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Dear [First Name],
With your assistance, the 2009 Conference E-Campaign is off to a roaring start. Although I have not yet heard from all 87 of the people who signed on to participate in this great method for advertising the 2009 "Earth Dreaming" Conference in Chicago, I know from those who have reported back that the first email in this campaign has by now gone out to at least 14,000 people on your various email lists and newsletters. That's a lot of people! And you deserve a lot of thanks. Remember, even if you have a small list, people can only learn about IASD one at a time, so your list is as important at the largest of the lists we're sending to.
This second e-mail we are asking you to send out is rather specialized, because it's the Call for Entries to the 2009 Conference Art Show. Even though you may think that there are few artists on your list, I'm hoping that you will send it out anyway, because those you send to may know dream artists who would like to participate.
As has been true for the past three years, this year again the Nancy Brzeski Art Awards ($4,500 in generous prizes) serve as a great incentive for dream artists, and make this show an exceptional venue for those who are inspired by dreams.
Again this year, IASD Arts Committee Chair, Richard Russo will be joined by Montreal artist Kim Virgil in hosting the Art Show. Here's what Kim has to say about last year's experience:
"2008 was my first IASD Conference and it was truly an amazing experience on my part. Apart from the art exhibition I participated in the entire Conference and was blown away with how much I learnt about the Dreaming process and experience. Being interested in Dreams from a personal and Artistic perspective I learnt more than I could imagine as well as connecting with a great bunch of people that resemble a family connected with a common theme. It is not everywhere that you can have such deep, creative, interesting and inspiring talks all about Dreams…..Most of the world doesn't value dreams but this bunch of people sure does."
If you met Kim, you know that her very presence makes the Art Show fun and exciting.
Just like the first time, we will be sending y ou a graphics version of E-Campaign Mail #2 immediately following this email. You can forward the email directly to your list, or go to http://www.asdreams.org/2009/idx_media.htm where you will find a screen shot of the email you can copy and paste into your email program, a graphics only version for your newsletter, a text only version for those who have dial-up service, and a PDF file of the email you can attach to a note of your own. Use the version that best suits your needs.
If you have the time, I would love to hear back from you about how many people received this E-Campaign Mail #2 and also, if you have sent E-Mail #1, what response you've had...if any. In about a month we will send you a final e-mail to send out to your lists. This current e-mail, the one on the Art Show, needs to be sent as soon as possible, since the deadline for Art Show entries is April 22, but all of the Campaign 2009 e-mails will remain available until the conference on the 2009 "Earth Dreaming" Conference Media Page.
Thank you so much for your participation. This is a true group dreaming adventure!
Jean
IASD 2009 Earth Dreaming Advertising Chair |
