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THE
MONEY STUFF
COSTS
There is no registration fee or general conference cost to attend,
although invited participants are asked to pay for their travel
and lodging costs. Some meals will be provided.
Scholarships
also may be available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
HOTEL
INFORMATION
The Center for a Better South reserved a block of rooms at a special
conference rate at the Homewood Suites in Davidson. The hotel is
about a mile from Davidson College where conference activities will
be held. Davidson, N.C., is located about 20 miles north of Charlotte,
N.C.
UPDATE,
10/26: The conference rate at the Homewood Suites apparently
has expired and the hotel currently has no vacancies. We suggest
that you contact the hotel to see if there is any availability.
If not, you should contact the following nearby hotels, all of
which are nearby:
Homewood
Suites - Davidson
125 Harbour Place Drive | Davidson, NC 28036
Other
hotels in the area:
- Davidson
Village Inn,
704/892.8044
- Days
Inn - Lake Norman-Cornelius,
704/892.9120
- Hampton
Inn - Lake Norman-Cornelius, 704/892.9900
CONFERENCE
MEALS
The Center for a Better South will provide heavy hors d'oeuvres
for the Friday night reception. It will provide continental breakfasts
on Saturday and Sunday, and a full lunch on Saturday.
SCHOLARSHIP
REQUESTS
Conference participants are being asked to underwrite their travel
and lodging costs to attend the conference.
If
you want to attend but face difficulties due to the economic environment,
please let us know. The Center for a Better South expects some generous
donations to be available to help invited participants receive partial
or full scholarships based on need and available funding.
If
you'd like to apply for a scholarship, just
send us an e-mail with reasons that briefly outline your financial
constraints and why you would find the conference to be helpful.
Scholarships will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis.
If you have any questions prior to a request, please get in touch
with us as soon as possible.
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