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Conference Chair

Stephen J. Szilagyi
Stephen J. Szilagyi
Senior Vice President,
Distribution
Lowe's Companies, Inc.

LOWE’S®, Never Stop Improving ™

Track Chairs

Workplace

Crosby Cromwell
Crosby Cromwell
Senior Manager, Corporate Affairs
Walmart Foundation

Walmart

Marketplace

Keith Wiedenkeller
Keith P. Wiedenkeller, SPHR
SVP & Chief People Officer
AMC Entertainment Inc.

AMC Entertainment, Inc.

Supply Chain

Philip  Devliegher
Philip DeVliegher
Director, Global Supplier Diversity
Marriott International

Marriott

Diamond Presenting Partner

AMC Entertainment, Inc.

Emerald Partners

Microsoft

Sapphire Partners

IBM

Marriott

McKesson

Merck

Walgreens

Ruby Partners

Ernst & Young

Nordstrom

Walmart

Topaz Partners

Amerigroup Foundation

AOL.

Aramark Food Services

at&t

Manpower

McDonalds

Northrop Grumman

PPSV, Attorney's at Law

Southwest Airlines

SSB Bart Group

Starbucks

Wellpoint

Wells Fargo

Conference Registration

ONLINE REGISTRATION CLOSED:

Online registration for the 2011 USBLN® Annual Conference & Expo is now closed, but there is still time to join us.

Please feel free to register onsite at the Louisville Marriott Downtown hotel. Walk-up registrations are welcomed from October 16 -19 with check and credit card payments accepted (Visa, MasterCard, or American Express). Please make checks payable to the "US Business Leadership Network."

ONSITE ATTENDANCE OPTIONS:
Full Conference Registration: $549.00
Single Day Rate: $210.00 per day
(Above rates applicable for spouses/partners)

Louisville Marriott Downtown hotel
280 West Jefferson Street
Louisville, KY 40202
800-266-9432
(Registration desk - Second Level)

CONFERENCE FEES:
Full Conference Registration Sun. October 16 – Wed. October 19, 2011 Includes the four-day full conference pass, all educational sessions, peer-to-peer meetings, some meals, Expo, special events and enhanced networking opportunities.

CANCELLATION POLICY:
The USBLN® Annual Conference does not permit cancellations or offer refunds; however, substitutions are welcome. If a substitution is required, please contact Kerrell Farmelant, USBLN® Conference Producer at kerrell@thenextgreatevent.com.

Single Day Rate Available:
Unable to attend the full conference? Single day rates are available for $210 per day and include educational sessions and special events for the day(s) selected.

Spouse/Partner Rate:
Full conference or single day rates are available for spouses/partners.

More than one person attending?
We offer a $25 discount for each person for two or more attendees from the same organization attending the full conference. Insert 11MULT in the Promotion code field during online registration. Please note: You must register online individually in order to receive $25 off per person from the same organization. Use of this code will be audited. (Discount is not available for the single day rate or spouses/partners).

PAYMENT OPTIONS:
Pay by credit card or check – Mailed in checks or Visa, MasterCard, or American Express credit cards are accepted online via a secured server during our online registration process. Please note: Your registration is not guaranteed until we receive payment.

TRAVEL CONSIDERATIONS

Arrive on Sunday, October 16, 2011
Be sure to book your travel to arrive on the morning of Sunday, October 16 to check into your hotel, attend pre-conference meetings as invited and join us for our exciting Welcome Reception & Mixer at conference site hotel, the Louisville Marriott Downtown. Attendee registration will open at 7:30 am on Sunday, October 16. Our opening day educational sessions start promptly at 8:30 am on Monday, October 17.

Easy to Get There
Our conference hotel is located less than 10 minutes from the Louisville International Airport (airport code SDF) offering over 105 flights per day with the largest carrier being Southwest Airlines. Official Airline of the USBLN. Louisville is also within a day’s drive of 2/3rd’s of the US Population. For Louisville travel and tourism information visit: GoToLouisville.com.

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Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel
The Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel is our conference site hotel. As of Friday, September 23, our contracted group room block at the Marriott Louisville Downtown has expired. Rooms may still be available, but the rate is subject to change after this date. Room rates may be lower at the SpringHill Suites and the Fairfield Inn, two of our overflow hotels. Please call for best availability.

If the Marriott Louisville Downtown is sold out over your desired travel dates, we invite you to contact one of the following three hotels located nearby to the Marriott. Please contact the hotels directly for rates and availability.

Hyatt Regency Louisville
320 W. Jefferson
Louisville, KY 40202
502-581-1234
www.louisville.hyatt.com

SpringHill Suites Louisville Downtown – overflow ADA rooms subject to availability
132 E. Jefferson
Louisville, KY 40202
502-569-7373
www.louisvilledowntownhotel.com

Fairfield Inn & Suites Louisville Downtown
100 E. Jefferson
Louisville, KY 40202
502-569-3553
www.marriott.com

Accessibility and Reasonable Accommodations
For accessibility and reasonable accommodation needs or questions, please contact Kerrell Farmelant, our USBLN® Conference Producer at kerrell@thenextgreatevent.com or (602) 697-6449 PST. ADA and ADA hotel rooms with roll-in showers are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Mobility Solutions and Scooter Rentals
The company Scootaround Mobility Solutions offers hotel delivery, and is anticipating interest from conference attendees. Feel free to make your reservations through their website at www.scootaround.com or by contacting them at (888) 441-7575.

   

Hotel Information

Louisville Marriot Downtown Hotel

Louisville Marriott
Downtown Hotel

280 West Jefferson Street
Louisville, KY 40202
800-266-9432
AAA- four diamond hotel

Tourism & Transportation Info

Louisville, it's possible here.

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Attendee Discounts and
Special Offers

Simply show your name badge to receive over 50 exciting discounts and special offers for nearby Louisville attractions, restaurants and retail shops!
View the Very Important Badge (VIB) program
(DOC|PDF)

Nearby Entertainment and
Restaurant Maps
(DOC|PDF)

HRCI Approved

HRCI Pre-Approved

This program has been approved for 11.75 (General) recertification credit hours toward PHR, SPHR and GPHR recertification through the HR Certification Institute. Please be sure to note the program ID number on your recertification application form onsite at the conference. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HR Certification Institute website at www.hrci.org.

The use of this seal is not an endorsement by the HR Certification Institute of the quality of the program. It means that this program has met the HR Certification Institute's criteria to be pre-approved for recertification credit.

CDMS CE Units Approved

CDMS Logo

CDMS certificants and ADMS designees who attend this program will be eligible to receive continuing education (CE) units. For more information about the CDMS Commission and their CE units, please visit new.cdms.org.

Lead Media Partners

Diversity Inc.

Federal Partners

Office of Disability Employment Policy - U.S. Dept. of Labor

Ticket to Work

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

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