open to public)
6:30 pm		Cocktail hour (cash bar)
7:30 pm		Closing Banquet

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A great benefit of being a member of the Paperweight Collectors Association, Inc. is being able to attend the bi-annual conventions which are often held in proximity to a world class paperweight collection. These are wonderful opportunities to gather with fellow collectors from around the world, meet paperweight artists, and add to your collection from the multitude of offerings presented by the many attending dealers. You will also learn more about paperweights from recognized experts in the field who provide identification clinics, workshops, and tutorials on various aspects of the hobby.