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Lots of other changes this year, too! We have again put together the makings of a world-class event for the grooming industry! Continuing our reputation of offering the grooming community what it wants, we have recruited top-notch Judges and Speakers from across the USA and beyond! As always, exhibitors with tried and true products and equipment (plus new products) offer one stop shopping. It is a huge Trade Show with almost every product imaginable! Our “Host Hotel” will be the Crowne Plaza (formerly the Marriott) located adjacent to the Garden State Conference & Exhibit Center. Refundable deposits will be required for those of you traveling with dogs (maximum of 2 per room please). See the Hotel Reservation pages of the catalog. Please make plans to join us for our “free” Friday Night Party! We will have lots of excitement with our wonderful DJ back again, cash bar, and hors d’oeuvres. Open to all, this event is co-sponsored by Grooming Business Magazine. Come see what additional surprises will be there! Our Rising Star Competition and International Groomer of the Year Competitions will take place all day Friday and all day Saturday – for the first time there will be 4 opportunities to compete! Check the “Rules” pages for full information. There is also a pre-conference class on Thursday afternoon available for competitors. Read carefully! INTERGROOM’S EXTREME MAKEOVER – a canine grooming event, will be held Sunday morning. Sunday afternoon will feature our first ever CREATIVE GROOMING CHALLENGE. Check the catalog pages for complete rules and information for each of these special competitions. See our PRIZE pages for listings of class placement prizes and our generous Sponsors so important to our event and our profession. The photos of last year’s top winners with the Judges& Sponsors appear on the pages at the end of this catalog. NOT TO BE MISSED! Both the Rising Star and the Groomer of the Year Competitions will present their finals at the Cardinal Awards Banquet this year on Saturday evening. Our wonderful DJ will be there for your dancing pleasure. Plus, possibly a surprise guest!
SPECIAL – FREE ADMISSION TO THE TRADE SHOW with advance registration before 4/1/08! Come, see and feel the excitement of grooming at INTERGROOM 2008. Find yourself in the company of top pet stylists, hundreds of products and industry leaders from around the globe all sharing knowledge, technique, and product information to enhance your professional position. We’ll see you there!
Master of Ceremonies Teri DiMarino has a lifetime of grooming, retailing and marketing experience. A salon owner for nearly thirty years, Teri has been on the cutting edge of the pet styling industry and has always been a leader of innovative thinking. A multiple competition Best in Show and Best All Around Groomer award winner, Teri has also garnered International Gold Medals as a member of three Gold Medal winning GroomTeams. Two Cardinal Grooming Achievement Awards (Judge of the Year and Groomer of the Year) grace her trophy case. A pioneer in trade show platform demonstrations and Internationally known speaker, judge and MC, Teri has brought her experience to groomers in Europe, Australia, Canada, South America and, of course, the U.S. Besides having articles published by "Groomer to Groomer" magazine and "Groom & Board" magazine, Teri now writes the monthly grooming column for "Pet Business" magazine. Having sold her South Florida salon in 1999, Teri now resides in Southern California and still grooms in her mobile business, State of the Arf Mobile Pet Styling. We are pleased to present Teri DiMarino as Master of Ceremonies in our Grand Competition area and Awards Banquet. NOTICE TO INTERGROOM 2008 ATTENDEES & COMPETITORS Please read these rules carefully. The dogs entered in our competitions and involved in the programs are essential to the success of our show. Since special arrangements have been made with the Hotel to accommodate these dogs, we ask dog owners and handlers to observe the following rules: 1. Only dogs or cats entered in the various competitions or scheduled for demonstrations or seminars will be permitted at the hotel. No pets should accompany other attendees. 2. The hotel will permit only two dogs per room - with a refundable security deposit of $100. You may, however, bring additional dogs for the competitions. We will house them in a special supervised holding area at no additional cost to you. These dogs will not be left unattended; there will be security staff on duty at all times. 3. Advance reservations are required noting that dogs will need to be accommodated. When you complete the room reservation form enclosed in this catalog, be sure to indicate that you will be bringing dogs. To minimize complaints about barking, the hotel plans to house all guests with dogs on the same floors if possible. Dogs not properly acknowledged upon check-in will receive a harsh penalty from the Hotel. 4. Dogs must be kenneled at all times when alone in sleeping rooms. Please bring sufficient crates to house your dogs. 5. Dogs must be leashed or kenneled when they are not being groomed in the contest ring or in the seminars. They also must be leashed and well supervised at all times when in public areas of the hotel. 6. The special “walking” and lavatory area for all dogs is located at the MARRIOTT Hotel and at the Exhibit Center. The area will be clearly marked and no other area should be used for this purpose. Come prepared to pick-up after your dog(s). 7. Absolutely NO bathing, blow-drying or pre-grooming of dogs is allowed in any of the sleeping rooms. Penalties will be severe. We have made special arrangements with “BEST IN SHOW” for the use of their specially designed grooming facility. This has proved far superior to any other accommodations we have tried before. Again this year, we will have a SIGN-UP SHEET for you to schedule your bathing appointment time. Please register on arrival to ensure a timely spot for preparation... Contestants who sign an entry form to any of the competitions scheduled at Intergroom 2008 agree to abide by the rules of good conduct that govern grooming contests and purebred dog shows. You have also agreed to “hold harmless” the owner or lessor of the premises and you assume all the responsibility of any acts of your dog(s). The MARRIOTT Hotel has put the following rules into effect to minimize future problems: If you or your dog damage, destroy or steal hotel properly, you are responsible to make restitution to the satisfaction of the hotel. Behavior which could result in such action may be, but not limited to: stealing or damaging towels or linens; improper clean-up after the dog; actual blow drying, clipping or scissoring in the sleeping room (which is not allowed and subject to charges); causing destruction to room furniture (beds, dressers, drapes, etc.); and/or failure to pay room charges. Violations will be dealt with firmly; these are serious problems.
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INTERGROOM
2008 is going “Back to the Future”. We are returning to the 3-day Trade Show –
but - starting on Friday, April 11th through Sunday April 13th ! 
We
continue to offer multiple educational Master Classes (Saturday & Sunday)
that are included in your conference fee of only $99. (pre-registered). In
addition, we are offer-ing HAL DAY special programs on Thursday and “ FULL
DAY” special programs on Friday the 11 th . See catalog for further
information.
INTERGROOM
2008