THE 2012 CONFERENCE & EXPO (it’s over):

Official mailing address: Conference, Box 116, Collingwood, ON, L9Y 3Z4

Local contact: Mike Driscoll (519) 763-8825 [see remaining contact info at bottom]

Manager contact: Tomás Nimmo (705) 444-0923

A lot of groups don’t tell you anything at their CONTACTS page.  We take the opposite approach – we want you to find the exact person to talk to and if that’s not enough, then we’ll tell you which next steps to take, to find out what you need.  At bottom you can find the legal title of the official event mailing address.

Right now, it’s early January, 2012 and the entire Conference Management Committee is hard at work distributing the brochure (with the full 34-workshop program described), confirming the last few Organic Expo exhibitors and dealing with the hundreds of guest registrations flowing in.

For SEEDS OF CO-OPERATION, the dates are fast approaching – January 26-29, 2012.

We confirmed all the workshops (see Workshop Descriptions) and the Keynote Forum (which combines our previous KEYNOTE with the previous PUBLIC FORUM).  

The Expo is now SOLD OUT with all spots in the basement now filled.

This is all a result of our extensive calling and outreach-promotion over the summer of 2011, which is when all the main Conference development work is done… and you saw the results in late January – WITH OUR USUAL FULL HOUSE !

INQUIRIES

If you have serious trade inquiries, please contact the Conference Manager (3rd contact below).  

However, if you have just a basic query, please phone Mike Driscoll will get an answer to you.  Media inquiries are also listed below.

As with our annual schedule, the printed brochure is now fully distributed (i.e. workshop program printed with full speaker contacts).  About 5500  copies went out to the organic network.  You can also get the brochure by mail or download it off the front of this Site.

**  **  **  **THANKS – and we’ll see you next January !

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To make a GENERAL INQUIRY either by phone or by E-Mail, to get info on:

–getting a single brochure sent, what are the registration costs, workshop schedules

–how to find something in Guelph or the info you need to plan your Conference trip

–general inquiries as to how the Conference functions as a 4-day workshop series with a 2-day overlapping Expo for the last 2 days. Jan. 28-29 – e.g. how do I find parking, where do guests eat, where does the bus stop. why don’t you take credit cards at the actual Conference registration area?

MIKE DRISCOLL  : : Local Liaison Contact FOR LOCAL GUELPH AND GENERAL ISSUES OR INQUIRIES, ETC. – by E-Mail: mikedriscoll@bell.net

The CONFERENCE GENERAL ON-CAMPUS INQUIRY LINE “is now CLOSED till September 1st” – but please call Mike’s local number above.

That phone # will take you to our official voice response line where we ask you to leave a very specific message, including your phone # and your mailing address if you are requesting any info in the mail.

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To contact the MEDIA RELATIONS representative for the 2012 Conference

KATRINA SIMMONS  - by E-Mail: katrina@2020studios.com

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To contact the CONFERENCE MANAGER for specific trade and other commercial inquiries [this line is open 365 days per year]

What is this?

-The Manager prefers to deal with issues such as organic product sourcing, Guelph Expo terms, Corporate Organic Sponsorships

-Or logistical issues such as storage of Expo materials, invitations to specific trader meetings, etc.

-Or retailers who wish to order colour posters and/or bundles of 25 brochures or postcards

-Or people who forgot to pick up receipts or some other clerical inquiry (we’ll try to arrange this)

By phone: (705) 444-0923

By FAX: (705) 444-0380 – when sending in forms or sending (e.g.) 2012 workshop proposals

TOMAS NIMMO – by  E-Mail: organix@georgian.net

LEGAL ADDRESS: By mail (e.g. to request a 2012 exhibitor package, Corporate Sponsor documents, bundles of brochures, etc.):

GUELPH ORGANIC CONFERENCE, Box 116, Collingwood, ON, L9Y 3Z4  -

BEFORE REQUESTING EXHIBITOR DATA, PLEASE READ THE EXHIBITOR TERMS TO BE SURE YOU QUALIFY FOR THE EXPO.

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Thank you for your interest… and we hope to see you at the 2012 Conference !  Seeds of Co-operation should be an interesting and stimulating mid-winter event !