Dear dance organizers, Registrations for the November 11-13 Puttin' On the Dance conference are arriving in Delia's mailbox, Linda & Mary are building the program, and we're receiving bios from the dance organizers who are leading sessions. It's really coming together!!! Here's what we want to pass on: * **WEBSITE UPDATES:* *~ Program Content: *We've fleshed out a few more details about the conference program, including more info on topics to be covered in the program. Here are the pages which have substantial updates. http://www.puttinonthedance.org/program/ http://www.puttinonthedance.org/program/topics/<http://puttinonthedance.… * ~ Workshop Session Leadership: *Find out a bit more about some of the people who will be leading sessions at the conference! See: http://www.puttinonthedance.org/leaders/session-leadership/ (Note: This page will be updated regularly as we receive bios from the session leaders, so check back often!) *HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! **~ Enhance Our Email Distribution: * We've got a fairly robust list of email addresses for dance organizers in the Northeast dances, but there are still some gaps! For some dances we have only one email address although there are several people on the organizing team, for other dances we have outdated addresses, and we've probably overlooked some dances. Please (!) send us names and email addresses for anyone you think may be interested in this conference. *~ Post Fliers:* We want to be sure that everyone knows this conference is happening. Mary designed a conference flier suitable for distribution at dances, which is attached. (It's also available on the website http://www.puttinonthedance.org/) Please promote the conference by printing and distributing a few of these at dances near and far. (Thanks for joining the street team!) * SCHOLARSHIP REMINDERS: ~ Initial Scholarship Deadline August 1: *All scholarship applications postmarked by August 1 will be considered equally. If funds remain, scholarships mailed after Aug 1 will also be considered, at a later date. For forms and info, see http://www.puttinonthedance.org/register/scholarships/ * ~ Scholarship Fund Donations are Welcomed! *Whether you are an individual or representing a group, please consider contributing to our scholarship fund, to help other organizers attend the conference. Donate when you register, or send it in separately. Checks payable to CDSS. Mail to Delia Clark, PO Box 45, Taftsville, VT 05073. Thank you! And finally, don't forget that the* Earlybird Rates *are in effect for registrations postmarked September 1. Here's a reminder of all the registration information: http://www.puttinonthedance.org/register/ Cheers, Chrissy Fowler