October 6-8, 2006
Denver Marriott South at Park Meadows

Please join us from Friday, October 6th through Sunday, October 8th in the beautiful Mile High City of Denver, Colorado, for the
2006 MDD Conference and Delegate Assembly

The event will be held just south of Denver at the Denver Marriott South at Park Meadows. The hotel is a beautiful new building with 12,000 square feet of meeting space and an award-winning restaurant. Guest accommodations include indoor pool, heated spa, and 24-hour health club. The MDD has rented all of the meeting space for the weekend so this will be an opportunity to connect and re-connect with other UUs from the 53 churches in our District.

The keynote speaker on Friday night will be religious naturalist Dr. Ursula Goodenough, author of the best-selling book "The Sacred Depths of Nature". Goodenough is one of the forces behind a growing movement that calls itself “religious naturalism” which suggests that whatever our religious beliefs, and even if we have none at all, we can all come together to celebrate nature, tell the epic of evolution with awe and joy, and protect the earth.

LATEST CONFERENCE NEWS
October 1, 2006

It's not too late to register without a late fee
Conference Registration Fee: $195. There will be no late fee if registration is submitted by October 4th. Download a registration form and mail it in today. Full registration includes dinner Friday evening, and lunch and dinner on Saturday. A breakfast buffet will be available in the hotel restaurant on Saturday and Sunday morning for $12.95.

Friday and Saturday evening tickets available
A limited number of tickets are now available for either Friday or Saturday night's dinner/speaker/entertainment blocks, starting at 5pm each night. Evening tickets are $60 each. Use the registration form from the web site and write either "Friday Night" or Saturday Night" on the form.

Let us know you're coming
In addition to mailing your registration and payment, please send an email to druvandoren@yahoo.com with the details of your registration so we can be sure to properly arrange meals and rooms seating. Indicate if yours will be a full registration or for just one of the evenings. We especially need to hear about any dietary restrictions so we can plan accordingly.

Hotel Reservations
The Denver Marriott South (Park Meadows Drive just north of Lincoln Avenue, Lone Tree) may still be able to accept your room reservation at the special $79 conference rate. Be sure to ask for the MDD rate when you call them. Your room stay includes a continental breakfast.

Sunday Morning Worship Service
The Sunday morning worship service is open to all -- whether registered for the Conference or not. This is a great opportunity for metro-Denver area UUs to meet others from throughout our district. Rev. Mike Moran, Minister at First Unitarian Society of Denver, will preach on the topic of "A Lover's Quarrel - a look at the good, the bad, and the ugly of liberal religion." Doors open at 8:45am, with the service scheduled for 9:30-11:00 am. The conference bookstore, vendors, and exhibitor booths will be open from 8:00am-12:00noon, including the opening exhibit of Reframing Family -- the photo exhibit sponsored by First Unitarian's "Just Marriage" congregational project -- nearly 20 photographs showing that "family" can be defined in many ways.