FCIA Elevate Chocolate Event & Trade Fair 2020

Registration

• 1. FCIA Member – $165.00
  TO GET YOUR MEMBER DISCOUNT: FIRST - LOG IN. THEN REGISTER. Check-in opens at 5 PM Thursday, March 5 for the evening reception. Check-in continues at 9 AM on Friday, March 6. Includes all day activities: networking opportunities, workshop sessions, educational programs and the Trade Fair.
  
  Online registration ends 3/3/20; registration at the door will incur a $25 late charge.
  
  For assistance, please contact Jennifer Wicks, FCIA Member Services Manager: 406.370.8606 or j.wicks@finechocolateindustry.org.
• 2. Non-Member – $245.00
  Online registration is open.Check-in opens at 5 PM Thursday, March 5 for the evening reception. Check-in continues at 9 AM on Friday, March 6. Includes all day activities: networking opportunities, workshop sessions, educational programs and the Trade Fair.
  
  Online registration ends 3/3/20; registration at the door will incur a $25 late charge.
  
  For assistance, please contact Jennifer Wicks, FCIA Member Services Manager: 406.370.8606 or j.wicks@finechocolateindustry.org.
• 3. Invited Students – $50.00
  FCIA is pleased to offer up to 10 culinary students from partnering schools a deeply discounted registration. Please register online using the code provided to you by your school.
  
  Questions? Contact FCIA Member Services Manager, 406.370.8606 or j.wicks@finechocolateindustry.org.
  
  Online registration ends 3/3/20; registration at the door will incur a $25 late charge.
• 4. Presenter
  Categories include: workshop presenters, panel members and HCP presenters. Contact Jennifer Wicks to receive comp registration code: j.wicks@finechocolateindustry.org or (460) 370.8606.
• 5. Media
  FCIA Press Badge Guidelines
  
  FCIA encourages media to attend all of our events. We issue press badges to qualified media to cover our Elevate Chocolate Events. All credential requests are subject to approval by FCIA management.
  
  Who Qualifies for Press Badges?
  Working journalists in print, broadcast and digital media on assignment or conducting research for established publications and media outlets. This includes reporters, editors and publishers. Film crews and photographers must have proof of assignment.
  •Freelancers must have published or broadcast in an established media outlet in past year on topics related to the specialty food industry.
  •Blog writers must have created new content within the past three months on topics related to fine chocolate. Product giveaways and contests do not qualify. Blog writers may be asked to provide evidence from a data-tracking service (such as Google Analytics) that unique visitors exceed 3,500 per month.
  •YouTube channels must have created new content within the past six months on topics related to fine chocolate. YouTubers must provide evidence from a data-tracking service (such as Google Analytics) showing a minimum of 250,000 average monthly views.
  •Social Media Influencers, those with Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and others with relevant following but not affiliated with a media outlet. Must have a minimum of 20k followers on at least one social media outlet (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram).
  
  Who Does Not Qualify?
  Friends and family of journalists; sales, marketing and advertising executives and other non-editorial media staff; company presidents, industry consultants, public relations professionals, writers for company newsletters and websites, and cookbook authors who are not working journalists.
  •Blog writers with less than 3,500 unique visitors per month.
  •Freelancers who have not published or broadcast stories related to fine chocolate in the past year.
  •Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, personal blogs, forums, communities and user groups with less than 20k followers will not be considered for press passes.
  •Film crews/photographers engaged by exhibitors for marketing purposes (register through exhibitor as exhibitor personnel).
  
  On-Site Registration
  Media registering on site at the FCIA Elevate Chocolate Events may be asked to provide evidence of current work about the fine chocolate industry for well-established media outlets. The same qualifications are required as for pre-registration
• 6. Trade Fair Exhibitors
  Trade Fair Exhibitors receive comp registration. Please contact Jennifer Wicks to receive your comp registration code: j.wicks@finechocolateindustry.org or (406) 370.8606.
• Board Member
  Member of the FCIA Board of Directors
• Event Staff (Manager & Event Assistant)
• Late Door Registration - Member – $190.00
  $165 + $25 late fee
• Late Door Registration - Non-Member – $270.00
  $245 + $25 late fee
• Other