Reservations for rooms at the Hope Hotel will open July 18th, 2023 at 9:00 am eastern. Please note this date has changed from what the hotel had posted during checkout due to a scheduling conflict.
Do not call them before that time. You can get room reservations by phone only. If you try to book online, you will see that there are no rooms for those dates. Every room in the Hope Hotel has been blocked for Contesters and DXers for Hamvention week. Starting Tuesday, July 18th, 2023, at 9 AM EDT, you can call 937-879-2696 and ask for a reservation in the Contest University 2024 room block. There is no minimum night commitment. The room rate is $152 per night plus tax and that includes a hot buffet breakfast each day of your stay. The room rate is the same for a single queen, two queens or a single king with a pull out.
We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday night, May 15, 2024 for the first night of the 2024 Contest Super Suite at the Hope Hotel.
Dayton Contest Dinner
Saturday, May 18, 2024
Hope Hotel, Wright Patterson AFB
Social Hour opens at 5:30pm
Dinner starts at 6:30pm
Keynote Speaker – TBD
Main Prize: TBD
When & Where:
The Contest dinner will be held on Saturday night, May 18, 2024 at 6:30pm. Cash bar opens at 5:30pm. Located at the Hope Hotel, Wright Patterson AFB (Official Contest Hotel).
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Contest Dinner Highlights:
- Master of Ceremonies: John Dorr, K1AR
- Dinner Speaker: TBD
- 2024 CQ Contest Hall of Fame Inductions: To Be Announced at the Dinner
- Many contest operators from around the world attend this event. If you enjoy radio contesting, you do not want to miss this Contest Dinner!
Menu:
- Hope Chicken Supreme or Vegetarian
- Rolls
- Buttered Red Skin Potatoes
- Southern Style Green Beans
- Chocolate Cake or Cheesecake with berries (desserts will be placed on the table randomly)
- Choice of Beverage (Coffee, Hot or Iced Tea)
Ticket Costs & Table Options:
- Purchase 1 Ticket for $45. You will be randomly seated. We will email you a Ticket Confirmation – print this and bring to the dinner, as it will be your ticket.
- Purchase Multiple Tickets for $45 each. Each attendee will be randomly seated. When ordering two or more tickets, we will mail all of them to the mailing address you specify on the order form.
- Purchase an Entire Table for 10 people for $440 All 10 will be seated at your own round table, reserved in your name. Location of your reserved table will be random. We will mail you your 10 tickets via US Mail about two weeks before the dinner. Any multiple tickets purchased after May 1st please bring your receipt to claim your tickets.
- Seating is limited. No tickets will be sold at the door.
- See the Get Tickets page to purchase tickets and/or tables via PayPal or Credit Card.
- Sorry, no refunds.