Man I’ve been so busy with the convention lately it’s absurd … but in a good way. Anyway, I wanted to take the time to announce the “Central Florida Exercise & Nutrition Seminar”, which is more or less a sub set of The 21 Convention 2010 being held in Orlando Florida July 22nd-25th that I’ve set up for locals*.
*I say ‘locals’ because as awesome as the line up is for this limited access ticket, I don’t expect anyone to fly across the country for four speeches. People are more than welcome to of course, but I find that a bit unrealistic – hence the ‘local’ aspect of the ticket.
So, what is it exactly?
Four of the (in my opinion, and probably the opinions of most readers) top authorities in their respective fields, speaking at a 4 day convention in Orlando,FL – all content pertaining to exercise, nutrition, fitness, health, lifestyle, and any related synonyms one could come up with =).
The 21 Convention, as most of you know, is focused on men, or even young men for that matter. But with that said, I find this event within an event applicable to anyone and everyone – including (and perhaps even especially) women.
If you live locally, I highly recommend attending this part of the convention – girl, guy, 20, 30, 40, or even 50 years old.
The lineup is outstanding with Drew Baye, Bill DeSimone, Mark Sisson, and Doug Mcguff.
It was really fascinating to watch it grow so fast actually. One day it was just Drew (who also spoke last year), the next it was Bill, then Doug (tentatively), then Mark – and then it hit me, “holy crap … this is going to be epic!“.
I will say however, the one speaker I REALLY wanted out in this field that I wasn’t able to get was Kurt Harris of PaNu.
Would be icing on the cake I suppose =). But hey, I tried. Maybe next year.
There are other speakers I considered as well of course, like Keith Norris of Theory to Practice and Stephan Guyenet of Whole Health Source, but the roster is pretty packed at this point, and I really shy away from giving any speaker less than 45-60 minutes on stage (the above four I’m planning for 90 minutes a piece).
And that’s just the tip of the iceberg on people I had in mind.
In any case, I think this is also a great opportunity to meet up with long time blog readers who live in the area, and as such I’m releasing a big discount code for the first ten TDL readers who are interested in attending, as I am far more interested in meeting and getting to know people face to face, than charging a higher ticket price (which somewhat reflects local advertising I have in the works for this ticket).
If you want the discount just leave a comment on this post and I will shoot you an e-mail with the $30 discount code.
Other details buyers should be aware of.
- Tickets are non refundable. Once you sign up, that’s it. I have this policy because it is a major pain in the butt handling returns, especially after the 60 day grace period with Paypal ends. That said, all tickets to the event (including this one) are transferable at any time up to 5 days before the event begins, should you wish to give the ticket to a friend, or even sell it, etc. A link to do this is on the ticket page.
- If you already signed up for the main event (the entire convention), there is no need for you to buy this limited access ticket, unless it’s a gift or for some similar reason.
- If you buy this ticket, attend the event, and wish to stay for more presentations not included with this ticket, your only option is to pay the difference between your ticket price, and the full door price of $400 – even if the convention is half over. I simply can’t cut deals left and right for people based on how many hours or days are left at the event =/. I tried this last year and I found out first hand it causes a LOT of head ache that disrupts my focus that is needed elsewhere at the convention.
- On the plus side, since this is a limited access ticket, and it’s difficult to say which time and day each speaker will be presenting right now, you are guaranteed a DVD copy of each speech should you end up not being able to attend one, or even all of them.
Meaning, if you only make it to 2 speeches and can’t attend the other two due to work, school, and so on, you will be shipped a DVD copy of the presentations you missed post event.
We’ll be keeping track of who enters/leaves the room for all tickets, and especially the limited access ones. So if you fail to show for one, you will be marked down for a DVD copy of that speech, and contacted later for a shipping address (and yes, shipping will be on us).
I should also mention, there are only 24 of 25 tickets left. I may or may not allot more for this limited access ticket, but that depends on how well the main event continues to sell, which thus far has been consistently almost triple what last year’s event sold.
In other words, I have to give priority to the full access tickets. (And as the ticket page shows, there is a door price should you not wish to buy online, but those are not guaranteed to be available if the online tickets sell out).
Finally, for those of you who live far and will not be able to attend for one reason or another, all the given presentations will be released for free online in streaming high definition (as well as being available on DVD).
This may make one wonder why attending live is worth $95 to $180 dollars, but if you’ve ever been to the convention, you know this is a moot point. Hearing a presentation live is always an experience in itself, and these four are top notch speakers, not to mention, you have the ability to ask questions in person, and perhaps even meet the speaker face to face.
In addition, all paid attendees will have access to any discounts offered live at the event (I believe Mark Sisson mentioned something along these lines), and access to the free footage before the general public.
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Aright I’ll get off my soap box now. Hope to see a lot of you guys there.
Sign up for the Central Florida Exercise & Nutrition Seminar here.
Nutrition is actually really simple to learn, though the government completely over complicates the matter.
BUSINESS is extremely influential.
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Anthony-very sweet!! I don’t know how you’re able to put this all together, but nice job. All of these guys are excellent (maybe you have to be “in the circle” to know this) and if it was in Phoenix I’d be there for sure. It’s great you will be streaming it for free-I’ll probably buy the DVD anyway-you deserve some income for getting these guys all in the same event.
Wow – this is a great line-up. The material that comes out of this line-up will be priceless. It’s times like this that make me wish I lived nearer… But I’ll wait for the live streams of the sessions.
Thank you for arranging this.
Doin my part, enjoy the footage when it releases in streaming high definition. It will also be available on DVD. Stay tuned.
That’s a great group of instructors. I’m sure the lectures will be amazing. Have you ever thought about contacting Fred Hahn? He’s probably the only other guy I would listen to as much as those you have lined up.
I am well aware of Fred Hahn, but no, it has not crossed my mind before to invite him to speak. I will definitely consider it for our 2011 event in Orlando however. Thanks for the idea.
No problem. Keep up the great work!
Fantastic. I am looking forward to being there.
Thats a top class line-up, Dream. Look forward to hearing these guys chat.
Good lineup – I may come!
Sounds awesome Fred. Would you also be interested in speaking? Tight on spots this year, but would love to have you on the roster for 2011.
Anthony,
Are you looking for a photographer for this event? I’m a local professional photographer – mostly shooting for various conferences and events.
-Jolly
We already have one, but in case something comes up I will contact you. Thank you.