2007 Schedule

Resort Hotel: Hilton Palm Springs Resort

Make your hotel reservations now. Even last minute, we can get you rooms. E-mail us with your arrival and departure dates and we'll help you book a room at a reasonable rate. 

Travel info:

Fly into Palm Springs, LA or Ontario Airports. (LA and Ontario airports offer more flexibility and lower cost.)

Drive from LA- about 2-2.5 hours

Drive from Ontario CA about one hour.

Drive from Las Vegas about 4.75 hours.

Flights connect to Palm Springs through LA, Denver, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Atlanta.

Main Meeting plenary lectures: Lectures run from early, 7:30 or 7:00 AM until 1:00 PM, then from 7:30-9:30 or 10 PM in the evening.on Thursday and Friday.

Optional Additional fee workshops: These run from 2-4 PM, 2-6 PM and 4-6 PM.

Introduction to the Art and Science of Story one Day Pre-conferenceWorkshop:

starting at 8:00 AM on Sept 25

This morning through evening workshop will be taught by a number of people who are teachers of 

longer workshops, usually two or three day weekend workshops. Consider it an introduction to their 

ideas and ways of thinking, and also  a sampler which will help you to decide who you want to 

study further with-- taking 2 hour workshops during the StoryCon meeting, or their full workshop, later.  

Pre and Post conference workshops see dates below

Teachers: We want to encourage the teaching of story concepts in the early years.

If you are a teacher from k-12, you can register for the meeting at 20% off the regular registration fee for the plenary sessions.

If you are a university instructor, you can take 10% off the plenary session registration fees.

Conference/Workshop organizers: If you run another regularly organized Writer's, screenwriting or film-making workshop or course , we will be happy to offer you a discount of up to 50% or whatever you are willing to reciprocate for you workshop / conference for two of our staff or two people we delegate to receive it. We offer this to up to two people from the same workshop/ course.

You will have to pay regular fees for workshops.

Students: Proof of full time status required. Half off plenary session and workshop fees. Or, work as a volunteer  and attend the plenary free. One reference endorsing you as a responsible, hard working team player is required. The work isn't hard, but we don't want slackers, who can hurt the spirit and energy of the meeting by not being a team player or enthusiastically helping out..

Cancellation Policy

100% refund before March 15, 2003 and at any time on optional workshops.
Cancellation fees for meetings and the Foundations course  will  apply after March 15, 2002
Cancellation fees:  $25 before 5/15, $50 before 6/30/2003, $100 before 7/30/2003, $200 before 8/30/2003, no refunds after 9/15/2003 (a $200 deduction will be applied and then the balance can be credited towards  registration for the next year’s meeting and or the purchase of tapes from the current meeting. To get any refund or credit due to canceling attendance for emergency reasons such as a death or severe illness in the family, registrants must put in writing a request for credit/refund within two weeks of the first day of the meeting. Each case will be evaluated individually to determine whether a partial refund or credit will be allowed. In all cases, the decision making process may take up to 180 days and once the decision is reached, if a refund is determined as the outcome,  it can take up to 12 months from the starting day of the missed meeting to be sent. Futurehealth is not bound to refund any monies for people who miss the meeting. It is our intent to be fair in offering credit and refund options, but we reserve the final right in making the decision.

 

Receipts: We do not send confirmation of your registration.  Your cancelled check, credit card or Paypal confirmation can be used for proof of registration. We maintain the meeting info on this website, which we recommend you check periodically for updates.

Full time students rate: half price for meeting or attend free on our work study program, helping man desks and taping lectures and workshops.

We don't want to turn people away for financial reasons. Rates and work study arrangements  for students and people with financial difficulties available.    Reviewed on a case by case basis and tax statement may be required.

Meeting Registration

 

 To pay by check or credit card, click to use the printer friendly form here or call our office at 215-504-1700.

This probably looks more complicated than it really is. There are dates listed at the top. The earlier you register, the less you pay. You have three or four options to decide on. We offer discount packages for the combinations of three of them:

• main meeting,
• 10 hour workshop package
• Pre-Conference Intro To Story Mastercourse (a lot of the meeting speakers tell their more basic models)

Some people will want to just attend the pre-conference course or just workshops. We have offered prices for them too, listed in the white boxes. You save a lot by registering for the main meeting and the other options..

You can also  E-mail, fax or call us with  your credit card info or send a check to get the same combination rates. Or use paypal, using the e-mail address payments@storycon.org

Good Deal  (combine paying for  the main meeting and  five 2 hour workshops) Discount price/price if registered for separately