General Meeting & Program Information

• Brochure for Download
• Preliminary Schedule of Events
• Tours, Activities and Special Events
• General Information, Dining and Entertainment
• Getting There
• Convention and Hotel Registration Information

AMERICAN BRUSH MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION
103rd ANNUAL CONVENTION
MARCH 4 - 7, 2020
RENAISSANCE VINOY RESORT AND SPA
ST PETERSBURG, FL

"2020 VISION FOR THE FUTURE"

Who Can Attend?

The American Brush Manufacturers Association is open to member companies and their representative delegates, companions (spouses or significant others) and their children. Attendees may register under one of the following categories:

Delegate
A delegate is a representative of a member organization. Any attending organization must send at least one delegate.

One Day Attendee
A one day attendee is an additional delegate representing a member organization which is already sending a delegate, who will only be at the convention for one day (usually the Suppliers Display day). This is to encourage member companies to bring additional purchasing and sales representatives for increased networking.

Companion
A companion is the spouse or significant other of a registered delegate, and is not an employee of the attending organization.

Child
Your children are welcome. Ages 0-4 are free. Ages 5-11 are at the Child rate. Ages 12-17 are at the Teen rate. Children 18+ should register at the Companion rate. If your child is now in the business and working the convention then they should be registered as a delegate.

Schedule of Events

DESTINATION INFORMATION

Come discover Atlantis. Atlantis is your portal to a truly Bahamian experience. Atlantis, Paradise Island features the world's largest open-air marine habitat; Aquaventure, a 141-acre water park, including the iconic Mayan Temple's Leap of Faith slide; 11 incredible pools; five miles of magnificent beaches; a Tom Weiskopf-designed 18-hole, oceanfront golf course; and the Atlantis Casino.

All Things Atlantis Brochure - a helpful planning guide

AREA TOURISM, RESTAURANT AND SIGHTSEEING LINKS

For local sightseeing, activity and additional information:

Trip Advisor Paradise Island

Restaurants Nassau Paradise Island

Nassau Paradise Island Visitors Guide

DINING AND ENTERTAINMENT

For dinner reservations at the resort's restaurants

SPA

Mandara Spa
Award-winning Mandara Spa at Atlantis brings together ancient Balinese healing touches, traditional European therapies and natural elements indigenous to The Bahamas. Taking of the Waters offers warm and cold plunge pools as well as steam and sauna rooms in both the women and men's private lounge areas. Additionally, couples can enjoy the Couple's Spa Suite and the women's area includes a relaxing aromatherapy room while the men can indulge in exclusive "Time for Men" barber services or watch the plasma TV in their lounge room.

Getting There

For an interactive map:

https://www.google.com/maps/place/The+Royal+at+Atlantis/@25.0843558,-77.3259997,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m7!3m6!1s0x892f7da48a5a24b1:0xa5bd24c0fbd340e7!5m1!1s2018-05-14!8m2!3d25.084351!4d-77.323811

Atlantis Resort Paradise Island (Nassau), Bahamas

From Nassau Int'l Airport (Lynden Pindling) (NAS) (approximately 18.5 km):

One Casino Drive
Paradise Island, Bahamas
Tel: +1 242 363-3000

Take John F Kennedy Dr, West Bay St to Paradise Beach Dr. Travel 18.5 kilometers (11.5 miles) to the resort.

Airport Transportation to the Atlantis Resort

Shuttle / Taxi service is available from the airport to the hotel.

Limo Service - Bahamas Experience Tours 242 356-2985

Beware of Unauthorized Hotel Solicitations

ABMA's official housing vendor is the host hotel named above. Attendees and exhibitors should be cautious of other companies that:

• Call you directly and claim they are official housing partners and have the best rates for the ABMA Convention. The host hotel Resort will never call you directly to solicit a reservation.
• Claim to be affiliated with the host hotel or ABMA by offering discounted hotel rates, which often can be too good to be true.
• Ask you to provide your contact information and credit card details, and require full pre-payment in advance.
• Claim to have availability at their advertised hotels, but may take the money for the rooms, then later cancel without refund to you.

When booking your hotel for the meeting, please be sure that you are booking through the link provided through ABMA and contact ABMA HQ if you are approached by a company making the above claims. The following companies have previously solicited attendees and exhibitors for hotel rooms and should be ignored:

• The Convention Housing Authority
• Convention Housing
• Convention Housing Services
• Convention Rooms
• CMI Event Travel
• Exhibition Housing Services
• Exhibition Housing
• Exhibitors Housing Management
• Global Expo Travel
• Global Housing Management
• Global Housing Services, Corp
• Gulliver Travels
• HLS Global
• National Travel Associates

Convention Attendee Registration, Travel and Room Reservation Links

Quick Links for Convention Registration, Hotel, Travel

REGISTER		RESERVE ROOM, AIR, AUTO		RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP
REGISTER ABMA 102nd ANNUAL CONVENTION		Renaissance Vinoy Resort and Spa Event ID: ABMA (phone res only) +1 888 236-2427 +1 727 894-1000 Click on the link above for e-reservation		Only the individual Key Contact of your organization may conduct membership transactions
		15% off: PC# 137480 1 800 654 3001 in USA 1 405 749 4434		Limo Services Bahamas Experience Tours 242 356-2985

Attendee Information

• Attendee Registration List
• Convention Booklet
  Suppliers Display Exhibitor Kit
• Suppliers Exhibitor List and Layout
• Exhibitor Contract and Policies
• Golf Tournament Pairings
• Convention Evaluation Online
• Convention Evaluation Form for Print
• Convention Evaluation Results
• Post Convention Photo Gallery - Courtesy of BrushExpert.com
• President's Welcome

Looking for a previous convention?

• Convention Archives (Members Resources Page, then click on Convention Archives)