Registration Fee and Policies

1.    All conference attendees should complete the registration form and return it with payment to the National Headquarters no later than August 31, 2008, to receive the early registration discount. Registrations paid for by check or credit card (using the printable form, #151 ) should be mailed to CMAA, P.O. Box 1918, Merrifield, VA 22116-1918.

2.  The early registration fee is $500 and includes admission to all sessions, program materials, continental breakfasts, refreshment breaks, lunches, the Saturday evening reception and the Sunday club dinner/entertainment. Registrations received after August 31, 2008 will be $550.

3.  CMAA will provide each chapter with one (1) complimentary registration for the chapter president or other elected chapter representative (this offering is limited to Active CMAA members only); please note on registration form accordingly.

4.   Registrations will not be processed without full payment.

Conference Registration Fees:

Online Registration Printable Registration Form

Early Registration $500
(postmarked/fax dated by August 31, 2008)

Managing Director Registration $375

Guest Tickets:

Saturday Lunch $50
Saturday Reception $60
Sunday Continental Breakfast $30
Sunday Newseum Visit $25
Sunday Luncheon $50
Sunday Club Dinner/Entertainment $125
Monday Continental Breakfast $30

Note: CMAA will provide each chapter with one (1) complimentary registration for the chapter president or other elected chapter representative. Please note this offering is limited to Active CMAA members only.

Spouse/Guest Visit to the Newseum

News is history in the making… While you’re busy with educational and related programming on Sunday, send your spouse/guest on a visit to the Newseum!

On the registration form, please find an optional ticket ($25) for a trip to the Newseum — a 250,000-square-foot museum of news — offering visitors an experience that blends five centuries of news history with up-to-the-second technology and hands-on exhibits. The price includes admission to the museum as well as round-trip transportation (via the Metro, the greater Washington, D.C. area’s transit system).

The Newseum is located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and Sixth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., on America’s Main Street between the White House and the U.S. Capitol and adjacent to the Smithsonian museums on the National Mall. The exterior’s unique architectural features include a 74-foot-high marble engraving of the First Amendment and an immense front wall of glass through which passers-by can watch the museum fulfill its mission of providing a forum where the media and the public can gain a better understanding of each other.

The Newseum features seven levels of galleries, theaters, retail spaces and visitor services. It offers a unique environment that takes museumgoers behind the scenes to experience how and why news is made.

“Visitors will come away with a better understanding of news and the important role it plays in all of our lives,” said Newseum Executive Director and Senior Vice President Joe Urschel. “The new Newseum is educational, inspirational and a whole lot of fun.”

Refund Policy Requests for refunds must be made in writing. No refunds will be made after August 31, 2008. Refunds will be made to the maker of the check or the owner of the credit card.