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QUALITY … INTEGRITY … KNOWLEDGE
Sunday and Monday, November 13 - 14, 2011
Holiday Inn - Civic Center
San Francisco, CA, USA
(Directly after the Green Festival)
Reception, Annual General Meeting, Expert Speakers, Fine Dining,
Silent Auction and Hemp Exhibits & Sales
Tentative Schedule:
- Registration begins on Sunday, November 13.
- HIA Board meeting is on evening of November 13.
- Convention takes place on Monday, November 14 from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm.
- Dinner on November 14 at 7:00 pm at Fang Restaurant.
Invited and Confirmed Speakers:
- Senator Mark Leno - Panel with Patrick Goggin, Steve Levine, David Bronner and Eric Steenstra
- Steve Allin, International Hemp Building Association - Building with Hemp
- Kevin Danaher, Global Exchange & Green Festivals - Accelerating the Transition to the Green Economy
- Ryan Fletcher, Mintwood Media Collective - 10 Tips for Getting the Media to Notice Your Hemp Brand
- Jason Freeman, Farmer Direct Co-operative - Why Do We Need North American Fair Trade Hemp?
- Dr. Xinmin Hao, The Research Center of China Hemp - Current Research and Development in the Chinese Hemp Industry
- Cathy Hearn, Living Harvest Foods - Growing the Hemp Foods Category - It Takes a Team Effort
- Anndrea Hermann, Hemp Oil Canada - Canadian & Hemp Farming Update
- Bobbi Leahy, SPINS - Utilizing SPINS Information to Track Hemp Food & Bodycare Sales Growth Across Retail Channels
- Anna Owen, Student at University of Humboldt - Presentation for MSC in Hemp Sociology
- Christina Volgyesi, HIA - Hemp History Week 2012
- Eric Steenstra, Vote Hemp - Hemp Legislative Update
- Steve Levine, President of HIA - President's Report
- Tom Murphy, HIA
For Hemp Industries Association members only. Please join now if you are not a member.
Please join us in San Francisco, CA this November!
We set an Early Bird deadline of Thursday, June 30, 2011, now passed, for you to pre-register and take advantage of the special discounted registration fee. Please note that we have added an at the door registration category this year. Your early registration is appreciated and helps with event planning.
Door Registration Fee – (first attendee): $350 per person November 8 to November 14. HIA Full Company Members may bring additional attendees (company employees) at a $50 discount each. All other attendees must be HIA Supporting Members.
The registration fee includes pastries and coffee in the morning, lunch and dinner on Monday, November 14. (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.
Please download, print, fill out and mail or fax back the Registration Form (PDF file 2.2MB) to the HIA.
Payment Options:
- Credit card or PayPal via secure Web site
- Credit card via fax/mail (fill out Credit Card Payment Information on registration form)
- Check or money order via mail (U.S. residents only)
- International money order in U.S. funds via mail (non-U.S. residents)
Send registration form and and payment to:
Hemp Industries Association
P.O. Box 575
Summerland, CA 93067
Tel/fax: 707-874-3648
To pay via PayPal, which also accepts credit cards, please click the button(s) below to add the desired registration(s) to your PayPal shopping cart and check out. You may also send your payment to memberservices@thehia.org directly from your PayPal account.
2011 HIA Convention Registration - Members Only - Door Registration (November 8 to November 14) $350
2011 HIA Convention Registration - Members Only - Additional Attendee(s) - Door Registration (November 8 to November 14) $300
Please note that we have a 7 day cancellation policy for this event. There will be no refunds for cancellations after November 6th.
If you are not an HIA member you may put a Full Company Membership or Supporting Membership on the same PayPal shopping cart along with your Convention Registration. Please remember to fill out and mail or fax in your Application, too!
We are also offering table space to attending companies who are interested in exhibiting their products. The rate is $50 for 1/4 of an 8 foot table. To pay via PayPal, which also accepts credit cards, please click the button below.
2011 HIA Convention Exhibit - Quarter Table (November 14) $50
Holiday Inn - Civic Center
50 Eighth St
San Francisco, CA 94103
Toll Free: 1-800-287-0037
415-575-5265
http://www.holidayinn.com
Please note: Attendees are responsible for making their own room reservations. Early booking is highly recommended. Once our block of reserved rooms runs out, we cannot guarantee the hotel will have a room for you.
You may call the hotel to make your reservation at 415-575-5265 or toll free at 1-800-287-0037.
Please remember to mention the Group Booking Code: HIA when booking to get the HIA group rate and be sure to get a reservation confirmation number.
Through a special arrangement, the hotel is also offering the same room rates for a limited number of rooms for HIA members who are exhibiting at or attending the SF Green Festival, so you can conveniently stay there for both events. (You must stay at least one of the nights of the HIA Convention to get the special rate.) To book reservations and include extra dates please call Monica Ho, the Sales & Catering Services Manager, at 415-575-5265.
You must make your reservation by Sunday, October 23 to get the HIA group rate.
HIA Group Rates (the same price as 2010):
- $99 single
- $99 double
- $124 triple
- $149 quad
About Holiday Inn Civic Center:
The Holiday Inn Civic Center Hotel is a AAA 3 Diamond, full service hotel located in the San Francisco Performing Arts and Government District. Our hotel location is just steps from City Hall, Orpheum Theater, San Francisco's Opera and Ballet, Davies Symphony Hall and Asian Art Museum. Guests at the Holiday Inn Civic Center Hotel San Francisco will enjoy our complimentary wireless Internet access throughout the hotel, free HBO, outdoor heated pool and sundeck. Drinks and dining are available at the restaurant and lounge. The hotel just completed a $18 million renovation. For a full list of amenities and features please see the hotel's web site.
Please bring product DONATIONS for the Silent Auction fundraiser!
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