Shape-note singer and singing leader Hugh McGraw of Georgia. McGraw has received a National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. Photograph by Aimée Schmidt, courtesy Georgia State Council for the Arts. From the Masters of Traditional Arts DVD-ROM, produced by Alan Govenar and published by ABC-CLIO.
 

2009 Annual Meeting Registration Forms

Read the final program schedule for the Annual Meeting

The proposal deadline for the meeting has passed. Information on the meeting is available on another page of this site.

I want to register online to attend the AFS 2009 annual meeting.

Register for a pre-meeting tour or a special event

The deadline for registration for pre-meeting tours and other special events is August 31, or until the tour or event reaches capacity, whichever comes first.

 

If you experience any problems with this page, please contact the Web Site Manager. Direct your questions about the annual meeting to the AFS Office.

If you prefer to mail in your registration forms, you may download all of the registration forms in PDF or Microsoft Word format.

Mail printed forms (which MUST BE postmarked by August 31, 2009) to:
AFS 2009 Annual Meeting
Mershon Center
The Ohio State University
1501 Neil Avenue
Columbus OH 43201-2602 USA

2009 Annual Meeting Hotel Information

The host hotel for our meeting is the Grove Hotel, located in the center of downtown Boise and next door to the Boise Centre on the Grove, the local convention center where our meeting will take place.

Rooms at the Grove Hotel are $114 a night (plus 13% tax) for singles and doubles, and a limited number of student rooms are available for $85 a night (plus 13% tax).

To make a reservation at meeting rates, please call 888/961-5000 (toll-free). (International attendees: call the hotel directly at 208/333-8000, or e-mail the hotel reservations office). For regular rooms, please refer to group code 63348. For student rooms, please refer to group code 69505. Student rooms are available on a first-come, first-served basis; you will need to show a valid student ID at check-in to receive this rate. The Grove Hotel does not have an online reservations facility.

These rates will be available until September 20 or until our room block fills, whichever comes first.