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The
2007 conference was AWESOME!
Check back in July for the 2008 conference info
packet! Book Basket Information Each
year NOSCBWI members present a book basket to a Cleveland area school. The award
is based on need and improved reading/comprehension scores. Please donate one
or more new or “like-new” books to this worthy cause. Directions
to the Hotel The Sheraton Airport
Hotel is on the grounds of the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. Follow
signs for the airport from I-71 or I-480. Parking for the Sheraton is accessible
from the gated outdoor lot to the rear of the hotel. "Free parking" passes will
be provided for conference attendees in their conference registration packets.
A FEW NOTES ABOUT REGISTERING Here
are some things to be thinking about so you are ready to complete and return your
registration packet quickly (conference and critique spaces are limited). ILLUSTRATORS:
All illustrators registering for the conference will automatically have a space
reserved in the annual Illustrator's Showcase. Portfolios will be checked "in"
at registration, and "out" following the conference. Please include
10-15 samples of one or two styles, some sequential, in color and/or B&W (
8 1/2 x 11 to 20 x 30). You may include a bio/profile and “drop off”
items such as a postcards or business cards.
Questions? Contact Cristina
Bruce-Kaiser, Illustrator Coordinator.
EVERYONE
WILL BE GIVEN THE OPTION TO REGISTER FOR FOUR SEPARATE CONFERENCE COMPONENTS:
- The Friday Night Opening Dinner, Sept. 7, 6-10PM
(Casual business attire)
Cost:
$25-Advance registration is required.
Includes: social
with keynote and breakout speakers, dinner and address by Paula Morrow, Morrow
Manuscript Services.. Cash bar. Advance registration is required. -
Main Conference, Saturday, Sept. 8, 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM
Cost:
$100 SCBWI members, $120 Non-Members
(Add $15
late fee if postmarked after August 18, 2007)
Includes: Continental
breakfast, lunch, headliner addresses, workshop presentations (see faculty bios),
panel discussion with headliners, autograph session, plus door prizes.
Receipt of your registration will be acknowledged
by e-mail or telephone. Registration packets, including the name of your critiquer
and time of your critique, will not be mailed out in advance; you will
receive your packet and critique information at check in. -
Manuscript Critiques
Cost:
$35
Critique slots for both manuscripts and portfolios
are limited and are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis,
so do return your registration promptly. Ohio SCBWI members
will have priority access for critique registration until July 25th, 2007.
Please rank your order of preference for critiquers (when applicable) on registration
form. If your choices are unable to be accommodated, you have the option to withdraw
your submission and receive a refund of the critique/review fee. (See registration
form for complete details and guidelines regarding critiques/reviews.)
One-on-one manuscript critiques and portfolio reviews
(15 minutes each) will be scheduled during the Saturday conference breakout sessions.
You will receive your critique time and the name of the person doing your
critique at check-in on the day of the conference. -
NEW THIS YEAR! Continuing Education
Units (CEU's)
Cost:
$15
CEU certificates must be requested in advance of
the conference (see registration form) and will be distributed during registration.
There are two certificates available, .08 units for attendance on Saturday,
only, and 1 full unit for attending both Friday and Saturday.
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