Collecting in any hobby is an ongoing, daily affair, but it's at the conven- tions where everything comes together, and in our matchcover collecting hobby it's a dazzling, year-long string of events that stretches from coast to coast and includes locations in both the U.S. and Canada. Anytime you have collectors and covers coming togther, you know there's going to be lots of fun for everyone.

Remaining 2011-2012 Schedule of Events

SOUTHERN SWAPFEST 2011: March 13-17, 2012. Hampton Inn, 151 North Douglas Ave. Altamonte Springs, FL 32714 (407) 869-9000. Room: $70.   AMCAL 2012: April 19-21, 2012. Hotel Lafayette, 2223 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego, CA. More info coming.   TRANS CANADA SWAPFEST: May 2012. Details coming   UES 2012: June 6-9, 2012. Ramada Plaza Hotel, Halfway Blvd. at 1718 Underpass Way, Hagerstown, MD. $65/$75/$105 room rate. Display theme is ‘Maryland’. FMI: Linda Clavette, 13 Creekstone Dr., Mont Alto, PA clavette32@aol.com   71st RMS CONVENTION: Sep. 9-13, 2012. Ramada/Coral Suites Hotel, Niagara Falls, Ont. CAN. Room: $73/$103. The biggest-the best! More details coming   LONG BEACH SWAPFEST: October 21-22, 2012. Details coming   KEYSTONE-LEHIGH WEEKEND: Last weekend in October 2012. Details coming   PHILLU-QUEBEC SWAPFEST: October 2012. FMI: cpelletier@sympatico.ca