Friday Night Reception Gouge

Register for the reunion here!

Vote for your class officers here!

The Friday night reception will kick off promptly at 1830 with plenty of food, beer, wine and non-alcoholic drinks (all included in your registration fee).  Mixed drinks are available for purchase.  We have the entire ballroom along with the adjacent hallways to mingle and catch up with classmates. 

There will be two professional photographers, one at a fixed location for more formal pictures with friends and family, one in the crowd for candid shots. 

The food and open bar will eventually end but the cash bar will remain open until “late”. 

The Westin has a large parking garage under the property as well as valet parking. Suggested attire is “cocktail”. 

Avoid the lines and check in early!

10/3/14 Reunion Update

Click here to register for the reunion!

Click here for the reunion FAQ
 

Big thanks to Chris Owens for leading this effort and for all the volunteers who are helping us put this big event together!!

Couple of housekeeping items:

• Thanks to everyone who has registered early; we have 224 registered classmates as of this post
• The Westin hotel block is now full
• BZ to Craig Washington and Joe Fagan who have been working hard on the Friday Memorial Service details - check the reunion agenda for updates!. 

If anyone has American with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements please contact Chris Owens directly.

That’s it for now!  Remember to keep checking back here for updates and to register!

Beat Army!

Ingar

'89 Reunion Store to Re-Open Thursday, October 23!

Looking to register for the reunion?  Go here!

The USNA '89 25th Reunion Store is set to re-open through Thursday, October 23!

Check back here for updates!





Got any ideas for clothing?  Let me (Ingar) know (igrev@1989.usna.com)!
 

Any questions or feedback on the store, please contact Heidi Foley at ItzDone via phone 410.279.1676 or email heidi@itzdone.com.

Company Reps and Other Volunteers Needed!

GO HERE TO REGISTER!!!!

Before our 20th reunion we asked for a volunteer from each company to serve as a central POC for outreach and also to coordinate any company only activities.  This was really successful so we are asking again!  If you are willing to be your company POC and take a short time out of your busy schedule to contact company classmates, please send your name directly to Chris Owens (ctowens89@burleymd.com).  He will coordinate.  We also need 2-3 people to head up the class Board of Directors election, which needs to be completed by the Saturday class meeting.

Strong early numbers for registration (138 classmates, 200 for reception, 257 for tailgater) but we have a long way to go! There are rooms left at the Westin and remember the hotel incentive deadline is tonight!

Beat Army!

Ingar

Registration is LIVE!

Click here to register!

Having problems accessing the registration site?  Click here before trying your own troubleshooting.

Got a question?  See if your answer is here at our FAQ page.

This marks the end of a significant planning phase for the reunion committee. We had to lock down the schedule, secure quotes and contracts from the vendors, and determine a fair and reasonable price.

Page one of the registration page has lots of text (arguably too much), but please take the time to read it through.

Our pricing is based on finding the middle ground between holding an event that will be appropriate for our once-every-5-years gathering while avoiding extravagance.  What's most important to us is that you have an experience where the only thing you need to worry about is showing up.  We take care of everything so that you can spend all of your time catching up with friends and classmates - some of whom you haven't seen since May 31, 1989.

Important financial info:

1. The class needs to charge enough to cover all our costs, simply because the class cannot assume the risk of a negative balance.  Conversely - unlike other classes - raising money for the class fund is not a specific reunion objective of ours.
2. We are charging a lower registration fee than is typical for comparable reunions, simply because we have had higher attendance than other classes near our age.  So, as long as we blow the doors off with our attendance as we have before, we will be able to cover our budgeted costs.
3. There are big fixed costs associated with holding an event like this, especially the tailgater on Saturday.  Your registration fees are designed to help us cover these.

We feel pretty good about our plan, and we'll feel even better when we get registrations going quickly!  There are some bills due in the next few weeks and after that contracts will become final. 

What's Happening Next? We'll start the “attention to detail” phase over the next few days. We have some placeholders that need to be completed and probable additions to the schedule of events.  Stay tuned for requests for help for elections, the memorial, company reps, etc.

If you have questions or comments about the registration do not hesitate to contact our reunion chairman, Chris Owens, directly. Thanks!