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An Interactive Focus on Tomorrow… MRA’s Fall Conference and RIF 2008
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Listen to Hit the JACKPOT!
Join your survey and opinion colleagues from around the world at the JW Marriott Spa and Resort in Summerlin, Nevada, November 3-5, for an immersive market research experience.
| “I consider the MRA to offer a great forum to reach new prospects and connect with many of our existing clients. The RIF committee is always striving to improve the venue and make sure we’re receiving maximum exposure. MRA’s conferences are always on our calendar of ‘must exhibit’ events.” |
| -- Paul Kirch; Vice President, Business Development; Common Knowledge Research Services |
The profession is evolving and so are we. With unparalleled interactive exercises, hands-on training and activity-based workshops, MRA’s Fall Conference gives you unmatched access to education and networking unique to the market research profession.
Tuesday November 4 is more than Election Day (don’t forget to complete your absentee ballot before you travel to MRA’s Fall Conference!)… It’s a day that will advance your market research knowledge, skills and abilities in unprecedented ways.
Don’t Let Election Day keep You Away
Since the Fall Conference lands on Election Day, MRA strongly recommends that Conference attendee’s utilize the absentee voting process. You may vote absentee beginning 31 days before an election. To obtain an absentee ballot, you can download an absentee ballot request form. You may also call, e-mail, write or apply in person at your county clerk's office. When the application is completed, it must be returned to your county clerk's office, which will then issue you the absentee ballot and required enclosure envelopes. The sealed marked ballot and signed outer envelope must reach the county clerk's office before the close of the polls on Election Day.
MRA will be hosting Election coverage throughout the day of November 4, 2008.
Absentee Voting Resources:
Long Distance Voter
Federal Voting Assitance Program
Vote4
You’ll be immersed in a learning environment designed BY market research professionals FOR market research professionals.
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| Planning Your Education |
This year attendees can choose from a range of material and presentation formats. Traditional lecture programs and panel discussions will be offered along with new activity-based workshops. The interactive workshops will help you to pick-up valuable and actionable tips and techniques that you can use immediately, and allow you to actively interact with your peers.
YOU choose the immersive learning experiences best tailored to add to your professional knowledge. MRA’s new conference structure infuses the traditional education tracks – quantitative, qualitative, business strategies, online and end user – with five brand new tracks:
- Processes, Trends and Techniques in Research: This track provides practitioners and experts with a look into emerging methodologies, practices and procedures.
- Excellence in Marketing Research: A focus on best practices in the market research industry.
- Business of Research: Provides management-level attendees with tools to build their brands and to improve their day-to day operations.
- Research Fundamentals: Provides the basic skill sets for practitioners in need of training or experts in need of a refresher course in certain areas of market research.
- End-User Forum: Special End-Users only forum.
Get it all this fall in a venue near Las Vegas, the world’s entertainment capitol. And get it all from the industry’s leading and largest association—the ONLY association that gives you access to the profession’s most innovative and creative trend-setters.
Click Here to download the Program at a Glance (pdf)
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JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort & Spa, Summerlin
221 N. Rampart Blvd.
Las Vegas, Nevada 89145
Phone: 1-702-869-7777
Fax: 1-702-869-7339
Experience the JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort & Spa - the city’s premiere desert resort. Located in Summerlin, Southern Nevada’s most prestigious golf neighborhood, and only 15 minutes from the Las Vegas Strip, this intimate golf & spa resort redefines the Las Vegas experience.
Boasting over 50 acres of lushly landscaped grounds including a resort pool complete with waterfalls and whirlpools, this Las Vegas hotel is the ultimate getaway. Relax in deluxe oversized guest rooms, sate your appetite at 11 Las Vegas restaurants and lounges, or stop by the Executive Golf Desk to schedule priority rounds of golf at TPC Canyon or other outstanding Las Vegas golf courses.
Reservations
MRA’s special room rate of $215 per night is only available through October 8, 2008. To make reservations call 1-800-228-9290 and reference group code “MRA”. Reservations may be made online at www.jwmarriottlv.com using group code “MRAMRAA”.
MRA’s hotel room block is reserved for registered conference attendees only. Please register for the Conference before reserving your room with the hotel. If you do not register for the Conference within 48 hours of booking your room, we reserve the right to release the room back into inventory. |
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| Networking |
Speed Networking: Broaden your professional network and build a foundation for your best MRA conference ever! Meet new people fast with Speed Networking! If you want to get acquainted with people who share your business interests and build your network, speed networking is for you.
New Member/First Time Attendee Reception: If this is your first MRA conference, you’re not alone. Meet and network with your fellow first-timers at this special reception—exclusively for first time attendees. Join your fellow newcomers and pick up valuable tips from a select group of experienced MRA conference attendees.
President’s Reception: A perpetual conference favorite, you won’t want to miss Monday night’s popular President’s Reception. Enjoy cocktails and hors d’oeuvres with new friends and old.
Networking Lunch (Tuesday): Enjoy a delicious lunch among old acquaintances—and meet some new friends—at the Networking Lunch. Whether you came to the conference by yourself or with some peers, the Networking Lunch is the ideal place to continue building valuable professional and personal relationships.
Awards Lunch (Wednesday): Information Coming Soon.
Research Industry Forum (RIF): Tour RIF and discover the latest products and services in the market research industry. RIF also features plenty of chances for you to win great prizes—and of course to network with industry leaders.
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| Registration |
| Full Conference Pricing |
by 10/3
(Early Bird Deadline) |
by 10/29
(Standard Deadline) |
On-site |
| Member (MRA, ARF, CMOR) |
$724 |
$899 |
$999* |
| Non-Member (includes 1 year membership) |
$999 |
$1174 |
$1274* |
| One Day Conference Pricing |
by 10/3 |
by 10/29 |
On-site |
| Member (MRA, ARF, CMOR) - Monday |
$674 |
$849 |
$949* |
Member (MRA, ARF, CMOR) -
Tuesday or Wednesday |
$624 |
$799 |
$899* |
| Non-Member; Monday |
$824 |
$999 |
$1099* |
| Non-Member; Tuesday or Wednesday |
$724 |
$899 |
$999* |
| Full or One Day Registration Required
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| Additional President’s Reception Tickets |
$150** |
| Speed Networking (Monday) |
No additional fee |
| Optional Workshops (Monday) |
No additional fee |
| * Name will not appear on pre-registered attendee list. |
| ** Can be purchased only by Conference registrants. |
*For membership levels D, E, F apply 5% discount and levels G & H apply 10% discount. |
Cancellation Policy: All cancellations must be received in writing before 5:00 PM EST on October 24 and are subject to a $100 fee. Cancellations for additional
President’s Reception tickets are subject to a $25 fee. Cancellations received after 5:00 PM EST on October 24 are non-refundable. If last minute problems
prevent you from attending, we urge you to find a replacement, so that your registration will not go unused. Please notify MRA if you need to send a substitution.
Substitutions received after October 24 will be subject to a $25 fee. |
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