Conference Information & Registration

Conference Eligibility

Conference attendance is only open to GIA members, as well as staff and trustees of organizations that are eligible for GIA membership. These include private, community, corporate, and family foundations; public sector grantmakers; regranting organizations whose primary purpose is arts grantmaking; and individual donors who give through eligible organizations. Membership is not required for conference attendance.

If you have questions about eligibility, please email us at gia@giarts.org. (Don't call us as we're in Miami.)

Registration Desk Hours

The registration desk at the Eden Roc Hotel will be open during the following hours:

Saturday 10/13
4:00pm - 8:00pm

Sunday 10/14
2:00pm - 7:15pm

Monday 10/15
7:30am - 6:30pm

Tuesday 10/16
7:30am - 2:45 pm   5:30pm - 6:30pm

Wednesday 10/17
7:30am - 12:00pm

Registration Rates

Note that online registration will close on Friday, September 28. You can still register on-site in Miami. If that's your plan, please download and complete this form, and return it to heidi@giarts.org. Call us at (206) 624-2312 if you have questions.

Conference Location

We are now sold out of rooms at the Eden Roc at the conference rate. You still may be able to get lodging there at the standard rates, depending on what nights you require.

Because Miami Beach is a resort destination, rather than a business hotel area, we are not providing back up hotel recommendations . There is a great range of lodging options with varying prices and amenities. We suggest that conference attendees be better served to use Orbitz or Travelocity or your own travel agent to find lodging that meets your expectations and budgets.

Guest Fee

Guest fees are $100. The guest fee permits an individual accompanying a conference registrant to attend these social events:

• Sunday opening reception
• Monday night dine-arounds
• Tuesday night party at the Wolfsonian Museum in South Beach

Guests are also welcome to participate in no-host Monday evening Dine-Arounds.

Please note that conference plenary sessions and meals, breakout sessions, and roundtables not open to guests.

Cancellation Policy

Click here to log into your registration profile if you wish to cancel or make changes to your registration.

Refunds for cancellations will be processed as follows:

• Cancellations made prior to September 1, 2012:
  refund of 90% of registration paid.
• Cancellations made from September 2-20, 2012:
  refund of 70% of registration paid.
• After September 20, 2012, conference fees are non-refundable.

A Brief Word on Fundraising Ethics

To preserve the capacity for open discussion, all attendees must refrain from fundraising or solicitation. Organizations that solicit funds are expected to be represented only by individuals whose roles involve programming and/or policy, and not by fundraising or development staff.