MYSTERY WRITERS OF AMERICA

MID-ATLANTIC CHAPTER

UPCOMING EVENTS

February 9, 2010 meeting postponed. Stay tuned for new date.

CONFERENCES

February 25-28, 2010
Sleuthfest
Deerfield Beach, FL

March 11-14, 2010
Left Coast Crime 2010
Los Angeles, CA

TROPHY ROOM

See Our Trophy Room, where we showcase our member's awards and nominations. View the PDF.

PHOTOS

See 2007 in Photos, view the PDF here.

Does your writing have secrets to hide?

MEETING POSTPONED. NEW DATE POSTED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 -- 7:00 p.m. -- Embassy Suites @ Chevy Chase Pavilion

Dr. Carole Chaski is the founder of the Institute for Linguistic Evidence and is foremost in decoding language as evidence. She will share with us her forensically-feasible techniques for handling suicide notes, threatening letters, blog posts and anonymous communications. Don't miss this fascinating foray into the world of forensic linguistics!

Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Embassy Suites Hotel at the Chevy Chase Pavilion, Ballroom Level
4300 Military Road, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20015

Metro: Friendship Heights on the Red Line Public parking under the Pavilion

6:30 P.M.
Reception/Cash Bar

7:00 P.M.
Dinner (including a complimentary glass of wine or soda, warm rolls and butter, crisp salad, coffee and tea): Broiled Salmon (S), Baked Chicken (C), or Pasta (P) with vegetables.

Dessert: Double Chocolate Cake (CK) or Fresh Fruit Sorbet (SO)

8:00 P.M.
Presentation by Carole E. Chaski, Ph.D

RESERVATIONS: Cost is $35 per person. Make check out to Mystery Writers of America. We MUST make dinner reservations with the hotel by Friday morning, February 5, 2010.

NEW!!! Mail your check so that we receive it by Wednesday, February 3:
Alan Orloff, 11906 Paradise Lane, Herndon, VA 20171

Indicate your entrée and dessert choices on your check, please.
Or email Alan at alan@alanorloff.com and write that you plan to attend and that your check is in the mail, or that you'll be bringing it to the dinner on February 9th.
You can also call Alan at 703-758-1031 and leave a message.

For any announcements regarding cancellation or postponement in the event of inclement weather, check the Chapter email list or the announcement list, check with the hotel at 202-362-9300, or call Alan.

IMPORTANT: Our in-person payment policy is based on trust, and we want to continue this practice. We understand that emergencies happen, so if you let us know--even on the day of the dinner--that you can't make it, then we don't have to pay for your dinner and you won't be charged. Please don't be a no-show/no-pay. Thank you.

See you on February 9th!