At the 2003 Highpointers Club Convention (often spelled Konvention by the faithful) the members voted to have the 2005 convention in New Hampshire, and the local organizers decided to hold it at the Purity Spring Resort in East Madison on the weekend of Labor day (September 2nd and 3rd, 2005). Open Dates for Rhode Island have been scheduled for September 4th and 5th, allowing people to visit it on their way back from the convention.
The Highpointers Club site has information on lodging options and a registration form. Note that this form cannot be filled out online; it must be printed, filled out and mailed. Also note that the registration deadline is August 1st.
There will be the usual Ice Cream Social on Friday evening, the Saturday morning Pancake Breakfast, followed by a variety of approaches to the summit (on foot, by auto or by train), and the Saturday evening Banquet, with Rick Wilcox as Keynote Speaker.
Plans have not yet (early July) been finalized for the hikes to the summit, it is assumed that groups will form on Friday evening. Given the need to be back at the resort in time for the evening festivities I assume that almost all hikers will do one of the "classical" routes from either Pinkham or the Cog Base Road.
For the more adventurous (and fit!) there will (weather allowing) be a traverse of the Presidential Range, a trip of some twenty plus miles with about 9,000 feet of elevation gain. It is scheduled for Friday.
For those who want a more ambitious hike than the standard routes, but do not wish to do the presidential traverse, I will be organizing an ascent of Mount Washington by the Great Gulf Trail, also on Friday. Details, including sign-up information, on the Mount Washington by the Great Gulf Trail page.
County highpointing events are, as usual, being organized; Fred Lobdell writes: "We are trying to put together a schedule that will enable the 10 Granite State county HPs to be completed in 5 days in conjunction with the Konvention. ... There may also be trips to neighboring VT and ME." Note that East Madison is situated quite close to the Maine border, and is a very suitable base for doing at least some of the coastal Maine highpoints. You may wish to read some notes I have written about the Vermont and New Hampshire county highpoints.
I have written a page summarizing the various ways of reaching the summit of Mt. Washington. I have provided links to the Cog Railway and Auto Road sites rather than give rate information and hours of operation, since these often change. I have also provided a link to my peakbagging site, which has several pages on Mount Washington.