Conference Questions - if one asks...... 1/9/07

Tue Jan 9 16:10:39 EST 2007

- HOW IT WORKS
- HOW TO REGISTER
- FLYERS
- ROOMMATES
- WORKSHOP DECISIONS?

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- HOW IT WORKS

> I wanted to be sure before I request orders to attend this class that the
> correct dates are 28 Jun- 2 Jul 2007. Could you also verify the location as
> well. Thank you. - V Culbreath
> 

Glad you asked. First, the conference is in Denver at the Adam's Mark Hotel.
The actual "conference" - that is the keynotes and workshops - begins at
6:30pm on Thursday June 28 and ends on Sunday July 1 at 6pm.  However, one
aspect that makes this conference unique are the pre and post conference
training Institutes.  The institutes can be one, two, or three days long.
So, depending on which Institutes you take you could begin as early as
8:30am on Tues, June 26 and end as late as 5:30pm on Tues July 3.  To see
the Institutes and the Program-at-a-Glance and to have a better idea of how
it all works, see:
http://www.smartmarriages.com/conferencedetails.html

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- HOW TO REGISTER

> How can one register for the conference in Denver?
> C Jensen 

Send your postal mailing address and I'll be sure you are sent a brochure
when they are mailed at end of Feb. HOWEVER, best way to register is always
on line - "best" because 1) it's always more accurate and 2) this year there
will be an on-line discount.  I'll send a notice to the listserv the minute
the on-line registration form is posted which should be near end of Feb.

Prelimnary info is already posted on the website and updates as more becomes
available.  To help you plan your leave time and travel, we post the pre and
post conference institutes first.  Those are available at:
http://www.smartmarriages.com/institutes.html

And, conference hotel and airline discount reservation info is available at:
http://www.smartmarriages.com/hotel.travel.html

You might want to book your hotel NOW.  We're bound to sell out, and though
there are overflow hotels, it's nice to stay in the mother ship.  All
conference events are held in the Adam's Mark hotel.

- diane 

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- FLYERS

> Diane, 
> I was not able to locate the conference flyers on your website. I'd like to
> make them available at our Marriage Week events.    - Elise

Thank you so much for doing this. Every flyer helps! To find the flyers
which I'm updating as program decisions, go to
http://www.smartmarriages.com   Then click CONFERENCE.  You'll see the link
to the flyer at the top of the center column.  That's because I just moved
it, since you're the third person today that's complained they couldn't find
it.  Or, just click on this link:
http://www.smartmarriages.com/denver.flyer.pdf

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- ROOMMATES

> Dina, 
> I am on a limited budget. Other seminars I've attended have offer a room
> share service.  Have you considered this at your Smart Marriages?  - Joy S

We've done this each year at Smart Marriage and it is very popular, lots of
folks share rooms - including presenters.  Send your info and I can pretty
much guarantee you'll be able to find a match that fits your dates.  I just
send you everyone else looking for a roommate and you make the arrangements.
For the form, go to: http://www.smartmarriages.com/roommates.html

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- WORKSHOP DECISIONS?

> Diane, 
> You're killing me.  When will you let me know if ANY of my workshop
> applications have made it?  This is as bad as the grants process. Maybe you
> should have mercy on those of us that didn't get a grant.  - BW

> Diane, I send very few announcements/newsletters to my email list of about
> 2500 but will be sending one out in the next few days as soon as my website is
> updated.  I include conferences I'm speaking at this spring/summer which have
> open registration and include the link to the conference information.  Most of
> the people on my list do work with couples in church, community, military and
> professional settings.  Although they are focused on financial education, I
> think they would be a good audience for Smart Marriages.  If you know if I'm
> going to present at the Denver conference and could let me know, I would like
> to include it in my mailing.  Thanks. - SS

It hurts me, too, as I know the sooner you know the sooner you'll start
publicizing on your own websites.  But I fear announcing any of the
workshops until they're ALL scheduled. Maybe that IS what happened with the
grants decisions. Things shift until the last minute as I try to be sure
I've got coverage and balance in each time frame and in the conference as a
whole: something old (the classics), something new, something on violence,
enough sex, stepfamilies, mentoring, fatherhood, teens, parenting,
infidelity, etc etc.  If you're on the flyer (see above), you're in.  Other
than that, just have to wait probably till Feb when the whole shebang goes
up on the web all at once. I can tell you that about 40% won't make it -
we've just got so many submissions - which means I can also guarantee this
is going to be a GREAT conference. Lots of exciting new stuff. Even the old
classic programs are looking new as everyone innovates like crazy.   - diane

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