Welcome to the NBTDA Annual Conference Website for 2011. We are pleased to be bringing our yearly meeting of bicycle touring professionals to Bloomington, Indiana.

Registration will open at 11:30 a.m.on Wednesday, Nov. 9. Wednesday afternoon features a special session for Charity Events and the NBTDA Board meeting.

On Thursday, Events 101 will begin at 8:30 a.m. and Events 301 will begin at 1 p.m.

The conference will officially end at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12. Plan your travels accordingly, so you don’t miss a minute of this annual event.

Join us in this bike-friendly community, the home of the world famous Little 500 Bicycle Weekend, and the site of the filming of Breaking Away. Learn, make new friends, reconnect with old friends, improve your tour and have a great time.


Highlights will include:

  • Networking with fellow Bicycle Event Directors
  • Special session dedicated to Charity Events
  • Thursday night reception
  • Informative and innovative presentations by invited speakers
  • Hands-on educational labs
  • Breakout and small group sessions
  • An expanded Vendor Expo with a reception
  • 3 Continental breakfasts and 3 lunches
  • Friday night banquet
  • Promotional & informational material swap
  • Jersey and t-shirt competition
  • A comfortable hotel on a bike/pedestrian trail and just 2 blocks from the Courthouse Square
  • A Breaking Away group bike ride to see sites in the movie
The proposed topics are not finalized. As soon as our sessions and speakers are confirmed, they will be listed on the NBTDA Conference Schedule web page.

Conference registration and hotel reservations are now open. Please use the links at upper left to navigate this site.
 

NBTDA

David Harrenstein, Exec. Dir.
PO Box 155
Lanesboro, MN 55949
507-467-3321
exec@nbtda.org

CONFERENCE HOST

Barbara & Joe Anderson, TRIRI
PO Box 439 Clear Creek, IN 47426
812-340-0342
nbtdaconfhost@gmail.com