Hotel Preston in Nashville, TN is the site of the 2009 Indiegrrl Women in the Arts Conference. Indiegrrl Women in the Arts is a non profit organization working to build educational, networking, and showcasing opportunities for women in music, spoken word, storytelling, dance, visual arts and more. The 2009 Indiegrrl Women in the Arts Conference will focus on creating opportunities in the music industry. Industry professionals will meet for 3 days to present workshops, sit on panels, showcase artists, and network in the exhibit hall trade show. Submission deadline for a showcase opportunity is April 1. Visit http://www.indiegrrl.com for more information on how to submit to showcase and to register to attend. This event is open to both women and men to attend. Showcase artists music identify as female and bands, groups, duos, must be female fronted to showcase.