Trailbuilders Conf. Registration

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Support from the Federal Highway Administration's Recreational Trails Program

enables us to host a great conference for minimum fees.

A grant from the NC Trails Program is subsidizing our workshops to make them

high quality at an affordable price.

March 15-17:

Art & Sci

Accessible

Youthcorps

UTAP

TrailWare

Road to Trail

Rigging

Chainsaw Instr

March 20-22:

Mechanized Trail Building

Chainsaw Cert

Stonework

Anatomy

NTTP

All prices are al a carte, i.e. you can attend any combination of workshops and the PTBA Conference.

Fees
We're very pleased to have the support of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
which helps keep registration fees low.

PTBA CONFERENCE Early Registration
(by Feb. 27) Late Registration
(after Feb. 27)

PTBA Trailbuilders Conference and Trailbuilders Trade Show, March 17-19, 2009 (includes Tuesday night party and lunches on Wed. and Thurs.). No attendance limit.  Info $225 $275

Wednesday Evening Banquet, March 18. No attendance limit.  Info $40 $50

WORKSHOPS

UTAP Workshop, March 15-16 – Beneficial Designs (includes Monday lunch).

5 seats still available as of 3/7/09.  Info
$350 $395

TrailWare Workshop, March 17 – Beneficial Designs. No attendance limit.  Info $95 $145

The Art & Science of Trails, March 15-16 (includes lunches).

16 seats available as of3/7/09.  Info
$195 $220

Accessible Trails-Learn Simple Design and Layout Techniques, March 15-16 (includes lunches). Sorry! This workshop is cancelled 6 seats available as of3/7/09.  Info $350 $375

Road to Trail Conversions, March 15-16 (includes lunches).

7 seats available as of 3/7 /09.  Info
$300 $325

Rigging for Trail Work, March 16 (lunch is not included).

6 seats available as of3/7/09.  Info
$135 $165

Youth and Conservation Corps Opportunities for Parks and Trails, March 17

No Attendance Limit. Info
Free Free

Chainsaw Instructor Certification, March 16-17 (includes Monday lunch)

Sorry! This workshop is full as of3/7/09. Info
$250 $275

Introduction to Mechanized Trail Building, March 20-22 (lunches included). Sorry! This workshop is full as of3/7/09. Info $400 $450

Stonework - From Shaping to Installation, March 20-21 (lunches included).

4 seats available as of3/7/09. Info
$350 $375

Chainsaw Safety and Certification, March 20-21 (includes lunches)

Sorry! This workshop is full as of3/7/09. Info
$175 $200

Anatomy of a Trail , March 20-21 (lunches included).

4 seats available as of3/7/09. Info
$250 $275

National Trails Training Partnership , March 19-20 No Attendance Limit. Info Free Free

Lodging is NOT included in registration. Hotel info, prices.

Registration Info — PLEASE READ
Payment options Pay by credit card (preferred!), check, or purchase order. Credit cards are safely handled online using our secure server. Checks and purchase orders require an extra snail-mail step. Please, use purchase orders only as a last resort! Banquet reservations requested Because we have to pre-order banquets, we request that you reserve banquets during registration. However, you can also purchase banquet tickets (cash or check only, please) during onsite check-in on Tuesday morning and early afternoon. No tickets will be available after Tuesday afternoon or at the door. Per diem banquet payments accepted If you're on per diem, our registration system lets you pay for the conference with a government credit card or check and pay for the banquet with a personal credit card or check. See "Per diem banquets" below. Register several people at the same time You can register one or several people at the same time. If you're registering several people online, use one free "INFO" item to provide contact info for each person and tell us who is registering for what. Discounts for presenters and employees of PTBA members This year, we offer discounts to presenters of concurrent sessions at the main conference. Employees of PTBA members can also claim discounts. If you qualify for the discount, check the "Registration discount for conference presenters and PTBA Members" box in the screen that appears after you select the PTBA conference. Your discount will appear at Checkout. Governments needing a IRS W-9 form for PTBA If your office needs to establish PTBA as a vendor, please fax a W-9 and/or your contact info to Donald Hays, PTBA Treasurer, at 530-583-1372. Cancellations and refunds Full refunds of your registration fee will be available through February 27, 2009. After Feb. 27, PTBA will refund all but $50.

Online Registration “Shopping Cart” for All Payment Types

Per diem banquets
If you need to make a separate per diem payment for the banquet, please use the shopping cart twice:

	once for everything but the banquet on your agency card, and
	once for the banquet alone on your personal card.

Federal employees
Federal Small Purchase Cards: These work but can produce a scary-looking "MD5 Hash Mismatch" error. If that happens to you, call the phone number listed on that page and DON'T press the "Continue" button again or your card will be charged twice.

Federal Travel Cards: These don't work—sorry.

Our "INFO" item
In order to get your nametag info, dietary or special needs, and comments, we have a free "INFO" item. If you don't put it in your basket, you'll be prompted for it after checkout. If you're registering more than one person, select the INFO item for each person and use the Comments section to tell us which conference components each person will attend.

Starting with the next screen, you'll see a "shopping cart" in which you place conference components you want to purchase "in the basket". It's much like any other shopping cart on the Web.

Each item has an "Add to Basket" button next to it. Click the appropriate buttons to add items to your "basket". Although you won't see any verification (sorry!), the screen will redraw each time you click an "Add to Basket" button. Selecting some items will prompt you for additional info.

To check your basket contents and/or change quantities, click the "Basket Contents" button in the bar above the item list.

If you're registering more than one person, see "Our 'INFO' Item" at left.

When you've picked all your conference items, click the "Checkout" button. You'll then be asked for your contact info and, on successive screens, your credit card type and card number. Your credit card info is protected by a secure server. If you're paying by check or purchase order, follow the instructions at the top of the payment screens.

Receipts
For credit card payments, at the end you'll see an onscreen receipt which you can print. You'll also receive an emailed receipt as well.

If for some reason you need to register with paper forms, click here.