Date When W64 Registration Opens

[PvtSmythe]

Footwear

Shoes Colonel.... the men need shoes, make sure those shoes are up to snuff boys, get them fixed if they are cracked, torn or need soles. Dont wait till the last minute! February is coming soon. There are also some period recipes out there for semi water proofing. 2006 brought no snow, but the temps were freezing at night and the ground tends to soften up during the day creating quite a slick walk to the sinks. Like Charles said, bring extra WOOL socks.

Peter Smith
W-64 committee member

[Kevin O'Beirne]

Re: Date When W64 Registration Opens

Pete's post contains good advice: if you intend to participate at W64, start working in repairing your gear and obtaining the stuff you'll need (scarf, mittens, overcoat, etc.) NOW.

That said, this thread's about registration...

On Monday 9/17 (happy Antietam anniversary) we'll be posting the TIME when the W64 registration form will be available. Registration opens on Monday, September 24, 2007.

[Kevin O'Beirne]

Re: Date When W64 Registration Opens

The registration form for "Winter 1864" 2008 will be posted on the event's Yahoo Group for use by interested parties starting at 10:30 p.m. on Sunday evening, September 23, 2007. The event’s Yahoo Group website is: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/w64/.

To register for the event download the form, fill it out completely, and submit it via US Mail or other means (e-mailed forms are not acceptable). To be valid, each registration must be accompanied by a check or money order for the entire registration fee plus the registration deposit ($35 total; of this amount, $10 will be refunded to each participant who is present for the entire event, said refund to be provided immediately following the conclusion of hte event). Submit one registration form for each individual.

During the week of 9/17/2007, the event committee will contact individuals pre-selected to hold certain ranks or jobs at the event, including individuals slated for certain "scenarios", regarding their registration status. These individuals will need to submit their registration data and payment like everyone else.

W64 2008 is a four-day event (Wednesday PM through midday Sunday), February 20-24, 2008. Those who cannot or will not commit to attending for the entire event should not register for this event, because they would be taking a bunk away from someone who can and will attend for the entire four days.

We are pleased to announce that, at the 9/16/2007 event committee workday and planning meeting, it was decided to provide an additional eight bunks, thus expanding the registration cap. These bunks will be in two wall tents built on a common wooden platform, with wood ends on each wall tent. Each wall tent will be equipped with a stove for heating and a brick chimney. For those who attended W64 2006: The new bunkspaces will be similar in construction to the site's hospital tent. During W64 2006, the "patient" in the hospital tent remained warm despite wind chills as low as -22 degrees F and wind gusts up to 60 mph. Just keep those stoves fed... :)

Indications are that demand for this event is strong. We recommend that anyone interested in attending put their registration and payment in the mail on Monday 9/24/2007, because it's likely that the 75 or so spaces available will "sell out" in the first few days. Registrations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. When the event's registration cap is reached, additional registrants will be placed on a waiting list in the order in which those registrations are received accompanied by full payment; individuals on the waiting list will be admitted to the event (via pre-event notification only) when and if a registrant relingquishes a registration spot/bunk.

If you have questions about the registration process, please contact either the event coordinator, Scott Schotz, at hurrah_without_the_H@yahoo.com, or me at kobeirne@roadrunner.com.