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General Information

Registration

  Registration may be done online or by printing out the PDF version of the registration form and mailing or faxing it in.

If you are registering online, make your session choices for each round of breakout sessions by clicking on the appropriate session. Only those sessions with seats still available will be visible.

If you are registering by printing out and sending in the registration form, please select a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choice for each round of breakout sessions. You will be given the highest-priority session for which seats are available.

Registrations with purchase orders require that a copy of the purchase order be received by the University of Missouri Conference Office within five (5) days of receipt of your registration. This includes online registrations! Mail purchase orders to Write to Learn Conference, Attn: Lindsay McCall, 348 Hearnes Center, Columbia, MO 65211 or fax to (573) 882-1953.

Register early, as all sessions will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Copies of the program will be available at the conference.

By registering, you give your permission to distribute your name and contact information to conference attendees and vendors. If you prefer not to be included in these distributed lists, please include a written request with your registration for your contact information to be omitted.


Late Fee

  Please remember to register before February 12, 2010. All registrations after this date will be subject to a $25.00 late fee.


Refund Policy

 

We will refund your registration fee if the MU Conference Office receives your written request by February 12, 2010. You are responsible for payment on purchase orders unless cancelled in writing by February 12, 2010. We will make no refunds after this date, but substitutions are welcome.


Weather Policy

  The Write To Learn Conference will be held regardless of weather conditions, and no refunds will be given due to inclement weather. We regret that we must adhere strictly to this policy.


Ticket Exchanges

 

If you decide that you do not want to attend a breakout session that you originally requested, you may return your ticket for that session to the ticket exchange board located at the registration table. You may then choose another ticket from those available.


Meals

 

  • The pre-conference registration fee includes lunch on Thursday.
  • The conference registration fee includes both breakfast and lunch on Friday and breakfast on Saturday.
  • The Friday night keynote and banquet ticket is $39.
  • The fee for the keynote presentation only on Friday night (eat on your own) is $19.


Lodging

 

Conference participants are responsible for making their own room reservations by writing or calling Tan-Tar-A, State Road KK, Osage Beach, MO 65065. The phone number for reservations is (800) 826-8272 or (573) 348-3131. Reservations are guaranteed if made by Wednesday, January 27, 2010, then on a space-available basis until the conference date.

Register early if you prefer a room in the main resort or if you need special accommodations. Check-in is at 4:00 p.m.; Check-out is at noon. The special conference room rate will be $85 plus tax per night, and up to four may share a room. Be sure to identify yourself as a participant in the Write to Learn Conference.

Tan-Tar-A requires a deposit of one night’s lodging or a credit card number to confirm reservations and will refund deposits if cancellation notice reaches the Reservations Department seventy-two hours or more before your scheduled arrival. You will forfeit your deposit if you arrive later or depart earlier than the indicated date. The hotel will handle special rooming needs. Go to http://tan-tar-a.com for details on accommodations and activities at the hotel.


Join NCTE, MATE, and IRA

 

If you do not belong to the National Council of Teachers of English and Missouri’s affiliate, the Missouri Association of Teachers of English, or if you are not a member of IRA or its Missouri affiliate, don’t miss this chance to join the best language arts organizations around. For more information, visit the MATE and IRA tables located in the Grand Ballroom Foyer. You may also attend the MATE/MWPN Reception on Thursday evening to get more information about these organizations.


Questions?

  If you have questions about registration for the conference, please contact Lindsay McCall, MU Conference Office, at (573) 882-9554 or e-mail her at muconf2@missouri.edu.

If you have questions about the program for the 2010 Write to Learn Conference, contact Willy Wood at
(573) 214-2297 or e-mail him at willy.wood@yahoo.com.

Anyone attending this conference who requires auxiliary aids or services should contact Lindsay McCall at the above number or contact RELAY MISSOURI (1-800-735-2966, TT users; or 1-800-735-2466, voice users) by January 22, 2010.

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