I always know I need to launch ECF registration when 5-6 past participants email me asking how to register :-) Well - here is it, the new, improved registration/application process.

Eight Things Different About This Year

1. It is being held at St. Anne's College in Oxford. This means:
   1. Accommodation is on-site (if you want it to be). This is cheaper than hotels.
   2. Even more time for sharing with other participants (if staying on-site)
   3. More people can attend (max set to 100 this year)
   4. We're in the centre of Oxford if you want to explore
   5. Everyone can have Internet access
   6. If you stay on-site you pay for accommodation through FairSay
   7. This means a small increase in the overall cost of attending, but based on input in July 2007, this slight increase was acceptable (see the original estimates and input).
2. If you want to hold a pre-meeting, let me know and we'll discuss logistics.
3. You can follow updates via the event blog (or a news feed)
4. Subsidies this year will be first given to those willing to help (see how to help if you are interested)
5. I've also made some minor improvements to the agenda from last year with presentations just before the group knowledge sharing happens so that it sparks your creativity.
6. I'll be seeking sponsors to cover the costs of making the event even better - including bringing more people in from non-English speaking and non-Western countries
7. If you are a freelancer and wish to organise another event (e.g. general one for non-profits, with a focus on fundraising, bring together non-profit developers) in coordination with the eCampaigning Forum, I would be more than happy to talk more.
8. And one I care about but you may not: the registration process is much more automated (e.g. pre-approval, invoices, credit-card payment, personalised and tracked tell-a-friend links) all made possible with the open source eCampaigning Tool for Plone (developed by Petri of FairSay)

...and of course, all the things you love about the event are still there.