Region V Regional Meeting

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Join Us at the IGC August 21, 2012 Navy Pier 600 East Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL Members & Spouses: early $35/person Non-Members: early $45/person Registration & Cancellation Deadline August 8, 2012 Contact: Linda Nitchman, 618.288.5297 REGISTRATION CLOSED

Join fellow garden writers at Navy Pier in Chicago Tues. Aug. 21 for opening day of the Independent Garden Center Show. IGC, one of the largest garden-related trade shows in the Midwest, boasts over 1,000 vendor booths. See the newest products coming to market, hear inspiring speakers and network. We'll get together for a GWA Region V meeting (members & guests from all regions welcome), lunch and special GWA speakers including TV/Radio Host Melinda Myers and Heirloom Gardening Guru Jere Gettle, owner of Baker Creek Seed, The Seed Bank and Comstock Ferre & Co. and publisher of Heirloom Gardener Magazine. Your GWA meeting registration will allow you complimentary admission to all three days of the IGC show including its' more than 40 educational sessions (a $395 value) and a concert featuring Dennis DeYoung and the music of STYX.  For more information about the IGC show, go to www.IGCshow.com. Register for the GWA meeting at www.gardenwriters.org. For more information contact Linda Nitchman, GWA Region V regional director, 618-593-2112 or paradisegardener@hotmail.com.

Program Agenda

8:00 am      Check in--main registration desk at IGC, Navy Pier
8:30 - 9:10 am      Welcome/ "Maximizing Social Media at IGC," Clint Albin & Brenda Haas, IGC Show--Meeting Room TBA
9:10 - 10 am      "Building your speaking business," Melinda Myers, speaker, garden show host & GWA national director
10-10:15 am      Break
10:15-10:45 am      Guided tour of show floor before opening--Clint Albin
11-11:50 am      "It isn't really that hard, or is it? Animals get it--you need to!", Corey Bordine, IGC keynote speaker--Room TBA
12-12:40 pm      Lunch (sponsored by IGC Show)/GWA business meeting--Linda Nitchman, GWA regional director--Room TBA
12:40- 1:20 pm      "Growing an heirloom seed company," Jere Gettle, owner, Baker Creek Seed, The Seed Bank and Comstock Ferre & Co; publisher, Heirloom Gardner Magazine
1:20-1:40 pm      Door prize drawings, networking
1:40-6 pm      Explore the show on your own until closing

GWA meeting registration includes:

• box lunch, special GWA speakers, gift bags and door prize drawings
• admission to all three days of the show
• all IGC educational sessions ( $395 value)
• evening concert Wed., Aug. 22 featuring Dennis DeYoung and the music of STYX.

Additional fees required for:

• Navy Pier parking: $21/day for self-park. Several hotels offer free shuttle service to Navy Pier.
• Optional event Monday Aug. 20: Garden Center Bus Tour, includes Ball Horticulture and other sites. Additional fee for this event is $180. Advance reservations required--event sells out. See details and register on the IGC website www.IGCshow.com

*Cancellations must be received in writing on or before the due date.