REMINDER! Election Voting for the 2020 FAR-West Board of Directors is in progress! Deadline to vote is April 20th. Voting opened on March 20 and continues until April 20. After April 20 voting will be closed. Current members of Folk Alliance listed as affiliated with FAR-West have received ballots and voting is available only […]
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Hello to our FAR-West family! We wanted to send you an update and some reminders! Update: No, our registration is not yet live. We met a couple of problems in the recreation of our new registration site, so we are delaying early bird registration and hope to go live on May 5th. Celebrate Cinco de May0 by registering […]
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FAR-West Official Showcases Are Now Open for Submission! We are pleased to announce the opening of submissions for the 2020 FAR-West ‘Official Showcase’ lineup. The goal of the Official Showcase process is to choose a diverse group of high quality artists who are prepared to tour and perform in the FAR-West region. These artists should represent different […]
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Almost … but not quite there. Registration: The new Cvent registration system is now built and currently going through testing. Barring any further difficulties, early bird registration should go live before the end of March. When it is ready to go, you will receive another post alerting you. FAR-West Cancellation Policy: As stated above, Registration […]
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Board Elections and Your Membership Hi everyone – I hope you’re all keeping safe and well during this challenging time. As you know, our Board election process is now entering the voting stage, with ballots coming to you electronically via Folk Alliance International on Friday, March 20. Please look for the email from FAI regarding […]
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Registration: Due to the rebuilding of our registration system and internal testing of same, FAR-West early bird registration will start on Wednesday, March 25th. Official Showcase submissions will start on Wednesday, April 1st. HELP WANTED! If you are interested in helping us put together our 2020 conference in San Jose, CA, we have a couple of open Movers & […]
Read moreMore TagFAR-West Board of Directors Election Slate for 2020
Important note for the 2020 Board elections: Ballots for the FAR-West board elections will be sent from Folk Alliance International to current members of FAI in our region. If your membership in FAI has expired or been suspended, you will not receive a ballot. If you live in the FAR-West Region and would like to […]
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There are a lot of ways to connect with fellow FAR-West members & conference attendees. Click here to get the latest news and information. Visit or “Connect” page here.
Read moreMore Tag2020 FAR-West Best of the West (BOTW) Nominations Now Open
2020 Best of the West Nominations Now Open for the FAR-West conference in San Jose, California (Oct 8-11, 2020) To our wonderful community across the following states & territories: California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Alaska and Hawaii, and in Canada: Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon and Northwest Territories. The FAR-West Best of the West (BOTW) Committee is now accepting nominations […]
Read moreMore TagLast Reminder! 2020 Board Elections Open for Nominations
Date: February 1, 2020 To: All FAR-West Members From: Susie Glaze, Secretary Re: Last Reminder! 2020 Board Elections Open for Nominations Here is your last reminder that nominations for the 2020 FAR-West Board of Directors are in progress. Interested individuals may nominate themselves or nominate another person by sending the name and email contact to […]
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