Hello Friends,
Planning is coming together for the 2025 RPM Naperville conference. Please save the dates of October 16 to 18 for the railroad prototype modeler meet. We are returning to the Northern Illinois University Conference Center on the NIU campus in suburban Naperville, Illinois (1120 E. Diehl Road, Suite 150, Naperville, IL 60563). .
Presentations start at 7:00 pm on Thursday evening this year. Friday and Saturday presentations start at 9:00 am. Early registration will be open soon. The first 100 registrants will receive an HO scale resin mini-kit gift. An announcement will be made here and on the Resin Car Works blog.
Clinics
Steve Hile has about thirty presentations lined up. We have 74 presentation slots across the three day event. We are planning for most of the presentations to be repeated. If you’re interested in presenting a clinic, contact Steve Hile at shile@mindspring.com for more information. A few slots are available.
Model Display
Models are our inspiration and a core RPM feature! We have two large rooms available for your models. Bring your models for display and discussion. All scales, eras, gauges and sizes are welcome. There are no contests.
Layouts
Two large, highly prototypical Modutrak group layouts will be operating during the event, one in HO and one in N. We hope to add a couple of home layout open house opportunities. We will share details as they develop.
Vendors
Several vendors are confirmed for the 2025 RPM. We have confirmations from several vendors and more coming in every day.
Hotels
There are several hotel options nearby. Naperville Embassy Suites, Naperville Fairfield Inn, Hilton Garden Inn, and more. Review the lodging options via Google Maps.
Signed,
RPM Naperville Team
Frank Hodina
Mike Skibbe
Steve Hile
Jerry Hamsmith
Eric Hansmann
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