Henna Caravan CONFERENCE

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2012 Conference will be held October 12-14

We will update this page with details and info as plans unfold.

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2011 Teachers:

Cindy Blue

Heather Caldwell-Roth

Genevieve Levin
Remarkable Blackbird

Jackie Robbins
Harmony Henna

Kim Brennan
Hasina Mehndi and Body Art

Mark Foster
Henna-Boy

Raina Lehto, Matthew Bennett
Zhashki Henna

Tamara Brown
Opal Moon Henna

Wendy Rover
Rovinghorse Henna

Flavia, Jessica, Carissa McQueen
Henna Caravan

Accommodations

There are affordable local hotels within a few miles, share and keep costs low!
We have a hotel share coordinator that canl help attendees connect to keep costs down

Courtyard Marriott: 805-388-1020, 3 miles from conference house
Motel 6: 805-388-3467, 6 miles from conference house

Interested in Teaching or want to request a class?

We're always on the lookout for new and exciting additions to our workshop schedule. If you have an idea or are interested in teaching please fill out this proposal submission HERE.

Photos from 2008 Henna Caravan R&R and Elephant Bar Conference

Fees

$200.00 for all 3 days. Includes all workshops, handouts, class supplies, craft supplies, henna supplies, all meals including a vegetarian option, drinks and cocktails. All the henna, sparkles and gems you can use on yourself or others.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED IS PROVIDED! Really Truly! Loads of fun stuff to use!

What to bring:

Your favorite henna tools if you can't live without them
Bring along your pattern notebook too – It’s great to compare and share.
If staying at the house bring pillow, sleeping bag, towel, air mattress.

Payments

To book your space, please mail the $200.00 fee
Reservation is confirmed when payment is received
If you reserved with a $50 deposit, final payments are due on September 1, 2011
Cancellations are fully refundable prior to September 1, 2011. After that it is on a case by case basis and if we can fill your spot.

DO NOT SEND VIA PAYPAL. SEND A CHECK OR MONEY ORDER PLEASE so we can avoid the paypal fees and make sure every dollar goes towards the event.

Where

Camarillo, California 93012
Camarillo is nestled in a valley along the coast of the beautiful Pacific Ocean close to US Highway 101 at Santa Rosa Road. 60 miles north of Los Angeles, 40 miles southt of Santa Barbara.
This conference is held at our home to allow maximum learning, chatting, sharing and decorating.

Climate

Weather will be warm, cold, sunny, foggy, dry and windy, and occasionally some drizzle.

We are near the coast so we have cool/cold nights and possibly warm/hot or cool days in October. Bring layers and a pair of flip-flops.

AIr Travel

There are several airports to choose from, we suggest Burbank or Oxnard.

Oxnard airport is about 15 minutes from us, let us know ahead of time and we will pick you up!
Santa Barbara and Burbank airports are small and EASY. A quick 45 minute scenic drive to Camarillo.
LAX is a large and busy international airport in Los Angeles. The airfare may be a bit cheaper but you will have to battle city traffic.

Getting To and From Airports:

Van Shuttle service door to door LAX to Camarillo is $128 for 2 people round trip. Or $168 for 4 people: http://www.rrshuttle.com/Home/default.aspx
Train Schedules from Burbank Airport to Camarillo, $14 each way: http://tickets.amtrak.com

It’s strongly recommended to coordinate with other henna trekkers, we will try to help you coordinate your schedule.

Conference / House Rules

Non Smoking, non perfume, non incense, drug free household

We reserve the right to ask any attendee to leave the event at any point if we determine that person is disruptive in any way.

This may include rude or abusive behavior, being sick or contagious, using or possessing illegal drugs, theft, bullying, or being generally disruptive or disrespectful of instructors, our home or other attendees.

We want to ensure everyone has a fun, productive and safe weekend, you will be asked to leave the conference if we feel there is a problem. Please consider yourself warned.

After attending/hosting many conferences we have had the unfortunate experience of being at events that were disrupted due to single individuals. To ensure that everyone has the best, safest and most enjoyable experience we will simply remove any person we deem may cause an issue or be disruptive to the group environment.

Henna Caravan Vending and Supplies

You will have an opportunity to browse all of our materials and supplies through out the weekend and try many of them out. Our 'store' will be open everyday for shopping.

'Outside' Vendors

Please contact us for fees and space availability. We have very limited space and at this time don't know if there will be an opportunity/space for vendors.

Workshops and Classes may be adjusted based on attendees needs and experience level. Below is a very rough guideline. Classes will be separated into beginner and advanced sections.
	Friday October 14, 2011	Saturday October 15, 2011	Sunday October 16, 2011
9:00 - 9:30 am	Staff and Campers Breakfast	Breakfast	Champagne Brunch served mid morning
10:00-11:30	Welcome Orientation	Booth Ops! with Heather C-Roth and guests from the team	10:00 - 11:00 Temporary Adornment: Colorful and washable henna alternatives OR Sangeet 202 with Jackie Robbins
11:30-12:00	Health & Safet: Infection Prevention With Cindy Blue, Disease Control Specialist	Shapes, Symmetry and Building Large Patterns with Jessica McQueen OR Steampunk Adventures with Kim Brennan	11:00-12:00 Botanical Designs with Nev Levin OR Two-Tone Sudanese Survey with Carissa McQueen
12:00-12:55	Just the basics - for new beginners with Carissa McQueen OR Moroccan Henna with Nev Levin	Magical Dragons with Mark Foster OR Improving your Improv: Rocking Artist's Choice with Wendy Rover	12:00 -1:00 Working with Schools and Libraries with Wendy Rover
1:00-1:55	Catered Lunch	Catered Lunch	1:00 - 2:00 Mandala Final Challenge, Token Count, Prize Giveaways
2:00 -2:55	Foundational Skills - for new beginners OR Tribal-style Henna for Men with Mark Foster	Henna YOUR Hair with Raina Lehto: Hands on Class OR Cone Rolling Intensive with Flavia McQueen	Goodbyes at 2:00
3:00 - 3:55	Breakout Session 1. Achieve Effortless Henna at any level. Small groups for all attendees	Mixology: The Ins and Outs of Brewing Henna OR Advanced Bridal with Kim Brennan	Staff: Clean and scrub the night away
4:00 - 4:55	All About Natural Hair Care with Raina Lehto OR Using Glitter with Henna or Adhesive with Tamara Brown	Breakout Session 2: Specialty Workshops in small groups
5:00 - 5:55	Booth Babe Bootcamp - Train with Matthew Bennett, Flavia McQueen, Heather C-Roth OR American Fusion with Wendy Rover	Marketing with Integrity & Goal Setting for YOUR Henna Business with Heather C-Roth
6:30 -7:30	Catered Dinner	6:00 -6:55 Sangeet 101 with Jackie Robbins OR Pregnancy Henna with Jessica McQueen
Evening	Relax and henna, chat and get to know your neighbor	7:00 Catered Dinner
	Mandala Challenge Cupcake	7:30 Elephant Bar & Cocktails!!!
		Elephant Bar with 'pink elephant' cocktails!
		After Dark join Tamara Brown in 'Little Mexico' for Florescent Glitter!!!