14TH ANNUAL TRAN TRAINING CONFERENCE

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Annual Golf Tournament

Check out the beautiful Iron Horse Golf Course. The site of this year's Annual Golf Tournament.

Omni Hotel Fort Worth

As breathtaking as any West Texas sunset, the new Omni Fort Worth Hotel offers a new taste of Texas hospitality. Click here for hotel information.

Toys for Tots

TRAN invites you to bring an unwrapped toy for our Toys for Tots presenatation at the Annual Awards Luncheon. Check out the DFW/Metroplex Marine Toys for Tots web site. You can contact Twana Horner or Leslie Ware for further details.

Sheraton-Fort Worth

The Sheraton of Fort Worth has graciously agreed to assist with overflow needs for the TRAN Conference. Please check with the Omni before booking at the Sheraton. If no room is available and you utilize the Sheraton, please use their TRAN direct reservation link to book online.

Welcome to the 2009 TRAN Annual Conference Web Site.  This site will give you important information about registering for this year's conference.  At the bottom of this page are detailed Registration Instructions.  Before you begin the registration process, here are a few Conference highlights:

You are invited to attend a conference filled with training opportunities and informational material for VR professionals. Just a few of the outstanding keynote sessions to be offered include a presentation by the first Olympic Hall of Fame Para-Olympian, Randy Snow and Nobel Peace Prize Recipient, Jerry White. Breakout sessions include presentations on “The Accountability Model - Making It Work for You and Your Organization”, "Building Collaborative Teams In the Workplace", "Brain Injury as a Disease" and “Advancements in Upper and Lower Extremity Prosthetics” ......just to name a few. 

TRAN Golfers!  Make plans to participate in the Annual Golf Tournament to be held December 6th at the Iron Horse Golf Course, a scenic and challenging 18-hole, Dick Phelps-designed course located in North Richland Hills. Contact Robby Halcomb at (817)536-6877 for more information.

On the entertainment side, attendees will enjoy an evening of rhythm and blues with Elvis T. Busboy and Blues Butchers. Elvis T. & the Blues Butchers have played “from line to line and coast to coast in this great country of ours. They've been seen on stage with such national musical luminaries as Natalie Cole, George Thorogood, Eddie Money and Martina McBride. As noted on their Facebook page, “A lip-smackin', booty shakin' good time will be had by all.” 

As breathtaking as any Texas sunset, the Omni Fort Worth Hotel offers a new taste of Texas hospitality – Fort Worth style. Sculptured from native stone and rich hardwoods and wrapped in glass, it’s the newest star in the Lone Star State. Guests will marvel at its casual yet sophisticated style, with a personality that’s as gracious and dynamic as Fort Worth itself. This fabulous hotel provides guests with a convenient location just a step from downtown’s exciting entertainment venues. Amenities are too numerous to mention.  Check out the Omni's direct link for hotel reservations for the Conference.

Join us for three days of exciting and informational keynote speakers, breakout sessions and entertainment at the brand spanking new Omni in the heart of downtown Ft. Worth.

Read below for further Conference Registration instructions.

REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS:

DARS Sponsored Registrants Please Take Note:  Your TRAN membership must be current and you must have management approval prior to beginning registration for this year's conference.