2019 NMHC Annual Meeting - Anyone Going? Tips for Non-Members on Gaining Access?
[2019 National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) Annual Meeting](https://www.nmhc.org/meetings/calendar/2019-nmhc-annual-meeting/#summary)

San Diego - Manchester Grand  Hyatt - January 29-31, 2019

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We will be traveling out to the conference for the first time and have arranged a number of meetings, dinners, etc. Unfortunately, we are not a member firm and recently realized that this is officially a members-only event. It would cost us roughly $6,400 to become a member firm and properly register...does anyone have any tips/advice on circumventing this expense? Have any badges for sale? Thanks.
[{"id": "eelm9vh", "text": "Can you buy the networking pass?", "replies": [{"id": "eelztz1", "text": "This is what my old firm did a few years ago. You get access, but don\u2019t have access to any of the conference presentations. You literally just setup in the venue and hold meetings there. It was great to show our presence and have meetings with firms from the other side of the county.  ", "replies": [{"id": "eepru24", "text": "That\u2019s what I\u2019m doing as well. The presentations and speakers are interesting, but the value is in the meetings around it. I have three backed days of meetings/parties/dinners with brokers and other owners. The crowd is more institutional than most any other events. ", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "eelxfdt", "text": "Wow. This event seems very interesting ", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "efkrdp7", "text": "Did you wind up going?", "replies": [{"id": "efm9m1n", "text": "Yes, registered for the non-members Apartment Strategies Outlook Conference and held everything else we scheduled off-site. Ended up working out great. ", "replies": [{"id": "efzwm3v", "text": "Was the conference content uploaded anywhere?", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}]