Ontario Council of Folk Festivals (OCFF)

Fostering and promoting traditional, contemporary and multi-cultural Folk music since 1986.

OCFF

Now in its 24th year, the OCFF conference is the key event for Ontario's folk, roots, and traditional music community. Spanning four days and three nights, it's a long weekend programmed to the hilt with provocative speakers, educational seminars, engaging roundtable discussions, informal meetings, performer showcases, and the best jam sessions outside of the festival circuit, all combining to make the OCFF conference an essential and inspiring experience for almost 800 attendees (including artistic directors, presenters, and provincial, national, and international industry organizations).

Upcoming conferences:
• October 14 to 17, 2010, Ottawa, Ontario
• October 13 to 16, 2011, Location TBA

OCFF members receive the lowest rate. Non-members are welcome to join the OCFF in order to receive member rates.

All conference delegates and their guests must agree to abide by and to be bound by the Conference rules of the OCFF.

Following are the various registration rates (applicable taxes extra):

	Member Rate	Non-Member Rate
Full conference	350.00	400.00
Full conference - Youth (under 18)	80.00	80.00
Daily rate - Thursday, Oct. 14	75.00	125.00
Daily rate - Friday, Oct. 15	175.00	225.00
Daily rate - Saturday, Oct. 16 INCLUDING Gala Dinner	240.00	315.00
Daily rate - Saturday, Oct. 16 WITHOUT Gala Dinner	175.00	225.00
Gala Dinner ONLY	65.00	90.00

FULL CONFERENCE REGISTRATION - English or French

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION - DAILY RATES - English or French

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PLEASE NOTE: The implementation of HST in Ontario (applicable on taxable services paid on or after May 1, 2010, and delivered on or after July 1, 2010) has necessitated the use of different forms, depending on the month in which registration is purchased. The downloadable forms available above are valid from July 1 onward. Please ensure that you send in the form labeled "After June 30, 2010".

• ArtsCan Circle 3K-5K FUNdraiser Run/Walk
• Art Beat
• Drop Boxes and Flash Your Folk Drives
• Board Elections
• Exhibit Hall

• Presenters Program
• Official and Sponsored Showcases
• Silent Auction
• Youth Program
• Showcasing

PRELIMINARY 2010 CONFERENCE SCHEDULE NOW AVAILABLE!

A preliminary conference schedule is now available for download. The OCFF's Conference Steering Committee has worked hard to create a diverse program with interesting content for all of our delegates, and Board and staff members are now in the process of contacting potential panelists. While we hope to keep changes to a minimum, please note that this schedule is subject to change, and should be used for general information purposes only.
New versions of the schedule will be uploaded here as they become available.

2010 CONFERENCE SCHEDULE GRID

Panel Descriptions

Private Showcase Applications: Deadline August 16, 2010
A Private Showcase is defined as a performance or series of performances in a hotel room on the Music Floors of the host hotel. It is part of the official activities of the OCFF conference. This year, one Music Floor will be acoustic only, and one will be semi-acoustic.

HOW TO APPLY FOR A PRIVATE SHOWCASE ROOM

1. Register at least ONE presenter for full conference:

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

English or French

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2. Complete and return Private Showcase Application with payment of $80.00 per night:

PRIVATE SHOWCASE APPLICATION

3. Complete and return Hotel Reservation Request form with credit card information:

HOTEL RESERVATION REQUEST

English

4. Once payment of your Private Showcase fee has been processed, your request will be noted and you will be allotted a room on a first-come, first-served basis. Preference will be given to presenters who are members of the OCFF and who are applying to present music on BOTH Friday and Saturday night of the conference.

5. Room assignments will be made by the OCFF and confirmed by e-mail on or before September 1, 2010.

Deadline: Closed
This competition, sponsored by Galaxie, highlights the talents of Ontario songwriters and provides an opportunity for the winners to showcase their work to festival presenters at the annual OCFF conference. Overall, one English and one French winner will be selected. In addition, fifteen nominations from the Songs From the Heart competition (not including the winners of the Galaxie Rising Stars Awards) are put forward by the OCFF to an Ontario Arts Council (OAC) selection panel, for consideration for the Colleen Peterson Songwriting Award.

The Crowne Plaza Hotel in Ottawa will be hosting the conference, and the OCFF will have a block of rooms available for delegates at a room rate of $129/night. Anyone wishing to receive this rate will first need to register for the conference.

Hotel room reservation requests will be made directly with the Crowne Plaza Hotel, by calling the OCFF's reservations agent, Jennifer Rose, at 613-237-3600, ext. 6239. You will be asked to provide your Confirmation Number in order to request a hotel room reservation:

If you sent in a completed Conference Registration form, you will receive the confirmation number by e-mail from the OCFF.
If you purchased your conference registration online through the Shopping Cart, you will receive confirmation by e-mail, containing an "Order Number". This is your confirmation number.

PLEASE NOTE: The only variance to this system of booking hotel rooms will be in the case of the two “Music Floors”, which are reserved for Private Showcases. Anyone wishing to present a private showcase will be required to complete a Private Showcase Application, which will be processed by the OCFF, and then to complete and submit a Hotel Reservation Request form. The private showcase application process will be launched in June.

2009 CONFERENCE DELEGATE LIST

The OCFF welcomes sponsors for the 2010 OCFF Conference. If you are interested in sponsorship opportunities, please contact Peter MacDonald at pmacdonald@ocff.ca.

For a full listing of OCFF sponsors, please click here.

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