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National Council Session 2008 - Official Visitors

All GSNorCal members age 14 and over are eligible to be ‘Official Visitors’ to the 2008 Convention!

Early Bird Registration by June 13, 2008
$175/girl visitor
$245/adult visitor

Registration between June 14 & August 1, 2008
$195/girl visitor
$275/adult visitor

All official visitors must:

  • Be registered for the 2008-2009 membership year. (Non-lifetime members will receive a membership form in September).
  • Turn in emergency forms the Oakland Office by October 1, 2008 (Forms for completion will be mailed to you upon receipt of payment)

Expenses

Visitors are responsible for all of their own expenses -- hotel accommodations, airfare to and from Indianapolis, ground transportation, meals, event registration fee, council identifiers**, etc.

National Alternates may also attend as official visitors, but at their own expenses; however, save all receipts in the event that you are appointed to fill the vacancy of a National Delegate.

**We are looking into having a tote bag (and water bottle) made. Approximate cost $25. If you have any ideas for identifiers, contact Chris Casiano.

Hotel Rooms

If you want Girl Scouts of Northern California to reserve a hotel room for you, we must receive the check for your convention fee no later than June 13, 2008. We will only be able to reserve rooms for registered visitors. All rooms will be double occupancy unless otherwise requested. Please let us know if you want a roommate or want to incur the full cost of a double occupancy room – if you do not request a private room, we will assign you a roommate. We will be reserving hotel rooms for 4 nights – Wednesday, October 29 – Saturday, November 1. If you plan to stay in Indianapolis for more nights or fewer nights, you will need to make your own hotel reservations.

To register

Download the registration form and mail it with your convention fee (check payable to: Girl Scouts of Northern California) to:

Chris Casiano
2008 Council Session / 51st Convention
Girl Scouts of Northern California (Oakland Office)
7700 Edgewater Drive Suite 340
Oakland, CA 94621

Convention registration fee covers

  • Convention publications
  • Convention credentials
  • Shuttle bus transportation
  • Admission to all meetings of the National Council and to the Hall of Exhibits
  • Admission to convention events except optional events for which there is an additional charge. Official visitors may attend all convention events except those planned specifically for National Delegates.

Cancellations

If your plans change, GSUSA will refund the registration fee, minus a $60 cancellation charge if written notice is received at the following address by August 15, 2008: GSUSA, 420 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10018-2798 Attn: Membership Credentials.

Contact Chris Casiano
ccasiano@girlscoutsnorcal.org
7700 Edgewater Drive Suite 340
Oakland, CA 94621-0149