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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. 22)
Late Registration
(after Feb. 22)
PTBA Trailbuilders Conference and Trailbuilders Trade Show, March 11-13, 2008 (includes Tuesday night party and lunches on Wed. and Thurs.). No attendance limit.  Info $195
$225
Wednesday Evening Banquet, March 12. No attendance limit.  Info $35
$35
WORKSHOPS  
UTAP Workshop, March 9-10 – Beneficial Designs (includes Monday lunch). 23 seats still available as of 2/21/08.  Info $350 $395
TrailWare Workshop, March 11 – Beneficial Designs. No attendance limit.  Info $95 $145
The Art & Science of Trails, March 9-10 (includes Sunday lunch). 25 seats available as of 2/21/08.  Info $195 $220
Trailshaping - Generating Solutions Better, Faster, Smarter, & Cheaper  Part 1 alone March 10-11 (includes Monday lunch). Unlimited attendence .  Info $225 $245
Trailshaping - Generating Solutions Better, Faster, Smarter, & Cheaper  Part 1 & 2 March 10-11 and 14 (includes Monday & Friday lunches). 9 seats available for Part 2 as of 2/21/08.  Info $295 $325
Cost Estimating for Trail Maintenance Budgeting , March 10 (lunch not included). 19 seats available as of 2/21/08.  Info $150 $175
Rigging for Trail Work, March 14 (lunch not included). Full! sorry, this workshop filled as of 2/21/08.  Info $135 $165
Confluence of Conflicts , March 14 (includes lunch). 19 seats available as of 2/21/08.  Info $170 $205

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 22, 2008. After Feb. 22, 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.

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