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If you haven’t yet registered for the conference, but are interested in attending, please register as soon as possible. Onsite registration will be available, but the cost goes up by $50. http://www.txdla.org/conference/2009/registrationhome.aspx

Hotel
Deadline for the special $85.00 TxDLA room rate at the Omni Hotels is TODAY, March 25 … so if you have not made your hotel reservation, please do so today! Visit http://www.txdla.org/conference/2009/hotels.aspx for more information. Also, if you have a sleeping room at the Omni that you will not be using … please be sure to cancel your extra reservations.

Conference Planner and Downloadable Program
The 2009 TxDLA online conference planner is now available as well as a PDF file of the onsite conference program! This planner can be used to schedule your sessions, vendor showcases, exhibit hall, and personal appointments for the conference. It is designed to help you keep track of who, what, where, and when (please note that it does NOT reserve your spot in specific breakout sessions, but is merely a tool for helping plan your time while at TxDLA!) Visit: http://www.txdla.org/conference/2009/planner.aspx

Special Global Corporate Communication Strategies Panel
Make a note of a featured breakout session panel presentation brought to you by TxDLA and the University of Houston’s College of Technology. A live videoconference of this panel session (onsite held at the University of Houston) will be held on Wednesday, April 8, at 10:30 a.m. in Bayview AB. Five corporate panelists will discuss effective strategies they are using to facilitate distance communication and training to remote locations. The panelists include CPOs, VPs and directors of such corporations as Chevron, Weatherford, Fluor Enterprises, Baker Hughes, Cardtronics, Key Energy, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Methodist Hospital, Camden Properties, Waste Management, Friedkin Affiliated Companies, and AIG.

Volunteers
The conference can never happen without the volunteers that work tirelessly to make it go smoothly. Sign up today at http://www.txdla.org/conference/2009/volunteering.aspx to volunteer as a session moderator, registration desk helper, conference “stuffers”, technical team or bus coordinator, and see how it all gets done. Get active in TxDLA and help to make this the most exciting and successful conference for all attendees.

Virtual Corkboard
Are you driving to the conference and would like someone to talk with on that long drive? Or are you looking for a ride? Is your organization’s budget tight and you need to share a room? Or are there other conference related requests that you would like other attendees help on? Would you like to connect with other attendees of like interest during the conference?TXDLA is providing the Virtual Corkboard (Bulletin Board) service as a way for attendees to connect on their travel, lodging, and other conference needs. To ACCESS the Virtual Corkboard, you must be a registered attendee AND be logged into the system. http://www.txdla.org/conference/2009/corkboard.aspx

Partners
Please visit the conference website at http://www.txdla.org/conference/2009/EXHIBITOR_2009.aspx?fct=partner and see the list of partners that have committed to providing resources and sponsorships to make this the most successful conference to date!

Preconference Workshops
Spaces are still available for a few of the preconference workshops if you would like to come in a little earlier and participate. These workshops are an additional fee, depending on length. See http://www.txdla.org/conference/2009/program/preconfworkshops.aspx for more information and email Lisa Fry if you would like to be added to a workshop.

Hooks Baseball – Tuesday Night
TxDLA attendees may attend the optional Hooks baseball game at Whataburger Field on Tuesday evening. Transportation will be provided; however, be prepared to purchased your own tickets (additional cost — not included in your conference registration fee) from a Hooks representative during lunch on Tuesday.

Attendee Login
To login as a registered TxDLA Conference Attendee and to access many of the above features including the conference planner, Virtual Corkboard and volunteering .. visit http://www.txdla.org/goATTENDEElogin.asp?confyear=2009.

Transportation
TxDLA will be providing shuttle buses for attendees between the Omni Hotels and the ABC Center (site of the TxDLA convention). Please see

http://www.txdla.org/conference/2009/lodgingtravel.aspx for a link to the bus schedule. Please note that the convention center is also located within walking distance from the hotels. Limited parking is available for a fee at the ABC Center. See the downloadable onsite program for more information.

Registration opens at 12:00 noon on Monday at the ABC Center. See you on the water!

12th Annual TxDLA Conference, April 6-9, 2009
American Bank Center Convention Center
Corpus Christi, Texas

Click Here to Begin Registration

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