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THE INTERNATIONAL 

BROTHERHOOD 

OF 

MAGICIANS 

91 ST ANNUAL CONVENTION 

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA 

JULY 10–13, 2019

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GREETINGS 

MICHAEL FINNEY 

INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT 

It is my honor to welcome you 

– our members, registrants, and 

guests – to the 2019 I.B.M. Annual 

Convention. It has been one year in 

the planning, and we are extremely 

pleased with what we are about 

to present to you for the next four 

days. I look forward to saying hi to 

you all, and for sure if you see me, 

please say hello. 

ALEX ZANDER 

INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT-ELECT 

Welcome to some of the most fun you’ll have in a 

desert! I am thrilled you could join us and experience 

the international convention for yourself. 

The I.B.M. Convention team has pulled out all 

the stops this year for an unforgettable event. I 

would like to thank Convention Chair Ken Scott and everyone 

who has worked so hard to make it a huge success. Congratulations 

and best wishes to those who are participating in the contests this 

year. When you take the I.B.M. stage, the world of magic notices. 

As the I.B.M. continues to modernize, so does our team. This year 

I seek to strengthen our organization through expertise and experience 

– not mine, yours. Whether we missed an opportunity or you 

have a new one, let me know personally and come join the team. 

As the I.B.M. looks to the future, our vision is 2020. 

A Huge Thanks to Our Convention VIPs! 

Philip Vanderbilt Brady • Jimmie and Daniel 

Boone • Gary Hann • Theron Dewey Harden, 

Jr. • Theron Dewy Harden II • Michael Hart 

• Tammy and Greg Lax • Jeannie and Jim 

Mangham • Michael Overly • Gerry Taylor 

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CONTENTS 

President’s Message. . . . . . . . . 4 

President-Elect’s Greeting. . . . . . . 4 

2019 Convention Committee. . . . . . 5 

Performers and Lecturers . . . . . . . 6 

Schedule of Events . . . . . . . . 14 

Stage Magic Contests . . . . . . . . 16 

Close-up Contests . . . . . . . . . 17 

A Short History of the I.B.M. 18 

Honorary and Life Members . . . . . 20 

International Officers and Committees. . 22 

Territorial Vice Presidents. . . . . . 24 

Directory of Dealers 25 

Order of Merlin . . . . . . . . . 26 

Past I.B.M. Conventions . . . . . . . 29 

Past International Presidents . . . . . 30 

Ring Locations . . . . . . . . . . 32 

YOUR 2019 

CONVENTION COMMITTEE 

Ken Scott 

Chair 

PHOTOS BY MICHAEL MESSING 

Oscar Muñoz 

Co-chair/Contest Co-chair 

CONVENTION SUPPORT TEAM 

Simone Marron 

Billy Hsueh 

Shawn Farquhar 

Balloon Art Decorations: 

Cesar Cortes and Antonia Gholson of 

Showtime Balloon Decor 

Tom Vorjohan 

Co-chair 

Bob Patterson 

Registration 

CONVENTION PROGRAM TEAM 

Jessica Friend • Rachel Strnad 

Sindie Richison • Terry Richison 

Simone Marron • Laurel Smith • 

Samuel Patrick Smith 

Michael Finney 

Talent Chair 

Terry Richison 

Talent 

Melody Muñoz 

Contest Co-chair 

Ken Cook 

Order of Merlin 

Breakfast 

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Lynn Miner 

Treasurer 

Alex Zander 

Dealer Room

PERFORMERS 

& LECTURERS 

LES ARNOLD AND DAZZLE present a satirical look at 

every stuffed-shirt magician you’ve ever seen and the assistant 

you wished you hadn’t. Dazzle’s style is over the top, while 

Les attempts to be the ultimate in understated elegance with 

his pencil-thin mustache and floor-length cape. The magic is 

solid but the characters are comically unstable, resulting in a 

funhouse ride of laughs and gasps of astonishment. 

Les Arnold and Dazzle 

JON ARMSTRONG is best known for his world-class 

magical talent and humor; managing to be actually funny, 

not just magician funny. Jon began honing both skills when 

he was hired as Disney World’s resident magician at age 

twenty. He continued to perfect them as a recurring headliner 

at Caesar’s Magical Empire. He has since performed in over 

thirty countries, amazed Kathy Lee on the Today Show, been 

dubbed the most original act by Penn and Teller, and fielded 

protestations of love from Jay Leno on The Tonight Show. Jon 

hopes you laugh out loud, are amazed by his skills, and most of 

all, feel like you made a new friend. 

Jon Armstrong 

MATT BAKER specializes in close-up card magic but also 

performs parlor magic and mentalism. Mike Powers says: 

“Matt Baker has repeatedly fooled me badly. His plots are 

clear-cut and appealing and his methods are diabolical.” He 

has performed twice at the invitation-only FFFF Closeup 

Convention in Batavia, New York, and has won multiple 

awards for his magic, including Greater Atlanta Magician of 

the Year. Last year, he recorded a Penguin Live Act and spent 

four days studying with Juan Tamariz at his home in Spain. 

Matt’s innovative routines have been featured in publications 

such as Genii and The Linking Ring, and he recently published 

his first book of original magic, The Buena Vista Shuffle Club. 

Matt Baker 

BANACHEK is described as the cream of the crop when 

it comes to entertainers. His talents are so incredible that 

he has fooled scientists into believing he possesses psychic 

powers. Performers such as Penn & Teller, James Randi, and 

David Blaine seek his performing expertise. The Association 

for the Promotion of Campus Activities dubbed him Campus 

Performer of the Year two years in a row, and he was named 

the top Campus Novelty Act in 2000. He has also received 

the coveted Psychic Entertainers Creativity award for his 

contributions and inventions in the world of mentalism. 

Banachek 

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Stephen Bargatze 

STEPHEN BARGATZE is a rare talent among entertainers. His 

genuine personality endears him to any audience, and he quickly 

develops a strong, positive relationship with the crowd. No longer 

merely spectators, audiences find themselves caught up in the comedy 

and amazement of Stephen’s zany performance. He sticks with 

direct, simple effects that are easy for the audience to understand. 

His personal story of overcoming an alcoholic home life as well as a 

childhood accident that left him with a speech impediment touches 

men and women on an emotional level. Stephen has performed for 

numerous national and worldwide corporations such as Kroger, MCA 

Records, Pepsi, Sprint, MADD, United Parcel Service, Vanderbilt 

University, and the Cleveland Browns and Tennessee Titans football 

teams. 

Robert Baxt 

ROBERT BAXT has won both first place in the I.B.M. Stage 

Contest (Lance Burton handed him the trophy and Robert claims it 

still has his DNA on it), and a FISM trophy for Comedy. He makes 

his home in Los Angeles. As an actor, he played the lawyer partner 

to Jason Segel in the eighth season of CBS’s How I Met Your Mother. 

He is most proud of the fact that he has never had a real job, only ever 

making his living in show business. 

Buster Balloon 

BUSTER BALLOON is an award-winning balloon artist and 

children’s entertainer who has taught at balloon, magic, and children’s 

entertainers conferences all over the world, including MAGIC Live!, 

Jeff McBride’s Magic & Mystery School, and the American Clown 

Academy. His original balloon designs, routines, and magic effects 

have also appeared in many industry publications. But his proudest 

moment is still the time he ate an entire box of Cap’n Crunch by 

himself in one sitting. 

Bizarro 

BIZZARO, the Optical Illusionist, strives to prove that “normal” is 

just the setting on a dryer. He has performed from coast to coast 

and appeared on FOX, NBC, America’s Got Talent, CW’s Masters of 

Illusion, Travel Channel’s Extreme Conventions, and even Showtime 

at the Apollo. He is a regular performer at the Magic Castle in 

Hollywood, California. He also creates and sells original magic. 

His creations have been featured on Ellen, The Late, Late Show, 

The Carbonaro Effect, Justin Willman’s Magic for Humans, Unicorn 

Wednesday, and Syfy’s Wizard Wars. He specializes in fabricating 

magic for other entertainers, including David Copperfield and 

Gallagher, and is a creative director and lecturer. 

Les Bubb 

LES BUBB, Britain’s noisiest mime, is a physical comedian who has 

thrilled audiences live and on television all over the planet. Les has 

been described as anything from a “high-speed clown” to a “puppet of 

God!” But with the dynamics of a cartoon, kitsch of a Casio, timing 

of a Rolex, and even while defying gravity, Les retains an undeniable 

humanity (well, almost!). He starred in his own BBC children’s 

television series Hubbub, and even though he’s the only non-magician 

in Vaudeville 3000, he’s the only one with credits in the Harry Potter 

movies! 

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LANCE BURTON became the very first magician to be 

awarded the Gold Medal for Excellence in Stage Magic 

from the International Brotherhood of Magicians in 1980. 

Born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, Lance Burton burst 

onto the national stage on October 28, 1981, with his first 

appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. He 

also appeared on Late Night with David Letterman, The Tonight 

Show with Jay Leno, The View, The World’s Greatest Magic, and 

Hollywood Squares. In 1996 his first TV special, Lance Burton 

Master Magician: The Legend Begins, aired on NBC. While 

successful on television, his greatest accomplishments have 

been in live performance with an astounding 15,000 shows in 

his thirty-year career. Lance Burton Master Magician, which 

opened at the Monte Carlo Hotel in 1996, ran fourteen years 

with 5,000 performances for over five million fans. Lance 

Burton recently made his debut as a feature film director 

with Billy Topit Master Magician, which has won six awards, 

including Best Family Film, at the Wild Rose Independent 

Film Festival in Des Moines, Iowa. 

Lance Burton 

RUDY COBY is the “Coolest Magician on Planet Earth.” 

He has performed his live show in over one hundred 

countries, and has created and starred in television programs 

around the world for major broadcasters, including the BBC 

and Fox. He vanished from the world of magic for ten years 

for mysterious reasons. (Rumor has it he entered a witness 

protection program and became Marilyn Manson’s roommate 

and creative collaborator.) But now he’s back in his laboratory 

in Las Vegas and planning world domination. He is excited 

to be here in Scottsdale for the (near) thirtieth anniversary of 

Vaudeville 3000. 

Rudy Coby 

DAVID DAVINCI is not a magician, not just an illusionist, 

but a thrill-seeking, mind-bending master of prestidigitation 

who creates an alternate world of fascination with gravitydefying 

hair and tight pants (required). Prepare for mindboggling 

illusions, seamlessly fused with exotic parrots that 

materialize from thin air. You’ll laugh, you’ll cheer, your jaw 

will hit the floor as David DaVinci presents his interpretation 

of the age-old art of magic and illusions. 

SHAWN FARQUHAR has been entertaining audiences 

around the globe for over two decades. His magic has been 

seen on shows like the X-Files and Highlander, in movies 

like Spooky House and The Fly II. He has appeared on Ellen, 

and is a two-time fooler on Penn & Teller: Fool Us. Shawn 

offers a fast-paced, audience participation experience you 

will not soon forget. The Canadian Association of Magicians 

awarded Shawn the Magician of the Year in 2003 and 2010; 

the Pacific Coast Association of Magicians awarded him 

the Grand Prix D’Honneur; the International Brotherhood 

David DaVinci 

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Shawn Farquhar

of Magicians awarded him first place in both Stage and 

Close-up, making him the only magician in history to win 

both world championships; and the Olympics of Magic in 

Beijing, China, awarded him the highest award in magic: the 

Grand Prix World Champion of Magic in 2009. He served 

as International President for the 2014–2015 term of office. 

John Ferrentino 

JOHN FERRENTINO has appeared on over fifty 

television shows on HBO, VH1, Showtime, A&E, and the 

Comedy Channel, and was a regular guest on Fox’s Comic 

Strip Live for five years. He was the opening act for Crosby, 

Stills, & Nash and has performed around the world on every 

major cruise line. He is also a regular performer at the worldfamous 

Magic Castle in Hollywood. John makes his home 

in New York. 


MICHAEL FINNEY is a comedian, magician, philanthropist, 

corporate spokesman, motivational speaker, and more. 

With an authenticity that disarms audiences almost as soon 

as he steps onstage, Michael can squeeze comedy out of what 

most would consider nothing. Give him a deck of cards, a 

pair of scissors, and some rope, and for the next hour you 

will have the time of your life. Many years of performing in 

comedy clubs have given Michael a sixth sense about what’s 

appropriate for every venue. His confidence and sincerity 

transform a simple mixture of character, context, humor, and 

magic into something that not only entertains but inspires. 

Michael is the 2018–2019 International President of the 

I.B.M. 

Mike Hammer 

MIKE HAMMER worked his way to Las Vegas through 

restaurant magic and college shows. He has had a headlining 

show in Las Vegas for nine years and is known as the Don 

Rickles of comedy magic. Mike is one of the funniest men 

around today. Oh, and his magic is great, too. He will be 

making his first ever magic convention appearance at the 

I.B.M. Convention in Scottsdale. Hammer most recently 

appeared on Penn and Teller: Fool Us, and has also appeared 

on A&E TV, Bad Ink, and Barry’d Treasure starring Barry 

Weiss. He was recognized by Esquire Magazine as a successful 

business leader in the Entertainment Capital of the World. 

DR. LAWRENCE HASS is a world-renowned magician, 

public speaker, magic philosopher, and author. Though not 

much interested in magic as a boy, he picked it up in 1994 

after finishing his Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University 

of Illinois and realized how much magic had been overlooked 

Dr. Lawrence Hass by the intelligentsia. Since then, he has found his calling as 

a magic performer and educator, performing in theaters and 

nightclubs as well as colleges. He regularly performs in Las Vegas and is the associate dean 

of the McBride Magic and Mystery School. He has also written a number of books for 

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magicians. His innovative approach to magic has been featured in 

national publications such as the New York Times, and on networks 

such as the Discovery Channel. 

KEVIN JAMES’ style of performance is anything but 

conventional. His unique comedy and magic has gained him a 

reputation as a world-class visual artist. His fresh approach has 

allowed him to headline in some of the world’s top showrooms 

and theaters. He has performed in one hundred four countries. He 

won the Creative Fellowship Award from the Magic Castle and 

has performed at the White House. Kevin currently is one of the 

stars of the hit touring show The Illusionists and a proud member 

of Vaudeville 3000. 

Kevin James 

JESSICA JANE was born into magic. She grew up on the road in 

her godparents’ magic show while her mother performed as their 

assistant. When she turned fourteen, Jessica decided she wanted to 

continue the magical life, but as a magician. Her father took her 

to Las Vegas to attend Lance Burton’s Teen Seminar, and there 

she learned about showmanship, scripting, movement, and even 

the business side of magic. Since then she has performed in over 

ten thousand shows. She recently appeared on Penn & Teller: Fool 

Us, was featured on the cover of The Linking Ring, was named the 

2017 Magical Entertainer of the Year, opened her own resident 

show in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, headlined on cruises going to 

twenty-six countries, and performed two military tours for the 

men and women serving in the armed forces overseas. 

Jessica Jane 

JOSHUA JAY has performed in over one hundred countries and 

currently has his first residency in New York. He was awarded 

the top prize at the World Magic Seminar and has fooled Penn 

& Teller on their hit show, Fool Us. He holds a Guinness World 

Record in card magic and has performed magic on numerous 

television shows, most recently Good Morning America and The 

Today Show. Joshua has written three books, MAGIC: The Complete 

Course, The Amazing Book of Cards, and Big Magic for Little Hands. 

He has designed illusions for stage and screen, including a recent 

collaboration with HBO for Game of Thrones. He also consulted 

with the United States Postal Service on the design of their 

postage stamp series, Magic. 

Joshua Jay 

PAUL KOZAK is a legend in magic and has been living a life 

of bliss in Hawaii performing in his own theater. He’s coming 

to the mainland for a rare appearance, and you are in for a treat! 

With Kozak, no two shows are ever the same. He customizes every 

performance with magic, comedy, and showmanship. “Magic is a 

blend of art, science, history, philosophy, and psychology,” he says. 

Kozak brings all of these to the table, along with a razor-sharp wit 

honed from years of improvisational experience in comedy clubs. 

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Misty Lee 

MISTY LEE has appeared on NBC’s First Look, DC Daily, 

Penn & Teller: Fool Us, and The Dog Whisperer. She was 

featured in the comics The Spirit and Madame Mirage, and was 

the subject of Vice/Broadly’s mini-documentary A Day with 

the Magician. Misty is a frequent performer at Hollywood’s 

Magic Castle and became the first woman to hold the office 

of residential Houdini Séance Medium in 2010. She is 

also the only magician ever admitted into the Institute for 

Analytic Interviewing. Under the training of “Truth Wizard” 

J.J.Newbury, and alongside agents from the CIA, ATF, and 

Scotland Yard, Misty mastered the art of cognitive interview 

techniques, becoming a certified “Human Lie Detector.” She 

currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband, Paul Dini, 

(co-creator of DC Comics’s Harley Quinn) and their two 

rescue dogs, Pixie and The Tank. 

Jeff McBride 

JEFF MCBRIDE is a three-time award winner at the 

International Grand Prix of Magic in Monte Carlo and was 

named Magician of the Year by the Academy of Magical 

Arts. For several years, McBride headlined at Caesars Magical 

Empire in Las Vegas, where he was voted critics’ choice as 

Best Magician in Las Vegas. He recently toured South 

America with the world’s largest magic show, The Illusionists, 

and his McBride’s Wonderground magic nightclub has just 

completed its tenth year. McBride’s magic has been featured 

on every major television network, with appearances on The 

World Magic Awards and Masters of Illusion. He is the founder 

and leader of the McBride Magic & Mystery School, based 

in Las Vegas and widely known as the world’s leading source 

for magical learning. 

OSCAR MUÑOZ has been a full-time motivational speaker, 

entertainer, and magician for more than thirty-eight years, 

performing three hundred school shows a year throughout the 

state of Texas. In 1999, he won the Gold Cups in the I.B.M. 

Close-up Contest. Oscar served as International President for 

2016–2017. 

Oscar Muñoz 

CHIP ROMERO’s career in magic spans three decades, 

including more than one thousand weeks performing as a 

cruise ship magician. His contribution to this year’s I.B.M. 

Convention is the unique Doug Henning Exhibit. In this 

one-time-only display, you will explore firsthand some of 

the illusions, props, and paraphernalia that were central to 

the Doug Henning legacy of wonder. The exhibit is part of 

Romero’s private collection, which he started in 1989. A decade 

later, he bought additional Henning items from William 

Kennedy and Jim Steinmeyer. Romero’s collection includes 

illusions, costumes, props, and handwritten notebooks. When 

you walk into the exhibit room, you’ll see items from his three 

magic shows: Spellbound, The Magic Show, and Merlin. You’ll 

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also see things the general public has never seen before. 

No photography will be permitted, with one exception: 

Plan on having your picture taken next to Henning’s 

handmade Zig Zag Illusion. The Doug Henning Exhibit 

is funded by the I.B.M. Endowment and Development 

Fund. 

KEN SCOTT has over twenty years of experience 

performing more than three hundred fifty shows a year. 

He has entertained more than a million people with 

his unique cutting-edge programs. Ken is a four-time 

winner of the Greater Atlanta Magician of the Year 

award. In addition, Ken was featured on CNN Headline 

News, where he headlined their segment on A Day of 

Magic, and on ABC’s America’s Funniest Home Video. 

Ken performs yearly at the Magic Castle and has also 

appeared five times at the White House. 

Ken Scott 

GREG WILSON began performing 

professionally at the tender age of six 

years old, with his parents, legendary 

magicians, Mark Wilson and Nani 

Darnell. He has been featured on 

more than thirty television specials. 

His live shows have toured throughout 

China, Japan, Southeast Asia, Australia, 

USA, and many parts of Europe. 

Disney’s historic El Capitan Theatre in 

Hollywood hosted over one hundred 

of Wilson’s Mysteries of Magic grand 

illusion performances, setting new 

records to capacity crowds. Greg 

returned for over one hundred sixty 

The Wilsons: Greg, Nani, and Mark. 

performances of his Golden Age of Magic 

spectacular, and became the only non- 

Disney artist to be honored in the theater’s Hall of Fame. Greg proudly carries on his 

family traditions through his dedication to the art of magic, and as the creator and curator 

of AllakazamArchives.com. 

MARK WILSON achieved his success pioneering magic on television, creating and 

producing magic shows for amusement parks, trade fairs and corporate meetings, movies, 

theatrical productions and infomercials, and teaching magic to movie and television stars. 

Mark Wilson has twice won Magician of the Year and the Masters Fellowship from the 

Academy of Magical Arts Magic Castle; the prestigious David Devant Award from The 

Magic Circle (London); was elected to the Society of American Magicians’ Hall of Fame; 

and received countless additional honors. 

NANI DARNELL WILSON has been produced, vanished, transposed, levitated, and 

divided in hundreds of different illusions, performing in more illusions than any other 

person. With her husband, Mark, she was honored at the 2010 I.B.M. Convention in San 

Diego as the Special Guest of Honor in recognition of her lifetime of contributions to 

magic. 

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The Bert Easley/ 

Danny Dew IBM 

Ring 55 would like 

to congratulate 

Michael Finney for 

his successful year as 

2018-19 International 

IBM President, and 

a big Thank You for 

everything he has 

done for Magic and 

all of his help with 

the local Rings. 

WISHING EVERYONE 

A GREAT CONVENTION! 

Sindie Richison 

Executive Secretary 

International Brotherhood 

of Magicians 

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SCHEDULE 

Monday, July 8, 2019 

7 p.m. – 10 p.m. Lance Burton Teen Seminar Quail F 

7 p.m.– 10 p.m. Lance Burton Parent Teen Seminar – Parents meeting Quail E 

Tuesday, July 9, 2019 

9 a.m. – 9 p.m. Lance Burton Teen Seminar Quail F 

4 p.m. – 9 p.m. Early Bird Registration Open Ballroom Lobby 

4 p.m. – 9 p.m. Dealers load in Salt River 2&3 

8 p.m. – 9 p.m. Lecture – Stephen Bargatze Salt River 6&7 

Wednesday, July 10, 2019 

8 a.m.– 10:30 a.m. Dealers’ last load in Salt River 2&3 

8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Stage Contestants’ meeting Salt River 4&5 

9 a.m. – 12:00 noon Registration Open Ballroom Lobby 

9:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Lance Burton Teen Seminar Quail F 

9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Stage Contest Rehearsal Salt River 4&5 

10 a.m. – 11 a.m. Lecture with Greg Wilson Salt River 6&7 

11 a.m. I.B.M. Board Meeting Road Runner AB 

1 p.m.–3 p.m. Stage Contest, Part 1 Salt River 4&5 

1 p.m. – 5 p.m. Registration Open Ballroom Lobby 

2 p.m. – 7 p.m. I.B.M. Magic Shops Open Salt River 2&3 

3:30 p.m.– 4:30 p.m. Lecture Shawn Farquhar Salt River 6&7 

5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. I.B.M. Magic Shops Party with Prizes Salt River 2&3 

6:30 p.m. Welcome Reception and Meet and Greet Performers Salt River 4&5 

8 p.m. Opening Show with Headliner Paul Kozak, plus Misty Lee Salt River 4&5 

10:30 p.m. till ? Late Night Talk with Comedy Legend Paul Kozak and 

Friends 

Thursday July 11th 2019 

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Salt River 4&5 

8 a.m. – 9 a.m. I.B.M. TVP Informal Meeting Salt River 6 

8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Stage Contest Rehearsal Salt River 4&5 

9 a.m. – NOON Registration Open Ballroom Lobby 

9 a.m. – 5 p.m. I.B.M. Magic Shops Open Salt River 2&3 

10 a.m. – 11 a.m. Lecture John Ferrentino Salt River 6&7 

10 a.m. Spouse Event – Meet at Registration Ballroom Lobby 

11 a.m. – 12 p.m. Lance Burton Teen Scene #1 Quail F 

11:15 a.m. – 12 p.m. Stage Contest Rehearsal Salt River 4&5 

11:15 a.m. Annual Business Meeting. (Order of Merlin 

Inductees, please arrive 15 minutes early.) 

Road Runner AB 

1 p.m.– 3 p.m. Stage Contest, Part 2 Salt River 4&5

1 p.m.– 5 p.m. Registration Open Ballroom Lobby 

6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Doug Henning Exhibit Salt River 1 

8 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Evening of Magic With M.C. Michael Finney, 

Bizzaro, Mike Hammer 


10:30 p.m. till ? Magical Evening with Joshua Jay Salt River 4&5 

Friday July 12th 2019 

9 a.m.–10 a.m. Close–up Contestant Meeting Road Runner A&B 

9 a.m. – NOON Registration Open Ballroom Lobby 


9:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Lecture/show – Jon Armstrong Salt River 4&5 

10 a.m. Spouse Event – Meet at Registration Ballroom Lobby 

11 a.m.– 12 p.m. I.B.M. Board Meeting Road Runner AB 

11 a.m.– 12 p.m. Lance Burton Teen Scene #2 Quail F 

1 p.m.– 5 p.m. Registration Open Ballroom Lobby 

1 p.m.–3 p.m. Close–up Contest Quail D,E,F 

3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Lecture Bizzaro Salt River 4&5 

4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Doug Henning Exhibit Salt River 1 

5 p.m. Cocktails Ballroom Lobby 

5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Grande Banquet Salt River 6&7 

6:30 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. Grande Banquet Show 

Banachek and Shawn Farquhar 

8 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. The Fantastic Gold Medal Show with M.C. Robert Baxt, 

David DaVinci and Jessica Jane Peterson 



10:15 p.m.–11:30 p.m. Late Night with Banachek Salt River 4&5 

11:30 p.m. Invisible Lodge Meeting Ballroom Lobby 

Saturday July 13th 2019 

9:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. 2020 Pre-registration opens for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 

I.B.M. Convention July 8 – 11, 2020 

Ballroom Lobby 

8 a.m. Order of Merlin Breakfast Salt River 6&7 


9:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. EDF Distinguished Lecture – Chip Romero Salt River 4&5 

11 a.m.– 12 p.m. Lecture Robert Baxt Salt River 4&5 

11 a.m.– 12 p.m. Lance Burton Teen Scene #3 Quail F 

1 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Lecture Sessions – Pick Two that Fit You! 

Matt Baker – Buster Balloon – David DaVinci 

Road Runner A,B,C 

3:30 P.M.– 5:30P.M. Doug Henning Exhibit Salt River 1 

7 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. I.B.M. Contest Awards Salt River 4&5 

8 p.m. –10 p.m. The Incredible Grand Finale Show! Salt River 4&5 

10:15 p.m. Attempt to break several Guinness Book of Records! Join 

the fun! Bring your linking rings. 


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THE CONTESTS 

The International Brotherhood of Magicians conducts 

annual contests in Close-up Magic and Stage Magic. 

These high-profile events attract contestants from every 

corner of the globe. 

The I.B.M.’s “Gold Medal International Award of 

Excellence in Stage Performance” and “Gold Cups 

International Award of Excellence in Close-up 

Performance” are the pinnacles of achievement in the 

world of magic, and they are not conferred every year. 

Since these awards first began in 1980, there have been 

only seven recipients of The Gold Cups and only eight 

recipients of The Gold Medal. Each of these honors is 

accompanied by $5,000 in U.S. currency. 

Since 2013, the Youth category awards in Stage 

and Close-up have been supported by the I.B.M. 

Endowment and Development Fund to encourage 

participation by our Youth in magic. The most 

outstanding Youth Member (age 7 through 17) in the 

Stage performance category will receive a special prize 

package from Fantasma Magic. 

For complete information on award categories and 

prizes, visit the Contest area at www.magician.org. 

PHOTO BY MICHAEL MESSING 

PAST RECIPIENTS IN YOUTH AND ADULT STAGE MAGIC 

YEAR DIV. WINNER 

1980 Jr William Cumming 

Sr Ward Thomas 

Gold Medal 

Lance Burton 

1981 Jr Not awarded 

Sr Mr. Astor 

(Antranik Arabadjican) 

1982 Jr Levent Cimkentli 

Sr Bobby Cordell 

1983 Jr Ken Domash 

Sr Kazuma Sakamoto 

1984 Jr Ken Domash 

Sr Nowlin Craver/ 

Robert Baxt 

1985 Jr Steve Wyrick 

Sr Jody Baran 

Gold Medal Sr Howard Hale 


Sr Yuji Yamamoto 

1987 Jr Joe Hindman 

Sr Scott Fillers 

1988 Jr Nathan Burton 

Sr Brett Daniels 

Gold Medal Sr James Cielen 

1989 Jr Nolan Haimes 

Sr Christopher Broughton 

1990 Jr Nathan Burton 

Gold Medal Sr Fanny Tjin (Jade) 


Sr Tony Chapek 


Sr Juliana Chen 

1993 Jr Tamara Tsitalashvilli 

Gold Medal Sr Greg Frewin 

1994 Jr Jason Ace 

Sr Vladimar and 

Natasha Perevodchikov 

1995 Jr Ashley Springer 

Sr Eric Buss 

1996 Jr Justin Willman 

Sr Jonathon (David) Bass 

1997 Jr Dallas Fueston 

Sr Cuiffo and Hughes 

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1998 Jr Ashley Springer 

Sr Shawn Farquhar 

and Felicity 

1999 Jr Joel Ward 

Gold Medal Sr George Saterial 

2000 Jr Kristoffer and 

Heather Olson 

Sr Jay Mattioli 

2001 Jr Jessica Reed 

Sr Richard Forget 

2002 Jr Michael Barron 

Gold Medal Sr Keiko Muto 

2003 Jr Matthew Stanley 

Sr Mirko Callaci 

2004 Y Dakota Rose 

Sr Sh Xiong Wu 

2005 Y Farrah Siegel 

Gold Medal Sr Arthur Trace 

2006 Y Eli Portala 

Sr Koyko Maebeya 

2007 Y Sterling Dietz 

Sr Shen Juan 

2009 Y David Mlakar 

A Richard Forget 

2010 Jr Yang Yang 

Sr Jason Andrews 

2011 Y Reuben Moreland 

A WonKuen Ha 

2012 Y Sebastian Zarza Guarano 

A Jean Paul Ohlaberry 

2013 Y Eli Portala 

A Ming Ya Liu 

2014 Y Not Awarded 

A Hun Lee 

Stage 

2015 Y Daniel Hernandez 

A Chris Randall 

2016 Y Not awarded 

A Jordan K 


A Omar Ferret 

2018 A Red Star Seong 

Gold Medal A Zhou-Zhou & Yuanyuan

PAST RECIPIENTS IN YOUTH AND ADULT CLOSE-UP MAGIC 



1980 Jr Elliot Blatt 

1998 Jr Matthew Jarman/ 

Sr Paul Kozak 

Todd Gaines 

1981 Jr Elliot Blatt 

Sr John George 

Gold Cups Sr David Williamson 

1999 Jr Danny Hill 

1982 Jr Devin Lushbaugh 

Gold Cups Sr Oscar Munoz 

Sr Johnny Ace Palmer 2000 Jr Winston Helling 

1983 Jr No entrants 

Sr Stephen Bargatze 

Gold Cups Sr Johnny Ace Palmer 

2001 Jr Winston Helling 

1984 Jr Bobby Lilly 

Sr Shawn Farquhar 

2002 Jr Danny Hill 

Sr Chuck King 

Sr Brian Ochab 

1985 Jr Ricky Kalmont 

2003 Sr Patrick Przysiecki 

Sr Dorian Jones 

Gold Cups Jr Chase Curtis 

1986 Jr not awarded 

2004 Y Nathan Gibson 

Sr Charles Greene/ 

Sr Rick Merrill 

Joe Givan 

2005 Y Aaron Rabkin 

1987 Jr Steve Cohen 

Sr Ivan Amodei 

Gold Cups Sr Joe Given 

2006 Y Leo Michaels 

1988 Jr Mark Sisher 

Sr John B. Born 

Sr Scott Tokar 

2007 Y Ben Proudfoot 

1989 Jr Leah Feldman 

Sr David Minkin 

Sr Dorian Grey 

2009 Y Micah Johnson 

1990 Jr Jeffrey Booker 

Sr Yoo Hyun Min 

Sr Mark Sisher 

2010 Y John Accardo 

1991 Jr Lee Asher 

Sr Ben Jackson 

Gold Cups Sr Giovanni Livera 

2011 Y Reuben Moreland 

1992 Jr Lee Asher 

A Shin Lim 

Sr Claude Cloutier 

2012 A Michael Dardant 

1993 Jr Cory Brager 

2013 Y Drake Stanton 

Sr Steve Fearson 

A Alberto Lorenzo 

1994 Jr Ali Shelly 

2014 Y Not Awarded 

Gold Cups Sr Steve Bedwell 

A Michael Dardant 

1995 Jr Thomas Mier 

Close-up 

Sr Jon Allen 

2015 Y Jolie Dreiling 

1996 Jr Dan Rodrique 

A Shin Lim 

Sr Marc DeSousa 


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1997 Jr Todd Gaines 

A Jim Vines 

Sr Brad Caimes 


A Ari Slomka 

2018 A Erik Tait 

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A SHORT HISTORY 

OF THE 

I.B.M. 

BY PAST INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT JACK WHITE 

Len Vintus Gene Gordon Don Rogers Warner Dornfield W.W. Durbin 

The International Brotherhood 

of Magicians had very 

humble beginnings. It started 

as a letter writing exchange between 

three young men who shared a common 

interest, a love for the art of 

magic. M.J.G. McMullen of Canada, 

and Gordon Avery of Buffalo, New 

York began writing to each other 

about magic in 1922. A few months 

later a third young man joined in the 

correspondence campaign. His name 

was Ernest Schieldge. 

If those names sound unfamiliar 

to you it is because they all changed 

their names and became known in 

order as Len Vintus, Gene Gordon, 

and Don Rogers. 

That trio became the nucleus of the 

fledgling I.B.M. Len Vintus took the 

Presidency and he became I.B.M. 

Member No. 1; Gene Gordon was 

Publicity Director with I.B.M. No. 

2. Don Rogers became Editor of The 

Linking Ring, the Brotherhood’s of- 

ficial journal, and he became I.B.M. 

Member No. 3. Werner Dornfield, 

better known to magicians as 

“Dorny,” became involved and was 

given I.B.M. Membership No. 4, 

though he claimed to be the first official 

member since the others were 

all officers! 

Membership grew rapidly. There 

was a clamoring for the formation of 

more local groups they called “Rings.” 

Gene Gordon established the first 

Ring in Rochester, New York. Additional 

Rings sprang up as members 

sought to meet and exchange ideas 

and interests in magic. 

The objectives of the I.B.M. are 

simple. To organize individuals interested 

in the practice and promotion 

of the Art of Magic; to facilitate 

the exchange of magical ideas; and 

to promote harmony among those 

interested in magic. The first fully 

elected President was the legendary 

W.W. Durbin, who won the election 

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during the first I.B.M. Convention 

that was held in Durbin’s backyard in 

Kenton, Ohio, in 1926. 

During that same Convention 

the International Brotherhood of 

Magicians was incorporated and 

a Constitution and By-Laws were 

created. Since that time, regular 

elections are held each year and a 

business meeting is called to report 

on the state of the organization. 

Now ninety-seven years after its 

birth, the I.B.M. continues to forge 

ahead in bringing magicians together 

from around the world in the interest 

of advancing the ethics of magic, and 

to oppose exposures, to encourage literature, 

to promote professionalism 

in magic, and to promote humane 

treatment of live animals and birds 

used in our Art. 

Today, there are over 300 I.B.M 

Rings worldwide, boasting nearly 

9,000 members. Those who have 

served the I.B.M. for twenty-five 

years are given the “Order of Merlin” 

award, and there are additional 

levels of recognition for thirty-five, 

fifty, and sixty years of continuous 

membership. Some of our members 

have served for sixty and seventy 

years and continue to remain active. 

Dr. John Booth held the record 

as our longest-standing member, 

having been a member for over 

eighty-one years! Through the years, 

those members whose dedication to 

magic has led them to the highest 

office have made contributions of 

time and talent that are immeasurable. 

All have felt honored and have 

continued to serve in various capacities. 

As we move forward, the I.B.M. 

faces new technology and changes 

in attitudes but while we may have 

our ups and downs, the object and 

goals remain the same. 

It is still the grandest magic 

organization in the world. 

Early issues of The Linking Ring. More copies of this journal have been 

printed and distributed than any other magic magazine in history. 

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HONORARY MEMBERS OF THE 

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF MAGICIANS 

Dr. Richard Mossey 

Harold Twaddle 

Dr. William Spooner 

Donald Wiberg 

LIFE MEMBERS OF THE 

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF MAGICIANS 

Paul Amerson 

Charles Arkin 

William Baber 

Banachek 

J. J. Barbour 

Lewis Bass 

Shmuel Ben Zvi 

David Bennett, Jr. 

Andre Bohy 

Paul Bolton 

Jimmie Boone, Sr. 

Philip Brady 

Royal Brin, Jr. 

Paul Burdick 

Choi Byeong Rak 

Joan Caesar 

Mary Ann Campbell 

William Chaloner 

Jacob Chan 

Aleta Chrisman 

TJ Clancy 

Richard Codd 

Brent Coggins 

Ronald Cohen 

Michael Commini 

David Copperfield 

Anthony Cortest 

Michael Crownhart 

Alfred D’Alfonso, Jr. 

Richard Del Vecchio 

Thomas Delong 

Dr. Richard Diskin 

Michael Dobias 

Michael Dokken 

Michael Douglas 

Ivor Duncan 

David Duong 

Paul Earle 

William Earley 

Jeremy Eden 

D. R. Farquhar 

David Fee 

Adrian Fernandez 

Ronald Furlong 

John Glassman 

Charles Gott 

Jason Grech 

Donald Hanratty, Jr. 

Richard Hewitt 

Yijia Hong 

Choy Yoon Hoong 

Tetsuyoshi Hoshino 

Hsi Huei Hsiao 

Lt. Colonel Ronald Hudspeth 

Michael Hudspeth 

John Huebler 

Maria Ibañez 

William Irwin 

Steven Johnson 

Robert Jones 

John Jones 

John Karosas 

John Kiefer 

Kenneth Klosterman 

Lornell Knaus 

Traci Kratish 

Maria Lafay 

John Laskowski 

Rex Liu 

Mark Logsdon 

Oscar Love, Jr. 

Christopher Mack 

Lahsen Mahi 

Jaac Mandrake 

Kenneth Marlin 

Simone Marron 

Travis Marron 

William Martin 

Philippe Maurer 

John McClenahan 

Tiziano Medici 

Roger Miller 

Edward Morris 

Kenneth Mutzabaugh 

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Dr. William Wells 

R. J. O’Brien 

Kevin O’Donnell 

Kazumi Otake 

Henry Parker 

James Poage 

Lawrence S. Reichlin 

James Remenicky 

John W. Riccon 

Robert Rockman 

Fred Rosenbaum 

William Rugh 

David Sandy 

Rolando Santos 

Bernhard Schmitz 

Thomas Seiler 

Frank Harmer Seltzer 

Ron Seward, Jr. 

Jessie Shinn 

John Signa 

Keith W. Smith 

Jeffrey Sobel 

Robert S. Somerdin 

Daniel Sperry 

Michael Stelzer, Ph.D. 

Jill Sybalsky 

Gary Taylor 

Gerald Taylor 

Craig Thighe 

Joe M. Turner 

Brian Verkuylen 

Perry Vincent 

Reiner Walter 

John H. Walton 

Alan Watson 

Kien Meng Wee 

Scott Wells 

Raymond Wiggins 

Triston Wilkinson 

Charles Williams III 

David Wirth 

Helen Wismer 

Edward Yah 

Dr. Yukishige Yanagawa 

Choe Yo Han 

Mark Zajicek

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INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES 

INTERNATIONAL 

OFFICERS 

International President 


International President Elect 

Alex Zander 

International Vice President 

Don Greenberg 

International Secretary 

Simone Marron 

International Treasurer 

Charles Arkin 

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 

Term Expires 2019 

Steve Bargatze 

Billy Hsueh 

Term Expires 2020 


Lynn Miner 

Term Expires 2021 

Ken Scott 

Tom Vorjohan 

LINKING RING 

EXECUTIVE EDITOR 


ADVERTISING MANAGER 

Rachel Strnad 

WEBMASTER 

Simone Marron 

Email: simone@marrons.us 

BROKEN WAND EDITOR 

Dennis Schick 

PRODUCTION AND ART 

SERVICES 

Tony Dunn 

RING REPORT EDITOR 

Dr. Steven Schlanger 

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY/ 

INTERNATIONAL OFFICE 

MANAGER 


OFFICE ASSISTANT 

Sylvia Eufinger 

OFFICE ASSISTANT 

Alexa Richison 

CERTIFIED PUBLIC 

ACCOUNTANT 

Dave Steiner 

LEGAL ADVISOR 

William Evans 

AUDIT COMMITTEE 

William Evans 

Michael F. Stratman 


BALLOT & ELECTIONS 

Ken Cook 

Scott Hood 

Jim Cox 

BENEVOLENT SHOW 

Don Greenberg 

Marshall Cyrlin, MD 

Randy Vander Wal 

Dal Sanders 

CHAPLAIN 

Rev. Christopher Cory 

CONVENTION 

COMMITTEE 

Ken Scott 

Oscar Muñoz 

Tom Vorjohan 

Bob Patterson 

Lynn Miner 



Lori Finney 


Alex Zander 

CONVENTION SUPPORT 

TEAM 

Simone Marron 

Mike Segal 

Scott Hood 

Pam Santos 

Billy Hsueh 

COORDINATOR OF 

RINGS 

Don Greenberg 

DATA ADVISORY 

Charles Arkin 


DEALER COMMITTEE 

Obie O’Brien 

Christian Schenk 

Alex Zander 

EDITORIAL ADVISORY 

(Special Committee) 

Donald E. Wiberg 


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ENDOWMENT & 

DEVELOPMENT FUND TRUSTEES 

Lynn Miner 


William Evans 

ETHICS COMMITTEE 


Michael Gold 

Billy Hsueh 

FISM COMMITTEE 



Obie O’Brien 

Michael Dardant 

FLEMING MEMORIAL 

COMMITTEE 


GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE 

William Evans 

Rich Bloch 

John R. Browne III 

I.B.M. AWARDS 

COMMITTEE 

Oscar Muñoz 



Scott Hood 

I.B.M. GLOBAL AMBASSADOR 

(Special Appointment) 


INVESTMENT COMMITTEE 


Charles Arkin 

Bob Blattel 

Richard La Jeunesse 

LONG RANGE PLANNING 

COMMITTEE 



Vanni Pulé 



Alex Zander 

MAGIC COLLECTION ADVISOR 

Dr. William E. Spooner 

MANAGEMENT TEAM 



Simone Marron 

Donald E. Wiberg 

Charles Arkin 

Lynn Miner 



Oscar Muñoz

MEMBERSHIP 

COMMITTEE 


Maria Ibanez 

John Pye 

Bob Patterson 

Alex Zander 

NOMINATING 

COMMITTEE 


Simone Marron 

Fred Casto 

Don Greenberg 

ORDER OF MERLIN 

COMMITTEE 

Ken Cook 

Maria Ibanez 

PROTOCOL ADVISOR 

Pam Santos 

PUBLIC RELATIONS 

Paul Lelekis 


David Corsaro 

Simone Marron 

SERGEANT AT ARMS 

Jim Cox 

SICK & CONVALESCENT 


Dr. Jerry Argetsinger 

Kevin M. Carney 

Jim Short 

TVP NOMINATIONS/RING 

COUNSELOR 

Ron Hudspeth 

YOUTH COMMITTEE 

Mike Segal 

Gregory Bracco 

Dan Cipolla 

Alex Zander 

Jason Verners 

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Choose from a great selection of quality magic tricks at (% discount) off retail prices. 

We ship the world over from our Duluth, Georgia, warehouse. 

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TERRITORIAL VICE PRESIDENTS 

ARGENTINA 

Carlos Mauro Joe M. Turner 

GA 

AUSTRALIA/NSW/ 

Kelvin Chun 

HI 

QUEENSLAND 

Peter Rodgers Kipp Sherry 

ID 

AUSTRALIA/VICTORIA/ 

Jim Cox 

IL 

SOUTH AUSTRALIA 

Graham Etherington Daniel Brock III 

IN 

AUSTRIA 

Robert Busina Robert Beardsley 

IA 

BANGLADESH 

Safir ullah Sikder, MD. Melton Francis 

KS 

BELGIUM – BRUSSELS/WALLONIA Marc Janssen Mike Woodward 

KY 

CANADA/ALBERTA/ 

Kevin Carney 

LA 

SASKATCHEWAN 

Kent Wong 

Alan Drew III 

ME 

CANADA/ATLANTIC 

OPEN 

Karen James 

MD 

CANADA/ 

Debbie O’Carroll 

MA 

BRITISH COLUMBIA 

Murray Hatfield John Luka 

MI 

CANADA/MANITOBA 

J. Carey Lauder Will Earley 

MN 

CANADA/ONTARIO 

Joan Caesar 

OPEN 

MS 

CANADA/QUEBEC 

Mitchell Vatch Doug Clark 

MO 

CHINA/HONG KONG 

Albert Wing Chuen Tam Andrew Norstrum 

MT 

CHINA/MACAU 

OPEN 

Robert Kentner 

NE 

FRANCE 

Slawomir T. Pietrasz John McClenahan 

NV 

GERMANY 

Thomas Schoenig OPEN 

NH 

HUNGARY 

Dr. Gabor G. Szabo John Kostyal 

NJ 

INDIA 

Salil Kumar Kundu David Dunlap 

NM 

INDONESIA 

Andre Ludya Liap Michael Ihrig 

NY 

IRELAND 

Sean Brannigan Bill White 

NYC/LI 

ISRAEL 

Lior Manor 

Roger Way 

NC 

ITALY 

Antonio Binarelli Jim Klayder 

OH (N) 

JAPAN 

Yumi Nakajima Ron Frank 

OH (S) 

SOUTH KOREA 

Gregory Bracco Steve Lancaster 

OK 

MALTA 

Alfred Mifsud OPEN 

OR 

NETHERLANDS 

Hendrik Oud S. Patrick Toman PA (NE) 

NEW ZEALAND/NORTH Tony Wilson 

Mark Zajicek 

PA (SW) 

NEW ZEALAND/SOUTH Greg Britt 

OPEN 

RI 

NORWAY 

Trond Lien 

Richard Soos 

SC 

PHILIPPINES 

Ferdinand C. Flores Tom Gibson 

TN 

REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE John Teo 

Will Baffle 

TX (N) 

SRI LANKA 

Yasas Gunaratne Scott Wells 

TX (S) 

SWEDEN 

Bertil Fredstrom Ron Seward, Jr. 

UT 

SWITZERLAND 

OPEN 

VT 

THAILAND 

OPEN 

Mark Fuller 

VA 

TURKEY 

Olzen Tuncer James Earnshaw 

WA 

UNITED KINGDOM 

John Pye 

Chester W. Gault 

WV 

Lynn Miner 

WI 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

OPEN 

WY 

Bruce Walstad 

AL 

OPEN 

AZ 

Larry Bean 

AR 

Richard T. Myer, Jr 

CA (N) 

Bob Weiss 

CA (C) 

Jeff Marcus 

CA (S) 

OPEN 

CO 

Gale Alexander 

CT 

Dwight E. Redman, Sr. DC 

Scott Humston 

FL (N) 

Jeff Silver 

FL (S) 

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BREAK A WORLD RECORD! 

Join Monty Witt and hundreds of magicians in the attempt to break the current 

Guinness World Record for “Most Chinese Linking Rings Linked Together,” 

which is 534 rings. We will also attempt to set a new record for “The most 

magicians performing a coin roll at the same time,” “The longest coin spin 

duration, and “The longest line of playing cards.” The record-breaking event 

will take place Saturday, July 13, at 10:15 p.m. in Salt River 4 & 5. 

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THE 2019 ORDER OF MERLIN INDUCTEES AND AWARDEES 

The following lists contain only new inductees and those advancing to a new tier. 

25 consecutive years of I.B.M. membership (Order of Merlin Inductees) 

George K. Adcock 

Jeffrey Apotheker 

Dr. William Allen Barwick Jr. 

William Robert Battle 

Lorraine Bauer 

Eric Marc Bedard 

John L. Berson 

Betty Berson 

Bobby Block 

Michael E. Bowman 

John M. Brannigan 

Joan Eileen Browne 

Chris Robert Bruce 

Jon A. Bucher 

Devlon D. Buckner 

Adam N. Burden 

Ken Caplan 

Jim Hon-Keung Chan 

Michael R. Cheney 

Roy E. Chilson 

Yona B. Chock 

Brad Neil Clark 

Michael J. Claxton 

Daniel L. Cole 

Greg Conner 

Clive Court 

Peter M. Cove 

David M. Cremin 

Laurie Caldwell Curry 

Thomas L. Dahl 

Fr. Mark Eugene Davis 

Richard H. Dettelbach 

Roland N. Dickerson 

Jerome C. Dumaine 

Donald H. Dunn 

Darleen C. Eads 

John C. Edsall 

Amanda Eve Farrell 

Steve Mark Finkelstein 

William H. Finken 

Larry D. Finley 

Salvatore Franchino 

Randy J. Fritzemeier 

Thomas L. Gamble 

David P. Gast 

John Joseph Glassman 

Howard A. Glosser 

Sebastian A. Goldstein 

Larry B. Grossman 

Jeremy David Haak 

Timothy William Hall 

Kenneth W. Harbour 

The Great Hardini 

Victoria Elizabeth Hartman 

Warren Hills 

Mark Charles Hogan 

Jim G. Hooten 

James Burnham Humphreys 

Roger Norman Johnson 

Jack Julius 

Bo Karlen 

Wayne A. King 

Fred Kochman 

Shank S. Kothare 

Gary F. Kriss 

Peter K. La Conte 

Suzanne N. Lee 

Richard Arthur Lenski 

Michael John Lester 

Karl Juris Liepnieks 

Darren L. Lim 

George N. Lott 

Ronald R. Louie 

Dennis E. Main 

Robert G. Malinchock 

Robert J. Maloney 

Mark D. Malvin 

Salvatore Manfredo 

Jeff L. Martin 

Robert Hugh McLaughlin 

Galen M. Metz 

Christopher J. Meyer 

Hergen Meyer 

Joseph G. Morrison 

Dale Robert Mulhern 

Geno Munari 

Michael F. Netzer 

George Lin Noble 

William J. O’Keefe 

Thomas P. Okey 

Richard W. Olivier 

Eduard Opperdoes 

Trois N. Pendleton 

Marco Perez 

John W. Petersen 

Danny Lee Pierce 

Michael D. Pitts 

George F. Poppe IV 

Henry O. Porter Md 

Cynthia Poteet Williams 

Joseph Pothe 

Mary Lorene Beulah 

Pusateri 

Johnny A. Reason 

Steven Edward Ritchie 

Brad Roach 

Gary A. Roberts 

Larry Elliott Rohr 

Michael Robert Root 

Darryl Rose 

Paul M. Rosen 

Ronald D. Rowe 

Brian J. Schwenger 

Thomas J. Shimeld 

John W. Shryock 

James Lee Smith 

David A. Smith 

Edwin B. Smoot 

Kenneth Spanola 

Michael L. Spector 

Andrew Peter Stone 

Nazir G. Sunderji 

Trevor J. Tennant 

Geoffrey Duncan 

Thompson 

Robert John Tomkow 

Ronald Edward Trippel 

Paul Pierre Van Malderen 

John K. Villarreal 

Robert K. Vinson 

John H. Walton 

David J. Weaner 

Gavin Martin Welch 

Dr. William C. Wester II 

Scott Arthur White 

Emory C. Williams 

Hun Wei Woo 

Wilbur Lee Woodside Jr. 

Daniel M. Young 

Robert Jay Zoerman Jr. 

George S. Zuk 

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35 consecutive years of I.B.M. membership (Order of Merlin Shield Awardees) 

Jay Nathan Altemus 

David Lawrence Alvord 

Rusty F. Ammerman 

Glen Bruce Bailey 

Kenneth E. Barham 

Richard Ernest Barry 

David Edward Berent 

Rajaram Bhat 

Elson M. Bihm 

Thomas Blacke 

Kent S. Blackmore 

Robert John Boulton 

William Joseph Bowers 

Mark Edward Bruley 

Virginia L. Buchanan 

Edward Burke 

Walter Chase 

Robert M. Clarkson 

David Lawrence Clauss 

Alice Minster Coday 

Robert R. Connors 

Gene Craft 

Jack K. Daniels 

Clive Brandon Dawson 

Jack Diamond 

Johan Duker 

Jeff G. Dworkin 

Gerald E. Edmundson 

Earl G. Faust 

Milt Fitzwater 

Gerry Joseph Frenette 

Detlef Frobenius 

Alan Stanley Gardiner 

J. Hunter Gaul III 

Bruce H. Gilmour 

Alexander Steven Glatt 

Charles Everett Gott 

R. Martin Hahne 

Theron D. Harden Jr. 

Steven Gilbert Harris MD 

William Lewis Herrick 

Bruce Horovitz 

Vincenzo Janna 

Jan B. A. Janson 

Samuel J. Jasper 

Denis Joiret 

Martin Kaplan 

Dr. Joseph M. Kaufert 

Paul Thomas Kavicky 

David Edward Kelly 

Uwe Kramer 

Magician Shyamal Kumar 

George D. La Bove 

George Lawrence 

Scott S. Lee 

Steven Arthur Lelewer 

Laurence “Chuck” Levy 

Giovanni N. Livera Jr. 

John Martz Luzik 

Russell L. Magarity 

Maxwell Theodore Mandel 

Frank McClain 

Lamont Roger McConnell 

James D. Meehan 

David C. Meyer 

John Walter Mills II 

Timothy H. Moore 

Arthur E. Moses 

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Allan David Nackan 

Robert (Lee) L. Newton Jr. 

Guadalupe M. Nielsen 

Roberto Noceti 

David Wayne Olson 

John V. Palfreyman 

Steven Lee Parlette 

Geoffrey G. Pearce 

Angelo D. Perseghin 

Stephen Dale Peterson 

Joseph (Devlin) Devlin Pipitone 

John D. Polinko 

Frank Ramirez Jr. 

Scott Adam Rawlings 

Michael Alan Raymer 

Charles Walter Rearick 

Daniel Rodriguez III 

Philip Rosenthal 

John Alan Rush 

Werner Schleinzer 

Eric I. Spiegel 

Louis E. Teichholz MD 

Michael J. Terletzky 

Bryan Dean Toder 

Mark Christopher Trombley 

Theophile C. Vandebroek 

Thomas Albert Wainwright 

Frank Wasserman 

Terence M. C. Wenham 

Gloria Jean Wilkinson 

Edward J. Winkens 

Bill Wolfe 

David L. Wolfenbarger 

Alan Kwok Lun Wong 

50 consecutive years of I.B.M. membership (Order of Merlin Excalibur Awardees) 

Yoichi Akamatsu 

Timothy V. Angeloni 

Gerald S. Argetsinger 

David F. Ashton 

Don E. Blair 

Bernard S. Botwinik 

Jerald M. Burgess MD 

Jerry L. Christensen 

Dr. John B. Dorsey 

Phil J. Flad 

Brian C. Francis 

Ronald S Frank 

William M. Gallaher 

Leslie J. Gilbertson 

Blaine M. Goad 

James C. Hagy 

Michael A Hart 

Robert J. Hickman 

George E. Hills 

Jep Hostetler 

William C. Jarvis 

Samuel P. Kamin 

Richard C. Kenfield MD 

George E. Kimery 

Charles E. Kleiman 

Heikki J. Kulju 

Richard T. La Jeunesse 

John H. Lambes 

Oscar M. Love Jr. 

Robert A. Lynn 

Robert S. Macey 

Marvin L. Miller 

Wayne P. Miskelly 

Masao Nakata 

Matthew H. Pernick 

Lewis H. Potter II 

Robert M. Puhalla 

Vanni Pulè 

Joseph E. Rabhan 

George Schindler 

60 consecutive years of I.B.M. membership (Order of Merlin Excelsior Awardees) 

Dan James Alessini 

Melvin L. Babcock Jr. 

Hermann C. Carr 

Richard Allen Curren 

George E. Fidel 

Bruce K. Jordan 

Frederick C. Lotze 

Harold A. McFeely Jr. 

Joseph F. McIntyre 

James J. Mullen 

Lawrence William Parker 

William N. Patton 

William H. Shaner 

Zen-Ichiro Shiozawa 

Steven R. Smith 

John A. Sorrell 

Herbert G. Staats 

Sadamitsu Tanaka 

Willy R. Tangen 

Daniel P. Thompson 

Jon F. Von Gillern 

Michael E. Wheeler 

Fred L. Williams Jr. 

Helen S. Wismer 

Thomas A Wrobel 

Peter J. Rodda 

Robert E. Smith 

John Robert Wiseman 

Albert L. Wycoff Jr. 

William H. Wysong

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PAST INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS 

# Year Location 

1. 1926 – Kenton, OH 

2. 1927 – Kenton, OH 

3. 1928 – Lima, OH 

4. 1929 – Lima, OH 

5. 1930 – Ft. Wayne, IN 

6. 1931 – Columbus, 

OH 

7. 1932 – Kenton, OH 

8. 1933 – Beaver Falls, 

PA 

9. 1934 – Batavia, NY 

10. 1935 – Lima, OH 

11. 1936 – Batavia, NY 

12. 1937 – High Point, 

NC 

13. 1938 – Cincinnati, 

OH 

14. 1939 – Battle Creek, 

MI 


OH 

16. 1941 – Davenport, 

IA 

17. 1942 – Fort Worth, 

TX 

No Conventions held 

during World War II 

18. 1946 – St. Louis, MO 

19. 1947 – Pittsburgh, 

PA 

20. 1948 – New Orleans, 

LA 

21. 1949 – Chicago, IL 

22. 1950 – Chicago, IL 

(I.B.M.-S.A.M.) 

23. 1951 – New York, 

NY 

24. 1952 – St. Louis, MO 

25. 1953 – Philadelphia, 

PA 

26. 1954 – Louisville, KY 


PA (I.B.M.-S.A.M.) 

28. 1956 – Miami, FL 

29. 1957 – Houston, TX 

30. 1958 – Buffalo, NY 

31. 1959 – Chicago, IL 

(I.B.M.-S.A.M.) 

32. 1960 – Boston, MA 

(I.B.M.-S.A.M.) 

33. 1961 – Atlantic City, 

NJ 

34. 1962 – Cleveland, 

OH (I.B.M.-S.A.M.) 

35. 1963 – Knoxville, TX 

36. 1964 – New York, 

NY (I.B.M.-S.A.M.) 

37. 1965 – Des Moines, 

IA 

38. 1966 – Indianapolis, 

IN 

39. 1967 – Miami, FL 

40. 1968 – Chattanooga, 

TN 


OH 

42. 1970 – Milwaukee, 

WI (I.B.M.-S.A.M.) 


LA 


45. 1973 – Miami Beach, 

FL 

46. 1974 – Dayton, OH 

47. 1975 – Little Rock, 

AR 

48. 1976 – Evansville, IN 

49. 1977 – Washington, 

DC 

50. 1978 – San Diego, 

CA 

51. 1979 – Houston, TX 

52. 1980 – Evansville, IN 


PA 


LA 

55. 1983 – Honolulu, HI 

56. 1984 – Norfolk, VA 

57. 1985 – Kansas City, 

MO 

58. 1986 – Long Beach, 

CA 

59. 1987 – Nashville, TN 

60. 1988 – Boston, MA 

61. 1989 – San Diego, 

CA 

62. 1990 – St. Louis, MO 

63. 1991 – Baltimore, 

MD 

64. 1992 – Salt Lake 

City, UT 

65. 1993 – Quebec City, 

Canada 

66. 1994 – Orlando, FL 

67. 1995 – Oakland, CA 

68. 1996 – Norfolk, VA 

69. 1997 – Minneapolis, 

MN 

70. 1998 – Los Angeles, 

CA 

71. 1999 – Little Rock, 

AK 


73. 2001 – Orlando, FL 

74. 2002 – San Diego, 

CA 

75. 2003 – Kansas City, 

MO 

76. 2004 – Cleveland, 

OH 

77. 2005 – Reno, NV 

78. 2006 – Miami, FL 

79. 2007 – Reno, NV 


(I.B.M.-S.A.M.) 

81. 2009 – Nashville, TN 

82. 2010 – San Diego, 

CA 

83. 2011 – Dallas, TX 

84. 2012 – Norfolk, VA 

85. 2013 – Phoenix, AZ 

86. 2014 – St. Louis, MO 

(I.B.M.-S.A.M.) 

87. 2015 – Jacksonville, 

FL 

88. 2016 – San Antonio, 

TX 


(I.B.M.-S.A.M.) 

90. 2018 – Grand 

Rapids, MI 

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PAST INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENTS 

1. Len Vintus 

1922-1926* 

2. W.W. Durbin 

1926-1937* 

3. John Davidson 

1937-1938* 

4. T. J. Crawford 

1938-1939* 

5. John Snyder, Jr. 

1939-1941* 

6. Robert Anderson 

1941-1942* 

7. Eugene Berstein 

1942-1946* 

8. John Braun 

1946-1947* 

9. Renerick Clark 

1947-1948* 

10. H. Adrian Smith 

1948-1949* 

11. William R. Walsh 

1949-1950* 

12. Walter Coleman 

1950-1951* 

13. James B. Lake 

1951-1952* 

14. Arthur D. Reichenbach 

1952-1953* 

15. Forrest P. Hendricks 

1953-1954* 

16. C. James McLemore 

1954-1955* 

17. Charles A. Rosskam 

1955-1956* 

18. Chauncey Sheridan 

1956-1957* 

19. L. A. Waterman 

1957-1958* 

20. Verne W. Uker 

1958-1959* 

21. Reeder C. Hutchinson 

1959-1960* 

22. Harris Solomon 

1960-1961* 

23. C. L. Schmitt 

1961-1962* 

24. Irving M. Lewis 

1962-1963* 

25. Arnold Drennen 

1963-1964* 

26. Thornton Poole 

1964-1965* 

27. Dr. Richard Mossey 

1965-1966 

28. Howard P. Bamman 

1966-1967* 

29. Sydney S. Bergson 

1967-1968* 

30. J. Ronald Haines 

1968-1969* 

31. Royal Brin, Jr. 

1969-1970 

32. William G. Strickland 

1970-1971* 

33. Austin C. Gorham 

1971-1972* 

34. Robert B. Hurt 

1972-1973* 

35. Earle J. Christenberry, Jr. 

1973-1974* 

36. Charles Lantz 

1974-1975* 

37. William Preston 

1975-1976* 

38. Walter F. Williams Jr. 

1976-1977* 

39. Jeffery Atkins 

1977-1978* 

40. Bill Pitts 

1978-1979 

41. Ray Mangel 

1979-1980* 

42. Bruce Posgate 

1980-1981* 

43. Roger Crabtree 

1981-1982* 

44. John Makar 

1982-1983* 

45. William A. Wells 

1983-1984 

46. Donald E. Wiberg 

1984-1985 

47. William Spooner 

1985-1986 

48. Karrell Fox 

1986-1987* 

49. June Horowitz 

1987-1988* 

50. Edward A. Morris 

1988-1989 

51. Anthony Shelley 

1989-1990* 

52. Michael Ellis 

1990-1991* 

53. Michael J. Gorman 

1991-1992 

54. James L. Nagel 

1992-1993* 

55. R. J. Obie O’Brien 

1993-1994 

56. Jep Hostetler 

1994-1995 

57. Kenneth Klosterman 

1995-1996 

58. Bev Bergeron 

1996-1997 

59. Abb Dickson 

1997-1998* 

60. John R. Browne III 

1998-1999 

61. Jerry Schnepp 

1999-2000* 

62. Jack Greenberg 

2000-2001 

63. Dr. Robert Escher 

2001-2002* 

64. Mike Stratman 

2002-2003 

65. David Sandy 

2003-2004 

66. Tony Wilson 

2004-2005 

67. Roger Miller 

2005-2006 

68. Fred Casto 

2006-2007 

69. Phil Willmarth 

2007-2008* 

70. Joan Caesar 

2008-2009 

71. Jack White 

2009-2010 

72. Rolando Santos 

2010-2011 

73. Vanni Pulé 

2011-2012 

74. John Pye 

2012-2013 

75. Bill Evans 

2013-2014 

76. Shawn Farquhar 

2014-2015 

77. Joe M. Turner 

2015-2016 

78. Oscar Muñoz 

2016-2017 

79. Bob Patterson 

2017-2018 

*Deceased 

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RING LOCATIONS 

R I N G 

L O C A T I O N S 

Ring numbers are in parentheses after each location. 

Check Ring Reports for meeting times and locations. 

U.S.A. 

TENNESSEE • Bristol (355) • Chattanooga (112) 

Knoxville (58) • Memphis (16) 

Murfreesboro (252) • Nashville (37) 

ALABAMA 

TEXAS • Austin 

• Birmingham 

(60) • Corpus 

(35) 

Christi 

• Florence 

(157) 

(330) 

Huntsville 

Dallas (174) 

(194) 

• El 

• 

Paso 

Montgomery 

(354) • Fort 

(256) 

Worth (15) 

ARIZONA Harlingen • Lakeside (269) • Houston (300) • Phoenix (39) • Longview (55) (286) 

Prescott Midland/Odessa (356) • Tucson (255) •(172) 

San Antonio (18) 

Tyler (266) • Wichita Falls (187) 

ARKANSAS • Fort Smith (75) • Little Rock (29) 

UTAH Searcy • Salt (308) Lake City (193) 

CALIFORNIA VERMONT • Manchester • Burbank/Glendale Center (245) (326) 

Carlsbad Montpelier (292) (126) • Hollywood (21) 

VIRGINIA 

Long Beach 

• Norfolk 

(96) • Orange 

(103) • Richmond 

County (313) 

(180) 

Palm 

Roanoke 

Desert 

(222) 

(291) 

• Staunton 

• Sacramento 

(320) 

(192) 

San Bernardino (254) • San Diego (76) 

WASHINGTON San Francisco (38) • Lynnwood • San Jose (339) (216) • Seattle (52) 

Santa Spokane Clarita (225)(280) • Tacoma • Simi (70) Valley (276) 

South West Riverside (359) 

WISCONSIN • Madison (31) • Milwaukee (41) 

COLORADO Appleton/Green • Denver Bay (131) (398)• Fort Collins (250) 

CONNECTICUTT • Hartford (278) 

WORLDWIDE 

New Haven (59) • Stamford (97) 

DISTRICT ARGENTINA OF • COLUMBIA Buenos Aires •(182) 

Washington (50) 

FLORIDA AUSTRALIA • Clearwater • Adelaide (42) (148) • Daytona • Canberra Beach (273) (251) 

Ft. Sydney Lauderdale (102) • Victoria (150) • Ft. (84) Myers (303) 

Ft. Walton Beach (284) • Jacksonville (130) 

AUSTRIA Key West • (329) Vienna • Leesburg (240) (258) 

BANGLADESH Melbourne (188) • Dhaka • Miami (279/295) (45) (390) • Orlando (170) 

Pensacola (287) • Pompano Beach (337) 

BELGIUM Sarasota (81) • Antwerp • Tampa (298) (175) • Brussels (86) 

West Ghent Palm (282) Beach (117) 

GEORGIA• CANADA Atlanta (9) • Augusta (184) 

ALBERTA Macon (275) • Calgary • Warner (66) Robins • Edmonton (289) (28) 

BRITISH COLUMBIA • Vancouver (92) 

HAWAII Victoria(183) • Honolulu * Abbotsford (185) (387) 

IDAHO MANITOBA • Blackfoot • Winnipeg (306) • (40) Boise (364) 

NOVA SCOTIA • Halifax (316) 

ILLINOIS ONTARIO • Champaign • Hamilton (49) (236)• • Kitchener Chicago (43) (235) 

Peoria London (48) (265) • Springfield • Fonthill (239) (294) 

North Bay (365) • Ottawa (151) 

INDIANA • Elkhart/Mishawaka (342) 

Peterborough (302) • Thunder Bay (304) 

Evansville (56) • Ft. Wayne (221) 

Toronto (17) (99) • Windsor (116) 

Indianapolis (10) • Lafayette (219) 

QUEBEC • Montreal (62) 

Muncie (310) • Nashville (336) • Boise (364) 

SASKATCHEWAN • Regina (309) 

IOWA • Cedar Rapids (327) • Davenport (11) 

CHINA • China (311) • Macao (357) 

Des Moines (167) • Dubuque (93) • Sioux City (24) 

Hong Kong (277) 

KANSAS • Wichita (47) 

CUBA • Havana (399) 

KENTUCKY • Lexington (198) • Louisville (64) 

LOUISIANA FRANCE • Nantes • Baton (343) Rouge • Nice (178) (350) • Lafayette • Paris (358) (214) 

Lake Strasbourg Charles (268) (388) • New Orleans (27) 

GERMANY Shreveport •(267) 

Kornwestheim (285) • Nuremberg (348) 

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GREECE MAINE • Bangor • Athens (362) (338) 

GUATEMALA MARYLAND •• Baltimore Guatemala (179) City • (107) Hagerstown (94) 

HUNGARY MASSACHUSETTS • Budapest • Boston (281) (122) 

ICELAND Cape Cod • Reykjavik (307) (371) 

INDIA MICHIGAN • Mumbai • Ann (67) Arbor • Calicut (210) (261) • Battle Creek (89) 

Detroit (22) • Flint (36) • Grand Rapids (211) 

INDONESIA Kalamazoo •(333) Surabaya • Lansing City (321) (54) • Saginow (212) 

IRELAND MINNESOTA • Cork • Minneapolis (363) • Dublin (19)(85) 

ISRAEL MISSISSIPPI • Pardess-Hana • Jackson (98) (264) 

ITALY MISSOURI • Bari •(377) Branson • Bologna (325) •(347) Columbia • Cuneo (8)(346) 

Milan Joplin (223) (305) Napoli • Kansas (108) City • Padova (129) • St. (314) Louis • (1) 

Rome Springfield (204) •(132) 

Trieste (353) 

JAPAN MONTANA • Nagayo • Billings (380)(153) 

• Osaka (201) • Tokyo (374) 

LATVIA NEBRASKA • Riga • Lincoln (376) (259) 

MALAYSIA NEVADA • Las • Malaysia Vegas (257) (373) 

MALTA NEW HAMPSHIRE • Valletta (202) • Manchester (166) 

MEXICO NEW JERSEY • Mexico • Collingswood(165) 

(382) • Mexico City (164) 

NETHERLANDS Long Branch (123) • Utrecht • Lyndhurst (78) (113) 

Newark (106) • New Brunswick (200) 

NEW ZEALAND • Auckland (160) 

NEW MEXICO • Albuquerque (90) 

PHILIPPINES • Makati (328) • Quezon City (322) 

NEW YORK • Albany (186) • Binghamton (79) 

PORTUGAL Buffalo (12) • Portugal • Ithaca (140) (312)• New York (26) 

Rochester (4) • Suffolk (317) • Plainview (244) 

SERBIA • Belgrade (396) 

Syracuse (74) • Utica (101) 

SINGAPORE • Singapore (115) 

NORTH CAROLINA • Blowing Rock (392) 

SOUTH Canton KOREA (344) • Charlotte • Seoul (366) (296) (372) • Fayetteville (341) 

Greensboro (340) • Raleigh (199) 

SWITZERLAND 

Wilmington (248) 

• Romandie 

• Goldsboro 

Suisse 

(375) 

(207) 

TAIWAN 

OHIO • Akron 

• Taipei 

(161) 

(360) 

• Canton (243) • Cincinnati (71) 

THAILAND Cleveland •(23) Ramkhanheng • Columbus (369) (7) • Dayton (5) 

Galion (189) • Lima (205) • Marietta (197) 

TURKEY Middletown • Istanbul (324)(367) • Toledo (368) (68) • Izmar • Youngstown (379) (2) 

U.A.E. OKLAHOMA • Dubal (345) • Oklahoma City (46) • Tulsa (65) 

UNITED OREGON KINGDOM • Albany (238) • British • Eugene (25) (319) 

THE PENNSYLVANIA UNIVERSE •• Global Allentown Electronic (32) • Erie Ring (149) (2100) 

VIETNAM Harrisburg • Ho (20) Chi • Greensburg Minh City (378) (158) 

Philadelphia (6) • Pittsburgh (13) 

ZIMBABWE Pocono Mountains • (203) (332) • Reading (57) 

For Scranton corrections (30) and • State updates, College e-mail (352) 

Dr. RHODE Steven ISLAND Schlanger, • Providence (44) 

Ring SOUTH Reports CAROLINA Editor • 

(ringreports@magician.org). 

Charleston (234) • Columbia (105) • Greenville (63) 

Hilton Head Island (349) • Myrtle Beach (334) 

Spartanburg (227) • Summerville (370)

R I N G 

RING LOCATIONS 

L O C A T I O N S 

Ring numbers are in parentheses after each location. 

Check Ring Reports for meeting times and locations. 

TENNESSEE • Bristol (355) • Chattanooga (112) 

Knoxville (58) • Memphis (16) 

Murfreesboro (252) • Nashville (37) 

TEXAS • Austin (60) • Corpus Christi (157) 

Dallas (174) • El Paso (354) • Fort Worth (15) 

Harlingen (269) • Houston (39) • Longview (286) 

Midland/Odessa (255) • San Antonio (18) 

Tyler (266) • Wichita Falls (187) 

UTAH • Salt Lake City (193) 

VERMONT • Manchester Center (245) 

Montpelier (126) 

VIRGINIA • Norfolk (103) • Richmond (180) 

Roanoke (222) • Staunton (320) 

WASHINGTON • Lynnwood (339) • Seattle (52) 

Spokane (225) • Tacoma (70) 

WISCONSIN • Madison (31) • Milwaukee (41) 

Appleton/Green Bay (398) 

WORLDWIDE 

ARGENTINA • Buenos Aires (182) 

AUSTRALIA • Adelaide (148) • Canberra (273) 

Sydney (102) • Victoria (84) 

AUSTRIA • Vienna (240) 

BANGLADESH • Dhaka (279/295) 

BELGIUM • Antwerp (298) • Brussels (86) 

Ghent (282) 

CANADA 

ALBERTA • Calgary (66) • Edmonton (28) 

BRITISH COLUMBIA • Vancouver (92) 

Victoria(183) * Abbotsford (387) 

MANITOBA • Winnipeg (40) 

NOVA SCOTIA • Halifax (316) 

ONTARIO • Hamilton (49) • Kitchener (235) 

London (265) • Fonthill (294) 

North Bay (365) • Ottawa (151) 

Peterborough (302) • Thunder Bay (304) 

Toronto (17) (99) • Windsor (116) 

QUEBEC • Montreal (62) 

SASKATCHEWAN • Regina (309) 

CHINA • China (311) • Macao (357) 

Hong Kong (277) 

CUBA • Havana (399) 

FRANCE • Nantes (343) • Nice (350) • Paris (358) 

Strasbourg (388) 

GERMANY • Kornwestheim (285) • Nuremberg (348) 

GREECE • Athens (338) 

GUATEMALA • Guatemala City (107) 

HUNGARY • Budapest (281) 

ICELAND • Reykjavik (371) 

INDIA • Mumbai (67) • Calicut (261) 

INDONESIA • Surabaya City (321) 

IRELAND • Cork (363) • Dublin (85) 

ISRAEL • Pardess-Hana (264) 

ITALY • Bari (377) • Bologna (347) • Cuneo (346) 

Milan (223) Napoli (108) • Padova (314) • 

Rome (204) • Trieste (353) 

JAPAN • Nagayo (380) • Osaka (201) • Tokyo (374) 

LATVIA • Riga (376) 

MALAYSIA • Malaysia (373) 

MALTA • Valletta (202) 

MEXICO • Mexico (382) • Mexico City (164) 

NETHERLANDS • Utrecht (78) 

NEW ZEALAND • Auckland (160) 

PHILIPPINES • Makati (328) • Quezon City (322) 

PORTUGAL • Portugal (312) 

SERBIA • Belgrade (396) 

SINGAPORE • Singapore (115) 

SOUTH KOREA • Seoul (366) (372) 

SWITZERLAND • Romandie Suisse (207) 

TAIWAN • Taipei (360) 

THAILAND • Ramkhanheng (369) 

TURKEY • Istanbul (367) (368) • Izmar (379) 

U.A.E. • Dubal (345) 

UNITED KINGDOM • British (25) 

THE UNIVERSE • Global Electronic Ring (2100) 

VIETNAM • Ho Chi Minh City (378) 

ZIMBABWE • (203) 

For corrections and updates, e-mail 

Dr. Steven Schlanger, 

Ring Reports Editor 

(ringreports@magician.org). 

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SMILE! 

Our official photographer, Michael 

Messing, will be capturing the magical 

moments of this convention. Check out 

upcoming issues 

of The Linking Ring 

and see if you’re included 

in any of the 

photos. Plus, you’ll 

see his stunning 

images of the convention 

shows and 

other highlights. 

Check out Michael’s 

other work at 

www.michaelmessingphotography.com. 

Pick Any Two That Fit You! 

These three presenters will repeat their 

lecture two times between 1:00 p.m. and 

3:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 13. Pick two 

out of the three to attend. 

Buster Balloon shares some of his favorite 

audience tested, real world performance 

material for kid-show and family 

audiences. Matt Baker delivers devious 

and entertaining magic brimming with 

original plots and methods. Matt will focus 

on powerful yet easy-to-do mentalism 

with cards. David DaVinci teaches how 

to work on ships, get the gig, and build 

your career. David dives into the details 

behind making educated decisions and 

how to thrive in the process. 

To my magical friends in all 

clubs, Thank you. 

Many of you know that in September 2018, as I was 

walking down the streets of Austin with both hands 

in my pockets, I tripped and greeted the concrete 

with my face. Four days later, I was paralyzed from 

the waist down and in my left arm. I had suffered a 

major stroke. 

While in the hospital, Susan and Nick Lewin and 

Peter the Adequate came to visit. When I was sent 

home, Kent Cummins and rest of the magic club 

came to my house for a magic meeting. 

Two brain surgeries later, I have full use of everything 

and am even training for my next 26.2-mile marathon. 

We can NEVER take for granted the love, support, 

and friendship of our brothers and sisters in this 

magical community. The phone calls, texts, and love 

they sent contributed to me still being a part of this 

world. 

I can never thank you enough. I love you all! 

Cy Albertson 

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