This years event will be held @ the Southern Cross Universitie's Sports Fields and feature great entertainment from live music, dances and shows to a Miss Relay Competition and of course fantastic food provided by many of the enthisiastic teams.

The opening Ceremony at Relay is all about Celebrating our inspiring Survivors and Carers please encourage anyone you know to come along and be part of it . If they are not in a team they can come along on the day and register for the opening ceremony at no cost from 1pm and then join us in a complimentary afternoon tea straight after the ceremony.

The event will kick off at 3pm on Saturday 2nd August and finish at 9 am on Sunday 3rd August. If you would like to register a team or perhaps just come a long with a friend please visit our website www.relayforlife.com.au/nswor call Neville Rogan on 66285 886, 0428 285 493 or Anna Fitalan on 0427 291 640.

Happy Fundraising

Cheers Anna Fitzalan

Relay For Life Coordinator

Highlights of the conference for me included:

• The piles and piles of free books!
• One-on-one resume review service
• Meeting a local library patron who absolutely loves libraries and getting free books (see picture above)
• Listening to Roy Tennant moderate a panel on OPACS with expert librarians that I look up to: Karen Schneider, Steven Abrams, Karen Coyle and Joe Janes
• Proximity to Disneyland!
• Cory Doctorow: One of the creators of Boing Boing, Cory is also a smashing science fiction writer, a superb speaker and a brilliant guy! Who knew?

Not so great parts of the conference were:

• Lack of benches anywhere in the convention center: Was the Anaheim Convention Center even ADA compliant?
• Distance of over a mile to any real food access
• The Opening Session: Was everyone reading from a teleprompter? Why did even the keynote speaker sound like Ben Stein?
• General disorganization: Many of my planned sessions were canceled without notice, moved, or drastically different from their program write-ups, and the experience of asking others for guidance only to be told that they too were confused was discouragingly common
• The generally pessimistic aura overhanging the conference: Discussions about a predicted terrible future economic depression, the coming copyright dark ages and increasing digital divide and being confronted immediately at general session with handouts about donating $ to ALA upon our deaths was less than cheery . . .

Stay tuned for longer ALA blog entries.  I plan to write one covering the excellent catalog session more in-depth, and another with a detailed comparison between my SLA and ALA conference experiences.

My photographs of the ALA convention

I tried it myself and it's pretty good. The only downside is that you can only do it once a year, which is still better than not knowing your credit at all. So, hope this helps. Meanwhile, I have to get that free credit report dot com song out of my head....

I realized after reading this post that it is indeed the half year mark for the year. Usually, I sit down in a quiet corner on New Year’s Eve, in the midst of all the chaos and wonder what the year has been like, what I have achieved and how many resolutions I have broken. I make promises to myself that the coming year will be different.

I decided to find that quiet corner right now, today. I want to think about how the year has been so far and I want to decide how I want it to be from now on. So I can just smile and spend the last few hours on New Year’s eve celebrating a year that I had.

So far, the year has been very kind to me. I brought it in with my close friends, my bond with my sister has gotten stronger, my cool brother moved back to India, I lost a few more kilos, I gifted my parents a small trip, I got a job that makes me happy, I got my act together and finished my novel and I have nurtured and been nurtured by some very wonderful friends.

It seems like it didn’t bring any problems with it. Not true, it did bring in a fair share of problems. But despite those I want to be happy about it. I have decided to overlook the problems because I’ve been surrounded by love and loads of it.

Love has come to me in abundance, but have I given back the same amount? I don’t think so. I wish I could be a better sister to Nani, a better daughter, a better granddaughter and I want to be a better friend. So yes the coming bit of the year will be all about giving back to my universe what I got from it- Love, kindness, special moments and the reason to smile.

]]> http://ahlnews.wordpress.com/2008/06/29/ahl-board-of-governors-concludes-annual-meeting/ Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:54:55 +0000 ahlnews http://ahlnews.wordpress.com/2008/06/29/ahl-board-of-governors-concludes-annual-meeting/ SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League’s Board of Governors has concluded its 2008 Annual Meeting, held this week at Hilton Head Island, S.C.
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Chaired by AHL President and CEO David Andrews, the four days of meetings, which concluded on Thursday, were attended by representatives from all 29 American Hockey League clubs and most National Hockey League teams, as well as NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly and USA Hockey president Ron DeGregorio.
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The Annual Meeting resulted in the following announcements:The Board approved an increase in AHL playing rosters during the regular season to 18 skaters and two goaltenders (up from 17 and two).At the request of NHL general managers, the AHL has implemented one-minute minor penalties during overtime in the regular season.In order to bring the AHL rule book closer in line to the NHL’s, the Board approved the following rules changes: Rule 60.3 (“High-Sticking”) now calls for a double-minor penalty (rather than a major) in the event of a high-sticking infraction that causes injury, whether accidental or careless, in the opinion of the referee.Rule 63.2 (“Delaying the Game”) now calls for an automatic minor penalty when any player or goalkeeper, while in his defending zone, shoots the puck directly out of the playing surface, except where there is no glass.A change to Rule 81.1 (“Icing”) states that “Any contact between opposing players while pursuing the puck on an icing must be for the sole purpose of playing the puck and not for eliminating the opponent from playing the puck. Unnecessary or dangerous contact could result in penalties being assessed to the offending player.”A change to Rule 85.5 (“Face-Off Location”) provides that if a puck is shot off the goal frame, goal post or crossbar, the subsequent face-off will remain in the end zone where the puck went out of play.The Board approved the transfer of ownership of the Peoria Rivermen franchise from Rivermen II, Ltd., to the St. Louis Blues hockey club.The Board approved the transfer of ownership of the inactive Edmonton AHL franchise to Rexall Sports Corp., following last week’s NHL approval of the sale of the Edmonton Oilers to the same group.In operation since 1936, the AHL continues to serve as the top development league for all 30 National Hockey League teams. More than 84 percent of today’s NHL players are American Hockey League graduates, and for the seventh year in a row, more than 6 million fans attended AHL games across North America in 2007-08.

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HumanWare is proud to participate in the 68th Annual Convention of the National Federation of the Blind in Dallas, Texas June 29th through July 5th. We invite you to visit booth A92 to learn about innovative products, including the new Trekker Breeze. This product is designed to be easy to learn and use, providing talking GPS directions that help users know where they are and where they are going.

HumanWare will host Breeze walks on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday afternoon during exhibit hours. Take this opportunity to learn how the Trekker Breeze can change the way you travel independently. Sign up at the booth and reserve your place quickly as these scheduled walks are sure to be popular!

HumanWare is also hosting a variety of popular User Groups and Presentations on Sunday, June 29th from 1 PM to 5 PM in the Wyeth Room, Atrium Mezzanine. Refreshments and door prizes will be offered: The schedule is:

1 PM Preview and Presentation of the Deaf Blind Communicator

2 PM BrailleNote Discussion and Users Group

3 PM Victor Stream Users Group and What’s new with Version 2

4 PM Launch of the new Trekker Breeze GPS

We look forward to seeing everyone in Dallas and an exciting 2008 convention.

HumanWare

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Dr. Elisabeth George, Technical Adviser, NICE
Trevor Leighton, VP Pricing & Reimbursement, Shire
Anne-Toni Rodgers Director, Government Affairs and Public Policy - Europe, Baxter
Dr. Rainer Walenta, Director Global Pricing & Reimbursement, Solvay Pharmaceuticals
Dr. Jacco Keja, Managing Director and Practice Leader, Quintiles Global Consulting Services
Martin Egler, Director Pharmacoeconomics, Pricing & Reimbursement Central Strategic Marketing CNS, Merz Pharmaceuticals
Tony Woodgate, Partner, Simmons & Simmons
Keith Tolley, Director, THEMA
Dr. Boyan Doganov, Director, International Projects, The International Health Care & Health Insurance Research Institute
Dr. Sabine Vogler, ÖBIG, Austrian Institute of Health
George Wyatt, Managing Director, Wyatt Health Management
Dirk Kars, Partner, Simon-Kucher & Partners
Dr Brian Lovatt, Managing Director, Cancer Deals

Now in its seventh year, Visiongain’s 7th Annual Pricing & Reimbursement conference, will provide you with the information and analysis you need to understand the dynamics of the market and create an effective pricing policy. This 2-day event will assist in better planning and marketing strategy and enable executives to share their insights on this evolving industry issue.

Key themes include:

• HE requirements in major markets and the role of HE in determining pricing / reimbursement
• Protecting innovation: Product lifecycle price strategy
• Pricing and reimbursement of oncology drugs
• Focus on the requirements of specific pricing strategies: Europe, USA, and Japan
• Producing an effective global strategy to gain market share Pricing and reimbursement continues to be one of the most talked about industry issues. I invite you to book now to avoid missing out on this premier event. I look forward to seeing you there Yours sincerely

Understand of the healthcare market dynamics and P&R environment
Gain insight into how P&R fits into company strategy and understand how
specific P&R trends are shaping the European and US markets
Hear critical information needed to arrive at the most effective strategy
Make the most profitable decisions
Participate in a range of networking opportunities

Who Should Attend:

Companies:
• Pharmaceutical and Biotechnological Companies
• Drug Regulators, Health Care Agencies and Medical Insurance Funds
• Contract Sales/ Marketing Organisations

Job Titles:
Directors, Heads and Managers of:
• Pricing and Reimbursement
• Strategic Pricing
• Price Monitoring
• Reimbursement & Market Access
• Research and Development
• Health Economics
• Economics and Government Affairs
• International Trade and Market Policy
• Parallel Trade
• Business Strategy
• Sales & Marketing
• Corporate Strategy
• Regulatory Affairs
• Outcomes Research
• Health Policy Advisors
• Analysts

Day 1

7th Annual Pricing & Reimbursement Conference

Tuesday 30th September 2008

09:30 Registration and refreshments

10:00 Opening address from the chair

10:10 Reimbursement issues for oncology drugs • Evaluate what payer measures for cost-containment in oncology have already been taken or are being planned for the future • Maximize the chance of your drug gaining positive payer decisions by recognizing the influences on the reimbursement/funding decision-making process • Understand how the oncology pricing and reimbursement environment may evolve over the next five years Dirk Kars

Partner

10:50 Key competition and EU Law developments • When can dominant companies use Quota Schemes? • The AstraZeneca decision and appeal - dominance

exposure in pharma • Dual picing strategies-latest developments • The Sector Inquiry-likely outcomes and implications Tony Woodgate

Partner

11:30 Morning refreshments

11:50 UK PPRS Reform • PPRS current status of negotiations and next steps • Value based decision making - a reality? • NICE, Government and Industry, what are there roles and responsibilities?

Anne-Toni Rodgers
Director, Government Affairs and Public Policy - Europe
Baxter12:30 Using HE to support product value demonstration

• Importance of health economics for product market access
• Planning a health economic strategy for product value demonstration
• Communication strategies
• Value based pricing Keith Tolley

Director

13:10 Networking lunch

14:30 Pharmaceutical pricing & innovation; Magic, muddle or method?

Trevor Leighton

15.10 Understanding pricing and reimbursement issues of biosimilars

• Biosimiliar market access: differences between the US and the EU
• Payer perception of biosimiliars
• The impact of biosimiliars: case studies from the EU
• Finding the right strategic response

Dr. Jacco Keja

15:50 Afternoon refreshments

16:10 Strategies on rational use and cost-containment
• Introduction on key pricing and reimbursement mechanisms in the EU Member States
• Major initiatives and reforms regarding rational use of pharmaceuticals and/or cost-containment
• Discussing their effects and impact
• Outlook

Dr. Sabine VoglerÖBIG, Austrian Institute of Health

16:50 Strategies for achieving the most effective patent protection
• Regulatory issues to consider when seeking patent protection
• Claim drafting strategies
• Protecting from design arounds by using method and process claims
• Use of trade secret protection
17:40 Closing remarks from the chair

17:45 Networking Drinks Reception

Take your discussions further and build new relationships in a relaxed and informal setting.

Day 2

7th Annual Pricing & Reimbursement Conference

Wednesday1st October 2008

09:30 Registration and refreshments
10:00 Opening address
10:10 How to develop an effective pricing and reimbursement strategy

• Market access - critical success factors
• What payers are looking for
• Commonly used techniques / procedures
• Payers are setting the rules

Martin Egler

10:50 Pricing and reimbursement series: NICE its impact on the UK healthcare system and beyond
• Overview of the UK pricing and reimbursement system and the role NICE plays in it
• Analysis of the key issues facing NICE and the measures being taken to rectify them
• Discussion of case studies to illustrate the effect of and response to key NICE rulings

Dr. Elisabeth George

11:30 Morning refreshments
11:50 The impact of different European pricing and reimbursement systems on the pharma industry

Dr. Rainer Walenta

Director Global Pricing & Reimbursement Solvay
12:30 Pricing and reimbursement in North America

• The proven techniques that can predict the long term
• Understanding the risks involved
• Resulting predictions for the US pricing environment in the USA

13:10 Networking lunch
14:30 Canadian pharmaceutical reimbursement – From CDR to success

• Overview of pharmaceutical reimbursement in Canada
- Public and private markets
- How Canada’s public reimbursement compares within the OECD
• The Common Drug Review (CDR) – Gateway to public reimbursement
- What is the Common Drug Review (CDR), what does it do and where is it going?
- The impact of a CDR recommendation on public reimbursement
• Canada’s national pharmaceuticals strategy
- Behind the rhetoric – what you need to know
• Reimbursement strategies
- How you can succeed in the Canadian market
George WyattManaging DirectorWyatt Health Management15:10 Current pricing and reimbursement in Bulgaria and neighbouring countries
• Current P&R systems implemented
• Role of EU guidance
• Pros and cons
• Future trends analysis for Balkan pharmaceutical market

Dr. Boyan Doganov

17:30 Chair’s closing remarks
17:40 End of conference

For more information kindly visit: http://www.bharatbook.com/seminars/7th-Annual-Pricing-&-Reimbursement.asp

What is special something that you celebrate every year?

Me?  Every Cinco de Mayo for the last 8 years I've eaten at taco bell and watched a movie I've never seen before.

• Where: Community Days Celebration: City Park, 135 3rd St., Sumas WA [map] Show & Shine: across the street from City Park.

• When: Saturday, June 28. Show & Shine begins at 8:00 am. Parade begins at 11:00 am, near the border station, and proceeds south on Cherry St. to Bob's Burger & Brew. Celebration @ City Park begins at 12:00 pm. Dedication of the new softball field takes place in the early evening and a fireworks display takes place at around 10:00 pm to close the celebration.

• Admission: Admission to the event is free, but tickets (25 cents ea.) must be purchased to participate in games.

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Crucial decisions such as whether to push ahead in a very charged up Karmic time or to wait a little before giving it the best one has within; or purposive queries that one poses to herself: 'Where am I going? OR Where am I going with this?'; evaluating a past relationship that changes the inner and external landscape; death and rebirth experiences at the psychological level, whether precipitated by tangible reality or the innermost emotive adventures; an overall view of one's life, fostering a magical perspective that centres; the root cause of otherwise inexplicable personal suffering; evaluating, anticipating and harmonising periods of astounding material, emotional and spiritual success; choosing a life partner knowing if she/ he is The One...all these and much, much more are things that appear well beyond any other known structured art or discipline known to humankind.

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This art is truly a blessing from the ancient wisdom of India.

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The nursery provides an environment for parents to learn how to care for at-risk babies who are in need of additional medical attention before leaving the hospital. The Ace Bailey Children's Foundation focuses on the well-being of children undergoing medical treatment with the establishment and improvement of programs, environments and professional services that enhance the hospital stay for children and their families.

The Monarchs Care Foundation annually hosts the tournament to celebrate the life of Garnet "Ace" Bailey and to raise funds for a worthy cause in his name. Bailey, known for his love of kids and his fun-loving attitude, served as the Kings’ director of pro scouting until his death as part of the tragic events on September 11, 2001.

The foursome from Northeast Freightways, Inc. (Philip Palker, Sean Foye, Paul Lessard and Steve Blair) and former Monarchs defenseman Doug Nolan were declared winners of the event as they shot a 58 in the best-ball 18-hole tournament.

The second place team from Poultry Products (Julien Stogniew, Blake Love, Dick Kennedy and Jon Ers) with celebrity golfer Bruce Boudreau, head coach of the Washington Capitals and NHL coach of the year, tied the team from Zurich (Jim Walsh, Dick Plunkett, Bob Mariano and Shannon Bennett), who were joined by former Boston Bruin and NHL Hall of Famer Brad Park, as both teams shot a 60 on the day.

The Ace Bailey Golf Classic annually brings together an outstanding collection of men and women who have distinguished themselves in the sport of hockey. League president and CEO Dave Andrews represented the American Hockey League at this year's event.

"Ace was looking out for all of us as the clouds opened up and we had a beautiful day to celebrate his life on the golf course," said Monarchs senior vice president Cheryl Abbott. "Ace was a dear member of our organization and we are proud to bring everyone together to raise money for children in our community in his name."

AHL, teams raise $2.68 million for charities
PGA CHIEF KEEN ON OLYMPIC GOLF
Morris, Pellerin returning to Monarchs in 2008-09

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Julia Koch

Bettina Zilkha

Libby Fitzgerald

Joanne de Guardiola

Eva Lorenzotti

Christine Schwarzman

Leslie Stevens

Grace Meigher

Hillary Geary Ross

Coco Kopelman

Hilary Gumbel

Alicia Bouzan Cordon

Whitney Fairchild

Mariska Hargitay

Shafi Roepers

Muffie Potter Aston

Neva Martin Anton

Ranjana Khan

Sara Ayres

Hawkers leaders from around the country met the Home Minister, Mr. Shivraj Patil, who has been made the Chairman of Empowered Group of Ministers to draft Livelihood Protection and Regulation of Street Vending Bill and discussed the threats to hawkers.

The hawkers leaders were lead by Medha Patkar, Working President, National Hawkers Federation and Saktiman Ghosh, General Secretary, National Hawkers Federation. The leaders were joined by Mr. Abani Roy, Prominent Parliamentarian, Raju Bhise, President, YUVA, Dharmendra Kumar, Director, India FDI Watch and Cheryl of Socialist Hawkers Union.

The leaders demanded mandatory implementation of the National Policy on Urban Street Vendors by all States and Municipalities and called for decriminalization of street vending by amendment to the Indian Penal Code, Police Act, and all relevant state and Municipal acts. They demanded a complete ban on foreign direct investment in retail and comprehensive regulation of domestic corporations who are hijacking the retail trade of hawkers.

The leaders demanded a complete ban on all corporations selling fruits, vegetables, groceries, and daily use goods. The leaders also demanded social security for hawkers, including pension, maternity, and health benefits.

The Home Minister assured the delegation to incorporate their demands in the proposed draft.

Addressing a press conference later, Medha Patkar accused Mukesh Ambani of being shameless to announce to "double" their profit from Reliance Fresh. Shaktiman Ghosh announced a march to parliament during its winter session to forward hawkers demands.

Hawkers represent one of the largest contingents of the unorganized sector, which constitutes 93% of the workforce and contributes 65% of the country’s GDP.

In Solidarity !

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Director
India FDI Watch
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Monica Cruz

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 Increasing Efficiency through Reduced Transaction Costs and Maximised Connectivity towards Next Generation Roaming 2nd - 3rd July 2008, Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit, Bangkok

A Unique Opportunity That Will Aid You in:

•  Examining latest market trends and regulatory landscapes

•  Outlining market opportunities and strategies

•  Understanding the true essence of alliances

•  Identifying effective techniques in steering of Roamers

•  Uncovering the value of NRTRDE and significantly reducing roaming fraud

•  Analyzing the importance of Roaming VAS

•  Boosting strategies to maximize profit from prepaid and data roaming

•  Optimizing and Testing procedures for QoS and QoE

•  Understanding the future of 3G roaming and the value of IP Based services

•  Exploring Next Generation Roaming

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Pre Conference Workshop (1 July 2008)
Near-Real-Time-Roaming Data Exchange Technical Outline, Business Opportunities and Strategies in Successfully Deploying NRTRDE

Workshop will be from 9.00am to 4.30pm with an hour and a half lunch break and half hour breaks for morning tea and afternoon refreshments

Sean Mills, Vodafone Group Services, Project and Programme Manager (15+ years) • Background in Electrical & Electronic Engineering • PRINCE 2 and MSP Qualified • Currently Head of Roaming Operations Projects, Vodafone (based in UK) • Member of the GSMA Open Connectivity Steering Group • Member of the Association of Project Managers (APM) • Programme Manager for Vodafone Group’s implementation of NRTRDE. • Recently led and co-led several NRTRDE workshops within • Vodafone networks/partners in different markets. • Workstream Lead for Roaming Hub. • sean.mills@vodafone.com

 Mr. Colin Yates,
  Vodafone Group Fraud Adviser ,
  Vodafone Group

Colin Yates, Vodafone Group Services, Former New Zealand Police Officer (18 years) • Former Fraud Manager within Telecom New Zealand & Vodafone New Zealand • Currently Group Fraud Management Advisor, Vodafone (based in UK) • Chair of Asia-Pacific Fraud Forum 2003-2005 • Current Chair of GSM Fraud Forum Intelligence Sub-Group • GSM industry liaison with telecoms operators in the Pacific region on Roaming / International Revenue Share Fraud • Helped drive Vodafone Group’s implementation of NRTRDE. • Recently led and co-led several NRTRDE workshops within Vodafone networks/partners in different markets. • GSMA key contributor award recipient in 2005. • colin.yates@vodafone.com

• Introduction – Implementing NRTRDE and Combating Roaming Fraud

- Overview and current status, recent developments and dcumentations

• Outlining roaming Fraud detection process

- Overview of roaming fraud market situation

- Fraud process and IRSF

• NRTRDE Mandated

- Meeting the 1st October 2008 deadline

- Impact on operator’s point of view

• Overcoming Challenges of Setting up –NRTRDE

- Cost evaluation

- Technical challenges

- Quality of service impact

- Timeline

• NRTDE Process

- Who are the people to be involved in the process?

- Architectural design

• Outlining outbound roaming and receiving options

• Turn key solution

- Replacing HURs with NRTRDE

• Outsourcing possibilities

- Efficient and accurate reporting of CDR from VLPMN to HPMN through NRTRDE gateways

- SLA management

• Delivering the promise of NRTRDE

- Combating roaming fraud and accurate communication process

- Increasing Margin of roaming revenue through NRTRDE

- Optimizing QoS and ensuring Satisfying QoE

- Expected ROI

• Future of NTRDE

For  more information kindly visit: http://www.bharatbook.com/seminars/Fourth-Annual-Mobile-Roaming-Asia.asp

Emily Blunt

Tania Bryer

Daphne Guinness

Mary J. Blige

Joely Richardson

Astrid Muñoz

Lady Emily Compton

Caprice

Joan Collins

Jasmine Guinness

Miranda Kerr

Petra Nemcova

Kate Beckinsale

Grania Stephenson

Jessica de Rothschild

Anastasia Virganskaya

Reena Hammer

Irina Abramovich

Elena Perimnova

Dorrit Moussaieff

Irina Virganskaya

• What: Live music and entertainment on four stages, more than 100 arts and crafts booths, native arts and entertainment, community groups, Kid's Country and the Greener Oasis wine and beer garden. Super Saturday performances cover genres from African Marimba to Celtic to folk to children’s' music and classic rock, and include bands such as Mukana Marimba, Fiddlehead, Adrian Xavier, The Tanglefoot Cloggers, Samara Dancers and Legend Heart. [entertainment & stage schedule]

• Where: Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA [map]

• When: June 14, 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
  

• Cost: Free admission, free parking.

For complete information on the event, parking info., etc., see the official website.

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