Hope To See You There!

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FIANA is pleased to announce the 16th Annual Convention & Trade Show, to be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel on the River Walk Downtown in San Antonio Texas on September 16th-18th, 2010.

An informative program of speakers and activities is being planned to provide flooring industry specific training, marketing insights, and general business planning and management techniques. See Event Schedule Below for more information.

Excitement is building for the upcoming convention and trade show in San Antonio, September 16 - 18, 2010 by the fact that we are getting many calls asking for various convention details. Following is information that, hopefully, will answer immediate questions and assist in your planning.

For manufacturer members with reserved booths to date, the vendor trade show information kits from GES Exhibit Co. will be mailed out next week.

Convention registration packets will be mailed to all members next week. This packet will include registration forms, the program, speaker information, hotel reservation forms, etc.

As I stated in my last newsletter, this is a very popular time of the year in San Antonio and a great venue for the convention and even though we have blocked several hundred rooms, I suggest contacting the Hyatt Regency as soon as your plans are set to make a reservation prior to our block expiring to space available on August 16th.

FIANA is required to block a number of rooms for the convention and if registrants do not mention Fiana Floor Installation Association or choose to stay in another location, the association will be responsible for all the unused rooms. Please be mindful of this and reserve your rooms accordingly

Following are two direct line contacts and attached is a reservation info page from the Hyatt to insure the convention rate and the room assigned to our block. These lines are assigned directly to FIANA for the exclusive use and convience for making room reservations.

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	Hyatt Flyer For Reservations		pdf	84.69Kb

September 16 - 18, 2010

• Thursday, Sept.16, 2010
• 8:00 am - noon: GES Exhibit Co. Set-Up
• Location: Regency Ballroom
• Noon - 5:00 pm: Registration Open
• Location: Los Rios Foyer (B Level)
• Noon - 5:00 pm: FIANA Exhibitors Set-Up
• Location: Regency Ballroom (B Level)
• 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm: Welcome Reception
• Location: Rio Grand Ballroom (B Level)
• Evening Free
• Friday, Sept. 17, 2010
• 7:00 am - 5:00 pm: Registration Open
• Location: Lo Rios Foyer (B Level)
• 7:00 am - 8:00 am: Breakfast Buffet
• Location: Rio Grand Ballroom (B Level)
• 8:00 am - 9:30 am: General Business Session
• Location: Live Oak Room (A Level)
• Jonathan Trivers: "I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW"
• 9:45am - 10:45 am: Breakout Session
• Location: Live Oak Room (A Level)
• Sam Allman: "MOVING UP IN A DOWN ECONOMY"
• 11:00 am - 12:00 noon: Breakout Session
• Location: Live Oak Room (A Level)
• Charles Marshall: "FUNNY BUSINESS"
• 12:00 Noon - 1:00 pm: Lunch Buffet
• Location: Trade Show Foyer (Ballroom Level)
• 12:00 noon - 6:00 pm: Trade Show
• Location: Regency Ballroom (B Level)
• 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm: Trade Show Cocktail Reception
• Location: Trade Show Foyer (B Level)
• Evening Free
• Saturday, Sept. 18, 2010
• 7:30 am - 8:30 am: Breakfast Buffet
• Location: Trade Show Foyer (B Level)
• 8:00 am - 12:00 noon: Trade Show
• Location: Regency Ballroom (B Level)
• Exhibit break down begins only at 12:00 noon