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Registration includes four overnight hotel stays in Salem and Braintree/Boston and three full days of confectionery tours.


Monday, April 20 | Arrival & Welcome Reception

Arrival For attendees arriving by air to Boston (BOS): Uber/taxi ride to the Hawthorne Hotel in Salem, MA is about a 45 minute drive.
For attendees arriving by car: Complimentary parking is available at the hotel during your stay. When we leave Salem for tours, you may park you car in the public garages in Downtown Salem; Museum Place Garage at 1 New Liberty Street or the South Harbor Garage at 10 Congress Street. Both are a very short walk from the hotel.
2:00 PM Board Meeting
4:00-5:00 PM Registration Desk Open, Nathaniel's Room
4:00 PM Check in to Hawthorne Hotel, Salem
5:00-6:30 PM Welcome Reception & Suppliers' Tell-N-Sell 
  Network with fellow attendees and meet industry suppliers while enjoying hors' d'oeuvres and hosted bar in Nathaniel's Room right off the Main Lobby.
  Dinner on your own
  Overnight in Salem

Tuesday, April 21 | Salem Area Tour Day

7:00 AM Breakfast Provided, Sophia's Room
7:00-7:45 AM Registration Desk Open
8:00 AM Depart for Off-Site Tours
        · Harbor Sweets 
        · Prides Crossing Confections
        ·  Putnam Pantry Candies      
        · Winfrey's Fudge & Chocolates
        · Lunch provided on tour
5:00 PM* Return to Hawthorne Hotel, Salem 
  Dinner on your own
  Overnight in Salem

Wednesday, April 22 | Boston Area Tour Day

7:00 AM Breakfast Provided, Sophia's Room
8:00 AM Depart for Off-site Tours
          · Hilliard's Chocolate System
        · Hilliards Chocolates
      · Watson's Candies
      · Lunch provided on tour
5:00 PM*
Check in to Hyatt Place Hotel, Braintree/Boston
Dinner on your own

Overnight in Braintree

Thursday, April 23 | Cranberry Farm & South Coast Tour Day

6:30 AM Breakfast Provided, Hotel Lobby
8:25 AM Depart for Off-Site Tours
        · Benson's Pond Cranberries
      · Dorothy Cox's Candies
      · Lunch provided on tour
5:00 PM*
Return to Hyatt Place Hotel, Braintree/Boston
Dinner on your own
Overnight in Braintree

Friday, April 24 | Departures

6:30 AM Breakfast Provided, Hotel Lobby
  Depart from Braintree/Boston


*Note: All travel times are approximate and dependent on local traffic, construction and other factors that are beyond the control of RCI.