Pittsburgh Summit

Register for the Summit

Summit Registration Rates

• Women in Film Chapter Members: $275.00 Three-Day Pass, $99.00 One-Day Pass
• Non-Members: $325.00 Three-Day Pass, $125.00 One-Day Pass
• Students: $275.00 Three-Day Pass, $99.00 One-Day Pass (current student ID required)
• Opal Awards Reception with Summit pass - $40.00 Opal Awards Reception without Summit pass - $55.00

These rates include all panels and some meals (breakfast on Friday and lunch on Sunday).

Members of the public can buy admissions to the entire summit or to any of the following items at the door:

• Gideon's Army Screening, Friday, 5:30, Point Park University, 414 Wood St., GRW Theater. $10 for reception, screening and Q&A. Speakers include Kalpana Biswas, Anna Ahronheim, Bret Grote, Jasmine Gonzales Rose
• War Reporting, Saturday, 1:30, Westin, Westmoreland Ballroom (2nd floor). $25 for this panel: Documentary filmmaking and broadcasting in war zones is an extremely dangerous mission and requires special skills, information and education. The expansion of women filming women who are disadvantaged, suffering in war zones or who are victims in war-torn countries is on the increase. Speakers include Martin Savidge, Kalpana Biswas, JulieHera DeStefano, Lynn Johnson.
• Opal Awards Dessert Reception, Saturday, 7:00pm, Westin, Westmoreland Ballroom (2nd floor). $55 for this event (or $40 if you've bought any kind of Summit admission): The Opal Awards will be held to honor local women for their work in the film and television industry. The evening will also present three scholarships to local women enrolled in colleges and universities with over $4,000 in funds for their education in a film or television curriculum. The Women In Film and Television International Board of Directors will present an award to a deserving woman in the film or television industry. Along with the dessert reception, there will be a cash bar. Honorees include Deborah L. Acklin, Catherine Hardwicke, Dawn Keezer, Eleanor Schano. The event will be MCed by Carol Lee Espy. Desserts, cheese, fruit and a cash bar.

You can buy admissions for War Reporting, the Opal Awards Reception or for the entire summit in the 2nd floor Rotunda of the Westin Convention Center, Pittsburgh beginning at noon today. You can buy admissions for the Gideon's Army screening at the GRW Theater at Point Park University beginning at 5pm on Friday.

Pittsburgh/Hotel

Pittsburgh is a vital city at the junction of the East and the Midwest. On the fence about coming to Pittsburgh? Read our Why Visit Pittsburgh for many reasons come here beyond attending the summit. And the Huffington Post gives you even more reasons to visit the 'burgh.

Our convention hotel, the Westin Convention Center Pittsburgh is in downtown, near the Cultural District, in an area with many interesting restaurants.

While most events are at the Westin, a Friday evening screening and a Saturday morning Steeltown event will be a few blocks away at Point Park University. It's about a 12 minute walk between the two sites. One of the options for lunch on Saturday is a hot dog truck that will be in a parking lot at 11th and Waterfront, about a 5 minute walk from the Westin.

The Westin is within two blocks of the Amtrak train station, the Greyhound bus station and the Megabus drop off (at the Convention Center). You can get to town from the airport by taxi, SuperShuttle, or the 28X bus.

Our Hotel, the Westin Convention Center Pittsburgh

1000 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA. 15219

The Westin is a large, comfortable hotel with many rooms offering views of the Allegheny River. Conveniently located across from the David Lawence Convention Center, you'll find dozens of interesting restaurants and galleries nearby.

Our room block is now closed; call the hotel directly at (412) 281-3700 to see if rooms may be available.

Hotel Parking: $24 per night (valet in/out) or $20 per night (self-park).

There's 24-hour parking at nearby garages, including the 9th St. Garage. You can check ParkingPgh for more information about Pittsburgh parking garages.

Our functions will take place on the second floor, mostly in the Westmoreland, Cambria and Butler rooms.