Registration
is now open for the TARA 25th Annual Convention & Southwest
Buying Show, October 11-13, 2008, at the beautiful Sheraton Grand
DFW, minutes from the DFW Airport. TARA members can register by clicking
on the link above entitled Dealers Convention Registration. Exhibitors
can reserve a booth and register their people by clicking on the
link above entitled Exhibitor Contract & Registration.
New Convention Format!!!
This year’s convention features a new format
that requires less time and money for both members and exhibitors
to attend, while still providing the same quality meeting, buying
show, and networking opportunities as past TARA conventions. Here
is a brief summary of the biggest format changes and other highlights
of this year’s convention:
The convention has been shortened to only two full
days - Sunday and Monday - reducing your hotel expense and
time away from your business.
Both the TARA general business session and the Southwest Buying
Show will held on the same day - Monday.
The Southwest Buying Show has been changed to a table-top exhibition,
greatly reducing the cost to exhibit without reducing the
opportunity to do business
with Texas dealers.
Sunday is
loaded with new features like a welcome dinner following the
traditional
opening reception and a shopping trip for
the spouses. And,
this year’s
golf tournament will be played at one of the premier new courses
in the state.
And for those arriving Saturday evening, a fantastic social
event has been planned - Saturday Night at the Races. Join your
fellow dealers
and vendors
in the TARA private suite and watch the ponies run at beautiful
Lone
Star Park.
A schedule of events is posted here to the right. Register
today!!!
Don’t
Wait To Reserve Your Hotel Rooms
You can book your hotel rooms directly with the Sheraton
Grand DFW by calling 972-929-8400 before September 20. TARA has reserved
a block of rooms for convention and trade show attendees at a special
room rate of $149.00, single or double occupancy. After September
10, TARA cannot insure that any hotel accommodations will be available
at the convention hotel or at the TARA convention rate of $149.00.
More than likely, our room block will sell-out before the September
10 deadline - so we are urging all members to make their hotel room
reservations TODAY! October 11 is the day of the Texas/OU football
game in Dallas and hotel rooms will be at a premium!!! Reserve your
rooms TODAY!!!
Convention
Schedule
of Events
Saturday, October 11th 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Convention Registration
5:30 p.m. An Evening at the Races Buses Depart Hotel for Lone Star Park
Sunday, October 12th 6:30 am TARA 2008 Golf Tournament
Sky Creek Ranch Golf Club Bus Depart Hotel For Golf Course
2:00-9:00 pm Convention Registration
11:00 am Shopping Tour
Grapevine Mills Mall Bus Departs Hotel For Mall
