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Food Writers Registration Form

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March 30 - April 3, 2008

* Required Fields
*First Name
*Last Name
Company
*Address
Address2
*City
*State/Province
*Country
*Zip/Postal Code
*Email Address
Telephone ( ) -   X
Office Number ( ) -   X
* Arrival Date
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* Departure Date
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* Arrival Transportation

Accommodations

Accommodation Reservation

The following rates apply for arrival on Sunday, March 30 through departure on Thursday, April 3. If you wish to extend your reservation, please contact Maryann Siers in The Greenbrier’s reservations office at 800-624-6070.

* Room

*Daily resort fee and taxes additional.
* Bed

Shared Accomodations

Shared Accomodation Person
Shared Accomodation Arrival
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Shared Accomodation Departure
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Shared Accomodation Attendee

Roanoke Airport Shuttle

Please contact Destinations Solutions to make all necessary ground transportation to and from the Roanoke Regional Airport.

Small Group Breakout Sessions Day 1

Tuesday, April 1 (choose 1)

Recipes Inside-Out with Kristine Kidd and Dorie Greenspan
Writing with the Editor – Leslie Brenner, Peggy Grodinsky, Don Fry (Continued coverage of editing, plus break into groups for hands-on work by editors with writers. Bring a story in progress or completed
Perfect Pitch with Elissa Altman, Lisa Ekus-Saffer and Andrew Smith

Small Group Breakout Sessions Day 2

Wednesday, April 2 (choose 1)

Recipes Inside-Out with Kristine Kidd and Dorie Greenspan
Writing with the Editor – Leslie Brenner, Peggy Grodinsky, Don Fry (Continued coverage of editing, plus break into groups for hands-on work by editors with writers. Bring a story in progress or completed)
Food writing for trade journals with Patricia Dailey
Writing for broadcasting, not for the page with Lisa Ekus-Saffer and Tori Ritchie

Optional Coaching Sessions

Symposium attendees may select one optional coaching session, offered gratis. Space is limited, so please indicate your first and second choices. Requests will be honored on a first-come, first-served basis.

One-on-one coaching with Antonia Allegra (20 minute sessions)

  • Sunday, March 30, 12:00-12:20 p.m. Session Filled
  • Sunday, March 30, 12:25-12:45 p.m. Session Filled
  • Sunday, March 30, 12:50-1:10 p.m. Session Filled
  • Sunday, March 30, 1:15-1:35 p.m. Session Filled
  • Sunday, March 30, 1:40-2:00 p.m. Session Filled
  • Sunday, March 30, 2:05-2:25 p.m. Session Filled
  • Sunday, March 30, 2:30-2:50 p.m. Session Filled
  • Sunday, March 30, 2:55-3:15 p.m. Session Filled
  • Sunday, March 30, 3:20-3:40 p.m. Session Filled
  • Sunday, March 30, 3:45-4:05 p.m. Session Filled
  • Sunday, March 30, 4:10-4:30 p.m. Session Filled

Private group coaching with Don Fry (one hour, limited to 5 writers per group)

  • Sunday, March 30, 2 :00-3 :00 p.m.
  • Sunday, March 30, 3:15-4:15 p.m. Session Filled
  • Sunday, March 30, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Session Filled
  • Tuesday, April 1, 4:45-5:45 p.m. Session Filled

Private group coaching with Andrew Schloss (entrepreneurial direction; one hour, limited to 8 writers)

  • Sunday, March 30, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
  • Sunday, March 30, 4:30-5:30 p.m.

One-on-One Coaching Sessions for New Food Writers with Peggy Grodinsky (20 minute sessions; Please send maximum 2 food articles, with envelope marked: Symposium, to: Peggy Grodinsky, 604 Welch St., Houston, TX 77006)

  • Sunday, March 30, 3:30-3:50 p.m. Session Filled
  • Sunday, March 30, 3:55-4:15 p.m. Session Filled
  • Sunday, March 30, 4:20-4:40 p.m. Session Filled
  • Sunday, March 30, 4:45-5:05 p.m. Session Filled
  • Sunday, March 30, 5:10-5:30 p.m. Session Filled

* Optional Coaching Session 1st choice
* Optional Coaching Session 2nd choice
* Biographical Sketch

Please submit your bio of 75 words or less, written in the third person, for inclusion in the Symposium notebook

A $300 deposit is required to secure your reservation. Please contact Lynn Swann or Maryann Siers with your payment information.

For more information, call 800-624-6070 or contact:

Symposium Coordinator Lynn Swann
attn: Symposium for Professional Food Writers
The Greenbrier
300 West Main Street
White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia 24986
800-624-6070, extension 7857
Lynn_Swann@greenbrier.com

Symposium Director Antonia Allegra
707-963-0777
antonia@fcs.net

For immediate service, call 800-624-6070 or 304-536-7857.


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