Registration prior to the Conference is strongly recommended. The conference registration fee for June 20-22, 2012 includes access to the Opening General Session, all concurrent sessions, the Conference Proceedings, all meeting breaks, luncheons and Institute Membership for 2012. Additional fees apply for the two one-day pre-conference courses on June 19 and the Introduction to Machinery Vibrations (IMV) course on June 19-22.
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Registration Fees:
Registration Fees (June 20-22, 2012): Registered by Registered After
6/6/12 6/6/12
Full Meeting Registration: $ 925 $1,125
Speaker/Chapter Officer Registration: $ 525 $ 575
Academic/Student Registration: $ 350 N/A
One-day Courses Registration (Additional fee):
Identification and Correction of Resonance Problems: $ 275 $ 350
Evaluation and Reliability of Electric Motors: $ 275 $ 350
Four-day Course Registration (Additional fee):
Introduction to Machinery Vibrations Course (4 days): $1,025 $1,125
Please be advised that if you arrive at the Training Conference or IMV course without prior registration, payment must be made in full on-site. You must register in advance to sit for any of the certification examinations.
Need a push to get to Williamsburg?
We know sometimes the decision to attend the Conference is not just yours. You may need to convince your supervisor or manager, or there may be some financial implications. We are here to help – check out our Justification Toolkit with information to assist you in getting you to Williamsburg in June!
Justification Tool Kit
A "justification letter" template — a letter to your supervisor explaining all of the benefits you will receive by attending the 2012 Vibration Institute Training Conference, how it will make you a better vibration analyst, employee, and help advance your organization.
Although you might understand the benefits of the conference that interests you, DO NOT assume that your manager will be able to automatically make those distinctions. Many of the benefits from conference attendance are hard to quantify. When you propose a conference for approval(s), don't focus on how much you want to go; focus on what you will specifically bring back to the organization as a return on the investment. Use the Benefits Worksheet to help you quantify the benefits of attending.
Conference expenses are affected by a number of factors. Before you can even begin to justify conference expenses, you need to calculate what those expenses are. To do this, the Institute has developed an Expenses Worksheet to help you develop a cost estimate for attending the 2012 Conference.
Transportation:
Don't want to rent a car? There are shuttles available that will get you from Richmond to Williamsburg. Attendees are responsible to make their own transportation arrangements by contacting any of the vendors below.
Groome Transportation at (800) 522-7911
Williamsburg Chauffeur at (757) 927-5049
Marrow Transit at (757) 564-5466
Continuing Education Units:
The Vibration Institute will award the following continuing education units (CEUs) for the 2012 Vibration Institute Training Conference as follows:
0.8 points - Identification and Correction of Resonance Problems – June 19, 2012
0.8 points - Electric Motor Vibrations – June 19, 2012
3.0 points - Vibration Institute Training Conference – June 20-22, 2012
3.2 points - Introduction to Machinery Vibrations Course – June 19-22, 2012
If registered for the conference and/or courses prior to June 6, 2012 a CEU certificate will be included in your conference packet that will be distributed upon your on-site conference registration.
Hotel Information:
The Woodland Hotel and Suites
105 Visitor Center Drive
Williamsburg, VA 23185
P: (757) 253-2277
$124 Single/ $144 Suite
Attendees are responsible to make their own hotel reservations. For your convenience the Institute has reserved a block of rooms at the hotel where the Conference is scheduled however, the room block and discounted price are only available until May 14, 2012. Please contact the hotel directly at (757) 253-2277 and reference booking code 122343.
Cancellation of your registration for the Conference will be honored less a $75 administrative fee, provided written notification is received by the Institute office via mail or e-mail no later than ten (10) days prior to the first day of the Conference. A $200 fee will be charged for cancellations received after that date.