<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>FYI:</div><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> </div>Dear AHA National Homebrewers Conference Registrant,<br><br>We have a few messages for you about the up-coming conference:<br><br>Additional Tickets for Pro-Brewers Night and Club Night Now Available<br>We have moved these events into a larger hall and so are able to accommodate additional attendees. Registration for both events is now available at: <a href="https://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Register/IdentityConfirmation.aspx?e=f46759cc-1a24-4c12-83e0-8f5c888241c5">https://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Register/IdentityConfirmation.aspx?e=f46759cc-1a24-4c12-83e0-8f5c888241c5</a>. Prices for both events are $45 for AHA members, $60 for non-members. Tickets for Pro-Brewers Night and Club Night are exclusively for those events and do not include access to the hospitality suite or any of the conference seminars. All other registration options for the conference have been sold out.<br><br>Additional Rooms Available at Oakland Marriott<br>The Oakland Marriott has made available additional rooms at the conference rate. Discounted rooms are available for Thursday, June 18 through Saturday night, June 20. Go to <a href="http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/oakdt?groupCode=ahbahba&app=resvlink&fromDate=6/15/09&toDate=6/20/09">www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/oakdt?groupCode=ahbahba&app=resvlink&fromDate=6/15/09&toDate=6/20/09</a> to book a room.<br><br>National Homebrew Competition Judging<br>Registration for judging and stewarding in the Final Round of the AHA National Homebrew Competition (NHC) is now open. If you are a BJCP judge or wish to help with stewarding, please take a moment to register. Judging will take place on Thursday, June 18, 2009 from 9 AM until 5 PM. All conference seminars taking place during the judging will be repeated later in the conference. Breakfast and lunch is provided for judges and stewards working both sessions. A raffle will be held following the judging.<br><br><a href="http://www.brewingcompetition.com/2009NHC2/judge_reg.html">www.brewingcompetition.com/2009NHC2/judge_reg.html</a><br><br>Please share this message with your local homebrew club or anyone who might be interested in judging or stewarding in Oakland for the Final Round of the National Homebrew Competition.<br><br>Meet-Up Room at the Conference<br>This year the AHA has arranged for a special "meetup" room that can be reserved by groups at the conference. Email Drew Beechum, drew@maltosefalcons.com, in advance of the conference if you'd like to arrange for a meeting time. Use it for a club powwow or an internet board meet-up.<br> <br>Twitter<br>The conference has a Twitter feed where you can learn the latest news. Right now there are some basic announcements going out, but during the conference itself, there will be continual updates and special announcements. You can even have Twitter messages sent straight to your phone! Sign up at http://twitter.com and you can find the conference at: http://twitter.com/2009AHAConf <br><br>See you in Oakland,<br><br>Cheers!<br><br>Gary Glass<br>AHA Director<br>www.AHAConference.org <br><br><table border="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><hr noshade="" size="1" width="100%"><a href="HTTP://www.cvent.com"><img src="http://guest.cvent.com/g/images/powered_by_cvent.gif" border="0" alt="cvent.com - Reach the Response"></a></td></tr></tbody></table><img height="1" src="http://guest.cvent.com/Events/images/feed5f5c-ff4b-49e4-ae4a-d71378553fbd.gifx"></blockquote></div><br></body></html>