"Gathering of the Green"

 

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS      Hi, I'm Meli. One of my duties as hostess of the "Gathering" web site is to tell you about the scheduled activities and attractions of this conference. As more information comes in, you'll see more underlined links below. Click them for further information.       The following schedule of events for the 2010 is still subject to change:

Tuesday, March 16 8 am - 4 pm - John Deere Memorabilia Conf., Radisson Quad City Plaza Wednesday, March 17 7:30 am - 4:30 pm - Tour of Sindt Antique Museum, Keystone, IA 8 am - 12 noon - John Deere Memorabilia Conf., Radisson Quad City Plaza 12 noon - 9 pm - Registration/ Check-In, RIVER CENTER, Davenport Pick up registration packets 6 pm - 9 pm - Vendor Area Open See schedule of Tours of JD Factories in Quad Cities 1pm - 3:45 pm Wallace Garden Center, Bettendorf, IA 7 pm Opening Evening Reception – “Where Friends Meet” Thursday, March 18 7 am - 5 pm - Registration/Check-In, RIVER CENTER, Davenport - Pick up registration packets 8 am - 6 pm - Workshops/Drop-In Sessions 8 am - 9 pm - Vendor Area Open See schedule of Tours of JD Factories in Quad Cities 7:30 am - 4:15 pm - Workshop on the Road to Implements of the Past – 1930s Agricultural Museum, Quincy, IL 8:15 am - 12:30 pm - Tour of Sears Mfg., Boetje’s, JD Pavilion & JD Store 10:45 am - 3:00 pm - Tour of Deere-Wiman Home/Butterworth Center, John Deere Pavilion and John Deere Store, Moline, IL 7 pm - Special Evening Program – “The History of the Syracuse Chilled Plow” featuring Ed Haffenden 7 pm - Special Evening Program – "John Deere: Frontier Entrepreneur" featuring Neal Dahlstrom Friday, March 19 7 am - 5 pm - Registration/Check-In, River Center, Davenport Pick up registration packets 8 am - 6 pm - Workshops/Drop-In Sessions 8 am - 9 pm - Vendor Area Open See schedule of Tours of JD Factories in Quad Cities 7:30 am - 4:45 pm - Tour of House on the Rock, Spring Green, WI 8:30 am - 11:30 am - Tour of Kenny Bush Museum, Milan, IL 8:30 am - 2:30 pm - Tour of Big River Resources Plant (ethanol), Burlington, IA 7 pm - Fun Auction 7 pm - Special Evening Program – A Lifetime of “Going Green” featuring Darold, Derrick & John Sindt Saturday, March 20 7 am - 10 am - Registration/Check-In, River Center, Davenport 8 am - 4 pm - Workshops/Drop-In Sessions 8 am - 3 pm - Vendor Area 8:30 am - 2:15 pm - Tour of Quad Cities Area Tractor Collections 10:15 - 2:15 pm - Deere & Company World Headquarters and luncheon at TPC Deere Run with luncheon speaker, LuAnn Haydon 6:00 pm - Banquet and Keynote Speaker, Johnny Dickinson