NAPT invites your participation in Washington DC at the Crowne Plaza Washington-National Airport hotel for their 29th annual conference, "Embracing Poetic Expression: Creative Pathways for Self, Community, and the World," April 15-19, 2009.
The conference will take place in Crystal City, just two stops away on the Metro to the heart of Washington, D.C. and The Mall. Please join us and embrace a conference that is sure to be exciting, inspiring, and rewarding.
Update: Poet Gregory Orr has been added to the program! (more info to follow)
Quick Links and Registration:
Follow these links for quick information and to register for the conference -- a description of the program and hotel information can also be found further down this page.
Website Invitation: http://guest.cvent.com/i.aspx?1Q,M3,6606251e-bdcd-4fcd-8458-21acf736a4cb
Registration Link: http://guest.cvent.com/i.aspx?4W,M3,6606251e-bdcd-4fcd-8458-21acf736a4cb
Event Summary: http://guest.cvent.com/i.aspx?5S,M3,6606251e-bdcd-4fcd-8458-21acf736a4cb
Event Agenda: http://guest.cvent.com/i.aspx?6X,M3,6606251e-bdcd-4fcd-8458-21acf736a4cb
Conference highlights include:
Opening Event: The Washington Word Waggle:
Join us for a sequel to last year’s Minneapolis Mingle, a fun night of social interaction prompted by a variety of poetic word games. Creative pathways will be open to all as we kick off the conference by embracing language in a playful way.
Featured Poet:
Linda Pastan, poet laureate of Maryland from 1991 to 1995. Linda has published 12 volumes of poetry including, The Five Stages of Grief, Waiting for My Life, Carnival Evening: New and Selected Poems, The Last Uncle. Linda’s most recent collection is, Queen of a Rainy Country.
Keynote Speaker:
Evelyn Torton Beck, PhD. Professor Emerita of Women’s Studies at the University of Maryland. Her keynote talk will focus on the myriad, unexpected ways in which poetic expression has been embraced. She offers workshops combining poetry with dance, focusing on health and healing, creative aging, integrating mind, body, and spirit. She serves on the Board of the National Association for Poetry Therapy.
Closing Event:
Kent Gustavson and Dejan Ilijic will perform Macedonian-American worldbeat music with a political twist. Their music will follow their new album, I Am Here, closely, and feature European club beats with traditional world music sounds and American songwriting
Along with all of the above, there will be Friday and Saturday workshops, Thursday and Sunday pre- and post-conference sessions and the always-popular Triple Workshop.
The event hotel is the Crowne Plaza National Airport Hotel in Arlington, Virginia (Telephone (703) 416-1600; Toll-Free: (800) 2CROWNE; Fax: (703) 416-1651).
NOTE (Re: Booking Deadline and Rate): Please note that we have extended the Booking Deadline with the conference hotel from March 15, 2009 to March 21, 2009. Please note that if you book after March 15, 2009 you will not be guaranteed a room at the conference hotel. You will only be guaranteed to receive the NAPT special discount rate of $159.00 per night based on room availability. Please click the below link to reserve your room and special NAPT group rate: http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/CP/1/en/rates/WASNA?groupBookingCode=NAP
NOTE (Re: Room Booking Issues): If you are having trouble booking your room online (ex. error message that says no rooms available.). Please contact the hotel directly at 703-416-1600. Additionally, if you would like double bed booking because you are room sharing, you must contact the hotel by phone to make your reservation. These types of rooms are limited and will run out quickly. There are only 20 double rooms available in total. Please make your reservation ASAP if you wish to share your room. The hotel has informed us that if a double bed room is unavailable at the time you make your reservation, you will have the option of being put on a waiting list.
Discount Policy: NAPT is offering a 10% discount on full conference registration for those who book two or more nights at the conference hotel. Conference Registrants who have paid for a FULL conference registration who are staying at the conference hotel are entitled to a 10% discount on registration. This discount will be issued once the room reservation has been paid in full at the conference hotel. We will refund the difference by issuing you a credit to your purchasing credit card or by check if a credit card is not on file.
We suggest flying into the Reagan National Airport as it is only ten minutes away from the hotel with free shuttle service, while both BWI and Dulles are over 45 minutes away.
Conference Exhibitor Information
Take advantage of the opportunity to be an exhibitor at the 2009 NAPT Conference. Download complete exhibitor information including pricing, logistics, and registration. Sign up before March 2, 2009 to receive significant discounts:
Conference Program Advertising and Pricing
Advertising space is available in the 2009 Conference Guide (note: A 10% Discount will be offered on advertising rates for those who stay 2 or more nights at the conference hotel) Download an advertising price list for more information.
Contact Lauren Keller, NAPT's Administrator by phone at (561) 667-9479.
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