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3 pre-conference reception Not included in conference registration fee. You may register for the Pre-Conference Reception without registering for the conference. $______ $150 USD Pre-Conference Reception, Wednesday, June 10, 5:30 - 9:30 pm $______ pre-conference reception SUBTOTAL 6 $______ payment TOTAL AMOUNT ENCLOSED (sum of Conference Registration, Pre-Conference Reception, Pre-Conference Tours, and Membership/Contributions) Credit Card (VISA & Master Card only) 4 pre-conference tours Tour fees are not included in the conference registration fee. You may register for the tours without registering for the conference, but you must be a member of GAS. $______ $140 USD – Exploring Tiffany Windows Tour, Wednesday, June 10, 8 am $______ $ 15 USD – Sullivan Park Research Center Tour, Wednesday, June 10, 12:30 and 2:30 pm $______ $ 95 USD – Finger Lakes Studio Tour, Wednesday, June 10, 8 am Card # - - - Expiration Date ___ / ___ Signature ____________________________________________________________________ Check Enclosed (Must be drawn on a U.S. bank payable in U.S. dollars. We cannot accept checks drawn on banks outside the U.S. due to the high cost of processing.) Wire Transfer (For instructions, contact the GAS office.) $______ $130 USD – Niagara Falls NY Day Trip, Wednesday, June 10, 8 am $______ Tour Subtotal 5 membership and contributions Your GAS membership must be current through June 2009 to attend the conference. See page 19 for GAS membership fees and benefits. My GAS membership is current. If GAS membership will not be current at the time of the conference, please add the renewal membership fee to my credit card. (Credit card info in section 6). $______ Membership Fee $______ Contributions to GAS Funds (see page 19 for contribution fund information) I wish to make a contribution to _________________________________ Fund. $______ MEMBERSHIP and CONTRIBUTIONS SUBTOTAL Register online at: www.glassart.org OR - Mail this form to: Glass Art Society 6512 - 23rd Avenue NW Suite 329 Seattle, Washington 98117 USA OR - Fax to: (206) 382-2630. We can not accept registration via telephone. Questions? (206) 382-1305, Monday - Friday, 9 am - 5 pm PST, info@glassart.org For confirmation and cancellation information, please see “The Fine Print” on page 19. 18
Membership Information To join GAS, use the membership/conference registration form on page 18. You must be a current member of GAS through June 2009 in order to register for the conference. GAS BASIC BENEFIT PACKAGE (Individual, Family, Student) • 6 newsletters per year • Journal • Directory and Resource Guide • Access to database information/mailing lists • Free classified listings in GAS News • Discounts on display ads in GAS News • Eligibility for GAS in CERF Fund • Web link • Access to the GAS Blog • Opportunity to attend conference • 20% discount on GLASS Quarterly magazine subscription • Hertz Rental Car discounts • Insurance Benefits • Shipping & printing discounts with FedEx/Kinko’s • Shipping discounts with DHL ADDITIONAL BENEFITS (Sponsor and above) * Sponsor: • Donation acknowledgement in Journal • Highlighted entry in Directory and Resource Guide **Corporate/Business: All above, plus: • 1 free custom mailing list (500 names max) • 10% off members’ price for 1 newsletter ad per year ***Associate: All above, plus: • One free conference pass • 50% off second conference pass ****Benefactor: All above, plus: • One additional free conference pass (total of 2 ½) • One free 1/6 page ad in newsletter per year $30 Full-time Student (copy of current Student ID required) + $10 optional mailing fee for Student memberships if you choose to receive the Journal and Directory and Resource Guide (if living outside of North America) $60 Individual + $15 optional mailing fee for Individual memberships if you choose to receive the Journal and Directory and Resource Guide (if living outside of North America) $85 Family (2 individuals at the same address) + $15 optional mailing fee for Family memberships if you choose to receive the Journal and Directory and Resource Guide (if living outside of North America) $100 Sponsor* $250 Corporate/Business** $500 Associate*** $1,000 Benefactor**** Low student fees are subsidized in part by the Sy Kames Educational Fund. Unused benefits expire with membership and are not transferable to renewal for the following year. GAS Special Funds Becky Winship Flameworking Scholarship Fund supports attendance for students whose work includes flameworking techniques. Dominick Labino Fund sponsors an outstanding technical lecture at each annual conference. GAS in CERF Fund (Craft Emergency Relief Fund) aids artist members of GAS faced with career-threatening catastrophe. General Scholarship Fund provides support for student members who could not otherwise afford to attend the annual conference. Hilbert Sosin Fund for Professionalism in the Glass Arts helps provide financial and business expertise to GAS and its members. Robert Willson Fund sponsors a lecture on sculpture at each annual conference. Sy Kamens Educational Fund helps keep students’ membership and conference registration fees low. Takako Sano International Student Scholarship Fund enables GAS to send one student from outside the host country to the annual GAS conference. Wayne Strattman Critical Dialogue Lecture Fund sponsors a lecture with new and stimulating information on art glass at each annual GAS conference. Tax-deductible contributions for all of these funds and general contributions to GAS may be sent using the conference registration form, even if you are not attending the conference. Photo Credits: Cover, (L-R, top-bottom): Marvin Lipofsky, China Group II 1999-2000 #12; Corning Museum of Glass Tower of Glass; Shinichi Higuchi, Torso Berries; John Chiles, Blue on Blue Bottle; Daniel Mehlman, Starlights BC; Kazushi Nakada, Balance in Life; Keith Seybert, Crystal Vision 1; Don Friedlich, Magnification Series Brooch; Chad Holliday, Radiant Uran; Lu Chi, Chinese Winter; Jin Won Han, Bubble Cup; Little Joe Tower; Rockwell Museum of Western Art, photo: www.galenfrysinger.com; CMOG; John Leighton, Overture Grouping; Tiffany window, courtesy Steuben County Conference & Visitors Bureau (SCCVB); Josh Simpson, Vortex; Janet Kelman, Green Seafoam. Pg. 2: Watkins Glen State Park, SCCVB. Pg. 3: Little Joe Tower, SCCVB. Pg. 8: Tim MacFarlane, www.dewmac.com; Opening Reception, Rockwell Museum, photo: www.galenfrysinger.com; Evening in the Gaffer District, SCCVB; 2008 Closing Night Party, photo: Roger Schreiber. Pg. 9: Tiffany window, SCCVB; Wine tour, SCCVB; Niagara Falls, SCCVB. Pg. 10: 2007 GAS Live Auction, photo: Jim Judkis; Gianni Toso, Maestro at the Bench; 2008 Goblet Grab, photo courtesy of CERF: David Minick/TOTAL ACCESS. Pg.11: 2008 Portfolio Review, photo: Roger Schreiber; Student Exhibition Award Winners, photo: Roger Schreiber. Pg. 12: Jung Sun Oh, Another Way of Seeing II; Nadine Saylor, Helen’s Brush; Matt Eskuche, 29 Hours of Television; Taliaferro Jones, Distill. Pg. 13: Eric Franklin, 2008 GAS Conference, photo: Roger Schreiber; CMOG; Mark Naylor, Piano Player 2. Pgs. 14/15: SCCVB. Pg. 16: Marc Petrovic, 3 Potions; Erica Rosenfeld, Red Tap; Carlos Zervigon, Flow; Edward Schmid, Rack of Beer; Cesare Toffolo, Bubble Goblet Amber. Back cover: Alex Bernstein, Star Burst; Sylvie Belanger, Newport; Ben Livingston, Searching; Davide Salvadore; Jim Dennison & Leanne Williams, Bonnie; Peter Houk, Big Dig Red; Christopher McElroy, Reciprocity; Robert Mickelson, Boot of Thorns. The Fine Print English is the official language of the conference. All payments made to the Seattle GAS office must be in U.S. dollars. Registration Conference fees include: all lectures, panels, demonstrations, and other events taking pace during the conference and organized by GAS EXCEPT events with additional fees. Daily fees include: all lectures, panels, demonstrations and other events taking place only on the day or days for which your registered EXCEPT events with additional fees. We are unable to process registration forms received in the GAS office after May 19, 2009. After May 19, register on site with increased fees. Student rates apply to full-time students from accredited schools only. You must either be a current fulltime student member through the time of the conference or include a photocopy of your full-time student ID or other proof of student status with conference registration and membership form to be eligible for student rates. Rate is determined by date ID/proof is received in GAS office, NOT when registration form is received in office. Registration is NOT complete until copy of ID/or other proof of student status is received. Confirmation Confirmation of your registration will be sent within 2 weeks of our receipt of your registration form to the email address on your form; if no email, to the address on your form. Please contact the GAS office if you have not received confirmation within a month of sending your registration. Cancellation Policy • Cancellations received in writing before April 7, 2009 will receive a full refund. • Cancellations received in writing April 8 - May 19, 2009 will be subject to a $35 administrative fee. • There will be no refunds after May 19, 2009. Membership fees are non-refundable. 19
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