IDAL CONVENTION BROCHURE
EDUCATION AWARENESS
 Pamela Hernandez, Board Member, Education Liaison
Thank you to all the spectacular instructors who submitted classes and were selected for the 25th International Decorative Artisans League Convention! The Education Committee selected 60 classes in all decorative painting disciplines at all skill levels. IDAL offers 3 ½ days of classes guaranteed to enhance your business portfolio from traditional to new techniques, with use of a vast assortment of products - all in one place!.
Hands-on classes include: stenciling, murals, air-brushing, trompe l’oeil, concrete, decorative painting, faux finishing, textures, gilding, color matching, and more. Drying racks will be available for classes that produce numerous sample boards. Remember to bring skirt hangers to transport your boards from the classroom to your hotel room.
Instructor biographies are listed on the left side of this IDAL website page if you want to learn more about an instructor/class. Email the instructor if you have questions about their class/supplies. Be sure to visit their websites while you look forward to their classes.
Book your flight, find a roommate to share expenses (to afford an extra class!) and we’ll see you in Portland, Oregon!
BASIC SUPPLIES REQUIRED FOR ALL CLASSES
Don’t leave home without them!
Notebook, pen/pencil, Sharpie™, ruler, skirt hangers, assorted artist brushes, assorted chip brushes, assorted stencil brushes, brush cleaner, water container, Styrofoam plates, blue tape/masking tape, paper towels, sea sponge, box of GLAD press n seal.
SUGGESTED SUPPLIES:
Vinyl gloves, snacks, water bottle, zip-lock bags, apron/paint shirt, sweater/sweatshirt, wax paper, address labels.
ADDITIONAL CLASS SUPPLIES ARE LISTED UNDER EACH CLASS.
These supplies are required to complete the class. Without them you may be unable to undertake the project.
NOTE: The class fee includes any material costs passed on to the student. The costs may include, but are not limited to, the working surface, surface preparation, paint, stencils, plasters, tools, printed materials, table covering, plastic floor covering, water change out, and shipping costs.
Tips To Make Your Convention Experience ROCK!
- Checked luggage - pack your art supplies in a plastic Glad container and put a label on it identifying yourself as an artist, stating that these are your tools, in the event your luggage is examined during a spot check.
- Pack plastic skirt hangers to use for drying sample boards. Pack wax paper to place between sample boards for shipping.
- Get more in your suitcase by rolling your clothes. Stuff your socks inside your shoes.
- Organize supplies for each class into zip-lock bags and label. Bring a small container of Murphy’s oil soap; at the end of class put a few drops on your brushes and drop them in a zip-lock bag to store until you can clean them.
- Consider how many and the size of samples you will be making. Pack a large enough suitcase or bring a collapsed shipping box. You can fit 10-72 boards inside, then tape around all edges for mailing….remember to pack the tape.
- Bring address labels to slap on every mailing list you encounter at the Expo. Use these for identifying your sample boards.
- Remember to bring your confirmation notice of classes. It is your ticket to enter class.
- Stay hydrated. Bring a refillable water bottle. Keep snacks and energy bars on hand.
- Dress in layers. You never know what temperature the classroom will be.
- Save money by rooming with a fellow painter. Email Margaret (krushm@sbcglobal.net) if you wish to find a roommate to share a room and fun!
- Silence your cell phone during class and be sure to ask your instructor before taking photos. Photos are never permitted in the Expo Hall without a Media Pass.
Relax, have a Good Time, SMILE and say Hello to fellow painters!
IDAL Registration Directions and Disclaimers
REGISTERED MEMBERS AND PRE-REGISTERED ATTENDEES
You will receive a REGISTRATION PACKET at the Registration Desk containing your Name Badge, your Class Schedule, 2010 IDAL Convention Program and Ticket for the 2010 IDAL Speakers Series. This packet is available during the posted registration hours. All fees must be paid in full to receive it.
GUESTS
Guests are welcome. If you wish to bring a guest, there is a $40.00 Guest Fee, which includes a name badge for entry to the 25th Annual General Meeting/Champagne Toast, Exposition Grand Opening and Exposition.
PHOTO RELEASE
By attending the 2010 Convention, you realize that you may be included in publicity photos. By attending, you thereby give your consent to IDAL to use any such photos and or comments in future IDAL promotional materials. Attendees hereby release International Decorative Artisans League and Management from any and all liability, claims, lawsuits, damages, losses, costs, expenses of any kind which arise out of or result from your attendance at the IDAL event, whether or not foreseeable including without limitation personal injuries to attendee. You also agree that IDAL may contact you by any of the means given on the IDAL online registration form.
WARNING
Various paint finishes and solvents are used in a classroom environment during meetings, seminars and expos. Please assess your own health status before using these products. The International Decorative Artisans League class instructors and agents assume no liability for health status during use of or exposure to any paint related products.
REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS
Register yourself and any guest at www.decorativeartisans.org. Please indicate on your registration form if you are a chapter president, an exhibitor or an instructor.
ON-SITE BULLETIN BOARD, ON-SITE CLASS SALES
Classes for sale will be posted on a bulletin board near the Registration Desk. To sell a class, you must use the class sale forms available at the IDAL Registration Desk. Individuals involved in the sale must handle both the selling and purchasing of classes. Classes are to be sold at face value. Purchaser of classes must present the form to the class monitor or class Instructor for PRROF OF SALE for entrance to the class. The IDAL staff will not be involved with any ticket sales by attendees.
CLASS COURTESY
- NO VIDEO OR AUDIO RECORDING EQUIPMENT IS ALLOWED IN THE CLASSROOM. You MUST obtain permission from the Instructor before taking photographs in the classroom or of sample boards in the Registration or Expo areas.
- Please TURN OFF all cell phones or pagers while participating in a class. Put the phone or pager on vibrate if you are expecting a call and excuse yourself into the hall to take your phone call. NEVER maker or answer a call during a class. This is inconsiderate to the Instructor and will not be tolerated.
- Remember classes are “learning experiences”; therefore you may not completely finish your project by the end of the class. This will vary from class to class and depends on the speed with which you work.
CANCELLATION POLICIES
- Cancellations and refunds will be issued only for total cancellations, including registration and classes. Refunds will not be given for any individual class unless the class has been canceled by IDAL.
- Full refunds will be processed only if the written cancellation request received at IDAL Headquarters is post-marked by June 15, 2010.
- Full refunds will be processed, less a $60.00 administrative fee, if the written cancellation request is received at IDAL headquarters with postmark dates between June 15 – 25, 2010.
- After June 25, no refunds will be made.
- It is your responsibility to cancel your hotel or other reservations.
REGISTRATION DISCLAIMER
- You must be registered for the convention to register for classes.
- Incomplete forms will be set aside and processed after all others have been completed, so please be sure to double check all information.
- All payments for Convention Registration must accompany your Registration Form. Payment may be made by credit card or check (in US funds only).
- There is a $25 administrative fee for all returned checks.
- The registration process will commence on March 15, 2010, 10AM EST. Forms mailed to the office will be processed in order of postmark. Online registration is first-come, first-served.
- Registrations received between March 15 and June 25 will be processed as they are received. Registrations received after June 25 will be processed on site. Classes will be assigned based on availability.
- Non-IDAL members’ registrations received by March 16 will be processed after the IDAL members’ registrations are completed.
- Confirmation of registration will be via email and should arrive within three to four days. Please include a current email address.
- See the Registration Form for complete details on selecting classes.
- List your choices in order of preference. Every attempt will be made to fulfill all of your requests.
- On the class registration form, enter the class number assigned to each class time frame.
IMPORTANT
For online registration to be made correctly members must input their correct membership number or they will be paying for someone else to go to convention in their place. PLEASE CHECK THE CONFIRMATION EMAIL TO ENSURE YOUR NAME AND ALL OTHER INFORMATION IS CORRECT. If in doubt, check your Artisphere magazine mailing label for your membership number. IDAL will not be held accountable if you use an incorrect member number to register with and the confirmation email contains the wrong member name for the membership number. Members need a unique email address in order to register and MUST NOT OPT OUT OF RECEIVING EMAILS or they will miss information about payment processing, changes in class supply lists, class cancellations, etc. IDAL will not be held responsible for any class cancellations or changes if the member has selected to opt out of receiving emails. You can update your email preferences online at http://www.e-offinger.net/sali/MemberDirectory.cfm - Just search for your name and then click on “Click to Update Your Information”, enter your ID and name. Then make any necessary changes to your record.
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