"Festivals: Challenges of Growth", is a conference taking place at the De Montfort University in Leicester (UK) on March 3 2006, organised by the De Montfort University in association with the Arts Council of England and EFA. Please have a look at the programme and its content and send back your registration form attached to the document before 20 February 2006. This conference for festival operators will be followed on March 4-5 by a meting of the EFRP team, focusing on the local impact of the international festivals.