- Career Day 2008 will once again be held the World Trade
Center (WTC) complex, a 3.1 million square foot facility housing:
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- Showrooms of gifts, decorative accessories, lighting, furniture,
rugs, bed, bath, and linen, fabric, jewelry, toys and design furnishings.
- Fashion Center Dallas, the new home for apparel and accessories,
opened in March 2004 offering more than 12,000 product lines.
- The Hall of Nations located on the main-floor of the 15-story atrium is the place for resistration and gathering area before student's will head to the
12th floor for the Opening Keynote Address and outline of the days event. Don't miss this opportunity
to see the inner workings of the world's largest wholesale merchandise resource!
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- Students may not register for Career Day or enter the FGI of Dallas and TFFC Competitions
independently. They must be sponsored by their school or college whether or not
a faculty member chooses to attend.
- The registration fee per person to attend Career Day 2008 is $50 and must be sent
through sponsoring college or univeristy. Fees from college's or university's
may be submitted beginning Tuesday, January 1, 2008 through Thursday, March 20,
2008, 4:00 pm (forms and all fees).
Late registration will
be accepted at the door on the day of the event; however, the fee will be $60 and
FGI of Dallas will not guarantee the student's choices of classes. NOTE: ALL REGISTRATION ENDS AT 10AM SHARP ON FRIDAY, APRIL 11,
2008!
- Guests may attend the fashion show only for a fee of $20.
If you have a guest
attending, please meet them at the
entrance of the "The Grand Pavilion at the
Trade Mart", off Market Center Blvd
30 minutes prior to the start
of the fashion show. Should you desire your family to sit with you you must buy their
tickets along with your submitted school's registration. Tickets
sold at the event will have back-venue sitting.
- We cannot accept personal checks from students for their registration fee or competition
fees. Each school must send a certified check, money order, or a check from the
school, at one time to the Fashion Group office.
- Class enrollment will be determined by the order in which each school's
registration and payment is received. No exceptions will be made.
- Dallas Market Center Insurance requires that no one under 12 years of age can be
admitted to the World Trade Center for any reason.
- Any student participating in any of the competitions must attend Career
Day 2008. This means being in attendance by no later than 9:00am and attending all day.
- FGI of Dallas will not issue a refund. If a student cannot attend,
he/she may send someone in his/her place. Lunch tickets will be provided to each
registrant. If the ticket is lost for any reason, a replacement must be purchased
for $10.00. Again, there can be no exceptions.
- Breakfast is not included in your Career Day registration fee.
Please plan to eat breakfast prior to the Opening Session. Starbuck's coffee (drip,
limited barista service) and pastries will be available for purchase (cash only,
no credit cards or Starbucks cards accepted.)
- Registration begins at 7:15 AM at the World Trade Center, main
entrance off I-35E / North Stemmons FRWY. Upon
arrival, participants need to pick up their registration packets at the registration
desk inside the WTC main entrance in the lobby and head to the 12th floor. Registration packets will be distributed
alphabetically by school name.
- Parking at the WTC can be tight, plan ahead.
- The Career Day program will begin promptly at 8:00am, April 11th, 2008 on the
12th
floor of the World Trade Center.
- Please use this e-mail address for all inquiries: fgidallas-staff@sbcglobal.net
- WTC address: 2050 Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, TX 75207. For a map and driving directions
visit the Dallas Market Center website: http://www.dallasmarketcenter.com/dmc/V40/index.cvn?id=10024&p_navID=73
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