2024 Annual Convention

At The Convention

• Resolution 2 Governance Presentation
• 2026 Convention Site Comparisons

Registration

2024 Convention Registration Form

Schedule of Events

• Tuesday November 19^th
  • Closed Meetings
• Wednesday November 20^th
  • Board of Directors Meeting
  • Committee Meeting Working Sessions
• Thursday November 21^st:
  • General Session I
  • Committee Meetings
  • Luncheon
  • Regional Caucus Meetings
• Friday November 22^nd 
  • General Session II
  • Committee Meetings
  • Awards Banquet
• Saturday November 23^rd 
  • General Session III

Updated 11/11/24

Slot Tournament

Plenary Session and Voter Training

• AHA Rule Change Processes - Fall 2024

Hotel

Room rates are $69 for November 17-21 and $139 for November 22^nd and 23^rd.

In addition to the room rate, a $30 resort fee, $3 tourism surcharge and tax per day (room rate and resort fee) will apply.  If booking over the extended period (the lesser rate to the higher rate), room rates will be shown as an average.

IMPORTANT: Hotel reservations have been extended until October 31^st 2024, please book by this date to receive AHA’s rates

Hotel Transportation

THE ROW (Silver Legacy, El Dorado and Circus, Circus) offers complimentary daily airport shuttle service. Upon your arrival at the Reno Tahoe International Airport, proceed to the baggage claim area and follow the signage directing you to the general airport shuttle area to board.

Continuous Airport Shuttle runs between | 4 AM – Midnight

For arrival and departure times in off hours, please utilize an Uber or Lyft to arrive at the hotel

Resolutions

The Resolution Deadline has passed, the following is now required:

Resolution Submissions After Deadline:

• Any resolution not submitted to the AHA office by the deadline required, must have signatures of 25 Delegates registered to be at that Convention and the name of the Member Organization each is representing, and must be submitted to the AHA office for review by the Agenda and Resolutions Committee postmarked/electronic transaction dated not later than twenty days before the first day of Convention.
• Any such resolution determined by the Agenda and Resolutions Committee to be an extraordinary resolution shall be forwarded to the delegates for consideration at that Convention. Any resolution not determined to be extraordinary shall be considered at the Convention the following
• Received a majority number of affirmative votes (either in person, by phone, by facsimile, by mail, by email or by hand delivery), and
• must be accompanied by an actual tally of the votes received, and
• indicate which body voted (Member Organization members, Member Organization Board of Directors, Regional Board of Delegates, etc.), and
• indicate how the vote was taken (at a meeting, by phone, by facsimile, by mail, by email or by hand delivery), and
• list where the vote is recorded (Member Organization minutes, Member Organization Board minutes, Regional Board of Delegates minutes, etc.).

Please return Resolutions to Leslie Lockard at Leslie.Lockard@arabianhorses.org.

Note: Resolutions may also be submitted by the AHA President. 

Nominating

Delegate Counts

How Does the Delegate Process Work?

• The time frame for the Delegate cutoff is June 30^th. Club memberships must be received and processed by this date.
• Clubs are notified of the number of Adult Members.
• Delegates slots are awarded to the clubs for every 35 Adult members or part thereof. 1 Delegate for 10 to 35 members, 2 Delegates for 36 to 70 members, etc.
• Clubs which are under 10 Adult members do not receive a Delegate.
• Clubs determine their own process for selecting Delegates, check with the Club President or Secretary for that process.
• Club Presidents or Secretaries report the Delegates to AHA via online.
• Once the Delegate(s) are selected by the club, the Delegate(s) can register for Convention.
• Convention registration will open a few days after the June 30^th cutoff, the early bird price is $250.

Do I need to be a Delegate to Attend?

Anyone wishing to attend convention can register as an Alternate/Guest/Member for the early bird price of $125. Note: only credentialed Delegates may vote on resolutions, officers, and convention elected committee positions. All members of AHA in good standing have the right to speak to an issue on the floor. Any delegate, alternate, or guest that is seeking recognition to speak to an issue shall go to a microphone and, upon being recognized by the Chair, shall state their name, their Region, before addressing the delegates. A voting delegate or member shall not speak more than twice on the same question or for more than two (2) minutes each time speaking.  No delegate or member shall speak for a second time until all delegates or members seeking recognition the first time have spoken.