2024 FTWG Conference
Save the Date:
March 14-17, 2024
We offer a full schedule of activities including your choice of a 2.5 day workshop with an outstanding instructor, a fiber exhibit, fashion show, guild exhibits, commercial vendors and we have more in store for ’24. Bookmark this page and check back as we add details. Plan to come visit old friends, make new friends and spend four days immersed in fiber.
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3011 Maingate Lane
Kissimmee, FL 34747
Directions
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Schedule
This schedule is subject to change.
Thursday
11:30 am Registration Desk Opens
Guild Table set up starts
12:00 pm Pick up Lunch Boxes
12:00 pm to 9:00 pm Vendor Hall Open
1:00 pm Fiber Exhibit Registration opens
1:00 pm to 5:30 pm Mini classes
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm Dinner
Presidents’ Council Dinner
7:00 pm to 7:30 pm District meetings
7:30 pm to 8:30 pm Evening Program
Welcome
Keynote Speaker
Tom Knisely, “Fibers that unite us all together”
Friday
7:30 to 8:30 am Angel Breakfast
8:00 am Fiber Exhibit Registration opens
8:00 am to 2:00 pm Vendor Hall Open
9:00 am to 12:00 pm Workshop Session
12:30 pm to 1:30 pm Lunch
2:00 pm to 5:00 pm Workshop Session
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm Vendor Hall Closed
3:00 pm to 9:00 pm Vendor Hall Open
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm Dinner
7:00 pm to 8:00 pm Program
Annual Meeting
Fashion Show
8:30 pm to midnight After Party
Saturday
8:00 am to 2:00 pm Vendor Hall Open
9:00 am to 12:00 pm Workshop Session
9:00 am to 12:00 pm Morning Mini classes
12:30 to 1:30 pm Lunch
Board Meeting
2:00 pm to 5:00pm Workshop Session
2:00 pm to 5:00pm Afternoon Mini classes
2:00 pm to 3:00pm Vendor Hall Closed
3:00 pm to 9:00pm Vendor Hall Open
6:00 pm to7:00 pm Dinner
7:00 pm Evening Program
Scholarship Recipient Presentation
Fiber Exhibit Awards
8:00 pm to 9:30 pm Workshop Open House
9:30 pm to midnight After Party
Sunday
8:30 am Fiber Exhibit closes
8:00 am to 10:00 am Vendor Hall Open
9:00 am Check out of rooms
9:00 am to 12:00 pm Workshop Session
12:00 pm Pick up Lunch Boxes
2:00 pm Guild tables packed up no later than this time
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Mini Classes
Mini Class Information
Mini classes take place on Thursday afternoon, and NEW FOR 2024, on Saturday morning and afternoon!
Mini classes are between one and four hours long.
Registration fees vary. See mini class description for the amount of the fee.
Registration fees are paid to FTWG at the time you register for the Conference.
Materials fees are paid directly to the instructor during class.
Saturday Mini Classes
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Workshops
Workshop Information
Workshops take place Friday – Sunday.
Attendees register for only one workshop for the entire weekend.
Each workshop consists of five sessions, each three hours long: Friday 9:00 am to 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm; Saturday 9:00 am to 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm; Sunday 9:00 am to 12:00 pm.
Registration fees are $425 for members and $500 for all others and will be the same, regardless of which workshop you choose.
Registration fees are paid to FTWG at the time you register for the Conference.
Materials fees vary from one workshop to the next.
Materials fees are paid directly to the instructor during class.
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Accommodations
Accommodations
1, 2, 3, or 4 nights for the Conference
Group room rate available for three nights before and three nights after the Conference.
Rooms available with one king bed or two queen beds
King rooms may have single or double occupancy.
Queen rooms may have single, double, triple, or quadruple occupancy. While the total number of occupants may be no more than 4 people in the room, the triple and quadruple rates only apply to adults 18 and older.
No rollaway or other supplementary bedding is available. All adult guests sleep in one of the beds in the room.
Hotel is pet-friendly. $25 additional fee per pet per night. Up to two pets, weighing no more than 25 pounds each. NOTE: while you may have a pet in your hotel room, pets may not accompany you into any of the Conference spaces.
Taxes and a discounted per-night resort rate are included in all room and board packages.
Meal package included.
All rooms include a mini fridge, but no microwave. For 2024, FTWG will have a microwave in our registration area, available for our attendees use.
Hotel Room and Board Packages
All occupancy rates are per person.
Rooms with a King Bed may have Single or Double Occupancy.
Rooms with two Queen Beds may have Single, Double, Triple, or Quadruple Occupancy.
We know you’re all yearning to learn and to meet fiber friends new and old. We also heard the feedback that you can’t always get away for the full Thursday to Sunday. So this year, we’re offering a variety of room and board package lengths.
A Smidgen
One Night
$325 Single
$220 Double
Thursday Night
includes Thursday dinner, Friday lunch, and daily admission for Thursday and Friday
Friday Night
includes Friday dinner, Saturday lunch, and daily admission for Friday and Saturday
Saturday Night
includes Saturday lunch & dinner and daily admission for Saturday and Sunday
A Sliver
Two Nights
$650 Single
$440 Double
Thursday & Friday night
Includes dinners on Thursday and Friday, lunches on Friday and Saturday
Includes daily admission for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
Includes a goodie bag
Friday & Saturday night
Includes lunches and dinners on Friday and Saturday
Includes daily admission for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Includes a goodie bag
Most Popular
A Slice
Three Nights
$940 Single
$625 Double
Thursday, Friday, & Saturday nights
Includes lunches on Friday and Saturday, dinners on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
Includes daily admission for Thursday through Sunday
Includes a goodie bag
Receive a $50 registration discount if you stay for 3 nights AND take a 2.5 day workshop
A Slab
Four Nights
$1,175 Single
$760 Double
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, & Saturday nights
Includes lunches and dinners on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
Includes daily admission for Thursday through Sunday
Includes a goodie bag
Receive a $50 registration discount if you stay for 4 nights AND take a 2.5 day workshop
An Extra Dollop
When you need a little extra something on top of your stay.
Pre- and Post-Conference Hotel Room Nights
$210 per night, Single or Double
The Wyndham is making our group rate available for the three nights before and three nights after the FTWG Conference.
The pre- and post-conference room rates are per room.
The pre- and post-conference room rate of $210 includes taxes and a discounted resort fee.
Rooms with a King Bed may have Single or Double Occupancy.
Rooms with a Queen Bed may have Single, Double, Triple, or Quadruple Occupancy. While the total number of occupants may be no more than 4 people in the room, the triple and quadruple rates only apply to adults 18 and older.
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Registration
Registration Information
Policies
Registration is online only.
Early Registration is for FTWG members who paid dues by September 23, 2023 at 11:59pm.
There is a $50 cancellation fee, which will be retained from the amount paid when you registered.
Dates
October 8, 2023 at 7:00 am
Early registration opens
October 22, 2023 at 7:00 am
General registration opens
February 14, 2024 at 11:59 pm
Registration closes
Last day to cancel
Approximately two weeks before early registration opens, eligible members will receive an email confirming their eligibility for early registration.
Approximately one week before early registration, a registration guide with step-by-step instructions for registration will be published on this website and emailed to all current FTWG members
Cancellation Policy
Registrations may be canceled for a refund through February 14, 2024 by contacting technology@ftwg.org. A processing fee of $50 will be deducted from your refund.
After February 14, 2024, you will forfeit the entire amount of your registration.
In extenuating circumstances, a partial refund of the workshop fee may be possible, however, housing and meal fees are non-refundable after February 14, 2024.