SASS ®
Single Action Shooting Society®
23255 La Palma
Yorba Linda, California 92887
(714) 694-1800; Fax (714) 694-1815
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Ken Amorosano or Nicole Rangel (714) 694-1800
Wild West Christmas Returns to Las Vegas December 2-5 2004
The 3rd SASS Convention and Wild West Christmas returns to the Riviera Hotel and Convention Center in Las Vegas, December 2-5, 2004. This is exciting news for SASS and its 60,000 members. This event is designed to bring together all that is Old West will be presented to showcase the products, events and related industries pertaining to the Old West and the American Western Culture.
In addition to a larger exhibition hall, the convention will provide an extended schedule of daily educational seminars, guest speakers and entertainment. Seminars will be conducted by experts in the various areas of the sport as well as authors of the many books on Cowboy Action Shooting. This year a Expert Series of intense three-hour classes will be included to provide in-depth instruction on the sport. Guest speakers will include leaders and legends in the industry and representatives from the leading manufacturers. Cowboy entertainment will be interspersed to provide a non-stop activity program for SASS members and the public alike.
For SASS members the social calendar of the SASS Convention will include a steady series of receptions and special events. SASS members are invited to gather for cocktails and hors-d'oeuvres in the SASS Hospitality Sky Box. The private reception rooms overlook the convention floor and provide a perfect place for members to mingle after the convention closes for the evening. Friday evening SASS presents “An Evening with A Special Guest”, where guests are invited to learn about a SASS legend first hand in an intimate setting.
Highlighting the four-day convention is the SASS Yesteryear Ball. The formal SASS Social event of the year will begin on Saturday evening at "Top of The Riv," an enormous hall of plate glass windows on top of the Riviera Hotel with stunning vistas overlooking the lights of Las Vegas. Then continue the night in the Grande Ball Room for a prestigious evening of dinner and dancing accompanied by an
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authentic Victorian orchestra.
SASS will also present its annual Wooly Awards to recognize the Best of The Year for Club, Territorial Governor, Annual Match, New Product, Merchant and Media (TV or Movie).
“Las Vegas is the perfect place to have the SASS Convention,” says SASS Marketing Director, Ken Amorosano. “In addition to all the activities offered by the SASS Convention, there's Las Vegas with all the entertainment, restaurants and excitement just outside the Convention doors. There's the Cowboy Christmas and Country Christmas shopping shows at the Las Vegas Convention Center and Sands Convention Center and Cowboy hats abound with the PRCA National Finals Rodeo in town.”
The 3rd SASS Convention and Wild West Christmas is produced by the Single Action Shooting Society, better known as SASS. General admission to the public is free. Conventioneer credentials are $85. A special room rate of $61 is offered by the Riviera by calling 1-800-634-6753 and mentioning SASS.
SASS Convention registration applications are available on the SASS Web Site at or by calling the SASS office at 1-877-411-SASS.
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