While the Dallas Safari Club convention has moved to Atlanta as the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center gets a 5-year complete renovation, the event at the Georgia World Congress Center, coming up Jan. 9-12, 2025, will be familiar in many ways but considerably stepped up in others.
The sparkling, new convention hall’s 800,000 square feet will be full of exhibitors, as the space has been totally sold out.
Known for its volunteer army, plenty are making the trip from Dallas, along with members of DSC chapters from across the country, especially from Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee and South Carolina (Charleston Safari Club), who are coming in force to help out.
The evening banquets, to be held at the Signia by Hilton Hotel, boast a stellar lineup of featured speakers.
At the Thursday Evening Banquet, Georgia native Michael Waddell, the popular host of Bone Collector, former champion turkey caller and avid conservationist, will address the crowd.
On Friday night, the banquet will highlight Joey Jones, a Marine Corps veteran, New York Times bestseller for his book “Unbroken Bonds of Battle,” and Fox News contributor.
The Ladies Luncheon, held at the Omni Atlanta Hotel on Jan. 10, will welcome Julie McQueen, the president of Carbon TV, the online video destination for outdoor themed shows, along with entertainment from The Tams, a popular band with chart success in the 1960s and 70s, that has been entertaining for more than 50 years.
While the traditional Life Member Breakfast will be held at DSC’s first Summer Expo and DSC Foundation Gala in July, 2025, the Conservation Champions Breakfast will be held at the Omni Atlanta Saturday morning for attendees to discover the true heart of wildlife conservation in action.
Finally, at the Saturday Evening Banquet, Randy Houser, country singer, songwriter, actor and outdoorsman, will perform for the crowd to wrap up the banquets and auctions.
Speaking of auctions, online bidding is already open for the items to be sold at each night’s auction.
If you’re planning on making the 2-hour flight or the 12-hour drive from Dallas, hotel rooms are still available, as DSC said there are 12 options available within 2 miles of the World Congress Center.
Special rates at most of the hotels are still available.
