[mplpost] OCFF Conference: Oct. 18-20
Heather Kelly
heather@heatherk.ca
Fri Oct 4 16:52:41 2002
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Hi everyone,
The OCFF Conference in Ottawa is only 3 weeks away...
Please check the links below for complete conference and showcase schedules.
Take care & meet you there,
Heather Kelly
The Ontario Council of Folk Festivals
Welcomes the Folk Music Community from Across Canada
to the 16th Annual Conference in Ottawa
Toronto, October 2, 2002=85. The Ontario Council of Folk Festivals presents=
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the 16th annual Ontario folk industry conference October 18 through 20,=20
2002, at the Lord Elgin Hotel, 100 Elgin Street, Ottawa, Canada.
The OCFF Conference is the key event for Ontario=92s folk and roots=20
community. Gathering together for a weekend of discussion, exchange,=20
networking and fun are festival organizers, fund-raisers, musicians,=20
artistic directors, media representatives and many others who contribute to=
=20
the health and vitality of the folk and roots community.
Speakers, seminars, round-table discussions, informal meetings, performer=20
showcases and the best jam sessions outside of the festival circuit make=20
this conference an essential and inspiring experience for attendees. With=20
25 conference sessions, from Home Hardware: Power Tools for the Independent=
=20
Musician, to Cultural Diversity in Programming and Funding Agencies:=20
Speed-Dating, participants can focus on their interests and be sure to gain=
=20
the information and connections most valuable to them.
For a complete CONFERENCE schedule, click here:=20
http://www.icomm.ca/ocff/conf.htm#schedule
For the OCFF conference SHOWCASE schedule, click here:
http://www.icomm.ca/ocff/conf.htm#showcaseschdule
Participants can register in person by calling 1-866-292-OCFF; online at=20
http://www.icomm.ca/ocff ; or by printing the registration form available=20
online and faxing it to 705-674-5227.
For more information, public and music industry members can contact the=20
Ontario Council of Folk Festivals Toll Free at 1-866-292-6233, email=20
ocff@icomm.ca, or visit www.icomm.ca/ocff.
The Ontario Council of Folk Festival=92s 16th Annual Conference is supported=
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by SOCAN, the SOCAN Foundation, The Ontario Trillium Foundation, The=20
Ontario Ministry of Culture, Canadian Heritage, The Department of Foreign=20
Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT), the Canada Council for the Arts,=20
Galaxie, FACTOR, The Ottawa Folklore Centre and Nutshell Music.
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Media Contact:
Heather Kelly Communications
Heather Kelly, 416-879-0283 / heather@heatherk.ca
Shari-Lynn Sare, 416-364-5701 / shari-lynn@heatherk.ca
http://www.heatherk.ca
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Hi everyone,
The OCFF Conference in Ottawa is only 3 weeks away...
Please check the links below for complete conference and showcase
schedules.
Take care & meet you there,
Heather Kelly
The Ontario Council of Folk Festivals
Welcomes the Folk Music Community from Across Canada
to the 16th Annual Conference in Ottawa
Toronto, October 2, 2002=85. The Ontario Council of Folk
Festivals presents the 16th annual Ontario folk industry conference
October 18 through 20, 2002, at the Lord Elgin Hotel, 100 Elgin
Street, Ottawa, Canada.
The OCFF Conference is the key event for Ontario=92s folk and roots
community. Gathering together for a weekend of discussion, exchange,
networking and fun are festival organizers, fund-raisers, musicians,
artistic directors, media representatives and many others who contribute
to the health and vitality of the folk and roots community.
Speakers, seminars, round-table discussions, informal meetings, performer
showcases and the best jam sessions outside of the festival circuit make
this conference an essential and inspiring experience for attendees. With
25 conference sessions, from Home Hardware: Power Tools for the
Independent Musician, to Cultural Diversity in Programming and
Funding Agencies: Speed-Dating, participants can focus on their
interests and be sure to gain the information and connections most
valuable to them.
For a complete CONFERENCE schedule, click here:
http://www.icomm.ca/ocff/conf.htm#schedule
For the OCFF conference SHOWCASE schedule, click
here:
http://www.icomm.ca/ocff/conf.htm#showcaseschdule
Participants can register in person by calling 1-866-292-OCFF;
online at
http://www.icomm.ca/ocff
; or by printing the registration form available online and faxing it to=
705-674-5227.
For more information, public and music industry members can contact the=
Ontario Council of Folk Festivals Toll Free at 1-866-292-6233, email ocff@icomm.ca, or visit www.icomm.ca/ocff.
The Ontario Council of Folk Festival=92s 16th Annual Conference is supported by SOCAN, the SOCAN Foundation, The=
Ontario Trillium Foundation, The Ontario Ministry of Culture, Canadian=
Heritage, The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade=
(DFAIT), the Canada Council for the Arts, Galaxie, FACTOR, The Ottawa=
Folklore Centre and Nutshell Music.
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Media Contact:
Heather Kelly Communications
Heather Kelly, 416-879-0283 / heather@heatherk.ca
Shari-Lynn Sare, 416-364-5701 / shari-lynn@heatherk.ca
http://www.heatherk.ca