ue to an extraordinary response the four-day conference passes, which include large events, small breakouts, breakfasts and lunches,  were quickly sold out on a first-come, first-served basis.

However, we are delighted to offer you a different and new opportunity.  Barring bad weather, we will be holding the majority of our major events in the beautiful new Pavilion where there is a greater seating capacity than was available to us before. As a result we will be able to sell single tickets for all events in the Pavilion near the main entry to the Pavilion at just $25 each. We plan to hold 10 to 12 events there throughout the weekend and there should be more than enough single-event tickets to accommodate everyone.

We imagine you are asking yourself the obvious question: If they can sell single event tickets to all these talks, then why don’t they just sell more four-day passes to the whole conference? There are several reasons: We cannot accommodate more than 800-plus people in our small breakout sessions and still keep them intimate. We would also be over-taxing the good nature of the Sun Valley Resort chefs if we were to add another few hundred people to the breakfasts and lunches. And when we use facilities such as the Opera House or the Limelight Room, there are space restrictions. So we are thrilled to be in the Pavilion this year, knowing that almost everyone who wants to attend the SVWC talks in that venue will be able to buy a ticket.

These tickets will be sold one hour before the start of each Pavilion talk and we hope you will take advantage of the great variety of speakers in this new space. We will be posting the schedule on our website as we go along so that you will be able to pick and chose your favorites.

 A special effort is made to reach out to students and teachers in the Wood River Valley and they will be seated free of charge on a standby basis. ID will be required.

Cancellation Policy: If you need to cancel a conference pass and you let us know by July 1, 2008, we will be happy to send you a refund. No refunds will be issued after July 1, 2008. A $25 charge will apply to cancelled orders.