• How Much Does the Workshop Registrations Cost?
• The Registration Form
• Information on Registration Fee Discounts
• Information About Reserving Guest Rooms at the Conference Hotel
• Cancellation policy
• Transportation from the airport to the conference site

CHOICE #1 -You may register for BOTH workshops (all 4 days), which costs $ 460 and saves $20
 
April 24-27, 2003- The FOUR DAY fee includes BOTH workshops, 4 continental breakfasts, 4 lunches, and 8 breaks, over $220 worth of mentoring & induction publications, access to the mentoring program materials display, and a free 30 minute private consultant appointment. (Only 6 appointments are available to the first 6 programs who pay their registration fee and request an appointment.)
 
Check out the Early Registration and Team Discounts too!
See below for the Registration Form
Click here for info on the Conference Hotel Site & on guest room reservations

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CHOICE #2 -You may register for EITHER workshop:
 
Three Days - April 24-26, 2003 - $360

"Designing, Evaluating & Improving Mentoring & Induction Programs and Practices so They Deliver a Higher Impact on Teacher Performance & Student Learning"

which includes the 3 day workshop, 3 continental breakfasts, 3 lunches, and 6 breaks, over $200 worth of mentoring & induction publications, access to the mentoring program materials display, and a free 30 minute private consultant appointment. (Only 6 appointments are available to the first 6 programs who pay their registration fee and request an appointment.)

 OR
One Day - April 27 - $120

"Mentoring the Mentors: How to Model & Support High Impact Mentoring"

which includes the 1 day workshop, a continental breakfast, lunch, and 2 breaks, $20 worth of mentoring publications, and access to the mentoring program materials display. (No 30 minute private consultant appointmentsa are available.)

April 24-27, 2003 Workshops Registration Form

Complete the registration form, select one form of payment, and click on "Submit" to send your registration.

Please read and do ALL the following directions very carefully. Thanks. 

1. PLEASE CHECK that you have completed all of the Registration Form provided above.

2. If you need one, PRINT a copy of this page for YOUR RECORDS NOW BEFORE you click on "Submit".

3. When ready to send this initial registration, click on the "SUBMIT" button below ONE TIME.

Clicking on "Submit" sends us an email with all your registration information.

AFTER you press the submit button, you will need to WAIT a few seconds.
Then you'll see a summary of your registration info.

We will hold your space for only ONE WEEK to give you time to send us your check OR a Purchase Order.
We can not guarantee your space if your check or P.O. arrives later than 1 week after your tentative email registration form.

Concerns? Just call us at 630-668-2605.

A FAXED P.O. (sent to 630-752-9941) with a P.O. # and signature will
hold your space until the original signed P.O. arrives in the regular mail.

4. To FINALIZE your registration, you must send a check OR purchase order

MADE OUT TO "BEST PRACTICE RESOURCES".
Mail it to Best Practice Resources, 26W413 Grand Ave. Wheaton, IL 60187. 

Only when we receive that check or faxed PO will your space actually be reserved for the conference.
At that time a written confirmation will be mailed to you.

Team registration saves each person on the team $10 off the registration fee. You will receive this discount IF...

1. TWO OR MORE persons from the same organization register for the same conference.

2. Each person on the team completes and submits their own "Registration Form" with the same organization name.

AND...

3. ONE Check or ONE P.O. for conference registration fees is sent to pay for the whole team at the same time and lists the team members' names.

NOTE:

• The check or P.O. for the conference registration fees should be received within a week of sending the tentative electronic registration forms.
• The space for the team is only guaranteed when payment or a signed PO is received.
• A faxed P.O. followed by actual P.O. meets this requirement. FAX to 630-752-9941.

EARLY REGISTRATION DISCOUNT

YOU MAY USE ONLY ONE KIND OF DISCOUNT, either a TEAM or an EARLY DISCOUNT. 

To receive the "Early Registration Discount" theregistration AND the CHECK OR signed PURCHASE ORDER for the
conference registration fee must be received BY MARCH 1, 2003
Individuals for whom these requirements are met may deduct the "Early Registration Discount" of $10 per person.

Cancellation policy - We understand that unforeseen events may eliminate a person's ability to attend the conference for which they have registered. Therefore, we will refund registration fees according to the following policy and to the extent that we have not already incurred costs for the registrant.

A cancellation policy is needed for many reasons. For example, after a certain date we must guarantee numbers to the hotel and pay for that number whether that many people actually come and eat anything. This cost totals thousands of dollars! Also, materials and supplies must be purchased and conference handouts must be copied several weeks in advance to allow the time needed to work with the printer and to build all the conference binders. Another concern occurs when we have reached the maximum registration and have begun to turn potential participants away. It is unfair if we then lose your business at the last moment and we don't have the time to replace your registration. There are other issues in addition to these.

ALL CANCELLATIONS MUST BE MADE IN WRITING. EMAIL IS OK.

Refunds are calculated as follows:

• Written cancellation is received by March 10, 2003 = refund the registration fee less 10%.
• Written cancellation is received by March 24, 2003 = refund the registration fee less 15%.
• Written cancellation is received by April 7, 2003 = refund the registration fee less 25%.
• Written cancellation is received by April 14, 2003 = refund the registration fee less 50%
• Written cancellation is received by April 19, 2003 = refund the registration fee less 80%
• NO registration fees will be refunded if cancellations are received after April 19, 2003.

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Hotel Guest Room Reservations

The conference is at the Wyndham Lisle Hotel

in the beautiful west suburban Chicago area.

 

The hotel is at 3000 Warrenville Road, Lisle, Illinois 60532

Phone: 630-505-1000, Fax: 630-505-1165.

They are just south of the E-W Tollway (I-88) at Naperville Road, then east 1/8 mile.

 
For hotel guest room registration at the conference site call 630-505-1000.

Be sure to ask for the conference rate for the "Best Practice Mentor Conference".

The conference guest room rate is $85 for either a single or double.

NOTE: The rate for the block of overnight guest rooms is only guaranteed until April 7th, 2003 so REGISTER FOR THE HOTEL EARLY!

Transportation from the airport to the conference site

Details about this will be sent to you in your registration confirmation packet.

O'Hare and Midway are the two major airports serving the greater Chicago area.

• O'Hare Airport is 18 miles, or about 20-30 minutes from the conference site and is served by a long list of major and minor air carriers.
• Midway Airport is a smaller but nice airport, is served by American, Southwest, and most of the least expensive airlines, such as ATA. It is about 28 miles, or about 45 minutes away from the conference site.

SHUTTLES?

The least expensive means of transportation to the conference site is provided by AIRPORT EXPRESS which runs shuttle vans to and from both O'Hare and Midway Airports. CLICK on their name to go to their web site and review their fees. LOOK FOR THE "SUBURBAN SERVICE" to the Lisle-Naperville area, NOT to Chicago downtown. You can also call them for a reservation at 1-888-284-3826.

Taxi service with American Taxi can be arranged for about $30 one way, depending on the airport you use, by calling 630-920-9480.

The hotel provides a FREE LOCAL shuttle to take guests to and from local sites and restaurants.

For more information about this conference contact Barry Sweeny or Roseann Deane at 630-668-2605 from 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM (central time), Monday through Saturday, or by email <>.