Jim Finnel
Fallen Cannabis Warrior & Ex News Moderator
17th Annual HIA Convention
QUALITY … INTEGRITY … KNOWLEDGE
Sunday and Monday, November 7 - 8, 2010
Holiday Inn - Civic Center
San Francisco, CA, USA
Reception, Annual General Meeting, Expert Speakers, Fine Dining and Hemp Exhibits & Sales
Tentative Schedule:
Registration begins on Sunday, November 7.
HIA Board meeting is on evening of November 7.
Convention takes place on Monday, November 8 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Dinner at 7:00 pm at restaurant TBD on November 8.
Invited and Confirmed Speakers:
David Bronner, Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps - Going Fair Trade: The Challenges of Setting Up Sustainable and Fair Supply Chains - and Having Them Certified
David Gauger, Gauger + Associates - Branding
Anndrea Hermann, Hemp Oil Canada - Canadian & Hemp Farming Update
John Roulac, Nutiva - HEMP!! Learn the Nutritional & Health Benefits of Organic Hemp Foods
Heather Howitt, Meriweather Group - Venture Capital & Entrepreneurship
Mario Machnicki, American Limetec - Hemcrete® and the Potential Market for Hemp in Building Construction
Christina Volgyesi, HIA - Hemp History Week Report
Eric Steenstra & Ben Droz, Vote Hemp - Hemp Legislative Update
Steve Levine, President of HIA - President's Report
Tom Murhpy, HIA - HIA Office Report
For Hemp Industries Association members only. Please join now if you are not a member.
Please join us in San Francisco, CA this November!
Your early registration is appreciated and helps with event planning.
Late Registration Fee – (first attendee): $300 per person from September 1 to November 8. 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 8. (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 1.1MB) 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.
2010 HIA Convention Registration - Members Only - Late Registration (September 1 - November 8) $300
2010 HIA Convention Registration - Members Only - Additional Attendee(s) - Late Registration (September 1 - November 8) $250
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.
2010 HIA Convention Exhibit - Quarter Table (November 9) $50
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.
Holiday Inn - Civic Center
50 Eighth St
San Francisco, CA 94103
Map
Toll Free: 1-800-287-0037
415-575-5265
InterContinental Hotels Group Hotel Reservations | Meetings and Events
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 or you may book online.
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 17 to get the HIA group rate.
HIA Group Rates:
$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 Hemp Industries Association - 2010 Convention event page.
There will be exhibit space available. Tables will be provided, please bring your materials. Please call the HIA office at 707-874-3648 for more information.
QUALITY … INTEGRITY … KNOWLEDGE
Sunday and Monday, November 7 - 8, 2010
Holiday Inn - Civic Center
San Francisco, CA, USA
Reception, Annual General Meeting, Expert Speakers, Fine Dining and Hemp Exhibits & Sales
Tentative Schedule:
Registration begins on Sunday, November 7.
HIA Board meeting is on evening of November 7.
Convention takes place on Monday, November 8 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Dinner at 7:00 pm at restaurant TBD on November 8.
Invited and Confirmed Speakers:
David Bronner, Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps - Going Fair Trade: The Challenges of Setting Up Sustainable and Fair Supply Chains - and Having Them Certified
David Gauger, Gauger + Associates - Branding
Anndrea Hermann, Hemp Oil Canada - Canadian & Hemp Farming Update
John Roulac, Nutiva - HEMP!! Learn the Nutritional & Health Benefits of Organic Hemp Foods
Heather Howitt, Meriweather Group - Venture Capital & Entrepreneurship
Mario Machnicki, American Limetec - Hemcrete® and the Potential Market for Hemp in Building Construction
Christina Volgyesi, HIA - Hemp History Week Report
Eric Steenstra & Ben Droz, Vote Hemp - Hemp Legislative Update
Steve Levine, President of HIA - President's Report
Tom Murhpy, HIA - HIA Office Report
For Hemp Industries Association members only. Please join now if you are not a member.
Please join us in San Francisco, CA this November!
Your early registration is appreciated and helps with event planning.
Late Registration Fee – (first attendee): $300 per person from September 1 to November 8. 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 8. (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 1.1MB) 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.
2010 HIA Convention Registration - Members Only - Late Registration (September 1 - November 8) $300
2010 HIA Convention Registration - Members Only - Additional Attendee(s) - Late Registration (September 1 - November 8) $250
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.
2010 HIA Convention Exhibit - Quarter Table (November 9) $50
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.
Holiday Inn - Civic Center
50 Eighth St
San Francisco, CA 94103
Map
Toll Free: 1-800-287-0037
415-575-5265
InterContinental Hotels Group Hotel Reservations | Meetings and Events
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 or you may book online.
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 17 to get the HIA group rate.
HIA Group Rates:
$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 Hemp Industries Association - 2010 Convention event page.
There will be exhibit space available. Tables will be provided, please bring your materials. Please call the HIA office at 707-874-3648 for more information.
