COCA 12th Annual Coin-Op Convention, JULY 17-19, 2015 in Southern California

THE CONVENTION IS SOLD OUT!  If you would like to place your name on the waiting list, please contact Marsha Blau-  414-350-7623.  If there are any cancellations you will be notified.

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Join fellow C.O.C.A. members in Southern California for three days of fun-filled activities at our 12th Annual Summer Convention. Meet old and new friends while spending your weekend viewing some of the best coin-op & collectibles in the country. Convention will start at 9:00 AM on Friday. For attendees planning to be in the area on Thursday, July 16th, we plan to have additional open house opportunities available.


{image_1}Convention headquarters will be THE ANZA HOTEL.  The discounted COCA rate is $169 + tax per night for a single or double occupancy room.  For room reservations call the hotel directly at 1-800-893-768 & request the COCA rate or

Click Here to book online, enter this group code for COCA rates: 150601COIN  (all caps for COIN).


The convention registration fee is $229 per person. This includes:

  • Motorcoach transportation to Friday’s tours (Saturday is self-drive)
  • Visits to significant coin-op collections of fellow C.O.C.A. members
  • A guided tour of the Nethercutt Collection
  • Friday lunch at il Segreto Ristorante of Bel Air
  • Friday dinner at Roy’s in Woodland Hills
  • Saturday lunch at Marmalade Café in Calabasas
  • Saturday evening catered barbeque dinner at Agua Dulce Wineryt.
  • Motorcoach transportation to all Friday events….Optional transportation is available for Saturday events.

If you have any questions please contact Marsha Blau-  414-350-7623 or via email at: VicePresident@coinopclub.org


View and print the convention registration form HERE

The timeline for the convention is Friday July 17 - Sunday July 19. We will be starting the convention at about 9 am Friday and end it at about noon on Sunday.

 

The convention will have a combination of bus and self-drive. On Friday during the day, we will all be taking the bus. Saturday night, we will all take the bus to our evening event—wine tasting and BBQ dinner with a country music band. The tours on Saturday during the day and Sunday are very close to the host hotel and are self-drive. If we get enough requests to add an optional bus for Saturday during the day, at a reasonable price, we may consider adding one. We will need a minimum of 20 people for this bus to work.

 

The Anza Hotel, which is the host hotel for the convention, really doesn’t have a restaurant. They do have a Starbuck’s type of shop with a limited menu, and there is a mall across the street with several restaurants. We may supply a quick nosh before you get on the bus on Friday, but remember, this is a COCA Convention and we are never in a short supply of food.

 

In the flyer, you will note that we mention Thursday “Non-Official” Tours. There is no extra fee for the Thursday tours.  This event is self-drive; no lunch will be served, but the day will end with a pizza party at Dan Davids’ collection. You must RSVP to this event so we know how many people to expect at the collections and pizza party.

 

We are only allowing people that register for the convention to attend the Thursday tours due to insurance restrictions.

 

Wednesday Night stay:  You are better off staying south of the city. I suggest the Garden Grove area; a number of people and I will be staying at the Hyatt Hotel located in Garden Grove. The tour will start in that area, move West then North up to Dan Davids’ collection, ending at the Host Hotel so we can get ready for an early morning start on Friday. Thursday night, make sure you stay at the host hotel.

 

A very limited block of 10 discounted rooms is being held at the Hyatt in Garden Grove. If we sell out, please let me know immediately and I will try to get more rooms. This is close to Disneyland, it will be summer, rooms will sell out fast, so book early. The block rate is for Wednesday July 15th, but the Hyatt will honor this rate starting on Sunday, July 12th, as long as they have rooms available.

 

Hyatt Regency Orange County-

11999 Harbor Blvd

Garden Grove, CA 92840, US

For the Coin Operated Collectors Association  rate

$179 per night, free Internet and parking is 50% off

 

Web site registration for Hyatt WEDNESDAY NIGHT ONLY! CLICK HERE

 

Tel: 1-800-233-1234

 

Airports: Which airport should I fly into?

 

If you are only going to the convention, fly into and out of LAX or Burbank

(Bob Hope Airport). The traffic is easier at the Burbank Airport, but see where you will get a better deal on your flight and car rental. It will be less expensive to rent a small car than to rent a cab to get to the host hotel.

If you are joining us on Thursday, fly into LAX or John Wayne (Orange County).  Again, the traffic will be easier flying into Orange County.

Thursday Tours:

At this time, Thursday tours consist of Larry Griffin, Scott Fawcett, Bill Thomas, Randy Pic, and Crystal and Thomas Lucier. The tours are subject to change, and more stops may be added.