Here's the information you need to start planning your trip to the 2010 IRE Conference, June 10-13, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Las Vegas Sun will be our host.

Watch IRE's Web site, Twitter and Facebook pages to learn about panel discussions, speakers, hands-on classes, mini-boot camps, speakers and special events as they're announced.

Registration

Online registration: For individual registrants, please click here.

Online multiple-attendee registration: Please click here.

Mail registration: To complete registration, fill out the registration form. (PDF)

• Early bird registration fee: $195 (On-site registration $225)
• Student registration fee: $100

Don't forget that your IRE membership must be current through July 1, 2010, in order to attend. You can join or renew when you register.

Pre-day sessions on Thursday, June 10

The optional sessions will cover computer-assisted reporting, Covering Criminal Justice, and more. An additional registration fee applies.

• Pre-Day Registration - $50
• Student Pre-Day - $35

Free Reynolds Business Journalism Workshop Wednesday, June 9.

Come to Vegas a day before the IRE Conference begins and attend a free workshop presented by the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism.

The workshop, Investigative Business Journalism on a Beat, will feature Alec Klein, professor at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. During this workshop, Klein will take you through the investigative story from start to finish: refining and pitching an idea, developing and interviewing sources, plumbing public documents, and organizing and presenting the story effectively in multimedia.

For additional information or to register visit the Reynolds site.

Blues Bash

Reserve your tickets for the annual Blues Bash to be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 10. This fundraiser for the IRE Resource Center always delivers great music and a chance to relax, catch up with old colleagues and make new connections. Venue and entertainment details are coming soon. Advance tickets are $15 each; maximum of 2 per registrant.

Hotel

The conference will be held at the Paris Las Vegas hotel. In addition to discounted room rates at the Paris, a limited number of discounted rooms are available at Bally's Las Vegas hotel, which is connected to the conference hotel. The discounted room rate for both hotels is available until Monday, May 10, or until our room block is full (whichever comes first). Don’t wait until the last minute to reserve your room as our room block in previous years has sold out prior to the final day to make reservations.

Paris Las Vegas (Conference Hotel)
3655 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Conference room rate is $119 plus tax which is currently at 12% (single/double)
Online reservations at Paris

Bally’s Las Vegas (Directly connected to conference hotel)
3645 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Conference room rate is $89 plus tax which is currently at 12% (single/double)
Online reservations at Bally's

To make a reservation by phone at Paris or Bally's, call the Harrah's reservation line at 1-877-603-4389 and ask to make a reservation in the “2010 IRE Annual Conference” room block. (This phone number handles reservations for both hotels.)

All reservations must be guaranteed with a deposit for the first night's room rate and tax. To avoid cancellation fees, reservations must be canceled 72 hours prior to the attendee’s arrival date.

If you have hotel or general conference questions, please contact Stephanie Sinn at 573-882-8969 or e-mail stephanie@ire.org.