April 2-4, 2025
Hilton Marco Island Beach Resort & Spa
Marco Island, Florida
Meeting Registration Fees:
• Executive Only Early Bird: $2,500
• Executive Only (After February 14): $3,000
• Executive & Spouse/Guest Early Bird: $3,700
• Executive & Spouse/Guest (After February 14): $4,300
• Next Gen Early Bird: $1,700
• Next Gen (After February 14): $2,000
• Next Gen Spouse/Guest Early Bird: $2,900
• Next Gen Spouse/Guest (After February 14): $3,300
• Children at Receptions: $125 per child/per night
The meeting registration fee includes meeting materials, admittance to the general session, meals and receptions. Hotel room fees are not included in the meeting registration fee. attendees must pay the total registration fee, whether they will be attending the full meeting or a portion thereof. The fee must be paid in advance of the meeting. Spouse/Guest refers to a marital spouse or significant life partner. It does not allow for a colleague to attend at that rate. Next Gen registration is for those 35 and under. Attendees and their guests must pre-register for the golf outing and optional tours. These items are available on a first-come, first-served basis, as there are limited spots available. Children attending the receptions must pay an additional fee.
Registration:
Please login at the top of this page to begin your registration. Registration for the Annual Meeting will close on March 14, 2025. No online registration will be accepted after this date. If you have any questions on registration or would like to submit a paper registration form, please contact Kathy Edwards at (216) 781-6260 or kathy@forging.org.
PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED FOR OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES: (If interested in these activities, you must pre-register by selecting and including in your program options below. Please note that all three of these activities over-lap. Please choose one activity per person.)
Thursday, April 3, 2025
• FIERF Golf Outing: $500 per person
• Activity #1: Everglades Airboat Tour: $100 per person
• Activity #2: Catamaran Cruise - Miss Naples: $250 per person
Click here for a description of the optional activities.
Sponsor this highly anticipated event!Limited sponsorship opportunities are now available. Click here to view and download the 2025 Sponsorship Prospectus. The deadline to sponsor is February 4, 2025.
Thank You Sponsors!
This is an FIA Member only event: If you would like more information on FIA Membership, please contact Tricia Abruzzino at tricia@forging.org.
Cancellation Policy:
Cancellations will be permitted until March 19, 2025 and will be refunded in full. After March 19, 2025 no refunds will be given, but substitutions are permitted if submitted to the FIA in writing.
Please Note:
No registration is final until accepted by FIA. FIA reserves the right to refuse registration/attendance to any person. Any registration that is not accepted by the FIA will be refunded in full.