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Conference Headquarters
Hilton Americas—Houston
1600 Lamar 
Houston, Texas 77010

Register

Early Bird Deadline: Wednesday, September 10
Advanced Deadline: Friday, October 24

How to Register
There are three easy ways to register:

• Register online
  Please Note: If you fall under one of the following categories, you will not able register online:
• Paying with Purchase Order (Download form and mail or fax)
• Group Registrants (Download form and mail or fax)
• Volunteer Recipients (Download form and mail or fax)
• Scholarship Recipients (Download form and mail or fax)
• Exhibitors (Registration form will be sent directly to you)
• Speakers (Registration form will be sent directly to you)
• Register by mail
  Download our printable PDF registration form and mail to:
  Americans for the Arts
  c/o Meetings & Events
  P.O. Box 91261
  Washington, DC 20090-1261
• Register by fax
  Download our printable PDF registration form and fax to:
  F 202.371.0424
  Attn: Meetings and Events

Registration Rates and Deadlines

Preconference Registration Sunday, November 9, 2008
	Advance Registration: Postmarked on or before Wednesday, October 24, 2008
With Full Conference	$135
Preconference Only	$220
Conference Registration Monday, November 10–Wednesday, November 12, 2008
	Early-Bird: Postmarked on or before Wednesday, September 10, 2008	Advance Registration: Received before Friday, October 24, 2008
Member	$415	$498
Nonmember	$465	$550
Group*		$415

Early-Bird Registration Deadline
Early-Bird Registration applies to the main National Arts Marketing Project Conference only. Early-Bird Registration payments must be postmarked on or before Wednesday, September 10, 2008. Registrations postmarked after September 10 and before October 24, 2008, will be considered Advance Registrations.

Advance Registration Deadline
All Advance Registration payments must be received by Friday, October 24, 2008. Registrations received after this deadline will not be processed in advance. You will be asked to register on site and provide payment at that time.

Group Registration Deadline
A Group is defined at least 15 individuals from one or more organizations. There must be one form completed per registrant. Please note that online registration is not available for Group Registrations. Group Registration must be coordinated through a single individual and all forms of payment must be submitted at the same time. Exchanging registrations or adding to Groups once the registration has been processed is not permitted. All Group Registrations must be made by the Advance Registration deadline, Friday, October 24, 2008.

Registration Policies

Admission
You are required to wear your name badge at all conference events and meal functions. Admission will be denied to those without a badge. Replacement badges may be purchased at the Registration Desk for $50.

Confirmation
Americans for the Arts will send you a written confirmation letter within two weeks of receiving your registration form. If you do not receive confirmation within this time frame, please contact us at events@artsusa.org to confirm receipt.

Payment
Registrations are not considered complete until all fees are paid in full. All Advance Registration payments must be made by Friday, October 24, 2008. Registrations made after this date will not be processed in advance. You will be asked to register on site and provide payment at that time.

Payment of registrations secured by Purchase Order must be received by Wednesday, October 24, 2008. If payment on a Purchase Order is not received prior to the conference, the attendee will be required to provide a credit card and sign a Payment Authorization form to guarantee payment at the Onsite Registration Desk before receiving conference credentials. This credit card is a guarantee of payment and will not be charged if payment is received within six weeks following the close of the conference.

Refunds
All requests for refunds must be made in writing to Americans for the Arts, c/o Meetings & Events. Full refunds will be issued to requests received by Friday, October 24, 2008, and will be issued within two weeks of receipt. Refund requests received after this deadline will be reviewed after the conference and will be granted on a case-by-case basis. Approved refunds will be issued within 30 days of conference and will incur a $50 administrative fee. Requests for refunds after the close of the meeting will not be considered and all fees paid will be forfeited.