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San Mateo and San Francisco, California
ARMENIAN RUGS SOCIETY BIENNIAL MEETING
The Armenian Rugs Society: Past, Present and Future

Please join us for our biennial meeting. We have a full agenda of interesting events, including a Friday reception, speakers, an auction, a gala dinner Saturday evening, and discussion and planning of our goals for the next two years. On Sunday there will be an optional informal excursion to the newly redesigned De Young Museum in San Francisco (not included in the registration fee).

Dr. Murray L. Eiland, Jr. Friday, December 1, 2006 6:00 pm to 10:30 pm Simonian Oriental Rug Co. 939 N. Amphlett Blvd. San Mateo, CA 94401 Tel: 650 343 0929

Dr. Murray L. Eiland, Jr., will present a retrospective of the past quarter century of the ARS.

Complimentary Mediterranean buffet, wine, and music.

Admission is free to Donors and Patrons (see registration form for details regarding these membership categories). For those not registered for the entire conference, entrance to this event is $45.00 per person. For directions, go to http://www.simonianrugs.com/location.html

Click Here for Full Schedule All Day Event Saturday December 2, 2006 9:00 am to 5:30 pm Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport 1333 Bayshore Highway Burlingame, California, USA 94010 Tel: 650 347 1234  Fax: 650 347-5948).

We begin with breakfast, followed by a business meeting and election, then lunch-for members only. Afternoon activities include a speech by Susan Lind-Sinanian, co-director of the Armenian Library and Museum of America (ALMA) speaking on Armenian textiles and needlework and on the history and goals of ALMA.

As the ARS and ALMA are planning to cooperate on some events in the future, this talk should be particularly interesting. There will also be more speakers, an auction, a discussion of our future hopes for the Society, and, if time permits, Show and Tell.

After these events, a bus will take all attendees to and from San Francisco for the gala dinner at Neptune’s Palace restaurant on Pier 39. (Be sure to indicate your choice of entrée on the registration form.) There will be a no-host bar at the dinner.

Optional trip to the De Young Museum Sunday December 3, 2006 Time to be arranged by those planning to attend Meet at the Hyatt Regency

If enough attendees are interested, there will be an optional trip to the newly redesigned De Young Museum in San Francisco, for which transportation, museum admission and lunch are not included in the conference registration fee (although we plan to help arrange car pools to the city).

A rate of $99 per night has been negotiated with the Hyatt Hotel for meeting attendees. Call the hotel and speak to Jeffrey; mention your affiliation with the ARS. The hotel has complimentary 24-hour shuttle service to and from the San Francisco Airport.

For information, go to http://www.sanfranciscoairport.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels

Registration fee is $150.00 if we receive your check and registration form by November 10, 2006.

After November 10th, registration will be $180.00.

NO REGISTRATIONS CAN BE ACCEPTED AFTER NOVEMBER 25, 2006.

The registration fee includes the Friday evening event; Saturday breakfast, lunch and dinner; all lecture, breakfast, lunch and dinner on Saturday, December 2; and transportation to and from the Hyatt Hotel to the restaurant in San Francisco on Saturday evening.

For any further questions, please contact Araxi Bezdjian at 650 343-8585.

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