ABC Registration Notes

Cost: The fee for the "regular camp" (the weekend from Friday noon to Sunday afternoon) is $428 per person; that includes tuition, room, & board. The extra fee for the Extra Day (Thursday afternoon to Friday noon) is $122 per person.
A spouse, parent, or significant other who does not want to take any classes can accompany an attendee at the "Spouse Rate." The Spouse Rate for the "regular camp" is $214 (i.e. half-price) and entitles the "spouse" to meals, lodging, and evening activities (in other words, everything but the classes). The Spouse Rate for the Extra Day is $107.

Deposit: Anyone registering before July 1 can send a deposit of $100 to hold a space until July 1, at which time the balance must be paid. All registration requests must be accompanied by at least a $100 deposit before July 1, and by full payment thereafter. Make checks or money orders out to "American Banjo Camp." All dollar amounts are in U.S. dollars. "July 1" refers to July 1, 2011, natch.

Cancelation: If you cancel for any reason: all but half your deposit ($50) will be refunded if you notify us before july 1; and all but the deposit ($100) will be refunded if you notify us between July 1 and the start of camp.

Waiting List: Registration is first-come, first-served. If camp is already full when we receive your registration we will put you on the waiting list and inform you. You can ask to be taken off the waiting list and your full deposit will be returned to you.

Date: That's the current date (Month / Day / Year). Sometimes Peter is out of town when your registration form arrives and a lot of them may pile up before he gets a chance to read them; it really helps us to know when you originally filled out the form.

Age: ABC is a camp for adults. We know that some adults are quite young chronologically -- if you're under 21 we need to know; please specify either your current age or your birthdate. Minors (under 18) must be accompanied by an adult relative/guardian; a non-student relative/guardian may sign up at the half-price "spouse" rate. If you are over 21 and don't wish to be specific about your age, you may simply enter "adult" in the AGE blank. However, if you do tell us your age (which we won't share with anyone else), it helps us make better decisions about lodging, class locations, ability to climb stairs, etc.

T-shirt Size: We are collecting a group order for ABC commemorative T-shirts. If you'd like one, enter your size in the appropriate blank on the registration form. Unless you specify otherwise we'll assume all sizes are men's sizes. You can oder several if you'd like, just make sure the sizes and quantities are clear (remember, we're banjo players, too), e.g. 2-S & 1-XXL (for two men's Small T-shirts and one men's 2XL T-shirt). The prices are specified on the registration form; note that sizes larger than XL are slightly more expensive. If you don't want a T-shirt, please enter "No" or "none" or "---" in the T-shirt blanks so we'll know you saw it.

Billing Address: If you're paying by credit card, don't forget to include your credit card billing address, either in the ADDRESS fields at the top of the form, or, if your billing address is different from your correspondence address, in the "Billing Addr." field under the "Credit card number"line.

Couples & Groups: To register more than one person use more than one registration form! Dorm rooms can accommodate from 2 to 4 people.

Registration Questions: Many of the questions on the registration form (skill level, jam preferences, interest areas, even accommodation preference) are there to help us in planning; you are not "locked in" to whatever you answer. You will choose which classes to attend at class time and you can always change your mind.

Gift Registrations: If you want to give a session of camp as a gift for Christmas, Hanukah, Kwanzaa, a special birthday, Father's Day, Mother's Day, or even April Fool's Day, and you'd like to surprise the recipient, you can send us the payment with a minimally filled-out registration form showing the recipient's name and address as well as your email address and phone number, and a note saying it's to be a surprise. We'll reserve a place at camp and keep the secret until the time you've specified, at which point we'll collect the other registration information.

Registering by Postal Mail: Mail the completed form & payment to:

    American Banjo Camp
    9228 1st Ave NW
    Seattle, WA 98117-2003

Registering by Electronic Mail: To register by email using a credit card:
1. Use cut-and-paste to copy the registration form into your text editor (e.g. MS Word, notepad, ConTEXT, vi, TextEdit, etc.); and edit your answers into the form. Answer everything EXCEPT the question about your credit card number; go ahead and include the expiration date, but not the number.
2. E-mail the edited registration form to <Registration@AmericanBanjoCamp.com> with a Subject of "American Banjo Camp". Don't forget the Subject: line, or else we may accidentally delete your email as spam! (But see the "Important note about SPAM" below.)
3. Send a separate email message to the same address with the same Subject, containing just your credit card number in the body of the message with no other explanation (we'll figure it out and you already sent the exp. date in step 1).

IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT SPAM: If you're using a "whitelist" or a list of approved senders to block unwanted email, be sure to add both psl@acm.org and KenPerlman@aol.com to your list of approved senders when you register, otherwise you won't be able to receive your registration acknowledgement, directions to camp, or answers to your questions by email.

Email Problems: If your email to us bounces for any reason, or if you don't get a reply within a week (make that two weeks in late July or August), please send a copy of the bounced email (complete with all the headers, if possible) to us at <psl@acm.org> and make sure the Subject: is "American Banjo Camp" (to avoid spam filters). You can also send the registration info there if you're having trouble getting through to the regular email address.