• Talk to exhibitors the easiest and longest?
  • Friday is best, because attendance is lightest that day. There won’t be any crowding, so you will have a better chance to talk with more exhibitors and talk longer with each one, examine new products in more depth, etc.
  • Sunday is your second-best choice, because it has a middling attendance and no crowding.
  • On the other hand, Saturday has the most hours. But it also has the highest attendance, by far.
• Hear the most seminars?
  

  1st	--	Saturday	Most hours; most seminars
  2nd	--	Sunday	Second-highest number of seminars
  3rd	--	Friday	Fewest seminars

• See the most deer in the trophy contest & display?
  

  1st	--	Sunday	Entries from Friday, Saturday & Sunday. Remember, however, that trophy contest entries are released at 3:00 p.m.
  2nd	--	Saturday	Entries from Friday and Saturday. The later in the day you attend, the more trophies you’ll see.
  3rd	--	Friday	Usually 30%-35% of all entries come in on Friday, so you’ll see a great display, especially if you stay late enough until all entries have been scored and placed on display boards.

• Least crowding?
  

  1st	--	Friday	Friday, simply because that day sees the lowest attendance.
  2nd	--	Sunday	Sunday, because that’s the mid-range attendance
  3rd	--	Saturday	Saturday, because that’s the highest attendance, by quite a bit. On an hourly basis in any given day, crowding is least, or non-existent, early in the day and late in the day. Mid-day always is most crowded, no matter what day it is. This is to be expected, for it covers standard travel times.

• See Byron Ferguson, Archery Trick Shot?
  Saturday or Sunday only; he does not perform Friday. Check the seminar schedule for exact times.

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DIRECTIONS & MAPS to ALLIANT ENERGY CENTER
(1919 Alliant Energy Center Way, Madison, WI 53713)

Three Special Preliminary Notes:

1. Rimrock Road exit (262) off Beltline - often is faster than John Nolen exit (263).
2. Trophy Contest Entrants - Use the Rusk Street entrance and park in the west parking lot. This gives you direct, easy access to the west Expo entrance of the Exhibition Hall, which is the only place trophies are registered for the contest.
3. The Rusk Street entrance often is faster. Traffic from John Nolen Drive sometimes backs up onto the Beltline, because only about six vehicles can turn left at the stoplight per green light.

1. John Nolen Dr. (Exit 263). Take John Nolen Drive to stoplight; turn left and immediately get in right-hand lane for AEC main entrance, or continue on past main entrance about 100 yards to Rusk Street on right. Follow Rusk Street to entrance gate.
2. Rimrock Road (Exit 262). Exit right onto Rimrock Road, go approximately 100 yards and turn left onto Rusk Street; follow Rusk Street to entrance gate. This takes you to parking lot on west side of Exhibition Hall.

From the WEST

1. Hwy 12 or Hwy 14 to Hwys 14-151 (West Beltline), east to Rimrock Road (Exit 262).
2. Exit north on Rimrock Road to Rusk Street entrance (on left) or to Main Entrance (also on left).

From the SOUTH

1. From Hwys 18 or 14, eastbound on Beltline to Rimrock Road (Exit 262). Exit north on Rimrock Road to Rusk Street entrance (on left) or to Main Entrance (also on left).
2. Exit I-90 at Hwy 12-18 exit. West on Hwy 12-18 (Beltline) to:
   1. John Nolen Dr. (Exit 263). Take John Nolen Drive to stoplight; turn left and immediately get in right-hand lane for AEC main entrance, or continue on past main entrance about 100 yards to Rusk Street on right. Follow Rusk Street to entrance gate.
   2. Rimrock Road (Exit 262). Exit right onto Rimrock Road, go approximately 100 yards and turn left onto Rusk Street; follow Rusk Street to entrance gate. This takes you to parking lot on west side of Exhibition Hall.

From the EAST
I-94 to intersection with I-90. South on I-90 to Hwy 12-18 exits. West on Hwy 12-18 (Beltline) to:

1. John Nolen Dr. (Exit 263). Take John Nolen Drive to stoplight; turn left and immediately get in right-hand lane for AEC main entrance, or continue on past main entrance about 100 yards to Rusk Street on right. Follow Rusk Street to entrance gate.
2. Rimrock Road (Exit 262). Exit right onto Rimrock Road, go approximately 100 yards and turn left onto Rusk Street; follow Rusk Street to entrance gate. This takes you to parking lot on west side of Exhibition Hall. Or go straight ahead on Rimrock to main entrance to AEC, then turn left.

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Parking

• $5.00 / day /vehicle / entry
• For in-and-out privileges, save your receipt so you can show it at parking ticket sales booth

Internet Map

Key off the zip code and address to get directions (and a marked map) off the Internet from your home to the Alliant Energy Center. Try www.mapquest.com.