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Registration for members and associates of IBBA, AFB, or IABES: $150
Registration for non-members: $250

Regular registration ends Oct. 31th. 

Late registration (starting Nov. 1st):
Late Registration for members and associates of IBBA, AFB, or IABES: $250
Late Registration for non-members: $300

On-time registration is highly encouraged. We need to have an accurate count for field trips, transportation and meals. 

Contact for registration questions:
Tatia Veltkamp
tatiav@comcast.net
505-271-0325

Kathy Marshburn
kathy.marshburn@yahoo.com
832-671-4755

What’s included:

• Wednesday evening reception with light snacks.
• Admission to Fairchild Gardens, Butterfly World, tour of Boynton Botanicals and Butterfly Dan’s.
• Dinner Thursday and Friday night.
• Transportation on Saturday to Butterfly Dan’s Farm where shrimp boil, other food, and drinks are provided.
• Great presentations and speakers. Lots of networking and meeting new and old friends!
• See hotel info for amenities including breakfast, cocktail reception nightly, and free shuttle within 3 miles of hotel (shopping, restaurants, beach). 

 

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Conference Agenda

Wednesday, November 12
12:00 pm	Registration (pick up goody bag & program)
1:30 pm	Trip to Boynton Botanical (meet in lobby @ 1:30pm)	See Note 1
5:30 pm	Complimentary hotel reception/cocktails
6:00 pm	Registration/Light Snacks (pick up goody bag & program)
	Dinner (on your own)
Thursday, November 13
	Cooked to order breakfast, complimentary for hotel guests
7:00 am	Registration (pick up goody bag & program)
8:00 am	Fairchild Gardens Tour (meet in lobby @ 8:00am)
	Lunch (on your own at Fairchild Gardens)
1:00 pm	Registration (pick up goody bag & program)
1:30 pm	The Secret to Monarchs	– Mike Rich
2:30 pm	Keynote – A Look Back and to the Future	– Wayne Wehling
3:30 pm	Break
3:45 pm	Critical Issues Forum	– Tracy Villareal/Barbara Page
5:30 pm	Complimentary hotel reception/cocktails begin
5:45 pm	Butterfly Gardening	– Brenda Dziedzic
7:00 pm	Dinner
Friday, November 14
	Cooked to order breakfast, complimentary for hotel guests
8:30 am	Butterfly World Tour (meet in lobby @ 8:30am)
	Lunch (provided)
1:00 pm	Integrating Art into your Butterfly Program	– Lori Harris
2:00 pm	e-Commerce – Your Business Depends on It	– Ted Weihe
3:00 pm	Break
3:15 pm	A Systematic Approach to Raising Monarchs	– Connie Hodsdon
4:30 pm	Fighting Nature’s Nasties – OE & Disease	– Edith Smith
5:30 pm	Complimentary hotel reception/cocktails begin Last chance to visit vendors
6:45 pm	Banquet & Auction
Saturday, November 15
	Cooked to order breakfast, complimentary for hotel guests
9:00 am	Using Beneficials for Host Plant Pest Control	– Blair Leano-Helvey
10:00 am	IABES Panel	– IABES
11:30 am	Tour/Dinner at Butterfly Dan’s (meet in lobby @ 11:30am)	See Note 2
	Box lunch provided (pick up prior to boarding bus)
Sunday, November 16
	Cooked to order breakfast, complimentary for hotel guests
6:45 am	Optional Field Trip to Key West (meet in lobby @ 6:45am – bus NEEDS to leave on time)	See Note 3
	Lunch provided by host

 

Full information on trips/tours can be found at http://bit.ly/1rvZ4zp 

NOTES:1. Wednedsay – Boynton Botanical – A large wholesale nursery specializing in tropical and hard-to-find plants. Numerous butterfly host and nectar plants.

2. Saturday – Farm Tour to Butterfly Dan’s, a large butterfly farm in Kissimmee, Florida. OwnerDan Dunwoody will be our host. Includes a shrimp boil for dinner that evening on the farm. Drinks provided. No worries about drinking and driving as we will be taking buses. We will leave the hotel around 11:30 am arrive around 3:00 pm, tour for 1 1/2 hours, followed by the shrimp boil and drinks. Arrive back to the hotel around 10:00 pm.If you have wanted to tour a butterfly farm, this is one that you should not miss!

 

3. Sunday – Full-day trip to Key West. It is a bit of a drive, but when we are that close, we can’t resist making the trip! Bus will leave the hotel 7:00 am Sunday morning. Arrive in Key West around 12:00 noon. You can tour the Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory or do an activity on your own; walk the beach, shop, etc. Bus will leave at 5:00 pm and arrive back at the hotel Sunday around 9:00 pm. There will be an additional charge for the trip to cover the bus charter. Info will be posted with the registration form.

 

 

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Sponsorship Opportunities

Sponsorship opportunities for the upcoming Butterfly Professionals’ Conference:

Premier Sponsor : Thank you to Butterfly Wing Bling!

Platinum Sponsor : $500

Includes full page ad in program, name on banner at conference, banner size logo/info on IBBA and AFB websites as a sponsor. 

Gold Sponsor : $300

Includes 1/2 page ad in program, name on banner at conference, banner size logo/info on IBBA and AFB websites as a sponsor. 

Silver Sponsor : $200

Includes business card size ad in program, name on banner at conference, banner size logo/info on IBBA and AFB websites as a sponsor. 

Bronze Sponsor : $100

Includes business card size ad in program, name on banner at conference, listing on IBBA and AFB websites as a sponsor. 

Friend : $25

Includes listing in program and listing on IBBA and AFB websites as a sponsor. 

Other sponsorship opportunities:

Saturday bus trip to Dan Dunwoody’s butterfly farm: $1200 x 2 (2 sponsors at $1200)

Includes full page ad in program, name on banner at conference, banner size logo/info on IBBA and AFB websites as a sponsor.

 

Wednesday night registration reception (light snacks): $500

Includes full page ad in program, name on banner at conference, banner size logo/info on IBBA and AFB websites as a sponsor. 

 

Thursday or Friday afternoon break (coffee, sodas, light snacks): $500

Includes full page ad in program, name on banner at conference, banner size logo/info on IBBA and AFB websites as a sponsor. 

 

Auction Items & Goody Bags

We are also in need of items for our Friday night auction and items for attendee goody bags.

For sponsorship opportunities contact:

David Foster
sales@butterflywingbling.com
913-886-3999 Office
913-674-6621 Cell

Tatia Veltkamp
tatiav@comcast.net
505-271-0325 Office
505-362-9074 Cell

 

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Questions / Contact

Any questions or problems, please contact 

Tatia Veltkamp tatiav@comcast.net 505-271-0325 Office 505-362-9074 Cell

Kathy Marshburn kathy.marshburn@yahoo.com 832-671-4755