The opening of registration for the 2023 ANWG Conference is imminent!

January 17,  Tuesday,  7 AM Pacific Standard Time

New Information:

The Conference Package price is $395 and includes:

• Three half-day seminars, conference bag, woven nametag, conference booklet
• Admission to the Thursday Marketplace Reception and Shopping Extravaganza sponsored by Heddlecraft Magazine, Robyn Spady
• Banquet and Keynote address on Friday
• Saturday Fashion Show and Reception sponsored by Lunatic Fringe Yarns.

Liz Moncrief has canceled due to a family illness and her 3 seminars have been eliminated from the schedule.

A la carte registration begins March 27 for single purchases of seminars and evening event tickets.  This is subject to availability.  If events and classes are sold out, they will not be available.  We do have limits on all aspects of the conference with the instructor maximums per class, facility space, etc.

A la carte pricing will be:

• Individual in-person seminar — $90
• In-person attendance at a virtual seminar — $30/hour
• Thursday reception and shopping extravaganza — $60
• Friday banquet and Keynote address — $75
• Saturday reception and fashion show — $60

Registration Instructions:

Janis Johnson, Registrar 

We have created a new webpage with screenshots of the Registration Pages .  Please review this information prior to beginning the pre-registration process.  You are now able to enter your personal information, set a simple password, and indicate your interest in activities and meetings from Jan. 10-15.  January 17 is the first day you can purchase workshops and the conference package that includes 3 seminars and the evening events.

Some of the terms used in the registration system might seem odd for our purposes. The system we’re using is rsvpBOOK, and in its terminology:
“sessions” is used for our workshops, seminars, and admission to evening events
“speaker” is used for an instructor
“ticket” will be used with a la carte purchases, (not available until March 27) and for the surcharge for a     Conference Package for someone who is does not belong to an ANWG member guild.

The little box at the bottom left corner of the screen allows you to save information without completing the registration. This includes all class selections you have made so far. Please complete those soon, preferably on the same day, or the holds will be removed.  The system will give you 15 minutes to complete your registration.  Please save your information periodically through the process so you don’t lose any classes if it does time out.  You will be able to sign back in and complete your registration. Please be sure to click on the complete registration button at the bottom of the page. After registering you will receive an email confirmation from events@rsvpbook.com. It includes a link to view your complete confirmation, and from there you can click a link to edit your registration without using a password.  If you do not receive a confirmation, please contact the registrar.  Check your junk or spam folders as this new email address may have landed there.  The charge to your credit/debit card will be identified as “Weaving Guilds O, The Dalles”.

Wait lists are a bit tricky with our four days of 1-2- and 3-day workshops and with four slots of half-day seminars. If you’re on the wait list for a session and a space has opened up, the registration system will move you into it and will remove sessions with timing conflicts, perhaps including some you want to keep. Contact the registrar for help if that happens.  If you try and purchase a wait listed class, please move to your second choice as we don’t anticipate many cancellations that would potentially open a seat.

We are encouraging everyone to go into the system between January 10-15 to enter your personal information, set your password, and sign up for meetings and activities you want to attend.  It’s helpful to use the planning worksheet to plan your schedule for the week.  This will save you time on the day you register between January 17 and March 19.  The registration system will be closed for approx. 24 hours on January 16 before opening in the early morning of January 17.  We will continue to add information to the FAQ’s and Registration webpages as we discover more issues to notify attendees.

As the conference registrar I’m new to this and it’s possible I’ve made mistakes in setting up the online registration system. If you run into problems, please let me know right away so I can fix them or find a way to work around them. Send me an email at registrar@anwgconference2023.com  and let me know the best way to get back to you.

We hope to see you at the 2023 Fiber Connections Conference in Bend June 11-17.

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