PhoneSmart Hawaii Un-conference

The Mauna Lani Resort has been recognized as one of the greatest resorts in the US…and one of the Greenest. It produces almost all its own electricity with solar panels. Look at their web site and you will definitely want to come along.

Tron Jordheim, the PhoneSmart director said : “Business is good at PhoneSmart. Our clients have been treating us well and we have been taking great care of them, helping them rent lots of storage space. So a celebration is in order. We also have so many friends and supporters in the self storage space. I thought if they all got together to talk about the things they found most interesting, we would have a fabulous time and help everyone boost their businesses even further. Gathering together in this magical land of beauty and spirituality is embodied in the ancient Hawaiian word Hoakoakoa or “coming together.”
So let’s go to Hawaii!”

It is a less structured conference geared to giving you the information and the contacts that you want with plenty of free time to network, gather with your friends, see the amazing sights on The Big Island, or just kick back on the beach and rejuvenate.

Each of the three mornings of the conference, we will meet for breakfast and networking at 8:00 am. At 8:30 or so we will have a general session for about 45 minutes. After that we will break up into round table discussions until 11:30 am. Then you are free to network, sightsee, play golf, hit the beach or relax.

We will ask you in advance for several topics that you are most interested in. Tell us who you’d really like to meet: finance people, operations people, builders, call center people, secret shoppers and so on. We will also ask you for a topic or two that you feel comfortable with, so you can lead a round table as well. This way, everyone will have a chance to talk about what is highest on their priority lists…and everyone will have a chance to share his or her expertise.

We don’t just want to talk about call centers, secret shopping, sales training, internet marketing and lead generation. We want to talk about all the things that are on your mind that can help you in your business.

So think about the topics that are most interesting to you. Think about the people you’d like to talk with. And think about the topics you’d like to deal with as a discussion leader. After you have registered, we will contact you for that information so we can create the round tables and the introductions most valuable to you.

Tuesday evening. Reception near the beach at 6:00 pm with a Sunset Toast.
(included in registration)
Wednesday Morning. Breakfast, session and round tables 8:00 to 11:30.
(included in registration)
Thursday Morning. Breakfast, session and round tables 8:00 to 11:30.
(included in registration)
Friday Morning. Breakfast, session and round tables 8:00 to 11:15
(included in registration)
Friday at 11:15 will be a drawing for prize give-aways.
Friday at 11:45 we will be announcing the overall winner of the StorageMart Green Design Contest. A $1,000.00 prize will go to the best self storage Green Project we can find. For more information look for the Storage Mart Green Design Contest in your Google or Yahoo toolbar.
Saturday morning: Special networking breakfast from 8:00 to 10:00 am
(additional registration fee required)
There will also be a special two hour Catamaran cruise with very limited availability one afternoon. The time is tbd. (additional registration fee required). An exclusive two hour sunset cruise on the Winona. The Winona is a beautiful Polynesian sailing Catamaran."

Please make your room reservations with the Mauna Lani directly by calling 808-885-6622. We have a very special group rate of only $225.00 per night for Deluxe Ocean View room’s single or double occupancy. There is a charge of $25.00 per night, per person, plus applicable taxes, for the third and fourth adult (eighteen years or older) in a guest room. There is no charge for children, seventeen (17) years or younger, staying in the same room with existing bedding. Rack rate on the Ocean Deluxe View is typically $550.00 per night single or double occupancy. Make sure you say you are with the PhoneSmart group. The Mauna Lani has extended our special discount rate to our group for three days before the event and three days after, so you can spend some extra time with your family or by yourself enjoying The Big Island.

The event registration is $695.00. But there is a very special early registration offer. Register and pay by November 31, 2008 and pay only $599.00 per person.

Space is limited, so do NOT wait to register. Register early and book your flights early before the registration fees go up and before the air fares go up.

Air travel. Direct flights from several West Coast cities go to Kona, which is about 30 minutes from the Mauna Lani Resort. You can also fly directly into Hilo, which is about 2 hours away. There are many connections through Honolulu as well.

Sponsorships are available. Don’t miss out on getting involved with this very special un-conference and all the promotion surrounding it. Sponsorships are not inexpensive, but you know you will get lots of attention as a PhoneSmart Hawaii un-Conference Sponsor.

You could win a FREE trip to the PhoneSmart Hawaii Un-conference. The winner will receive FREE… the entire conference, four free nights at the Mauna Lani Resort and free airfare for two from the continental US. Stop by the PhoneSmart booth at the next self storage trade show where PhoneSmart is exhibiting and enter the drawing. You just may be coming to this awesome un-conference for FREE. (lunch and dinner will be on your own). Drawing will take place on or about April 10, 2009. Don’t wait to register. Registered attendees are eligible. Register for the un-conference now and enter the drawing, too.

PhoneSmart will be giving away one year of complimentary full sales support for one store in Friday’s drawing (call center service plus a sales training package and four secret shops per month for twelve months).