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Registration fees established for this year's state EMS conference
By
JOHN HULTGREN
Kentucky EMS Connection
BOWLING GREEN — Registration fees for this year's Kentucky EMS Conference and Expo have been raised a bit, but a new "group registration" package for organizations can bring the cost back down to last year's 3-day registration rate and make it easier to send organization members.
The conference committee set the rates today at a meeting in Bowling Green. The rates are:
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A full 3-day conference registration will be $120.00.
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A 1-day conference registration for either Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday will be $50.00.
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A group registration package that consists of five 3-day passes will be $500.00. New this year, these passes will not be printed with the student's name but will instead only show the name of the organization that purchased the package. Unlike individual conference passes, these can be transferred between members of your organization an unlimited number of times during the conference. Organizations purchasing a package will save from $100 to $250 per package over the cost of individual registration.
Conference registration does not include any meals. This year, lunch will not be provided, and those attending the conference can purchase lunch in the hotel's restaurants or off-site.
Tickets for the Kentucky EMS Awards Banquet and Dance can be purchased for an additional $35.00. Although the price of the banquet ticket also increased this year, the cost of the ticket will now fully pay for the meal. Previously, the cost of the awards banquet meal was subsidized by the Kentucky Ambulance Providers Association. Only 500 tickets will be available.
The dance that follows the banquet had been free in the past. This year, you'll need a banquet ticket to attend the dance, or pay a five dollar cover charge at the door.
The special hotel room rates, and the registration cost for the golf scramble, are not yet available.
Although the conference schedule has not been finalized, some of the conference events have been tentatively scheduled.
Monday, Sept. 15:
- The EMS Golf Scramble will be held during the afternoon this year, instead of in the morning, at the Hillcrest Golf Course.
Tuesday, Sept. 16:
- Association meetings will be scheduled during the day and evening.
- A new Elected Officials EMS Inservice will be scheduled.
- The Kentucky EMS Olympics will hold their outdoor rescue competitions.
Wednesday, Sept. 17:
- The first day of the main conference, with its educational tracks, will begin.
- The Kentucky EMS Olympics will conduct their indoor individual competitions in the exhibit hall.
- The Expo, with its exhibitors, will open. Refreshments will be served and door prizes will be awarded at an evening event.
Thursday, Sept. 18:
- The main conference will continue with its second day.
- The Expo will be open all day. Door prizes will be drawn and awarded periodically throughout the day.
- A special welcome will be held for Randolph Mantooth, this year's EMS Awards Banquet and Dance guest speaker. Mr. Mantooth stared as one of the nation's first paramedics in the hit television series Emergency. He will arrive on a STATCARE helicopter sometime in the evening.
Friday, Sept. 19:
- The main conference concludes with its third day.
- The Kentucky EMS Awards Banquet and Dance will be held earlier this year, with seating beginning at 4:45 and the meal being served at 5:30. Following the banquet, there will be a special photo session for all the award recipients. (Photos during the banquet will be discouraged this year.) Mr. Mantooth will attend the dance that follows the banquet and will be available to meet with those attending. A raffle for a chance to have the first dance with Mr. Mantooth will be held.
The conference committee will meet again next month in Owensboro to further work on the schedule and events.
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