Eastern Design & Workroom Conference Produced by Draperies & Window Coverings Magazine

September 25th - 28th · Mass Mutual Center - Springfield, MA

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Schedule of Events

Wednesday, September 24th
Noon – 5:00 p.m.	Exhibitor Move-in
3:00 – 6:00 p.m	Attendee Check-in

Thursday, September 25th
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.	Exhibitor Move-in
7:00 – 8:00 a.m.	Attendee Check-in
8:00 – 8:30 a.m.	Get Acquainted Welcome Gathering
8:35 – 11:35 a.m.	Classes
Noon – 5:30 p.m.	D&WC Bookstore Open
11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.	Lunch with Keynote Speaker – Margi Kyle
12:50 – 2:00 p.m.	Round Table Forum
2:15 – 5:30 p.m.	Classes
6:00 – 7:30 p.m.	Exhibitor/Speaker Reception

Friday, September 26th
8:30 a.m. – Noon.	Exhibitor Move-in
8:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.	D&WC Bookstore Open
8:30 a.m. – Noon	Classes
Noon – 6:00 p.m.	Exhibit Hall Open
12:30 – 5:00 p.m.	Free Exhibitor Demonstrations
5:00 – 6:00 p.m.	Design & Sketch Race in Working Workroom™
6:30 – 8:30 p.m.	D&WC Networking Dinner

Saturday, September 27th
8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.	D&WC Bookstore Open
8:30 a.m. – Noon	Classes
Noon – 5:00 p.m.	Exhibit Hall Open
Noon – 2:30 p.m.	Free Exhibitor Demonstrations
3:00 – 4:30 p.m.	Slipcover Race in Working Workroom™
5:00 p.m. – Midnight	Exhibitor Tear Down

Sunday, September 28th
8:30 – 11:30 a.m.	Classes
11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.	Closing Lunch and Door Prize Giveaway

TESTIMONIALS

"I just wanted to send a note of thanks for hosting the raffle for the workroom table. I was just about to make one for my workroom. When my name was called, I was actually standing in a booth buying a canvas cover. This could not have come at a better time!"

Thank you so much,
Brenda Wells
Winner of the Workroom Table at the Southern Design & Workroom Conference in Knoxville,TN March 2, 2008

"Thank you for waiving my registration fees for the conference. If there could be a silver lining to Donna Skufis' foot surgery and not being able to drive, it's that I finally made it to a conference after hearing about them for years. Your generosity was the extra push I needed.

I learned so much Scot Robbins and Amy Burton and Donna and Beth Hodges and all the exhibitors.

I'm a big fan of the conference now and I do plan to return without the extra incentive.

Thank you again!"

All the best,
Jo Moore

“I learned so much, but most of all found I am much more qualified than I thought. I am empowered to do more than I had hoped to and am looking forward to 2008. Thank you!”

– Sharon Kimmerle, Allentown, PA
Workroom

“Can’t begin to tell you what a wonderful time I had at the show in Valley Forge. I stayed for 4 days and I can say that every class I took was a 100+. I hated to see it end.”

– Suzanne , Batavia, NY
Suzanne Interiors

“I can honestly say I have always walked away with more knowledge then I had previously. A lot of great people, great topics, interesting products, and most of all new friendships - Sewing sisters.”

– Herbie O’Keefe, Santa Fe, NM
Santa Fe Cover Up

"I have already used several of the techniques I learned at the conference on projects in our workroom. They have made the end product even better. I would also like to take some of the business courses offered. Even after 18 years in the business I know that there is more I can learn."

Beth Law, Virginia Beach, VA
Material Dreams Inc