Registration for the 2019 IHLA Convention
& Exposition is now open!
If you’d like a paper registration you can find one here.
Hotel Information
Our Marriott block is currently full but rooms will become
available as cancellations are made. You can check HERE.
We also have a block of rooms right next door at the Westin.
You can make reservations at the Westin by calling 1-800-228-3000 or by clicking HERE.
*Please note our show is now Monday-Wednesday.
Schedule – Note the NEW Day Pattern
5:00 p.m. Registration Opens
5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Welcome Reception
7 p.m. Board of Directors Dinner (this is a private event)
7:00 – 11:00 a.m. Exhibitor Set-up
7:30 a.m. Tree Farmer Breakfast
8: 30 a.m. Opening Session w/Keynote Speaker Bruce Vincent
10:00 a.m. Industry Hot Topics
11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Exhibit Hall Open with lunch from Noon- 1 p.m.
1:30 p.m. Education Seminar – Wrestling with Rattlers, Presented by: Scott Flood
3:00 p.m. Education Seminar – Local, Local, Local, Presented by: Bruce Vincent
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Exhibitor Reception – A convention favorite, open to all registered attendees.
7:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. Hardwood Distributors Association Board of Directors Meeting
7:30 a.m. Registration Opens
8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Exhibit Hall Open
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Breakfast in Exhibit Hall
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 Hardwood Distributors Annual Meeting w/ a Bloody Mary Bar
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Ladies Spa Day
12:00 p.m. Statehouse Rally
2:00 p.m. Annual Meeting
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Closing Reception
Exhibitors
Our Exhibit Hall is currently sold out. If you’d like to be added to our waiting list please email Ashley here. You can also see our Floor Plan.
Booth Includes:
- 8’ x 10’ Carpeted Booth
- 4 Complimentary Name Badges (admission into all convention events including breakfasts, receptions, etc.)
- Standard 8’ high draped backwall/3’ high sidewall
- ID sign (7” x 44”)
- Listing in the Registration Brochure & Official Show Program
- Complete list of all Attendees
Sponsors
We have many different levels of sponsorship. Please contact Ashley to become a sponsor for 2019.
Title Sponsor – Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company
Cherry – Cascade Hardwood Group, Cole Hardwood, Inc., Indiana Veneers & USNR
Walnut – Ally Global Logistics, Baillie Lumber Company, Frank Miller Lumber, Holmes & Co., Inc., Pike Lumber Company & Tri-State Timber, LLC
Oak – Buchan Sawmill Inc., Continental Underwriters, Inc., Corley Manufacturing Co./Lewis Controls, Pingleton Sawmill, Inc. & U-C Coatings
Maple – Allegheny Wood Products, Baird Sawmill, Inc., Biolube, Inc., Brenneman Lumber Company, Deer Park Lumber, Domtar, Frick Lumber, Matson Lumber Company, Midwest Hardwood Corp., Quality Hardwoods & Reliance Flooring – Lewis Lumber & Milling
Poplar – APP Timber, Crone Lumber, DMSi Software, Honeyville Metal Inc., Weas Engineering & West Side Tractor Sales Co.