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ISDRA 2008 Annual Meeting,
Conference and Awards Banquet
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New England Beckons! The New England Sled Dog Club will be hosting next year’s meeting in beautiful Portsmouth, New Hampshire on June 13, 14, 15, 2008
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Location
Centrally located near three major airports (Boston, Portland and Manchester) the Portsmouth area offers historic tours, beaches, golfing, great dining and nearby outlet shopping.
The meeting will take place in the Best Western Wynwood Hotel (603-436-7600). The hotel has a block of rooms at a discounted rate for those attending. Just mention ISDRA.
Room rates (valid until May 13, 2008):
Single to quad occupancy, main building:
US$102.95 + 8% tax
One bedroom suite: US$152.95 + 8% tax
The New Hampshire Seacoast is a popular tourist destination, so we strongly urge you to make your reservations early. For those who haven’t visited our area, why not plan to come a few days before or stay a while after the meeting – there’s plenty to see and do!
How to get there
By Air: The Manchester Airport is located 35 miles west of the
seacoast. Boston's Logan Airport is an hour South of Portsmouth.
By Shuttle: Shuttle service is available from both Logan Airport and Manchester. To schedule shuttle service, please call FlightLiner at 1-800-245-2525 in advance.
Directions: Interstate 95 and US Route 1 are an easy drive from the North and South. NH Route 101, a four-lane divided highway, provides access from the West.
Schedule
Download schedule in PDF format ...
Speakers to date include Egil Ellis, time Triple Crown Winner, time winner of Anchorage Fur Rendezvous Open World Championship, 7 time winner of Open North American Championship, 9 time winner of Tok Race of Champions, and World Champion, Open Class, IFSS WC Fairbanks. Egil will be accompanied by his partner Helen Lundberg, World champion 8 Dog Class, IFSS WC Fairbanks who is also the Editor of ISDRA’s official publication "Dog & Driver". They will be speaking about how to train and condition their world class sprint teams.
Distance racing will be the topic for Mike Ellis of New Hampshire, who, with his wife Sue, has taken a year off from work to plan and train for the Yukon Quest. We look forward to hearing all about their adventures.
Ben Woodard a current Board Member of P.R.I.D.E, with 30 years experience as a ranger, guide, ski patroller and 20 years mushing, will address this organization’s value to today’s mushing community.
Rob Downey, creator and owner of Annamaet Pet Foods and 2006 ISDRA Gold Medalist in both the 8 and 10 dog class, will speak on how heat stress affects our canine athletes. Rob, as a grad student under Dr. David Kronfeld at the University of Pennsylvania, studied canine nutrition as well.
Come join internationally renowned yoga therapist (and musher), Beryl Birch for some introductory yoga stretching and bending and strength work. Very do-able. You don’t need to be flexible (who is?). Learn a fabulous, powerful breathing technique that you can do anywhere to keep you calm, centered, present, and focused, even in the midst of chaos – whether in training, racing or life. If you are stiff, tight, achy, injured, recovering from injury, or just plain beat up from a winter of driving, pedaling, running after your team, shoveling, chopping, harnessing, scooping, and hauling your weary self around, this is for you! Don’t be shy. Be here, you’ll love this stuff. Wear clothes you can move in – no jeans!!
Lastly, our welcoming committee will be comprised of Harris Dunlap, long time ISDRA member/supporter, successful breeder and competitor and Chet Killam, past NESDC Chief Judge and Terri Killam’s dad. These 2 will be on hand to greet old friends and new, and perhaps reminisce a bit about the early years of our sport.
Vendor List - The following vendors will be exhibiting:
Maine Made
Dogsleds
Mountain Ridge
Annamaet Petfoods
NESDC Store/Coyote
Farm Fine Arts
N.E. Outfitters
Sendaishi Pet
Resort
Nooksack Racing Supply
Arctic Star Dog Sleds
Registration
To register, download and complete the
"Event Registration Form" and mail it together with your
registration payment:
Event
Registration Form
Vendor Registration Form (we opened up new space and still take reservations)
News
5/20/2008: We have additional vendor space available and take registrations.
Fundraiser Items
Event T-Shirt (M, L, XL), US$15.00
Limited edition historic NESDC wall calendar, U$16.00
This 15 month calendar (2008/2009) features high quality color prints on
card stock (8.5" x 11", will open up to 8.5" x 22" with
pictures on top) of original NESDC race schedule posters (one per month),
starting from 1966. The calendar also includes this season's race schedule
poster and all NESDC events.
If you are currently racing with NESDC or have in the past, this is a real
collector's item. The calendar is available for US$16.00 plus US$2.50
shipping and handling within the U.S. For those who want to save on
shipping, we will bring a limited amount to the fall meeting.
To order - call Anita at 603-887-8788.