WOMEN CANTORS’ NETWORK CONFERENCE
2008 Registration Form
Our Voices, Our Selves: Nurturing our Neshamot
June 22 – 25, 2008
Dell Jewish Community Campus, Congregation Agudas Achim
7300 Hart Lane, Austin, TX 78731
Please keep a copy of this form for your records
Mail form and check payable to: WCN
c/o Geri Zeller, 924 Hillsdale Ave., Hillsdale, NJ 07642
Check must be postmarked by May 10, 2008 to take advantage of early bird registration.
Conference registration deadline is June 15, 2008.
Name: ______________________________ Email: ___________________________________
Home Address : ______________________________________________________________________
Home (: _______________ Work (: _______________ Cell (: ________________
Registration
Fee covers workshops, conference materials and all meals from Sunday night
dinner to Wednesday lunch. Food will be dairy/pareve/vegetarian - except for
Sunday night, which will be kosher Texas
BBQ with a vegetarian option. For special needs other than those listed below,
please email Francyne Davis Jacobs (francynedjacobs@sbcglobal.net)
and /or bring your own food.
Vegan: _____ Vegetarian: _____ Gluten Free: _____ Other dietary restrictions (explain): __________
Circle your Option for the Conference:
Full Conference Early Bird Special (by May 10th) $190
After May 10th $220
Student (by May 10th) $120
Student (after May 10th) $135
One Day Regular -- Indicate Day: _______________ $ 70
Student -- Indicate Day: _______________ $ 55
Women Cantors’ Network Dues (if unpaid) $ 36
(You must be a member of the
WCN to attend the conference.)
Additional Fees for Chug Activities (see page 2 for details) $ 10
Additional contribution: $ ____________
(If you are able to give
more, please do so to provide conference scholarship.)
TOTAL: $ ____________
Please understand that if you cancel your registration within one week of the conference, we will be unable to refund your fee.
We have a limited amount of scholarship money available. Anyone interested in applying for a scholarship subsidy should do so in writing by April 28, 2008 to Geri Zeller (cantorgeri@aol.com) explaining your need, career goals, and why you would like to attend the conference. The Executive Board will review requests and applicants will be notified of the decision.
Is this your first WCN Conference? __________
Logistics:
Please check the meals for which you will join us (breakfast is included in your room rate at the hotel):
Sunday dinner: _______ Monday lunch: _______ Monday dinner: _______
Tuesday lunch: _______ Tuesday dinner: _______ Wednesday lunch: _______
HOTEL: Holiday Inn Northwest in Austin, Texas. The phone number is 512-343-0888. Please request the block of rooms under WCN (the rate is $125/night, excluding tax). Check in time is 3:00 pm.
After you make your reservation, call Jennifer at 512-634-3207, and she will be able to extend your conference rates for a couple of nights before and after the conference.
The airport in Austin (there is only one) is AUS, and most major carriers fly there.
From the airport to the hotel, you have 3 options:
1. a cab – which should run about $30
2. Super Shuttle – which is $20-$25 – the local phone number is 512-258-3826,
or you can book at www.supershuttle.com (check website for group rates)
3. a rental car
Will you be renting/driving a car? __________ If so, how many passengers will you carpool? ________
Tefilah
Opportunities:
This year we are introducing Build Your Own Service (BYOS). If you’ve ever wanted to explore creating your own service, here’s your chance! You can make your own unique siddur to share.
Interested in coordinating a service? ____________ Work alone or with a partner? _______________
Are you interested in leading an “Around the World” service for ma’ariv on Sunday evening? ________
Are you interested in leading a “WCN composed” service for shacharit on Monday morning? ________
Are you interested in leading a Sephardic service for shacharit on Tuesday morning? _________
Are you interested in leading a Chasidic service for ma’ariv on Tuesday evening? ____________
Are you interested in leading a Meditative/Chanting service for shacharit on Wednesday morning? ____
Are you interested in leading the berakhah before a fantastic meal? __________
Are you interested in leading Birkat haMazon after one of our yummy meals? _______________
Chug
Time (during the
afternoon on Monday and Tuesday):
This year during free time we are offering you many choices to relax:
Shopping – you got it! Swimming – you can cool off!
Walk
around the beautiful campus – you might see some deer!
For the following classes, we’ll need to get a head count (and additional material fees apply):
Stitch and kvetch with Debbie Katchko Gray (materials fee - $10): _______________
Hiddur Mitzvah – Jewish Art Creation with Joan Edelstein (materials fee - $10): _______________
Other opportunities:
Open mic sign up (please bring 100 copies of music you wish you share): ________________________
If
you know the artist and title of the music you want to share, please email the
info to Marci Vitkus at vitkus@verizon.net.
Are you interested in taking a guitar skills workshop? _______ Are you bringing a guitar? ______
Are you interested in taking a drumming techniques class? _______ Are you bringing a drum? _______
Please indicate which voice part you would like to sing in the Cantors’ Concert:
SI SII AI AII
Will you be having your hair cut for our mitzvah project? Yes __________ No __________
On
Monday, June 23, we will have haircutters and stylists at the JCC Dell
Community Campus to cut our hair. They are volunteering their time, but tips
will be appreciated. Zichron Menachem
will take hair that is 10” in length to use for wigs; they will also take hair
that is shorter than 10” in length, as well as dyed and gray hair. Please
understand the latter will be sold, with the profits being used to make
wigs. For more information on the organization, please go to www.zichron.org