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QUALITY … INTEGRITY … KNOWLEDGE
Sunday and Monday, October 19-20, 2008
Best Western Roundhouse Suites
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
(Directly after Natural Products Expo East & BioFach America.)
We have arranged for special room rates for Sunday and Monday nights at the Best Western Roundhouse Suites. The hotel is also offering special room rates for Natural Products Expo East attendees (as a separate arrangement with different rates and dates), so if you are attending or exhibiting at the Expo, you can conveniently stay there for both events.
Sunday, October 19: Arrive for check-in, socializing and dinner (not included in registration fee). The HIA annual Board meeting will be held at 4:00pm.
Monday, October 20: Annual General Meeting, awards dinner (included in registration fee), fundraiser, hemp exhibits, sales, networking, expert speakers on hemp markets in various countries, nutrition studies, PR strategies and legal & legislative issues.
For Hemp Industries Association members only. Please join now if you are not yet a member.
Regular Rate registration ended on September 19. Late Rate registration is now in effect through the start of the HIA Convention. Sending in your registration now, rather than registering at the door, is most appreciated and helps with event planning.
Please join us in Boston this October!
Featured Speakers:
- Mario Machnicki, Managing Director, American Limetec: Hemcrete® and the Potential Market for Hemp in Building Construction
- Adam Eidinger, Mintwood Media: PR Tactics for Small Businesses
- Alex White Plume, Pine Ridge Hemp Project: The Lakota Hempcrete Project
- Amy Shollenberger, Rural Vermont: The "Hemp for Vermont" Bill: How to Successfully Pass State Hemp Legislation
- Anndrea Hermann, Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance: Canadian Update
- Barbara Filippone & Summer Star Haeske, Envirotextiles: Hemp Textiles Update
- Bernd Frank, Managing Director BaFa GmbH, Malsch, Germany: Industrial Hemp in the EU: Experiences and Future Prospects
- Carl Hedberg, Consultant & Editor: The Entrepreneurial Mindset in Mission-Driven Enterprises (based on the top-selling book on entrepreneurship)
- Christina Volgyesi, Living Harvest: The Hemp Foods Market & Consumer Studies Update
- Gero Leson, Leson & Associates, Berkeley, CA: Nutritional Assessment of Hemp Foods and the TestPledge Program
- Jon Napoli, The Hempest, Boston, MA: Successful Hemp Retailing
- Rocky Wang, Youngor Group International, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China: China Hemp Industry: Current Situation and Future Growth
This schedule is preliminary and subject to change as plans develop.
Late Rate Registration Fee – All Members: $300 per person after September 19 through the start of the HIA Convention. HIA Full Company Members may bring additional attendees (company employees) at a $50 discount each. All other attendees must be at least HIA Supporting Members.
The registration fee includes pastries and coffee in the morning, lunch and dinner on Monday, October 20. (The hotel also offers a complimentary breakfast.) It also includes attendance to our Annual General Meeting, panel discussions and awards dinner, as well as the opportunity to network with other members. Your travel, lodging and meals (except as noted above) are not included.
Download, complete and mail or fax the Registration Form (PDF file 40k) to the HIA.
Please enclose a U.S. check or money order with your Registration Form, or pay online with your credit/debit card.
Or, click the button(s) below to pay via PayPal, or simply send your payment to memberservices@thehia.org directly from your PayPal account.
HIA Convention Registration - Late Rate (After September 19th) $300
HIA Convention Registration - Additional Attendee(s) - Late Rate (After September 19th) $250
Best Western Roundhouse Suites
617-989-1000
www.bestwesternboston.com
Please note: Attendees are responsible for making their own room reservations. Guaranteed room availability ended on September 19. The HIA room rate is still in effect, but only if a room is available.
You must CALL the hotel to make your reservation. Do not book online.
Please remember to mention the Hemp Industries Association when booking to get the HIA group rate and be sure to get a reservation confirmation number.
Our room rate is $180 per night plus tax for those booking two nights. If you book for only October 19, the rate is $219 plus tax. All rooms are suites, so rooms can easily be shared. The rate covers two people; additional persons pay $10 per night extra. There are King Suites (up to three people with King Bed and pull-out sofa) and Junior Suites (up to five people with two double beds and pull-out sofa). Wireless Internet, breakfast, exercise room, business center, shuttle bus and parking are all included in the room rate.
The hotel is also offering special room rates for Natural Products Expo East attendees (as a separate arrangement with different rates and dates), so if you are attending or exhibiting at the Expo, you can conveniently stay there for both events.
If there are no rooms available at the Best Western Roundhouse Suites, we suggest that you check the hotel across the street:
Hampton Inn & Suites Boston Crosstown Center
617-445-6400
www.bostonhamptoninn.com
Please bring product DONATIONS for the Fundraiser!
There will be exhibit space available. Tables will be provided, just bring your materials. Please call the HIA office at 707-874-3648 for more information.
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