Thanks to our facilities coordinator Sherry Sponaugle, we have secured a fantastic facility for the event. The Airport Crowne Plaza is an elegant full service hotel, but our convention rate is still only an incredible $79 per night! Free airport shuttles, free hotel parking and easy access to public transportation mean that Atlanta's great tourist attractions, shopping malls and historic sites are within easy reach for you and your family. Atlanta has more restaurants, professional sports teams, entertainment venues and cultural attractions than any other city in the Southeast, so we invite you to enjoy an extended visit.

Talent and Contest Chairman and co-Convention Chairman Paul Sponaugle has lined up some absolutely stellar performers. Take a look at the Performers page to see who's listed, and check back now and then to see who we've added. We expect to add more performers and perhaps even a surprise or two before we're done.

In addition to trophies, the winners of this year's stage and close-up competitions will receive cash prizes. We are also making arrangements to nominate at least one of our junior winners to compete at the World Magic Seminar. More on that later.