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Click here to return to this month's Article Index The Cutting Edge™October 2004Association NewsWoodworking Industry Conference Update - Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa Sustains Moderate Damage - WIC 2005 on schedule!  Good news from Destin, Florida- The Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa, location of the 2005 Woodworking Industry Conference - April 20-23, 2005, received only moderate damage from Hurricane Ivan, so the conference remains on schedule. With our event not taking place until April 2005, we will likely not even be able to tell that the hotel was damaged by hurricanes this season. Following days of uncertainty about the conditions of the convention site in the wake of Hurricane Ivan, Sandestin Beach Hilton staff confirmed Monday, Sept. 27, that the damage to the hotel currently is being repaired and that the hotel should be fully functional by the first of October. And, our sources tell us, life is returning to normal throughout the Destin area. Local restaurants are now open, charter boats are operating, and the golf courses are scheduled to reopen this week if they have not already done so. In addition, the Silver Sands outlet mall was undamaged and is open for business, as are the shops at the Village. Shortly we will update you with the latest information from the Florida Department of Transportation with the best travel routes for conference participants. If you haven't marked your calendar to attend the WIC in 2005 please take the time to do that today. You'll want to hear from our nationally recognized guest speakers as well as be a part of the fun activities and networking with other wood processing professionals. Check the WMMA® website at www.wmma.org/events/wic.cfm or call the WMMA® Headquarters at 215-564-3484 soon for complete registration information. Make your hotel reservations by calling the Hilton at 800-367-1271 or 850-267-9500. Be sure to mention you are with the Woodworking Industry Conference to get WIC's special reduced rates. You may also register online at www.sandestinbeachhilton.com. To get the special reduced room rates online you must use the following Group/Convention Code: "GWDI". Table of Contents
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