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Program "At-A-Glance" added as an attachment below!

 "Recycling to Sustainability: 

20 Years of Success"  

  Arkansas Recycling Coalition

Conference & Trade Show

September 23-25, 2009

Best Western Inn of the Ozarks – Eureka Springs, AR

Join manufacturers, vendors, government, non-profits, and small businesses, as we host our 19th Annual Conference and Trade Show.  Plans have been finalized to make this our best conference & trade show ever, as we celebrate our 20 year Anniversary. 

Educational Roundtable, Tour, Break-out Sessions, Awards Luncheon, Exhibit Hall, Welcome Reception, Entertainment, Golf Tournament, Auctions

Keynote:  Chaz Miller – Director, State Programs, National Solid

                Wastes Management Association, 

                Columnist for – Waste Age Magazine 

Tour:  Plan to arrive early on September 23^rd in time to hop on the bus for a full afternoon of touring.  The first stop is at the Madison County Sold Waste and Recycling Center in Huntsville, where Larry Karigan-Winter and staff will be waiting to greet you with a tour of their center.  Then it is on to ECO Vista (Tontitown) Center where you will have an opportunity to tour and learn how landfills manage and operate the vast amounts of solid waste we create, before returning to Eureka Springs.  

Time between locations will be well spent reviewing information for new opportunities and recycling markets, and much, much, more.

The bus will board in front of the Convention Center at 11:45 AM and return around 5 PM in plenty of time to get ready for the Exhibitors Welcome Reception starting at 7 PM.  The cost of the tour is only $20 which includes a box lunch.   To register, check the Tour block on the conference registration form.    

Golf Tournament:  Sept. 23rd - Form a team or just show up to play at the Holiday Island Country Club, an 18 hole course located at Holiday Island.  Registration and Lunch will begin at 11:00 a.m.  with the tournament beginning with a shotgun start at 12:00 noon. The format is a 4 person scramble.  Top teams will receive prizes and all golfers are eligible for door prizes to be presented at the end of the tournament.  Your entry fee includes lunch, green fees, cart rental, 2 drink tickets, door prizes and awards. Mulligans are available at $5 each, with a limit of 2.

Lodging:  A special discounted rate of $74/$84 plus tax is available for conference attendees at the Best Western Inn of the Ozarks, Eureka Springs, AR, site of the 2009 conference & trade show, for Sept. 22-24.  Contact the Inn at (479) 253-9768 to request the special "ARC" discounted rate.  Call early, a limited number of rooms are available! 

The Sherwood Courts (479-253-8920), located within walking distance of the Convention Center, has a few rooms and cottages available at a rate of $49/109.

                                   Websites of interest in Eureka Springs

                                   www.innoftheozarks.com

                                   www.eurekasprings.org

                                   www.eurekaspringschamber.com

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