From: Dorky Jones (summerconference2002@yahoo.com)
Date: Wed Jul 31 2002 - 17:07:46 EDT
Hello Rowdies!
The conference is right around the corner this Aug 9-12. Please plan to arrive on Aug. 8 becuase we start at 9am on Aug 9th! Please read this whole email carefully and if your friends haven't registered yet, send them to www.starcalliance.org.
Here's a bunch of information to help you get ready to rock out during our conference:
TRANSPORTATION
Planes/Bus/Train: Please send us your arrival/departure schedule ASAP. We will send a separate confirmation email to you in the next 48 hrs confirming your pickup time.
Car: Here is a link to Middle Tennessee State University's website with maps and directions inside Tennessee: http://www.mtsu.edu/maps/index.html We suggest using www.mapquest.com to find directions from outside Tennessee. Parking passes for MTSU campus are free and available when you register.
REGISTRATION
Registration will begin at 9 am on Friday morning and last throughout the conference.
[We had hoped to host a free conference, but because food, transportation, and housing have become so expensive, we are requesting a $10-30 donation per person for 4 days of workshops, food, and housing sorry about any confusion.]
The Registration/Info desk will be located in the Business and Aerospace Building North (nicknamed "BAS") . The room is named the "Sun Trust Room" and is labeled BAS N #127. BAS building is located on MTSU Blvd.
HOUSING
We have reserved a large carpeted space at the nearby Boys and Girls Club for sleeping/housing there are restrooms on site. In addition to bringing a sleeping bag, WE HIGHLY RECCOMEND BRINGING A PILLOW AND SLEEPING PAD. We will be shuttling ya'll from the club to the conference (5 min drive) each morning and showers on campus across the street (1 min walk) from conference at the Rec Center.
FOOD
We are providing breakfast, lunch, and dinner on the days of Aug 9,10,11,12. If you have not signed up to help in gathering food donations for the conference and know of a way to get ahold of donated/dumpstered food, please email lauraclose@yahoo.com. Vegan and Kosher options will be available at each meal, and there will be meat dishes served as well.
TO BRING: (a suggested list)
Sleeping bag, pillow, sleeping pad (please bring extras if you have them), towel, notebook and pen, summer clothes, any medications you need, shower supplies, spare cash for books, sense of adventure.
STARC NEEDS HELP WITH: (Please email lauraclose@yahoo.com if you can help with any of this)
1. Local housing in Murfreesboro for trainers
2. Food donation support (perishable and non perishable foods of all types!)
3. Cooking: On site we'll need volunteers to pitch in for one meal or more
4. Child Care: There will be mothers attending and we're assembling a crew of people to help with child care, men encouraged to apply.
5. Rides: 2 folks in northen Arkansas are looking for a ride, please email us if you can help transport them!
Finally, during the conference, Anna and Laura can be reached at the STARC Cell Phone: 510.872.0793. Feel free to email us at summerconference2002@yahoo.com with any ideas or questions.
See you soon!
Laura Close and Anna Weir
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