The Grand Ole Opry® Headliner offers a hospitality suite and three full conference registrations. The company logo will appear on the conference registration bag, commemorative conference T-shirt, direct mail promotional conference materials, and on-site signage. The company name will appear on the conference letterhead, and the company name and logo will be on AH&MA's conference Web site. The company's promotional items will be included in attendee registration bags and a room drop. A video clip, produced by the company, also will be shown. In addition, the company will receive a mailing list of conference preregistrants and final conference registrants. The minimum fee is $25,000.

The Grand Ole Opry® Chorus includes one full conference registration, inclusion of the company's promotional items in attendee registration bags, and a room drop. The company name will appear on the conference letterhead, direct mail promotional conference materials, on-site signage, and AH&MA's conference Web site. A video clip, produced by the company, also will be shown. In addition, the company will receive a mailing list of conference preregistrants and final conference registrants. The minimum fee is $15,000.

The Grand Ole Opry® Band features the company logo on direct mail promotional conference materials, on-site signage, and AH&MA's conference Web site. In addition, the company's promotional items will be included in attendee registration bags, and the company will receive a mailing list of conference preregistrants and final conference registrants. The minimum fee is $5,000.

"We believe these sponsorship packages will give our allied members an incredible opportunity to reach key industry contacts," said Bill Fisher, AH&MA president and CEO. "We're committed to offering our allied members the widest selection of options in the 88-year history of our annual convention."

For the first time, suppliers can participate in three ways: exhibiting; hosting a hospitality suite; or simply attending the conference. For more information or to create your own customized sponsorship package, contact Karin Mastrangelo, AH&MA director of allied relations, at (202) 289-3154 or send an e-mail to kmastrangelo@ahma.com.

For more information on the AH&MA Annual Conference & Leadership Forum/The Lodging Expo, contact Lorraine Dragavon, AH&MA meetings coordinator, at (202) 289-3114, send an e-mail to ldragavon@ahma.com, or visit AH&MA's Web site at www.ahma.com.

AH&MA, founded in 1910, is a federation of state lodging associations throughout the United States with some 11,000 members worldwide, representing more than 1.4 million rooms. AH&MA provides operations, technical, educational, marketing, and communications services plus governmental affairs representation to the lodging industry.