Early registration
(members through March 15, 2009; public extended through April 5, 2009)

	ASJA Members*	General Public
Friday only	$145	n/a
Saturday only	$145	$255
Sunday Sessions (optional)	$75	$90 Saturday registration required

ASJA Members' Price all three days: $325

Regular registration
(starts March 16, 2009)

	ASJA Members*	General Public
Friday only	$175	n/a
Saturday only	$175	$295
Sunday Sessions (optional)	$75	$90 Saturday registration required

    *Participating ASJA members receive
     a discount of $25/day for each
     participating day

ASJA Members' Price all three days: $385

Additional Conference Information:

Mentoring (Saturday): $50

Student Rate: Saturday only: $100, does NOT include lunch. Limited to 50, student identification required.

Meals

Friday registration includes breakfast but DOES NOT include lunch. Saturday registration includes lunch. Sunday registration does NOT include breakfast or lunch.

Professional Writers

If you join ASJA before April 3, 2009 you will have access to all the Friday events (including the very popular Personal Pitch) as well as Saturday/Sunday at deep discounts! Click here for details on how to qualify and join. You must allow adequate time (60 days) for the ASJA membership application process.

Legal Notices

Force Majeure The ASJA shall not be liable for any failure or delay in holding the 2009 Annual Writers Conference ('Conference'), or be liable for the refund of any fees or payments to the extent said failure or delay results from a cause beyond the ASJA's reasonable control, including, without limitation: acts of God; war; terrorism; government regulation; police activity or investigation; curtailment of transportation facilities; strikes or union activity; the ASJA's failure to obtain insurance which is adequate in the ASJA's sole discretion; material failure of performance or repudiation of performance of any of the ASJA's suppliers, contractors, or subcontractors, including Grand Hyatt New York, to substantially meet their respective obligations to the ASJA; or any other emergency beyond the ASJA's control, which makes it impossible, impractical, inadvisable, or illegal for the ASJA to hold the Conference, or which, in the ASJA's sole discretion, materially affects the ASJA's ability to hold the Conference.

Recording, Transmission and Exhibition Attendees of the Conference agree not to record or transmit, or aid in recording or transmitting, any description, account, picture, or reproduction of the Conference or any portion thereof, including but not limited to any presentation, workshop, speaker or any materials distributed therein. Attendees grant permission to the ASJA to utilize attendees' image, likeness, actions and statements in any live or recorded audio, video, or photographic display or other transmission, exhibition, publication or reproduction made of, or at, the Conference in any medium or context without further authorization or compensation.

Disclaimer The opinions expressed by companies or individuals exhibiting in the Idea Marketplace ('Exhibitors') do not necessarily represent the opinions of the ASJA. The ASJA does not control, approve, sponsor or endorse any information, products or services advertised, presented, offered for sale, sold or disseminated in the Idea Marketplace. The ASJA is not involved in any transaction between buyers and sellers. The ASJA does not guarantee or warrant the quality, safety or legality of products or services advertised by, or the truth or accuracy of information disseminated by Exhibitors. The ASJA, to the extent legally permitted, disclaims all express and implied warranties, terms and conditions including, but not limited to the implied warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. The ASJA is not liable for any loss of money, goodwill, or reputation, or any special, indirect, or consequential damages arising from use of products or services advertised, presented, offered sale, sold or disseminated by Exhibitors.

Law Attendees agree that New York law shall govern any dispute, claim or lawsuit arising from or out of the Conference and consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the State and federal courts in the State and County of New York.