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NAHSA 22nd Annual Meeting | Sunday, June 7 - Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Hilton Oceanfront Resort | Hilton Head Island, SC
Dear NAHSA Member and/or Prospective Member
As we look forward to the 2009 NAHSA Annual Meeting, will identify practices that have created growth for green
we find ourselves in a year in which we have seen industry businesses (like us!) in the current economic
significant changes in our industry and conditions climate. Our breakout sessions are jammed packed with
which pose new challenges to each of our respective information about the current state of the Draft Standard
businesses. The downturn in the overall economy has put for Sustainable Agricultural Practices, an update at the
new stresses on all facets of the Green Industry and has Federal level on regulations and legislation as well as the
forced us to consider new approaches to old practices. all important issue of credit and finance.
In times like these, getting together with our peers to Where else can you get timely information to help you run
compare notes, reflect on the big issues affecting us all, your business, the opportunity to network and brainstorm
and gaining prospective first hand from some of the best with your peers as well as the chance to conduct
experts in and outside our industry is more important business, at one time, in one place? This is a meeting
than ever. At the upcoming meeting, you will have the you cannot afford to miss! We look forward to your added
opportunity to hear from several speakers regarding a insights as we plan on improving our understanding of the
variety of very pertinent issues. issues facing us all and strengthening the industry overall.
We start the meeting with our keynote speaker, Dr. See you on Hilton Head Island!
Lowell Catlett, an economist and futurist who will discuss
the current state of the economy and the opportunities Jon Oliver
that will arise from this recession. On Tuesday, Dr. NAHSA President
Charlie Hall returns to NAHSA, leading a session that
Schedule of Events (as of 3-15-09, subject to change)
Saturday, June 6, 2009 Tuesday, June 9, 2009
1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Board of Directors Meeting 7:00 a.m. – 7:30 a.m. Networking Breakfast
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Registration Open 7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. General Session: Charlie
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Informal Happy Hour Hall
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Spouse Breakfast
Sunday, June 7, 2009 9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Networking Break
7:00 a.m. – 7:45 a.m. Golf Tournament 9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Breakout Session I Gov’t
Participants Depart Relations & Sustainability
8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Golf Tournament Standards Update
4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Registration Open 9:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Breakout Session II-
5:45 p.m. – 5:55 p.m. Contact Booth Program Finance/Credit
Orientation 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch
5:55 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Manufacturer Contact Booth 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Manufacturers Board of
Scheduling Session Set-Up Advisors Luncheon
6:00 p.m. – 6:20 p.m. Contact Booth Scheduling 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Management Training
Session-Manufacturer Sessions
Hosted 7:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Final Night Cocktail
6:20 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Contact Booth Scheduling Reception
Session-Distributor Hosted 7:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Closing Dinner & Awards
6:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Spouse Reception
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Welcome Reception Wednesday, June 10, 2009
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Distributor Breakfast
Monday, June 8, 2009 Session
7:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Registration 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Manufacturer Breakfast
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Networking Breakfast Session
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. General Business Session 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Manufacturers and
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Spouse Breakfast Distributors Convene
9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Networking Break 9:45 a.m. – 11:45 p.m. Committee Meetings
9:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Keynote Speaker- Dr. 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Board of Directors Meeting
Lowell Catlett (90 minutes) & Luncheon
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Lunch
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12:40 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Contact Booth Program
7:30 p.m. Dine-Around Dinners
Educational Sessions manufacturer/distributor products and impact of weather
and other factors on the demand for green industry
NAHSA General Business Session products and services. You do not want to miss these
Monday, June 8, 2009 insights that you will be able to immediately use as soon
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. as you walk out of the doors of this session!
Member attendance mandatory—Board Elections will
take place! Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Breakout Session I- Financing the Industry in a Down
This is a very important session for members to attend. Economy
During the Business Session, the following items will take Tuesday, June 9, 2009
place: 9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. & 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
• State of the Association – Learn about the current The good old days of terms and credit are now just a
status of NAHSA. distant memory for most, no matter where your company
• Committee updates – Chairs will report on their resides in the supply chain. Terms are shortened or
current committee activities. discontinued, yet the lead time to produce and distribute
• Bylaw change vote – The Board will be proposing items remains the same. How can the industry continue
changes and updates to members; your vote is to operate with such restrictions on financing? Come to
required. this session to learn how to educate your customer on
• Board Elections – Directors and Officers will be securing credit in a time where it is limited and costly.
appointed and elected during this time; once
again, your vote is needed.
Breakout Session II- Standards and Legislation; Updates
Get Real! Understanding Today’s Economy and from the Field
Tomorrow’s Future Rodd Moesel, American Plant Products and Fred Hulme,
Keynote presentation by Dr. Lowell Catlett The Scotts Company
Monday, June 8, 2009 Tuesday, June 9, 2009
9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. 9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Economic downturns are common (14 With a new administration, Rodd Moesel will provide an
recessions during the last 80 years) update on the Federal regulations and legislation that will
and provide a means for society to impact NAHSA businesses and the industry. Learn which
rebalance what they deem important. items to take action on and how to do so successfully.
Every recession leads to a spurt in Fred Hulme will then discuss the current status of the
new business starts, reformulation Draft Standard for Sustainable Agricultural Practices;
of business practices and new what actions NAHSA has taken, NAHSA’s next steps,
technological adaptations. This current and how you the member can be involved.
pause is no exception as we focus on
what we value most-get ready for phenomenal growth
in healthcare, energy and lifestyle markets. For those
Networking Opportunities
willing to embrace the opportunities, the next decade will Informal Happy Hour
be successful beyond any in history. Saturday, June 6, 2009
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Different is Not Always Better, XO Lounge – onsite at Hilton Oceanfront
But Better is Always Different! For those traveling into Hilton Head early for the golf
General Session II presented by Charles Hall, Ph.D. tournament or for some relaxation time, head to XO
Tuesday, June 9, 2009 Lounge which will serve as the evening’s
7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. “meeting spot” for attendees.
Obviously, the economy has taken the
forefront of media attention, much to
the detriment of consumer confidence.
However, even in the midst of turbulent Welcome Reception
times, there have been firms in the Sunday, June 7, 2009
green industry who have “prospered” 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
relative to their peer firms in the The welcome reception kicks off NAHSA’s
industry. What is it that separates those
companies from the rest? Come hear
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a discussion in Part 1 that explores these anomaly firms
and what makes them different and better! Part 2 of
this session explores the nature of derived demand for
22nd Annual Meeting! Mix and mingle with fellow Scheduling can take place no earlier than the Contact
attendees after the all important Contact Booth Sign-Up Booth Scheduling Session, Sunday, June 7, 2009, at
Session. Catch up with old friends and make some new 6:00 p.m. For your convenience, session appointment
ones! cards will be printed in the 22st Annual Meeting Booklet
so that you can write in your appointments in one, easy
Dine Around Dinners to find place.
Monday, June 8, 2009
7:30 p.m. Contact Booth Scheduling Session Schedule
Dine around dinners provide attendees with an excellent Sunday, June 7, 2009
opportunity to get to know new people within the 5:45 p.m. – 5:55 p.m. Contact Booth Program Orientation
Association. NAHSA Headquarters will select three local Whether you are a new member, first time attendee, or
restaurants, make reservations for 10-15 guests, and just need a refresher, come join us for a brief orientation
post a sign-up sheets. Attendees will then be able to pick on how to maximize your time during the Contact Booth
a restaurant and dine with some new friends! Program.
Final Night Reception/Closing Dinner, Entertainment 5:55 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
and Milikowski Award Presentation Manufacturer Contact Booth Scheduling Session Set-Up
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. – 6:20 p.m.
Wind down from the meeting’s events by enjoying drinks Contact Booth Scheduling Session-Manufacturer Hosted
and hors d’oeuvres during the Final Night Cocktail
Reception. Attendees will then dine together providing 6:20 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
yet another opportunity to network with industry leaders. Contact Booth Scheduling Session- Distributor Hosted
The evening will end with entertainment and the annual
presentation of the Milikowski Award.
Pre-Registered Companies
Contact Booth Information The following companies have already reserved their
contact booths at NAHSA’s 22nd Annual Meeting. Do not
Top five reasons to participate in the Contact Booth delay, spaces are limited! (As of 3/16/09)
Program:
• Efficiency! Meet with your distributors in one Half Day Session
place! DeWitt Company
• Get a mid-year snapshot of how your distributors Green-Tek, Inc.
are doing J&D Manufacturing
• Meet with companies you may not already know Klerk’s Plastic Products Manufacturing, Inc.
• Broaden your business contacts Landmark Plastics Corporation
• Meet again or meet for the first time with the top L.B. White Company, Inc.
people in the industry Myers Lawn & Garden Group
Plant Products Company Ltd.
Scheduling Session Polygal, Inc.
Poppelmann Plastics USA LLC
Sunday, June 7, 2009 Schaefer Ventilation Equipment
5:45 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Smithers-Oasis North America
Southwest Agri-Plastics, Inc.
Book your flights accordingly! You do not want to miss Syngenta
this event! One of the biggest events at NAHSA’s Texel, A Division of ADS Inc.
Annual Meeting is the Contact Booth Program. To make The Scotts Company
the most of your time during the program, come to the T.O. Plastics Inc.
Contact Booth Scheduling Session to ensure that you are Western Pulp Products Company
on the Manufacturers or Distributors appointment card of
your choice. The Contact Booth Program Format is as
follows:
Appointments are 10 minutes in length each and no more Full Day Session
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than two consecutive sessions (20 minutes maximum) AMA Plastics
can be scheduled between the same two companies. Amerilux International
Co-Ex Corporation open. At that time, NAHSA staff will inspect participants’
Dosmatic USA booths for compliance with all rules.
Modine Manufacturing Company
Quietaire Corporation All Members are reminded that the Contact Booth
Program is an official function; no formal or informal
Contact Booth Program meetings can be scheduled during this time.
Guidelines Payment must be provided in full by credit card or check
Save time and money by meeting with industry leaders at with your Contact Booth Registration Form to reserve
one time, in one place to propel your business forward. your booth.
You have up to 31 business opportunities in one day!
The Contact Table Program guidelines are as follows: Booth cancellations must be submitted in writing to
NAHSA Headquarters by Friday, May 1, 2009 to receive
Participation in the Contact Booth Program will be a refund. A cancellation fee of $50 will be assessed for
restricted to Manufacturer Members who are registered any cancellations.
for the entire NAHSA meeting. (The company’s
membership in NAHSA must be in good standing.) Contact Booth General Information:
Booths are sold on a first-come, first-served basis until
Only one booth per Manufacturer Member Company – booths are sold out.
please discuss and coordinate with other attendees from Cost: $375/half day, $475/full day
your company so that Headquarters does not receive Size: All booths are 8’ x 8’ pipe & drape
multiple forms and registration fees for the program. Available to:
All NAHSA Manufacturer Members REGISTERED for the
If a Manufacturer decides to send an independent 22nd Annual Meeting, Approved Vendors of products, and
manufacturers’ representative to act on their behalf services of value to NAHSA members
at the Annual Meeting, they may represent only one
manufacturer’s product line at the meeting, including their Management Training Session
Contact Booth.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Only the Manufacturer Members whose companies 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
are participating in the Contact Booth Program will be Another way for Manufacturers can gain valuable
admitted into the exhibit area. exposure to Distributors is through the Management
Training Sessions. The sessions provide a cost-effective
Admission will be by official meeting badge only. way for Manufacturers to meet in a private setting with
Prospective Distributors will be granted permission; other invited Distributors. You may also choose to open your
non-members of NAHSA will not be admitted, unless they Session to all Distributors; to do so, please contact a
are a guest approved by the Board of Directors. member of the Headquarters Team. Manufacturers can
register for either a 25 or 50 minute session.
No furnishings will be permitted other than the provided
table and chairs, and a sign designating company name, The following companies have already secured their
city, and state and product line of each Booth Participant. Management Training Session:
• Myers Lawn & Garden Group- 25 minute session
No Audio/ Visual Equipment will be permitted, except
laptop computers with an 8-minute time limit per Purpose
presentation. All members will be responsible for To allow Manufacturer Members, in a private setting, to:
securing their own electricity needs. To do so, please • Introduce new marketing programs, goals,
contact a member of the NAHSA Headquarters Team. strategies
• Discuss distribution philosophies, policies
• Discuss ways distributors and manufacturers can
No exhibits of any kind, whether it is product displays,
work closer together; information and assistance
parts, cut-out models, completed units, special signs, or needed by both sides
special display boards will be permitted. Catalogues,
price sheets, sales promotion literature, and similar
printed matter may be used but not in the form of flip
charts or backdrops. Sponsorship Opportunities
No liquor or entertainment of any kind will be permitted.
Booths must be ready one half-hour before the exhibits
Show your support of the Association and gain
valuable recognition by becoming a sponsor at 4
NAHSA’s 22st Annual Meeting. Your generous support will help NAHSA continue to work towards its mission of
providing education, networking opportunities, and advocacy within the industry.
There are different opportunities at each sponsorship level; please choose the level that is best for your company.
Bronze Level: $500
Recognition on the NAHSA website
Recognition in The Landscape, NAHSA’s e-newsletter
Recognition at the Registration Desk Recognition at the Registration Desk
Placement Inside the Meeting Booklet Placement Inside the Meeting Booklet
Refreshment Table during Contact Table Session
Silver Level: $1,000 Welcome Reception
Recognition on the NAHSA website Meeting “Bookmark”/Schedule of Events
Recognition in The Landscape, NAHSA’s e-newsletter
Recognition at the Registration Desk Platinum Sponsorship: $2,500
Placement Inside the Meeting Booklet Recognition on the NAHSA website
Breakout Sessions Recognition in The Landscape, NAHSA’s e-newsletter
Monday and Tuesday Networking Breakfast Meetings Recognition at the Registration Desk
Registration Packet Sponsorship Meeting Booklet Cover
Premium ad location in the Meeting Booklet
Closing Dinner and Party
Gold Level: $1,500 Join these companies who have already taken advantage
Recognition on the NAHSA website of the Annual Meeting Sponsorship Packages sent out
Recognition in The Landscape, NAHSA’s e-newsletter with the dues invoices: (as of 3/16/09)
Platinum Sponsor
The Scotts Company
Gold Sponsors
Myers Lawn & Garden Group
Schaefer Ventilation Equipment
Silver Sponsors
Dosmatic USA
Syngenta
Poppelmann Plastics USA LLC
Premium Horticultural Supply Company
Bronze Sponsors
AMA Plastics Ltd.
DeWitt Company
Kinney Bonded Warehouse
Landmark Plastic Corporation
Premier Horticulture
Quietaire Corporation
Southwest Agri-Plastics, Inc.
Texel, A Division of ADS Inc.
Western Pulp Products Company
Horticultural Supply
www.kbwsupply.com
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Golf Sponsorship Opportunities Final Night Reception/Closing Dinner, Entertainment,
This year’s Golf Tournament will be held at the Palmetto and Milikowski Award Presentation
Dunes Oceanfront Resort on the George Fazio Course. Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Sponsorship provides the opportunity to support NAHSA 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
and gain valuable company exposure. Opportunities are
as follows: The Final Night Cocktail Reception and Closing Dinner
bring together all attendees to reflect on the week’s
Golf Tournament Hole: $250 events and memories.
Closest to the Pin: $250
Golf Tournament Hole in One: $250 Ocean Tides Spa
Boxed Breakfast: $1,000 – The Scotts Company Enjoy a $100 gift certificate to the Ocean Tides Spa,
Hilton Oceanfront’s luxurious spa; treat yourself! Ocean
Tides Spas treatments reflect elements of their coastal
setting. For centuries, the nautilus shell seen throughout
the spa has held a deep symbolic meaning of balance
and harmony. Both are offered in abundance in all of
Longest Drive: $250 their services. Through an enchanting ritual of treatments
Provide Giveaways: ___________________ you will experience the beauty of nature and its healing
Longest Putt: $250 properties. After a treatment at The Ocean Tides Spa,
Provide Prizes: ______________________ you will emerge renewed.
Golf Tournament Spa services are offered daily from 9:00 a.m. until 7:00
Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort p.m. Appointments are also available by request for
Sunday, June 7, 2009 sunrise and evenings. We strongly encourage attendees
8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. to book their appointments as soon as possible as June
$135/player is peak season for the hotel. Call (843) 341-8056; for
details about their treatments, visit the website.
Annual Meeting attendees will enjoy a day out on the
George Fazio Golf Course at the Palmetto Dunes Hotel and Registration
Oceanfront Resort. This course is regarded by many Information
golfers as the island’s most challenging championship
course. Designed by famed golf architect George Fazio, Hilton Oceanfront Resort
it is ranked among America’s top 100 courses and stands 23 Ocean Lane
apart as the only par-70 course on the island. Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
Phone: (843) 842-8000
Spouse/Companion Functions Hotel Reservation Deadline: May 1, 2009
After this date, reservations will be accepted only on a
The following are available to all registered spouse/ space available basis.
companions.
NAHSA Room Rate: $199 Single/Double
Spouse Reception Rack Rate: $279 and up
Sunday, June 7, 2009
6:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. To make your reservations, please call toll free to (800)
845-8001. It is vitally important that you reserve your
Join other spouse and companions for an exclusive accommodations at the Hilton Head Oceanfront Resort.
reception hosted just for you. Catch up and make new The room rate above has been renegotiated with the
friends over cocktails and hors d’oeuvres and make plans Hilton to lessen the financial impact of the meeting on
for the week! At 6:30 p.m., your guest will arrive and join our members during this economic climate. We sincerely
you for the Welcome Reception. appreciate all companies who book with the host
property, as NAHSA is contractually obligated to fill this
Spouse Breakfasts block and may be exposed to significant financial liability
Monday, June 8, 2009: 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. should our members fail to support this room block.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009: 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Start your day off right with a leisurely breakfast while
planning your day’s adventures!
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About the Hilton Oceanfront Resort Travel Information
Located off the coast of South Carolina on the sugar
sand beaches of Hilton Head Island, the Hilton The most accessible airport is the Savannah International
Oceanfront Resort is a tropical paradise unlike anywhere Airport, located approximately 45 minutes away from the
else in the Low Country. You will feel the difference as Hilton Oceanfront Resort. An average cost for a cab is
soon as you step through our doors. We offer something $85.00 each way.
for everyone including world-class dining, the largest
guest rooms on the island, fully-equipped function rooms The Hilton Head Airport, located about 15 minutes from
and exciting activities for the kids. From the architecture the Hilton, is another option for some attendees. An
and accommodations to the service and amenities, our average cost for a cab is $21 each way.
resort is the embodiment of Southern hospitality.
NAHSA & Avis have secured a partnership that offers
Registration Deadline: May 1, 2009 you spectacular savings while on Hilton Head Island.
NAHSA’s registration deadline is May 1, 2009 Call Avis at (800) 331-1600 or go to www.avis.com and
for inclusion in the onsite meeting materials. give them NAHSA’S AVIS WORLDWIDE DISCOUNT
Registrations received after this deadline will appear number (T148599) to make your reservations and get
on the supplemental registration list, available at the the discount. These rates are valid one week before and
Registration Desk on-site class. after the meeting.
Full refunds for registration, less a $50.00 processing Driving Direction from Savannah International Airport
fee, will be made only when written cancellations reach • Head west on Aggett Dr toward William B Wilson
Headquarters by Friday, May 1, 2009. Refunds will be Dr -0.3 mi
given on a case-by-case basis after this date. • Continue on Patrick S Graham Dr -0.3 mi
• Turn left at Airways Ave -1.4 mi
Delegate registration fees cover all costs of conducting • Take the ramp onto GA-405 N/I-95 N
the meeting including: speaker honorariums, (3) • Continue to follow I-95 N
breakfasts, (2) refreshment breaks, (2) lunches, (2) • Entering South Carolina -16.5 mi
receptions, Final Night Dinner, badges, and on-site • Take exit 8 toward Beaufort/Hilton Head Is. -0.4 mi
class meeting booklets. Please note that due to liability • Merge onto Red Dam Rd/US-278
reasons; NAHSA will NOT be hosting open bars. All bars • Continue to follow US-278 -5.4 mi
at all event functions will be on a CASH basis. • Continue on Fording Island Rd -12.4 mi
• Continue on US-278/William Hilton Pkwy -3.0 mi
Spouse registration fees cover the Spouse Reception, • Slight right to stay on US-278/William Hilton Pkwy
Welcome Reception, Spouse Breakfasts, the Spouse -2.5 mi
Gift, and Final Night Dinner. • Continue straight to stay on US-278/William Hilton
Pkwy -3.7 mi
How to Register • Slight left to stay on US-278/William Hilton Pkwy
Please fill out the registration form and send to NAHSA -315 ft
Headquarters via fax, mail or e-mail. Please contact • Slight left at Queens Folly Rd -1.0 mi
Sarah Hagy at NAHSA Headquarters with any questions: • Continue on Ocean Ln
• Destination will be on the left
NAHSA Headquarters
100 N. 20th Steet, 4th Floor Driving Directions to the Hilton Head Oceanfront
Philadelphia, PA 19103 • Resort from Hilton Head Island Airport
P: (215) 564-3484 • Head south on Summit Dr toward Gateway Circle/
F: (215) 564-2175 Gateway Circle Dr -0.1 mi
nahsa@fernley.com • Slight left at Gateway Circle/Gateway Circle Dr
-469 ft
Fees • Turn right at Airport Rd/Dillon Rd -0.6 mi
Delegate: $600 • Turn left at US-278/William Hilton Pkwy -3.4 mi
Associate Member: $485 • Slight left to stay on US-278/William Hilton Pkwy
Invited Prospective Member: $300 -315 ft
Spouse/Companion: $285 • Slight left at Queens Folly Rd -1.0 mi
Contact Booth Program: $375/Half day • Continue on Ocean Ln
$475/Full day
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Management Training Session: $400 for 25 minute
session/$700 for 50 minute session
Golf: $135
Advance Registration Hilton Oceanfront Resort
Hilton Head, SC
22nd Annual Meeting June 7-10, 2009
Please return completed form and payment by the deadline of May 1, 2009.
North American Horticultural Supply Association (NAHSA) Member Type: Please Circle One
100 North 20th Street, 4th Floor Manufacturer Prospective Manufacturer
Philadelphia, PA 19103-1443 Distributor Prospective Distributor
Ph: (215) 564-3484 · Fax: (215) 564-2175 Associate Other
E-mail: nahsa@fernley.com
Please check the box next to the name of the individual interested in joining a NAHSA Committee.
□ Delegate Name Nickname (for badge) ________
Companion Name Companion Email ________
Company Title
Mailing Address
City State Postal Code Country
Phone Fax Email
Emergency Contact (Name/Phone)
ADDITIONAL ATTENDEEES (This form may be duplicated if registering more than three delegates from the same company).
2. □ Delegate Name Nickname
Delegate Email _______ Companion
Emergency Contact (Name/Phone) Companion Email
3. □ Delegate Name Nickname
Delegate Email _______ Companion
Emergency Contact (Name/Phone) Companion Email
**ATTENTION MANUFACTURER MEMBERS** - Please see below for Manufacturer Only Registration.
Contact Booth: One booth per Manufacturer Member Company. Companies requesting electricity at their booth will be responsible
for this additional charge. Tables are available on a first-come first served basis.
□ $575 (Full day) □ $375 (Half Day) □ My Company has already reserved a Contact Booth.
Management Training Sessions: □ $400 (25 minute presentation ) □ $700 (50 minute presentation)
SPONSORSHIP & REGISTRATION: ALL MEMBERS
PACKAGE SPONSORS GOLF SPONSORS
□ Bronze Level $500 □ Gold Level $1,500 □ Hole Sponsor: $250 □Longest Putt: $250
□ Silver Level $1,000 □ Platinum Level $2,500 □ Closest to the Pin: $250 □ Hole in One: $250
For details on sponsorships, please see the 22nd Annual Meeting Brochure. □ Longest Drive: $250
Payment: All registrations must be prepaid. DELEGATE TOTAL REGISTRATION- (DISTRIBUTOR & MANUFACTURER)
Delegate(s) each @ $600 $ _________
Make checks payable to NAHSA.
Spouse/Companion(s) each @ $285 $ _________
Total Registration $__________________ Associate Member(s) each @ $485 $ _________
Payment by Check: Check # ___________ Prospective Member(s) each @ 300 $ _________
Payment by Credit Card Golf Tournament each @ $135 $ _________
□ Delegate 1: Av. Score____ Handicap ____ Club Rentals (L or R)
(Circle One) · Visa · MasterCard · American Express
□ Delegate 2: Av. Score____ Handicap ____ Club Rentals (L or R)
Card #:______________________________________________ □ Delegate 3: Av. Score____ Handicap ____ Club Rentals (L or R)
Expiration Date:____________ Billing Zip:_______ _______ Golf Sponsorships $ _________
Cardholder Name:______________________ _______ Package Sponsorships $ _________
Manufacturer Only Events $ ___________
Signature:____________________________________________
TOTAL AMOUNT DUE: $ ___________
Advance Registration Hilton Oceanfront Resort
Hilton Head, SC
22ND Annual Meeting June 7-10, 2009
REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS
Important! Type or neatly print all information. Your badge will be printed using the supplied information.
Please read through the registration form carefully; you will register for all events on this sheet.
Keep a copy for your records. Copy both sides.
Manufacturer companies may reserve (1) contact table on a first-come, first-served basis.
NEW THIS YEAR: Manufacturer companies have the option to reserve a contact table for a full day
or a half day.
Completed registration forms can be mailed or faxed in at any time. Payment by check or credit
card is required to complete the registration.
Please remit one check payable to NAHSA when registering for all meeting functions. Do not
include any fees for anything other than those relating to the meeting in your payment.
Meeting acknowledgements will be emailed directly to each registered delegate.
Badges will be available for pickup at the NAHSA Registration Desk at the Hilton Oceanfront Resort.
IMPORTANT DATES
Forms must be received by May 1, 2009 to make the advanced registration list.
All hotel reservations must be made by no later than May 1, 2009 to take advantage of the special
NAHSA group rate of $199 single/double occupancy plus tax per night. Please reserve your room
early! Reservations can be made by calling the Hilton Oceanfront Resort at (843) 842-8000.
Only registrations that are received by May 1, 2009 will be published in the meeting program book.
REFUND POLICY
Full refunds will be made only when written cancellations reach our office by May 1, 2009. It is your
responsibility to cancel hotel room reservations. There will be a $50.00 processing fee for all
refunds.
Refunds after May 1, 2009 will be considered on a case by case basis.