La Quinta Resort & Club
49-499 Eisenhower Drive
La Quinta, CA 92253
800.598.3828

Rates: $185 Single/Double
Hotel WIC Group Code: ZWIC
Hotel Reservations: Download the form or Telephone: (888) 303-4430 -
Fax: (727) 894-2270

Hotel Reservations On-line: click here.  [Reference Hotel WIC Group Code: ZWIC to receive your discounted room rate of $185 + tax per night.]

If WIC 2008 is a must on your calendar, make your hotel reservations today!  The WIC room block is limited - book your rooms as early as possible.

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

Register Early and Save On the Early Bird Rates - Before March 4, 2008!

Advanced Registration List
Registered Attendees will be posted weekly.  Check out the list to see if your industry friends will be coming.

WMMA offers a variety of discounts to its members:

• If you have attended before and would like to bring someone new from your company, we can help. Download the First Time Attendee Coupon.
• If you are an active participant in WMMA Committees, we can help. Download the Committee Discount Coupon.
• If you have never attended, we have a special promotion for you.  Contact headquarters at 215-564-3484 and ask about the Never Attended Coupon.

Attire: For WIC Events, comfortable and casual dress is appropriate.

Spouses, companions and children, ages 12 and over, can register for WIC at the spouse/companion rate.  This fee includes admittance to all social events, spouse/companion program and any business sessions of interest. While you are welcome to bring younger children, please remember that children under 12 are not able to participate in WIC functions.

View Page 9 of the Brochure for More Information

CONTACT TABLE PROGRAM - Save Money and Register Early!

Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 1:20 pm - 6:20 pm
Friday, April 25, 2008 - 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm

One of WIC's most popular and valuable features! The Contact Table Program offers a more focused and unique opportunity for manufacturers, distributors, importers and now "customers" to meet on a cost-effective basis

Companies are welcome to secure tables on both days.  Simply identify the day or days you wish to secure a table on your registration form and start making appointments!

Companies hosting a table will be registered weekly.  Find out which companies are participating.  Use this information to contact those industry colleagues you wish to meet with and schedule your appointments in advance.

Friday, April 25
8:45 to 10:45

Hear from a panel of wood product manufacturers as they share their views on the state of business from their perspective. In addition to hearing their perspectives on the state of business, you?|ll also hear their strategies for capital equipment purchases, lean manufacturing, over seas competition and the challenges they face servicing the customer. This will be highly interactive session, so come armed with your questions and receive important information you can be use to improve your competitive edge.

Moderator: Steve Lawser, Executive Director, Wood Component Manufacturers Association

View page 4 of Brochure for More Information

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Download the schedule of events

WIC 2008 - another well balanced opportunity for you to learn and relax at the same time. Make plans to attend the workshops, the business session, the dinner receptions and the social activities. The Keynote Speaker for the Opening General Session will be James Harris, of James Harris IllumiNation.

Opening General Session Sponsored by

Saturday, April 28, 2008
Three time slots:
8:00 am - 9:30 am
9:45 am - 11:15 am
11:30 am - 1:00 pm

• Economic Forecasting and the China Influence
• What the Bleep #%&! Did You Say?
• Effective Ways to Immediately Improve Your Bottom Line
• Achieving A Millionaire Mindset
• Value Engineering

As always, at WIC you will have a variety of Optional Events to choose from...

Optional Tours

To secure your space on one of the following tours, please call 760.285.1608, mention the group:  WIC GROUP.

• Joshua Tree National Park Adventure
• Birds Eye View of Palm Springs
• San Andreas Fault Explorer
• The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies ?V Download to complete the registration form.

Networking Activities

• Desert Discovery Party

Optional Activities @ the hotel

• Spa La Quinta
• Shopping
• Tennis

View Page 8 of the Brochure for More Information

The Spouse Program

Thursday, April 24, 2008
1:30 - 3:30 pm
(included in Spouse/Companion registration)
The Confidence Factor ?V Cosmic Gooses Lay Golden Eggs
Presented by Judith Briles

Based on the best-selling book, The Confidence Factor ?V Cosmic Gooses Lay Golden Eggs, attendees will learn that confidence is acquired, not inherited; and it usually comes from the pitfalls ?V the cosmic goose ?V of life.  Woven around the 10 Steps to Building Confidence, the stimulating and humorous speech is guaranteed to motivate and inspire audiences.  With Confidence, anything is possible.

View Page 7 of the Brochure for More Information

 

WIC Golf Tournament

Wednesday, April 23, 2008
La Quinta Resort Dunes(TM) Course
Golfers Breakfast at Course:  6:00 am

Tee-Off Time: 7:00 am - Shotgun Start
Cost: $155 per player
Send in your Registration Form
Companies interested in sponsoring the Golf Tournament may sign up using the Sponsorship Form.

View page 7 of Brochure for More Information

Flight Reservation Form
WMMA has established a partnership with Uniglobe Wings Travel for the issuance of airline tickets. For assistance in securing your travel needs, call (800) 243-4370 or (215) 628-3322; fax at 215.628.0310; or email via meetings@wingsgt.com.

Hertz Car Rental
If you are in need of a rental car, special rates have been negotiated for the duration of WIC2008.

Register Early and Save!

When you register before March 5, 2008, you and your company will save $100 per person on your registration fees and $75 on your contact table fee.

Full Conference Registration

• Delegate (prior to 3/5) $595
• Delegate (after 3/5) $695
• Spouse/Companion (prior to 3/5) $395
• Spouse/Companion (after 3/5) $495
• Children 12 and over (prior to 3/5) $395
• Children 12 and over (after 3/5) $495
• Prospective Member $695
• Educator $200

Download Registration Form

Contact Table Program

Includes: non-conflicting time during WIC for scheduled business meetings, one
six-foot draped table, four side chairs, company sign on table, promotion of your company?|s participation on sponsoring associations?| websites.

Thursday, April 24, 2008

• Contact Table (register prior to 3/5) - $75
• Contact Table (register after 3/5) - $150
  

Friday, April 25, 2008

• Contact Table (register prior to 3/5) - $50
• Contact Table (register after 3/5) - $100

WIC Conference Registration Forms

• Registration Form
• Hotel Registration Form

Golf Registration Forms

• Golf Registration Form
• Golf Sponsorship Form

Other Forms

• Flight Reservation Form
• Follies Tickets Registration Form