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Charm
Snowflake - The FDCC started
selecting gold charms to
commemorate its meetings
in 1960. Over the years, our
tradition has been to select a
specially designed charm that
will bring to mind fond memories of the venue or
theme of the meeting.
The charm for the 2025 Annual Meeting in Park City,
Utah is the snowflake. Utah is home to the Greatest
Snow on Earth. Because of the lake effect of the Great
Salt Lake, much of the snow that hits the mountains
of the Wasatch front is lighter, drier, and powdering.
Utah’s “champagne powder” makes its 10 ski resorts
within one hour of Salt Lake City a premier destination
for winter sports fanatics and a fabulous host for the
Olympics.
Charms are specially ordered so please be sure to
purchase your charm when you register.
We cannot guarantee charms will be available
if you do not pre-purchase.
REGISTRATION
The early bird conference registration rate is $1,995
for Defense Counsel members and $850 for spouses,
significant others and immediate adult family
members. The early bird registration ends on
June 15, 2025. After that date, the rate is $2,145
for Defense Counsel members.
For Corporate and Industry members, their spouses,
significant others and adult family members, the rate
is $850.
The rate for Emeritus Members and their guests
is $850
The registration rates for children are tiered based
upon age. Children 3 and under are complimentary.
Children 4 to 11 are $260, children 12 – 17 are $425,
and children 18-20 are $650.
GO FOR GOLD
Book Club
Educated is a memoir by Tara
Westover that chronicles her
extraordinary journey from growing
up in a strict, survivalist Mormon
family in rural Idaho to earning a
PhD from Cambridge University.
Raised in the isolated mountains
near Clifton, Idaho, Westover’s
upbringing was deeply influenced by her family’s
fundamentalist beliefs and mistrust of government
institutions. Westover’s father prohibited his
children from attending school or seeking modern
medical care, instead insisting that they work in his
junkyard and rely on their mother’s herbal remedies.
Without birth certificates, immunizations, or formal
education, Westover and her siblings lived largely
outside mainstream society. Despite these limitations,
Westover’s desire for knowledge led her to self-
educate and find mentors who encouraged her to
continue her education. Westover’s memoir is a
compelling narrative about the cost of knowledge and
self-reinvention, while raising questions about the role
of religion, family, and personal agency.
Once registered, you will receive a link that will allow
you to reserve a room in our discounted room block.
Rooms are limited, and the block will fill up quickly, so
please make your room reservations promptly. You
cannot book a room until after you have registered for
the convention. A first night’s room and tax deposit is
required at the time of booking. Our room block and
the preferred FDCC room rates are available until July
2, 2025 or until we fill our block.
We invite you to register online and to guarantee
your selection of afternoon activities. Visit the FDCC
website for the online link. You may also use the
“hard copy” registration form which was included with
this brochure or that can be downloaded from the
FDCC website. Registrations that are mailed will be
processed in the order that they are received. Once
registered, you may go online to select your optional
2025 FDCC ANNUAL MEETING