The International Ferret Congress is pleased to announce the "Forum at the Falls", to be held Saturday, September 21, 2002 in Niagara Falls, NY. The Forum at the Falls is a one day event with educational sessions, table topics, and plenty of time for socializing and sightseeing with ferret friends. Featured sessions include Alicia Drakiotes on "Building Better Local Laws for Ferret Protection", and Mary McCarty and Jeanne Stadmiller on "Alternative Methods in Sheltering". Tentative schedule (subject to change) Friday Sept 20 7 pm Informal Meet and Greet, poolside at the Palm Court, Holiday Inn Select Saturday Sept 21 10 and 11 am Informal Falls tours, meet in Holiday Inn Select lobby 4:15 pm Registration, vendor and raffle tables open 5 - 6 pm Mary McCarthy & Jeanne Stadtmiller 6 - 7:15 pm Buffet dinner, table topics 7:15 pm Raffle 7:30 - 8:45 Alicia Drakiotes Registration includes all sessions and a buffet dinner. Registration fee by August 1 is $35. Registration fee after August 1 is $42.50. Deadline for all payments is August 30. The Forum will be held at the Holiday Inn Select. You must contact the hotel directly for reservations. There are many other hotels with a wide price range available on both the American and Canadian side. For registration forms, please contact [log in to unmask], and specify if you prefer PDF or Word format. We will also have information and forms posted to our web site shortly, details will be posted when available. There will be limited space for vendor tables. Please contact Julie Fossa, [log in to unmask], for more information. Also, we'd like to announce the following volunteers for the IFC: Webmistress: Betty Janner Publicity coordinator: Renee Downs Education coordinator: Alicia Drakiotes Forum at the Falls local coordinator: Linda Galloway The IFC wants to thank these people and the many others who have already volunteered their time and skills! Linda Iroff Judy Cooke Julie Fossa International Ferret Congress [Posted in FML issue 3755]