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This “all-inclusive” fee also includes breakfasts, lunches and break refreshments and snacks, and special dinner networking receptions the first and second nights of the event!<br><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Missed the early-bird discount? Don’t despair! For a limited time, you can still enjoy special registration savings on SIPNOC 2017 – enter code "sipnocdisc150" to save $150 off the regular rate!</span></strong> <br><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Individuals from SIP Forum Full Member companies save even more ($200 to be exact)! Send an email to <a href="mailto:sipnocinfo@sipforum.org" target="_blank">sipnocinfo@sipforum.org</a> to obtain the exclusive Full Member discount code.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Register </span></strong></b>at <a href="https://www.regonline.com/sipnoc2017" target="_blank">https://www.regonline.com/sipnoc2017</a>. <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td width=650 valign=top style='width:487.5pt;padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><p><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>SIPNOC 2017 Hotel Reservations</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:17.25pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>SIPNOC 2017 is located at the four-star Hilton Washington Dulles Hotel. To reserve your stay at the Hilton, please visit: <a href="http://group.hilton.com/SIPNOC2017">http://group.hilton.com/SIPNOC2017</a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul></td></tr><tr><td width=650 valign=top style='width:487.5pt;padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><p><b><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>SIPNOC 2017 General Event Information</span></strong></b><o:p></o:p></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:17.25pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>For more information about <strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>SIPNOC 2017</span></strong>, please visit <a href="http://www.sipnoc.org/" target="_blank">www.sipnoc.org</a> or send an email to <a href="mailto:sipnocinfo@sipforum.org" target="_blank">sipnocinfo@sipforum.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul></td></tr><tr><td width=650 valign=top style='width:487.5pt;padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><p><b><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>SIPNOC 2017 Sponsorship Information</span></strong></b><o:p></o:p></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:17.25pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>For information about corporate sponsorship opportunities at <strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>SIPNOC 2017</span></strong>, please contact Marc Robins, SIP Forum President and Managing Director, at 203-829-6307 or marc.robins "at" sipforum.org.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul></td></tr></table></div><p><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #CCCCCC 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><br></span><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>For more information, please visit:</span></strong><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.sipnoc.org"><span style='color:#1F497D'>www.sipnoc.org</span></a> or email <a href="mailto:sipnocinfo@sipforum.org"><span style='color:#1F497D'>sipnocinfo@sipforum.org</span></a></span></strong></span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border:none;border-top:solid #CDD1D4 1.0pt'><tr><td style='border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1029" src="http://www.tmcnet.com/scripts/img.ashx?lid=111556"><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>