Preliminary Agreement  for Workshops & Lectures

by Barbie Swanson

A signed copy of the full service contract must be part of any agreement between Barbie Swanson and your group. ALL requested information must be filled out, signed by you, and returned to Barbie Swanson no later than 60 days prior to Barbie's departure for your venue. (90 days for international venues)  This Letter is just to reserve dates, and once venues are secured and workshops and lectures chosen, the full contract must be sent.

This is to confirm our agreement that Barbie Swanson will present workshop(s) and/or lecture(s) for: 

Conference / guild name:


Address:


Phone:


Email & website:


to be held on date(s):


Fees are as Follows:


SALES: In Barbie's workshops and lectures a number of items will be available for sale to interested students. The guild / conference will not expect to collect any commission on these sales. Barbie will not promote these items during the class, nor will she spend class time selling them. They are simply available for sale to interested students.  These items may include:

Kits may be provided at a reasonable cost as a service to the Students, but Students are not required to purchase and may bring their own materials/tools from home as specified on the supply list.


General Requirements for Classrooms and Lecture Halls
Specific requirements for each class and lecture can be found by clicking on the links at the bottom of each class and lecture summary.

 

EQUIPMENT NEEDED FOR  SLIDE LECTURES

  • Room that can be darkened
  • Podium light (Please check to be sure the light works before the meeting)
  • KODAK carousel projector with a spare projector bulb, and remote control (The remote control must reach the podium from a position in the room at which the slides can be projected on the screen to be as large as possible. A remote extension cord (available at camera shops) for the remote control will probably be needed) Please check the projector and the remote control to be sure that both work before bringing them to the lecture hall.
  • Screen which is large enough to see clearly from the back of the room.
  • At least two, preferably three or more tables for display of work
  • Quilt stand(s) for hanging quilts (if available)
tables.gif (3454 bytes)WORKSHOP CLASSROOM REQUIREMENTS:

Additional equipment may be requested if available:


IMPORTANT: Please fill in as much as possible of the requested information below.

Lecture(s) requested

  1. Title of lecture______________________________________________
    date: __________________ time: __________________

     
  2. Title of lecture______________________________________________
    date: __________________ time: __________________

Location: please include name of venue, street address (including zip code) & phone number


 


 


 


Workshops requested

1. Title of workshop______________________________________________

date(s): __________________ time: __________________

Location: please include name of venue, street address (including zip code) & phone number



 



 



 


2. Title of workshop______________________________________________

date(s): __________________ time: __________________

Location: please include name of venue, street address (including zip code) & phone number


 


 


 


3. Title of workshop______________________________________________

date(s): __________________ time: __________________

Location: please include name of venue, street address (including zip code) & phone number



 



 



 


Supply lists are available by clicking on the name of the workshop at the bottom of Workshops main page.

Pictures to promote workshops and lectures can be sent upon request.  Biographical material is available on this website. 


Travel arrangements will be made by Barbie Swanson or the travel agent of the conference / guild, with Barbie's agreement on dates of travel, routes, airline etc. (Seating on aisles is preferred.)

In order to secure the most economical air transportation, Barbie must be provided with all necessary information about exact dates and times of workshops and other events at least 90 days prior to the first scheduled event on the trip which includes your events.  Please keep in mind that you may not be the first group on her itinerary, and you may be required to provide this information more than 90 days prior to your events.  If your failure to provide this information results in increased travel expenses, your group will be solely responsible for paying the difference in cost.


EXPENSES:  All travel expenses will be borne by the guild / conference. These include:

Transportation:


LODGING provided by your group will be at:

Name of hotel or motel or home owner


Street address:


City and Zip Code:


Phone:


Reservation #:


AGREEMENT OF PROGRAM CHAIR/CONFERENCE DIRECTOR TO DISTRIBUTE THIS INFORMATION: The program chairperson understands that she may not be the person doing airport pickups, preparing meals, and setting up class and lecture rooms. Therefore, the program chairperson agrees to pass on the information contained in this Letter of Agreement to all of the group members, hostesses and caterers, etc. in charge of these activities.


Cancellations:
The Guild may cancel a workshop due to insufficient enrollment at any time prior to the purchase of non-refundable airline tickets, or any other expenses incurred by Barbie Swanson.   If a workshop is canceled due to insufficient enrollment, Barbie Swanson must be notified before incurring any expenses.  If a workshop is canceled after the purchase of airline tickets, the guild will be responsible of paying for the tickets.  If a workshop is canceled, and coming to your group for fewer workshops or lectures than originally agreed upon in this contract will cause economic hardship for Barbie Swanson, she reserves the right to cancel the remainder of the contracted workshops / lectures.


Sharing Expenses: When expenses are shared by several groups, expenses will be split for groups having similar programs.   If groups sharing expenses will have disproportionately more or disproportionately less events than other groups, expenses will be apportioned fairly.  Each group will be charged a percentage of total airfare, parking, tolls, and mileage, as well as meals, and lodging on rest and travel days.  Individual groups will be responsible for lodging and meals on the days I am working for them.  In order to simplify accounting, a $25.00 per diem will be assessed for meals on days when they are not provided by your group.


A signed copy of this letter of understanding or the Preliminary Agreement  must be returned to Barbie Swanson before a firm commitment can be made.  

If your group would like to reserve future dates, but has not yet booked a venue or made decisions on which workshops to schedule, a copy of this Preliminary may be used to reserve the time in Barbie's schedule.  A completed copy of this contract must subsequently be forwarded at a later date and at least 60 days before the scheduled workshops/lectures. (90 days for international venues) Contracts that have not arrived by  60 days prior to the scheduled dates are subject to cancellation by Barbie.  Airline tickets will not be purchased until a contract is completed. 

The Guild/Conference will provide the name of a second person in your organization who can be contacted in the event that the organizer/program chair is not available. 

I have read the above letter of agreement, and I understand and agree to it's terms:

Guild / Conference Representative
Please fill in all the information below:

Name: (printed)


Address:


Phone(s):


Email:


Signature & Date:


Second person in your group who can be contacted:
 

Name: (printed)


Address:


Phone(s):


Email:


Signature & Date:


Teacher / Lecturer____________________________________     date_ ____ ____

Barbie Swanson
2502 NW Lake Jeffery Road, Lake City, FL 32055-4772 USA
Phone: 386-755-0179  FAX-386-755-2528
E-mail: barbie@fabricartshop.com
Website: http://fabricartshop.com/