Registration Fees and Policies:

Membership Fees:  The EENC conference is a members-only benefit.  As such, you MUST be a member of EENC to attend the conference.  Membership renewal for 2008 takes place with conference registration, and we welcome new members who join with their registration.  Everyone MUST include membership fees with conference registration except Life Members.  Membership rates are:

• Individual Professional: $30
• Individual Student or Senior:  $15
• Organization: $80 (three member of your organization may attend the conference without paying individual membership fees; all three must pay conference registration fees).
• Corporate: $100.

 

What if I don’t want to come for the whole weekend?

Registration Fees are based on the number of days/nights you attend the conference, the “Level” of lodging you select (Lutheridge offers a variety of accommodations), and whether you request a single room or plan to share with a roommate or several others.  Please read the lodging descriptions below before filling in the registration form, and refer to the following guidelines to determine which “package” meets your needs:

 

Whole weekend = 2 or 3 nights + 2 or 3 days (6-8 meals + receptions):
- Thurs. eve. - Sunday
- Thurs. eve - Saturday eve.
- Friday - Sunday
 
1 nite + 2 days (4-5 meals + reception):
- Fri. morning - Sat. eve.
- Sat. morning - Sunday
 
1-nite + 1 day (3 meals + reception):
- Thurs. eve + Fri. workshops
- Fri. eve + daytime Sat. (staying for Sat. eve. = $20 extra)
- Sat. morning - Sun morning ("really, I'm leaving early Sun. morning")
- Fri. morning – Sat. morning ("really, I'm leaving early Sat. morning")

We do not offer “a la carte” registration for specific activities, beyond the various portions of the weekend described above.  If you plan to come just for part of a day, you must register for at least that whole day.

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See descriptions below	Registration Fee
LEVEL I
Kohnjoy Inn	singles -- whole weekend	$320
	doubles -- whole weekend	$280
	1 nite/1 day, 1 nite/2 days	Not offered
LEVEL II
Thornburg Hall	single - whole wkend	$260
	dbl - whole wkend	$250
	dbl - 1 nite/2 days	$180
	dbl - 1 nite/1 day	$100
Cottages - Carla & HH MUST BRING YOUR OWN LINENS or sleeping bag	whole wkend	$250
	1 nite/2 days	$180
	1 nite/1 day	not offered
Lakeside Village Cabins MUST BRING YOUR OWN LINENS or sleeping bag	whole wkend	$240
	1 nite/2 days	$150
	1 nite/1 day	$100
LEVEL III
Camp Cabins MUST BRING YOUR OWN LINENS or sleeping bag	whole wkend	$185
	1 nite/2 days	$130
	1 nite/1 day	$80
Commuters	each day	$50

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REGISTRATION includes tuition, all meals, keynote speakers and lodging.  Field trips and workshops are “free” with registration, except those with fees specifically noted.  If you are not registering for the entire weekend, you must register for each day in which you plan to participate in any conference activities (field trips, workshops, panels, etc.). 

Guests/spouses/children:   We hope you will understand that the biggest cost of holding the conference is the rental of the facility.  Therefore, we must ask everyone who stays on site to pay the conference registration fee for the time they are there, even if they plan to leave the site and do other activities on their own during the day.  Spouses do not need to pay EENC membership fees.  (If you and a spouse register, we may allow small children to accompany you for free, or for a nominal fee for meals.  Please call us to discuss your situation).   The conference is a professional development weekend for adults only.  If you plan to bring your family, see the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce website (www.ashevillechamber.org/) for area attractions for them while you attend the conference activities.

 
Guest Exception:  If you would like to bring a guest to the Saturday evening activities (keynote, awards, eco-reception, silent-auction), guest tickets are available for $20 each.  These must be purchased as an add-on to one regular registration.

 
Refund Policy:  Sorry, but we do not offer refunds! EENC is a non-profit, all-volunteer organization.  Since space will be booked for you, EENC cannot refund Annual Conference registration fees for any reason.  We will, however, transfer your fee to someone who may take your place.   Should you be unable to attend, please find someone to attend in your place and notify us, or consider your registration fee a charitable contribution to EENC.  Thank you for understanding.

Mail completed form and check for fees, postmarked by October 1 to get the early bird discount, to:

Kelly Hoke
NC State Parks
159 Inland Sea Lane
Troutman, NC 28166

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LODGING OPTIONS

Lutheridge Conference Center is a great location for our conference theme and threads. Conference participants will appreciate the many sustainable practices that Lutheridge has implemented: use of sustainable, shade-grown, fair trade coffee in their coffee service; recycling bins everywhere; elimination of disposables in their food service (yes please DO take your coffee cup out of the dining hall - just return it when you're done to be washed and used again). Lutheridge has incorporated their values of care for the environment into concrete practices at their conference center. This will be a very conducive setting for discussing opportunities to get EE "out there" through other faith-based avenues, to explore sustainability in everyday living, and to identify community connections and intergenerational learning opportunities as we pursue EE FOR A LIFETIME.

For more details, and photos see www.lutheridgeconferencecenter.com

LEVEL I - Hotel Style

Kohnjoy Inn: Individual Rooms with private bathrooms, each equipped with its own heating and air conditioning unit. A central lounge provides a comfortable gathering area, with couches, armchairs, and a stone fireplace to offer a relaxed atmosphere for conversation. Rocking chairs are situated on the deck for quiet time. Linens are provided.

LEVEL II - Dorm, Cottage, or Cabin Style

Thornburg Hall: Dorm Style suite -- 2 rooms share 1 bath - toilet and shower; each room has its own sink. Most rooms have a double bed and a single bed; a few single rooms are available with one single bed. All rooms have heat and ceiling fans. Linens are provided.

Cottages: Two cottages are available, housing 8-10 people in 3 rooms. Each room has a private bath, double bed with single bunk above, and standard single bunk bed. Cottages include kitchen, fireplace, couches, and dining table. MUST BRING YOUR OWN LINENS or sleeping bag.

Lakeside Cabins: Not your typical cabin! This village of six cabins is picturesquely situated by the lake at Lutheridge. All cabins have the same layout, featuring a deck overlooking the lake, with rocking chairs for your enjoyment. Inside, a gathering room features hardwood floors, a couch, table and chairs, and a kitchenette. Two spacious bedrooms have sleeping space for four people each on a combination of double and single bunks. Each bedroom has a private bathroom for the room's occupants. MUST BRING YOUR OWN LINENS or sleeping bag.

LEVEL III - Camp Style

Camp Cabins: Cabins sleep 10 people -- 8 in one open room on 4 single bunk beds, and 2 on an additional bunk in a separate corner. One shared bathroom per cabin.

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REFUND POLICY:  No Refunds. EENC is a non-profit, all-volunteer organization.  Since space will be booked for you, EENC cannot refund Annual Conference registration fees for any reason.  Should you be unable to attend, please find someone to attend in your place and notify us, or consider your registration fee a charitable contribution to EENC.Thank you for understanding.

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