Folk Alliance 2006 Showcase Applications Now Available

Silver Spring, Maryland, USA – Official showcase applications and
Program proposal forms for the 2006 conference in Austin Texas are now
available on the Folk Alliance website. You can download each form as a
.pdf file at
http://www.folkalliance.net/conference/index.php. Applications for
the 2006 Official showcase must be postmarked no later than May 31,
2005.

The application fee is $35 US or $55 Canadian for Folk Alliance members,
$105 US or $145 CDN for non-members. The non member rate includes a
one-year individual membership in the Folk Alliance.Applications will also be accepted via
www.sonicbids.com. Fees for
applying through sonicbids are as follows:

If you are a member of Folk Alliance and a member of Sonicbids, the cost
is $35.00 US

If you are a member of Folk Alliance and are not a member of Sonicbids,
the cost is $45.00 US and includes a 6-month Sonicbids membership.

If you are a Sonicbids member but not a Folk Alliance member, the fee is
$80.00 US and includes a one-year Folk Alliance membership.

If you are not a member of Sonicbids or the Folk Alliance, the fee is
$99.00 US and includes both a 6-month Sonicbids membership and a
one-year Folk Alliance membership.

Program Proposal forms allow the participants to tell the Foolk Alliance
what panels they would like to see presented at the conference or to
indicate interest in leading a panel. Program proposal forms must be
postmarked no later than May 31, 2005.