Online Registration is closed. Although the event meals have reached capacity, registration is still available for the sessions. Please email Caitlin McGovern at mcgovern@spn.org to sign up for this event. There will not be onsite registration.   

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Event Highlights

Confirmed Speakers

• Fred Barnes, Executive editor of The Weekly Standard.
• Clayton Christensen, Professor, Harvard Business School; innovation expert and acclaimed author.
• James K. Glassman, Former Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, U.S. Department of State
• Jeff Sandefer, Co-founder, Master Teacher Acton School of Business.
• J. Arthur Pope, President, John William Pope Foundation.
• Robert A. Levy, Chairman, Cato Institute.
• James O'Keefe, ACORN video creator.
• Steve Hantler, CEO, Right on Demand

Americans for Prosperity Foundation's RightOnline

Just added to the agenda on Sunday, November 1, 2009 9:00 am - 5:00 pm. RightOnline is a project of Americans for Prosperity Foundation dedicated to advancing liberty and prosperity for all Americans through greater citizen participation online.

This day-long conference will bring together influential new media activists, representatives of free market organizations, and citizen activists to provide important leadership and grassroots training, offering the tools and inspiration to more effectively impact public policy in favor of limited government and free enterprise. The agenda provides workshops and training seminars on new media strategies and tools that can be used to mobilize and advance free-market policies.

Preregistration is required at www.rightonline.com/spn.htm

Attendee Resources

Important Attendee Information

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Room Blocks

A shuttle will run between offsite hotel and The Grove Park Inn Resort.

Four Points Sheraton Asheville
22 Woodfin Street
Asheville, NC 28801
(828) 253-1851
The room block is sold out, but you can still get a low rate online or by calling the hotel directly.

The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa
290 Macon Avenue
Asheville, NC 28804
(800) 438-5800

Please note that the event hotel is now full.

If you have already made your room reservation and need to cancel/release a room, please do not call the main reservation line. You MUST email our group reservation coordinator at clindstrom@groveparkinn.com.

Transportation

Airports:
The Asheville Regional Airport is nine miles Southeast of Asheville (25 minutes from The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa). Primary airline carriers are Continental, Delta, Northwest and US Airways.

Distances (in approximate time) from other area airport locations:

• Greenville, SC 1.5 hours
• Charlotte, NC 2 hours
• Knoxville, TN 2 hours
• Greensboro, NC 2.5 hours
• Columbia, SC 2.5 hours
• Atlanta, GA 3.5 hours

Individual Airport Transfer Form

Annual Meeting Registration Fees

• Complimentary registration for SPN members
• Non-member registration: $150 early bird; $250 after October 1
• Guest/Spouse: $75 (must register separately)