Conventions

2009 ISBC Convention
June 26-27, 2009
hosted by the Northwest Baptist Center - Vancouver, WA
  
 
Thursday, June 25, 7:30 pm
            Executive Board meeting (at Northwest Baptist Center) 

Friday, June 26
     9:00am - Morning Session (at Northwest Baptist Center) 
                        Welcome
                        Barclay Neuman - "Windows on the Word"
                        John Kohlenberger - "Modern Translations: Today's New International Version"
                              Luncheon (hosted by (at Northwest Baptist Historical Society) 

     12:30-6:00pm - Afternoon Session (various locales)
                        Road trip choices:
                        1. Trip to Corban College in Salem, OR, to visit Prewitt-Allen Archaeological Museum, or
                        2. Personal trips to visit the Columbia Gorge (maps will be available) or other area attractions.

     6:30pm - Evening Session (at Northwest Baptist Center) 
                    Barclay Neuman - "Sense and Sensitivity in Bible Translation"
                    John Kohlenberger = "Modern Translations: TNIV, Part Two"
 
Saturday, June 27
     9:00am - Morning Session (at Northwest Baptist Center) 
                    ISBC Business Meeting
                    Michael Kuykendall - "The Battle for a Baptist Bible"
                    Lunch
     1:00pm - Afternoon Session (at Northwest Baptist Center) 
                    Donald Brake - "The Noblest Monument of English Prose"

     7:00 – Evening lecture by Naseeb Shaheen on collecting Geneva Bibles                            
 
 
Registration
 
Registration Fee: The registration fee is waived this year only. To help with planning, please register for the convention by contacting our host, Mike Kuykendall by email: mikek@nwbaptist.org, telephone: 1 (316) 882-2173, or regular mail: 3200 NE 109th Ave, Vancouver, WA 98682
 
Lodging
 
Comfort Suites - 4714 NE 94tth Ave, Vancouver, WA (360-253-3100)
 
The price is $60 per night. Ask for "Northwest Baptist Convention" special rate. ISBC members will be reimbursed for two nights stay. Hang on to your receipts. The hotel is 11 miles from Portland International Airport (PDX) and 2.5 miles from the Northwest Baptist Center.
 
Meals
 
The Northwest Baptist Historical Society is hosting a catered luncheon on Friday, June 26. The hotel serves a continental breakfast. For your other meals , there are several restaurants within walking distance of the hotel, and driving distance from the Northwest Baptist Center.
 
Directions
 
Directions from PDX to Hotel
 Begin from Portland International Airport (PDX) (7000 NE Airport Way, Portland OR)
From PDX head east on NE Airport Way (2 miles)
Merge onto I-205 North via the ramp on the left toward Seattle (crossing into WA) (6 miles)
Take Gher Rd/NE 112th Ave exit, EXIT 30A (1 mile)
Turn left onto NE Fourth Plain Blvd. (1 mile)
Turn right onto NE Vancouver Mall Dr. (0.1 miles)
Turn left onto NE 94th Avenue (0.1 miles)
End at Comfort Suites (4714 NE 94th Ave, Vancouver WA 98662 360-253-3100)
Estimated time: 17 minutes, Estimated distance: 11 miles
 
Directions from hotel to Northwest Baptist Center
Turn right onto NE Vancouver Mall Dr (0.1 miles)
Turn left onto NE fourth Plain Blvd (1 mile)
Turn right onto NE Gher Rd (stay right as it turns into 112th Ave) (1 mile)
Turn right onto SEH-Kanagawa Way (39th Ave) (0.2 miles)
Turn left onto 109th Ave (0.3 miles)
End at Northwest Baptist Center (3200 NE 109th Ave, 320-882-2100)
Estimated time: 5 minutes, Estimated distance: 2.5 miles
 
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