Hundreds of lace friends

The past year has been busy and the next year will be busier. I attended the IOLI convention in Salt Lake City in 2013. There we learned that there were hosts for 2014 & 2016, but no host for 2015. Everyone was wondering if there would be a convention in 2015. At the Doris Southard Lace Guild in August 2013, we decided to apply to co-host the 2015 convention with IOLI. In September we submitted an application. It was accepted in October. Because I was the only DSLG member to attend the 2013 convention, I automatically became a chair and fortunately Ruth Lyon volunteered to co-chair. From October through December we were negotiating with hotels. We were pleased to begin the new year with a contract with the Mariott Coralville Hotel & Conference Center. This year we've been selecting teachers and classes for the convention. There will be 18 US and 4 international teachers. The process of signing contracts with the teachers has begun. Information about the convention will be posted on the International Organization of Lace website.