2010 Convention Registration

At this time, all registrations are to be done on-site.

2010 Convention Rates
Online Registration
Printable Registration Form
Payment Methods
Cancellations and Refunds
Session Registration Procedures
 

 2010 Convention Rates

PAYMENT METHODS

Members must be a current MSHA member to register at the member rate.  If necessary, please call the Central Office to check your membership status.   Other SLH Association members must send verification of membership to register at the member rate. 

Student membership in NSSLHA is not considered MSHA membership.

If registering online, MSHA accepts Visa and MasterCard. 

If you register using the the printable registration form, MSHA will accept money orders, checks or credit cards (Visa or MasterCard only). Money orders and checks must be payable to 2010 MSHA Convention. Returned checks are subject to a $35 fee.  No purchase orders accepted. 

On-site registration is strongly discouraged.  Availability is not guaranteed. Hard copy registration forms will be included with the Convention Special due out in mid-late December 2009.  Do not mail registration forms to arrive after March 4, 2010.   You will need to bring the registration form with you if you choose to register on-site.  On-Site Registrants will be subject to an additional $25 processing fee.

Cancellations And Refunds

All cancellations and refunds will be processed after the Convention.

Full refunds (minus $15 handling fee) will be made only if written cancellation request is postmarked along with the return of receipt to Central Office no later than no later than March 4, 2010.

NO REFUNDS - MSHA is accountable for the number of attendees guaranteed to the hotel at this time, therefore, we cannot grant a refund after after March 22, 2010.

This cancellation and refund policy applies to the Convention and Day Institutes.

Registration PROCEDURES: Tips for Getting In To the Sessions of Your Choice

MSHA extends our thanks and appreciation to attendees who have continued to support the concept of pre-registration for sessions.  Pre-registration allows for more accurate matching of meeting room space to the number of attendees signed up for a session. It also better prepares the speaker and avoids conflicts with fire safety codes.  

Below are the steps to ensuring yourself a seat in the sessions of your choice:

Register early!  Session assignments will be determined on a “first come, first serve” basis.

You can assume you have been accepted into a course unless contacted by Central Office staff.  Central Office will notify you if space limitations prohibit your attendance in a course.  You will be given the opportunity to request attendance at an alternative session upon receipt of notification by Central Office.

Do NOT register for courses which are scheduled in the same time slot.  If registrants sign up for conflicting courses, one of the courses will be chosen for you.

BRING YOUR “BOARD PASS” WITH YOU TO ALL SESSIONS.  You will receive a “confirmed” registration form and your official name badge from MSHA Central Office.  A name badge holder will be supplied at convention.  The “confirmed” form will serve as your schedule at Convention.

Do not loose your “confirmed” registration form or name badge.  Copies of the registration forms will be available at the Registration Desk for a nominal fee.  In addition, name badges can be reprinted for a nominal fee.

If you are attending a course that is expected to be at or near capacity, volunteers will be available to check you in to the session.  If you signed up for the course prior to Convention, your name will appear on the Session Listing.  Volunteers will only allow those on the Session Listing into the course.  If you did not sign up for the course, but would like to attend, simply let the volunteer know, and you will be given a card with a number on it.  After the initial seating, the volunteers will assess seat availability.

Arrive timely to sessions.  The convention program provides 15-minute intervals between sessions to allow for “transition time.”  Please be sensitive and considerate in entering sessions that have begun.

Participants who register “onsite” cannot be guaranteed a seat in sessions that are full or close to capacity.  See instructions above.

You will receive one (1) CEU certificate cumulative of all CEUs earned at Convention at the conclusion of the Convention.

If you wish to apply for ASHA CEUs, forms will be included in the registration packets distributed at Convention.  These forms MUST be completed and returned to the MSHA Registration Desk at the conclusion of the Convention.

If you wish to apply for AAA CEUs, please stop by the Registration Desk for special instructions.

Questions?  Call MSHA Central Office at 888 (SAY MSHA) 729-6742.