The International Orality Network annual conference is just a few weeks away. This email comes to remind you of the necessary steps in order to be assured of a smooth arrival at the event. This email is being sent to everyone who has registered to date. If you are fully paid for the conference and your hotel is secured, thank you! For those needing to pay, please note the upcoming deadlines:

Deadline to Reserve Housing: September 3rd   
Regular Price Registration Deadline: September 10th
Full Payment Due: September 15th

The registration steps to confirm your registration are listed to the right. In order to guarantee your current registration price, you must make your full payment by September 15th. For the registration Web site, go to www.intre.org?77.

It is very important that we have your hotel registration completed by September 3rd. Unbooked rooms will be released back to WinShape and you will no longer be able to be guaranteed housing on-site. Space may still be available but it will be on a first-come basis and a special $25 handling fee will apply.

If you know of people who may be interested, please encourage them to attend! We still have room and this will be a great opportunity to hear from ION leadership, ministry leaders and storytellers. The regular registration rate is still available throught September 10th.

From 2pm to 5pm on Monday afternoon, Dr. Grant Lovejoy will be leading an Introduction to Orality. This session provides an excellent opportunity for you to gain a basic understanding of oral methods.

Also beginning at 2pm and running until 5pm, organizations and ministries that are actively using oral strategies and methods will collaborate together to talk about their mission focus and current achievements. There will be opportunities to ask questions and interact with ministry leaders in this session we are calling, "Practitioners Roundtable."

If you are interested in being a presenter in the Roundtable, please send an email to ion10@intre.org. It will be forwarded to the coordinator of that session.

Airport to WinShape Transportation: WinShape is located about 90-minutes from the Atlanta airport. We are offering two ways to get from the airport to the grounds. We are offering a shuttle bus on Monday at 10:30am, noon, 2pm and 3:30pm. If you are arriving at a time different than those listed above, you will need to work out your own transportation. We may know of others who are arriving at a similar time, so please contact us if you need help. Make sure you indicate your ride status in the registration Web site.

Seminar Offerings: We have an exciting list of over 35 seminars. The schedule is on the registration Web site. Go to the "Documents" section in the left menu bar and then view items under "Conference General" and "Conference Schedule." Additional pages are being added daily, so come back in a few days for more details.

Materials for the Welcome Bag: A popular item from previous conferences has been our "Welcome Bag." If you have a product you'd like to offer to attendees or you know of a ministry who may be willing to donate an item, please let us know. Send us an email (ion09@intre.org) to let us know the details..