2012 Convention Has Changed Location
THE 2012 MITA CONVENTION IS IN ST LOUIS MISSOURI
The 2012 convention dates are July 23 to 27, 2012 and will be held at the HoteLumiere in downtown St. Louis on the Riverfront.
The class schedule for 2010 is below for reference; the Registration cost info is for this year in St. Louis.
Attending this convention will give you the opportunity to learn some new things, experience new products to sell and service, and to network with your peers on a personal level; a level that cannot be matched by exchanges on the internet alone. Attendance alone does not make you a professional, but attending as a part of routine professional development will certainly go a long way in helping you to better serve your customers, dealers, and manufacturers and to better develop your business.
Products included in the seminar schedule this year include those from Yamaha, Lowrey, Kawai, Artisan, Hammond, and Rodgers. Ed Wilson will be giving the Rodgers classes and have not confirmed as of January 1st, but hope to have Bill Whitlock, president and chief engineer of Jensen Transformers, Inc. back again to present classes on ground loop elimination and other topics!
For those who want to become certified, there will also be an opportunity to take the MITA certification exam.
The cost of registration includes attendance at all available seminars, continental breakfast, a full lunch, and break-time snacks and beverages for each day that you register.
Don't miss out! Send in your registration early!
| EARLY REGISTRATION (Must be received before June 15th) | LATE REGISTRATION (If received after June 15th) |
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Member Rates: All five days $435.00 One Day: $175.00 additional days $105.00/day Non Member Rates: |
Member Rates: All five days $485.00 One Day: $225.00 additional days $125/day Non Member Rates: |
REGISTRATION FORM
Print the Registration Form, fill it out, and mail it, along with your check
(or the Credit Card Form), to the MITA convention coordinator.
Click here for the Registration Form in PDF format
Pay by Charge Card; Downloaf the pdf Charge
Card Payment Form
MITA International Convention Registration
| This address is on the form. |
HOTEL RESERVATIONS
The accommodations at HoteLumiere are great. The hotel started out as an Embassy Suites, so all rooms are suites with either two Queens or one King size bed and a hide-a-bed in the front room. All rooms are clean and comfortable and are offered at a special price to our convention attendees. To take advantage of this rate ($99 per night), mention group code G11330 when making your reservations. (The Four Seasons Hotel is also part of the complex so make sure you specify the "HoteLumiere")
http://www.LumierePlace.com
HoteLumiere,
999 North Second Street, 877-450-7711.(Reservations)
HoteLumiere has 5 restaurants on premises, is 2 blocks away from the Gateway Arch, is adjacent to Laclede's Landing with many shops and dining, walking distance to Bush Stadium (Cardinals in town July 20 to 26), free parking for hotel guests, free internet access in the guest and meeting rooms, 2 blocks from Metro Link (light rail), walking distance to several other downtown restaurants and shops.
TRANSPORTATION
Cheap Airfare to St. Louis
Compare Fares and Book it early at:
http://www.travelocity.com
http://www.expedia.com
http://www.hotwire.com/index.jsp
Transportation to and from Lambert St. Louis International Airport is provided by the following companies:
| Metro Link | $4.50 per person (from the airport $2.50 in the city) | tickets at the terminals |
| Taxi | $30.00 per person (each way) | |
ANNUAL MEETING and BANQUET
As always, Wednesday evening is special as this is the time when we hold our annual banquet and conduct our annual business meeting. The evening will conclude in a drawing in which several hundreds of dollars in prizes will be given away. You must be at the meeting to be eligible to win. So, don’t miss it!
GUESTS at LUNCH:
Family and friends are welcome to join us at lunch (Cost
$______/ day)
We will once again organize, for those interested, events for family and friends
to do as a group and/or groups.(details to be provided)
For the classes, it is a good idea to bring pencil (or
pen) and paper. A portable computer may be useful, too, if you have one, since
some of the presenters hand out material on CDs. It is not essential, though.
Perhaps a calculator would be useful if you take the certification test (may
need to calculate current, voltage, etc., in solving some of the problems.)
The weather in St. Louis in July will be hot. But, the air conditioning in the
class rooms may be a bit cool. So, a Sweater or light jacket is a good idea.
The 2010 MITA Convention
2010 Convention schedule is shown below. The schedule will be updated as information becomes known.
Updated 11 July 2010
Note: MITA, Int. is not responsible for instructors who have to cancel prior to their presentations at the Seminar.
Room B:
Monday AM: Hammond Tone Wheel – Lonnie Smith and Bill Dotsey
Monday PM: WebPages Development and Hosting – designing your own web page and services offered – Terry Wall
Tuesday AM: Hammond Tone Wheel – Lonnie Smith and Bill Dotsey
Tuesday PM: Roland – Basic information and Servicing – Terry Wall
Wednesday AM: Artisan – Mark Andersen
Wednesday PM: MITA Certification – Mike Vanovich
Thursday AM: MITA Certification – Mike Vanovich
Thursday PM: Kawai Old & New Products – Juan Escobar & Mark Wisner
Friday AM: Kawai Old & New Products – Juan Escobar & Mark Wisner
Friday PM: (open)
Room D:
Monday AM:
Monday PM: - Rodger's memories (core and CMOS) , timeshare systems, and keying, plus questions s – Melvin Lewis
Tuesday AM: Lowrey A-200 Encore - Russ Pfeffer
Tuesday PM: Lowrey A-6000 Imperial - Russ Pfeffer
Wednesday AM:
Wednesday PM:
Thursday AM: : Baldwin – T-Pulse System – Melvin Lewis
Thursday PM:
Friday AM:
Friday PM:
Room E:
Monday AM: : Kurzweil- K1000 upward - Arnold, Homer and Marge, Lisa & Maggie – Roger Jessup
Monday PM: Ground Loops, Understanding, Finding, and Eliminating – Bill Whitlock
Tuesday AM: : Kurzweil- Mega Lisa vs Mega Homer or PC3 and Mk Pro3 – Roger Jessup
Tuesday PM:Ground Loops, Understanding, Finding, and Eliminating – Bill Whitlock
Wednesday AM:: Yamaha – Digital Piano and Portable Keyboard – Harvey Casey
Wednesday PM: Yamaha – New Clavinova – Harvey Casey & Bill Brandom
Thursday AM: Yamaha – New Clavinova – Harvey Casey & Bill Brandom
Thursday PM:: Yamaha – Digital Piano and Portable Keyboard – Harvey Casey
Friday AM: (Open)
Friday PM: (Open)
EVENINGS:
Monday: MITA – On navigating and using the new Website – Terry Wall
Tuesday: Yamaha On-line and Service Focus Group; Yamaha Easy Pay; The Service Web Site; ServicePower (warranty claims)
Wednesday: "Banquet, Attendance Prizes"
Thursday Evening: (Open)