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Q: How do I register?
A: Registering for the convention is easy with our online registration process. You are given the option to pay by credit card or by check, but registrations paid by check are not processed until the check is received. If you register for someone else online, be ready to provide that person's contact information (e-mail address; phone number, etc.) so they can receive a confirmation.

Q: What does my Convention fee cover?
A. The convention fee covers all activities listed on the agenda. For the Extra Day convention attendees the following event is included (in addition to the Main Convention agenda): Wednesday night's Dinner Cruise. For Main convention attendees the following meals are included: Hors d'oervres and cocktails at the Welcome Reception on Thursday, breakfast on Friday morning, lunch on Saturday afternoon, and a three course plated dinner at the final banquet. A farewell continental breakfast on Sunday morning will complete the food and beverage offering. Convention fees also fund all entertainment and speakers, decor and staging, audio-visual, goodie bags and content, buses, signs, centerpieces, technology expenses, security, load in-out charges, cleaning/janitorial fees, registration costs, temporary employee wages, staff wages, credit card fees, parcel delivery, and other miscellaneous expenses.

Q: What are the parking rates at the hotel? A: Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego offers valet or self parking options for our guests:

Valet Parking
Overnight guest $32.00
First Hour $10.00
After the first hour $5.00 per hour
Maximum $32.00

Self-Parking
Overnight guest $28.00
First Hour $6.00
After the first hour $6.00 per hour
Maximum $28.00
Prices are subject to change

The parking garage is attached to our downtown San Diego Grand Hyatt hotel and has 1160 spaces.

For additional information regarding parking, please call the hotel at 619 358 6658. Prices are subject to change.

Q: What about Red Hatters with disabilities?
A: The staff at Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego is committed to ensuring that we meet and exceed all of the requirements for the Americans with Disabilities Act. The staff at our San Diego lodging is trained to accommodate guests with special needs, so that all of our guests, including those with disabilities, are able to have an enjoyable and safe stay. At Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego, we want to make sure all our guests are able to take advantage of every activity the hotel has to offer. Our hotel offers specially designed accessible rooms featuring:

Facilities for disabled persons include:

• Audio/visual smoke detectors
• Connecting rooms available
• Braille symbols in elevators
• Restaurant/room service menus in Braille
• Bathtub benches and grab rails
• Roll-in showers (upon request)
• Wheelchair accessible: doors, sink/vanity and towel racks, climate controls, peepholes, closet poles, and health club

Q: Do I have to stay at the host hotel for the Red Hat Society convention?
A: It is highly recommended that you stay at the host hotel for a more complete convention experience, but it is not required.

Q: If convention registration is full, will there be a waitlist?
A: If all convention registration spaces are taken, you can request to be added to a convention waitlist. If convention spaces clear, waitlisted members will be added to the convention registration in the order they were waitlisted. You will be notified by email or by phone if you have received a space and will need to pay for the space immediately by credit card in order to hold it.

IMPORTANT: You will still need to be sure that you have a hotel room reserved. Securing a space at the convention does not guarantee the availability of a hotel room.

Q: What if I need to cancel my convention registration?
A: Registrations may be cancelled until April 30, 2010 for a full refund of your registration fee, minus a $50 processing fee. Please click here to read our registration and cancellation policies.

IMPORTANT: The Red Hat Society is not responsible for refunds of any fees or expenses outside of the convention registration fee. Refunds for hotel reservations need to be handled through the hotel and are subject to those hotel's refund policies. All other refunds are subject to the refund policies of the companies involved, including but not limited to airfare, transportation, car rentals, etc.

Q: Will there be merchandise for sale at the convention?
A: Yes, the Hat District will be at the Manchester Grand Hyatt with regular hours during the convention.

Q: Can my husband/male companion attend the convention events?
A: No, however, they may certainly stay in the hotel and spend time with you when you are not at convention events.

Hello Ladies!

We have just added two new features to our profile. You can now change the mood you are in and your status...what you are doing. Please check it out. THANKS!

Princess Peach

The new membership model is simple, consistent, and - best of all - fair. For her $39 USD yearly fee, each Queen may register her chapter. She will receive a printed charter, a special monthly Queen to Queens broadcast, access to online chapter management tools, and all other benefits included in her automatic Supporting Membership as well.

For $20 USD per year, each Supporting Member receives:

• One full year of membership in the Red Hat Society
• One personalized Supporting Membership card
• Regular digital or emailed communication from Hatquarters, including, but not limited to:
  • Weekly Friday broadcast
  • Quarterly digital Red Hatter Matters newsletter
• 10% discount at redhatsocietystore.com
• All pertinent benefits and discounts available
• Full access to various website features, such as:
  • Chapter Contact
  • Online Event Calendar (receive event invitations, flag events, share with a friend, or RSVP to invitations received)
  • Queen Mother Board and QMBII
  • All new special features, as they are added
• Royal invitations to all Red Hat Society sponsored events
• The right to use the Red Hat Society Chapter logo on member materials (subject to guidelines in the Red Hat Society Logo Usage Policy)
• A year's worth of unlimited support, ideas, and connections with thousands of like-minded women, worldwide, for fun and friendship.

The Red Hat Society is all about the four "Fs": Fun, Friendship, Freedom, and Fulfillment. There is a fifth "F" that we haven't discussed: fairness. The fun and friendship meant to be enjoyed by all comes at a cost that should be willingly shared by all. The RHS cannot operate for free; and it is not fair that a small number of Supporting Members should pay for the fun (and public recognition) that all enjoy.

Let's just get on with all that we have come to love most about the RHS - the fun of playing with friends (old and new), the freedom to be yourself, and the support and sisterhood of women who are determined to spread joy and positive vibes - wherever they go.

Your support is greatly appreciated. Remember: "Red Hatters Matter!"

In friendship,

Sue Ellen Cooper (Exalted Queen Mother, Founder)
Debra Granich (Lady Bug, CEO)
and all of the team at Hatquarters

Hello Everyone,

The Forums should be working correctly now. If there is any error occurring please inform me of the issue immediately. Thank you.

Happy Red Hatting

AND

Hello Ladies,

We are aware of the Groups/Forums problem on our QMB2 site.  We have contacted OneSite and made them aware of this problem. It should be fixed by the end of the day.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Happy Red Hatting and  Happy Holidays!

Princess Peach

I wanted to take the time to inform you that if you don't have yet requested our EQM Sue Ellen Cooper and Debra Ladybug as your friends well here is the change. Go to my profile and look under my friends send them a message, comment and/or add them as friends. They would be delighted. They would love to see how well you ladies have blinged your sites.

Much Love,
Princess Peach

I am so excited to share and be part of the QMB2 and meet wonderful friends.