International Convention and Competition
October 17-23, 2011
Houston, Texas
Have a blast at the 65th Annual International Convention and Competition. Enjoy out of this world performances as you take in the sights and sounds of barbershop's best.
Blast Off with the new all-inclusive registration. Price includes the Rising Star Quartet Contest, International Chorus Competition, International Quartet Competition, Harmony Classic Chorus Competition, Education classes, Harmony Bazaar, Mass Sing and more.
Registration Information
Download the Member Late Registration Spreadsheet (To register more than 5 people, use this spreadsheet.) Download the 2011 Houston Registration Form.
2011 Houston Online Registration
Competition Location:
Toyota Center
Housing Information
Download the Houston Housing Form. Register online for Houston housing.
Travel Information
There are 2 major airports in the Houston area, and either airport can be used when arriving in Houston.
Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)
- 20 minutes from downtown Houston
- Nonstop service to approximately 110 domestic destinations
- Nonstop or direct service to 65 international destinations
- Continental Airlines' largest hub
- Ranked No. 3 in the country for most scheduled nonstop destinations
- 8th busiest airport in the U.S. for total passengers (Nearly 42 million in 2009)
- 8th largest international passenger gateway in the nation
- Nearly 800 daily departures
- 18 passenger airlines
- 5 passenger terminals
- More than 10,000 acres
- More than 23,000 parking spaces
- New $440 million Terminal E and Federal Inspection Services (FIS) with 84 primary inspection booths that can process more than 4,500 passengers per hour
- One of 20 airports in the nation to deploy a Global Entry kiosk that can turn an hour wait in the customs line into an average of 40 seconds
- Ranked No. 4 for customer satisfaction among large North American airports in a study by J.D. Power and Associates (2008)
- Voted the No. 4 airport in the country by readers of Global Traveler magazine (2008)
William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)
- 11 miles from downtown Houston
- Served nearly 8.5 million passengers in 2009
- One of Southwest Airlines' largest hubs
- Nonstop service to more than 32 destinations throughout the U.S.
- 43rd busiest airport in the U.S. in total passengers in 2008
- Acquired by the City of Houston in 1937
- Rated among the top five performing airports in the world by Airports Council International (2009)
- Ranked No. 2 for customer satisfaction among small North American airports in a study by J.D. Power and Associates (2008)
- Selected as the No. 1 small airport (less than 10 million passengers) in the country for customer satisfaction in an Aviation Week traveler satisfaction report (2006)
SHUTTLEFARE
Shuttlefare is offering $4 off airport shuttle transportation to and from the airport and to your hotel.
TO BOOK A RESERVATION:
Click on your airport reservation link below and use the discount code at checkout. Discount Code: M3H2K. Your reservation must be made on-line in order to use the coupon code.
Houston Bush (IAH) Discount Airport Shuttle
Houston Hobby (HOU) Discount Airport Shuttle
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Click on your reservation link above and do a quick search to find your hotel
- Press “continue booking”
- Choose the type of service you want, “pick up from airport” and “roundtrip”, click “schedule pickup”
- Click “reserve now” and enter the discount code (M3H2K) on the left side in the blue bar of the checkout page. The discount code bar is found under the Fare Details Total.
Discount Code for Service: M3H2K
CONFIRMATIONS:
Once the reservation is complete an email confirmation will be sent to the address listed in the reservation. This will be your travel voucher for your airport transportation. It will also include instructions on where to meet your shuttle when you arrive at the airport.
If you need to make changes AFTER your reservation is complete please contact customer service at 877-300-4826; email: customerservice@shuttlefare.com Customer service is available Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. EDT.
www.Shuttlefare.com
For
questions about convention, contact the Meetings and Corporate Services Department.
(meet-corp@sweetadelineintl.org).
Check back frequently for additional convention information.
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