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took place
Monday July 9th, through Sunday July 15, 2007 at the Holiday Inn at
the Plaza, One East 45th Street, Kansas City, MO 64111. Hotel room
reservations can be made by phone at: 1-816-753-7400 (for the front
desk) or toll free at: 1-800-315-2621 (for the Holiday Inn main
reservation desk). Be sure to tell them that you will be attending
the IAMPETH convention in order to get our group rate of $94.00 plus
tax, for double or single occupancy.
You can
also make your hotel reservations online by clicking
HERE
In
order to register for the convention, you MUST fill out the
registration form and workshop selection form. Be sure to choose
only one workshop for each time slot (either A or B), since they
will be conducted in separate rooms. Also be sure to sign up for our
optional special events, the annual banquet and the field trip.
The
field trip will take place on Saturday, July 14th from
10:00am to approximately 2:00 – 3:00pm. We have chartered a bus that
will take us to the wonderful Arabia Museum. The Arabia was a
Missouri River Steamboat, which sank in 1856 with a full cargo of
goods. Shortly thereafter, the Missouri River changed course
covering the boat with silt. In 1987 the Arabia was found and
excavated and the cargo found inside was in remarkable condition. A
trip to the museum is an amazing look into our pioneer past! You can
read more about the museum on their website at:
www.1856.com After our
museum visit, we will have an opportunity to wander in the market
area of Kansas City. There are several shops there (including
antique shops) and many food booths and restaurants if you’d like to
have lunch.
Saturday evening is our Annual Banquet dinner. This is “the
main event” to close the convention and is always a very special
evening that you don’t want to miss! If you will be attending,
please be sure to choose from the four meal choices on your
registration form.
This year
you can register online using
PayPal, or you can
register
by mail by sending both forms along with your check made
payable to IAMPETH to:
Kathy
Saunders
1818 Kennedy Road
Webster, NY 14580
Please
DO NOT use registered or certified mail. If Kathy isn’t
home, it will be held at the post office.
If
you will be arriving by air, fly into the Kansas City International
(MCI) airport.
The
KCI Shuttle service is an easy way to get to the hotel. The
shuttles are constantly making round trips, so no prior reservation
is required. The fee for the shuttle is $17.00 one-way or $30.00
round trip. At the end of your stay, you can stop by the hotel front
desk to get a shuttle schedule, or you can call and schedule your
pick-up time. It is very easy and convenient.
Our
vendor this year will be Paper & Ink Arts. Brenda will have
on hand all of the items a penman could wish for! You may want to
consider placing a pre-order, which Brenda will have available for
you to pick up at the convention. Their website is:
www.paperinkarts.com Their phone number is:
1-888-736-7773. If you place a pre-order, please do so by June 25th
and be sure to tell them that it is for pick-up at the IAMPETH
convention.
Please don’t forget to bring donation items for our annual Silent
Auction. This is an important (and fun) fundraiser for
IAMPETH! Any items of interest to a penman are welcome. In the past
we have had paper, books, tools, books on tape, lights, jewelry, Ink
wells, paint, inks, frames, note cards, pens, points and the most
sought after….original pieces of work! Please help us to continue
the tradition.
Also
remember to bring pieces of your work for display. We always
enjoy seeing what others have been working on. In this way we
continue to be sources of encouragement and inspiration to each
other, and hopefully to others who may learn of us through media
coverage.
Come, join us, and once
again,
“Share your Knowledge”
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