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What-When-Where

Join us for all or part of the Animal Rights 2009 National Conference, world's largest & longest-running animal rights conference, July 16-20 at the Westin LAX Hotel: 5400 West Century Blvd (near the Airport, west of I-405) Los Angeles, CA 90045; 310-216-5858.

• FULL REGISTRATION: July 16-20 (Thursday-Monday) - $160 ($140 May/June)

• WEEKEND: July 18-19 (Saturday-Sunday, 9am-10pm) - $120

• ONE-DAY: July 17, 18 or 19 (Friday-Sunday, 9am-10pm) - $65

• VISITORS - FREE EXHIBITS: July 17-19 (Friday-Sunday, 9am-6pm) - FREE - $0

• EXHIBIT VOLUNTEERS: (same as free exhibits above) - FREE - $0
  

Register online or call 888-327-6872 to register by phone.

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Highlights

100 sessions, including keynote plenaries, workshops, raps/discussions & reports
90 speakers representing 60 animal protection groups in seven countries
90 free exhibits with compassionate shopping & social justice organizations
Sessions on personal skills development, activism, organizing & outreach
Eyewitness report on the Sea Shepherd whale wars and CA Prop 2 campaign
Presentations & networking with leaders of other social justice movements
Celebrity, Activist, and Campaign Awards at Saturday Banquet
80 videos including premieres
Networking Receptions
Delicious vegan cuisine
Visitors and newcomers encouraged!

Program

• 4:00pm-6:00pm - Registration opens & Welcome Reception
• 6:00pm-7:00pm - Dinner
• 7:30pm-9:30pm - Opening plenary
• 9:30pm - Networking Reception

• 7:30am-8:30am - workouts, morning snack, hotel breakfast
• 9:00am-noon - three one-hour sets of four concurrent breakout sessions, videos
• noon-1:30pm - lunch break, exhibits, special sessions
• 1:30-5:30pm - four one-hour sets of four concurrent breakout sessions, videos
• 5:30-7pm - exhibits (till 6pm), dinner or Saturday Awards Banquet (at 6pm)
• 7:30-9:30pm - keynote by movement leaders, awards on Saturday
• 9:30pm - Networking Reception

Exhibit Hall - Friday-Sunday, 9am-6pm (free and open to the public).

Monday - July 20

• 7:30-8:30am - morning snack, hotel breakfast
• 9:00am-noon - intensive seminars (see below)
• noon - lunch followed by off-site demos

See also, our Detailed Program and Speakers pages.

Free Exhibits + 1 Session

Visitors are encouraged to drop by Friday, Saturday and Sunday (9am-6pm) to enjoy our 90+ free exhibits, including compassionate shopping, delicious snacks & desserts, and amazing social justice organizations. One free session is also included, so bring your friends, stay for a meal, and make a day out of it!

New and want more? We'll mail you a Free Veg Starter Kit (32-pages, full-color).

Save Money

• Request a low-income discount
• Join our Conference Staff
• Visit our Travel and Lodging Boards
• Enjoy our free snacks, visit food vendors, and/or bring your own food.

Monday Post-Conference Activities

Several groups are planning post-conference activities on Monday. Choose one of our 3-hour intensive seminars, 9am-noon: vegan nutrition, public speaking, negotiating or media training. Then grab a sandwich and join off-site demonstrations (details TBA).

Awards Banquet

The Saturday Night Awards Banquet (July 18) is $30 with pre-registration. Dinner begins at 6pm... then enjoy entertainment; Activist, Campaign and Celebrity Awards; the fast & fun fundraiser; and our keynote finale.

The price is for the meal and banquet sit-down service. Enjoy multi-courses featuring an incredible entrée from our long-time supporter, Match Meats Vegan Gourmet.

The Banquet is a great way to relax and be entertained. Attendees may join the presentation after dinner at no charge. Guests (who are not registered for the conference) may attend the Awards Banquet for only $50. Dress-up or go casual. A cash bar will be available.

Tickets MUST be pre-purchased. We regret that they will not be available at the door as we need to provide the hotel a count. Thank you for understanding.

Food

• Breakfast: 7:30-8:45am - a la carte selections
• Lunch: 12-1pm - box lunch $8 / hot buffet $12
• Dinner: 5:30-6:30pm - hot buffet $14 (Thursday, Friday & Sunday)
• Awards Banquet 6:00pm Saturday - $30 ($50 for guests)

Rooms

• Our discounted room rate is only $95 (single/double) + $10 for each additional person (+14% tax).
• Reserve your room online or call 800-228-3000 & mention Animal Rights 2009.
• For room sharing arrangements, visit our Lodging Board
• Dogs under 40lbs are welcome but not allowed in dining areas.

Travel

• For public transportation and driving directions visit our Travel Page.
• The Westin provides a free shuttle to and from the LAX Airport (link has details).
• Onsite parking is available for only $6 (usually $18 - link has details).
• To share a ride, visit our Travel Board.

Recordings

You can't attend all the sessions so pre-order your very own 2-disc set of AR2009 MP3s and receive 70+ hours of sessions at the extraordinary rate of $139. Single sessions are only $9. Click here to pre-order your recordings.