2024 Hotel Information

The 2024 RANC Annual Meeting is being held at

Embassy Suites by Hilton Asheville Downtown
192 Haywood Street
Asheville, North Carolina, 28801, USA

Newly opened in December 2023. Located in Downtown Asheville within walking distance of shops, restaurants, and entertainment venues. The Biltmore Estate is a 10-minute drive away. The rooftop restaurant, Soprana Rooftop Cucina, serves Italian cuisine against Blue Ridge Mountain view.

Reservations

RANC Room Rate is $189++
Reservations can be made by calling Hilton Reservations: 1-800-362-2779 and referencing 2024 RANC Annual Conference(SRP Code: ARA)

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Online Reservation can be made with this link: Booking Link

Reservation Deadline Extended Until August 1st. RANC Room Rate available for Wed and Thursday only.

Check in is at 4PM and Check out is at 11AM. Hotel has a rooftop Italian and pizza focused restaurant as well as food service and bar on the lobby. All conference attendees staying on property receive free made to order breakfast and complimentary evening reception (2 drinks and light bites in the lobby bar)

Registration

Click HERE to Register Online!!!

2024 Annual Meeting Registration Includes

• Wednesday night welcome reception at the Wicked Weed Brewing Party Pavilion during the Asheville Tourists home game - transportation will be provided.
• Thursday Lunch
• Thursday General Session
• Thursday Evening Reception
• Thursday Dinner & Fun
• All attendees staying at the Embassy Suites downtown Asheville hotel receive free made to order breakfast on site in the E'Terie downstairs from 6:30 am - 9:30 am.
• All attendees staying in the hotel can also enjoy a complimentary evening reception in the bar downstairs which includes (2) complimentary drinks and light bites.

Facility Member Pricing

• Facility Members: $250
• Facility Spouses: $250
• Facility Non-Member/Spouse: $500
  Non member special: sign up for RANC membership and also the conference and get a $250 discount on 2024 dues!

Associate Member Pricing

• Associate members are required purchase a silver, gold, or platinum level sponsorship. Sponsorships include (2) annual meeting registrations and a trade booth during the annual meeting.
• We can't wait to see your booths and giveaways at the 2024 Annual Meeting. Thank you for being such an important part of our event.
• Click the green button above to sign up online
• Download the 2024 Sponsorship Flyer

For registration or sponsorship questions, contact RANC staff at 336-379-0603 or info@ncrecyclingassociation.org

Vendors/Sponsors

Thank you 2024 Sponsors

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Wednesday Night Reception

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Silver
         
    

     

Wednesday, August 7, 2024                                                               

• 1:00 PM - Conference Registration Open in Hotel Lobby/pre-function area
  
  • Check in, pick up nametags and baseball tickets!
  • Light refreshments available at registration
  • Questions? Need Assistance? Jessica & Diana staff will be at registration table to help.
  • For conference emergencies, call or text Jessica at 864-631-5703
    
    
• 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM                                          Blue Ridge Ballroom
  • Vendors can set up early in the Blue Ridge Ballroom on Wednesday.
  • Light refreshments will be available.
    
    
• 5:00 PM                                                            E'Terie
  • Not a RANC Conference event, but for all hotel guests, you can use your complimentary reception tickets until 6:30 PM in the E'Terie
    
    
• 5:30 PM - Load the Trolley Bus                        Hotel Lobby
  • RANC provided transportation to the welcome reception at McCromick Field
  • The Trolley Company will depart from hotel at 5:45pm. 
  • It will return attendees back to the hotel at conclusion of game
    
  • Attendees can also drive personal vehicles or Uber to McCromick Field
    
    
• 6:35 PM - 9:00 PM - Welcome Reception        McCormick Field
  • RANC is taking you out to the ballgame! Join us at the Wicked Weed Brewing Party Pavilion at McCormick Field during the Asheville Tourists home game as they take on the Bowling Green Cavemen.
  • This event is included in your registration price, baseball tickets must be picked up at conference registration to attend the event.
  • Game starts at 6:35pm
  • Reception includes hamburgers, hotdogs, chicken, sides, and drinks.   
  • Event is sponsored by Biltmore Iron & Metal Company   
  • Please note, only Diaper bags | Medical bags | Small purses, clutches, or wallets no larger than 8.5" x 11" are permitted in the stadium.      

Thursday, August 8, 2024                                                                    

• 6:30 AM - 9:30 AM - all attendees staying at the Embassy Suites downtown Asheville hotel receive free made to order breakfast on site in the E'Terie downstairs 
• 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Vendor Set Up Only     Blue Ridge Ballroom                         
  • Room open for vendors to set up exhibit tables; coffee available
• 8:30 AM- 10:30 AM - RANC Board of Directors Meeting    French Broad Room           
  • Board of Directors only; board members can grab breakfast to go in the E'Terie 
• 11:30 AM  Lunch Buffett Open                      Blue Ridge Ballroom                                                           
• 12:15 PM - 4:00 PM - General Session        Blue Ridge Ballroom                                                  
  • Legislative Updates
    • Ed Turlington, Brooks Pierce - RANC Lobbyist
  • NCACP Updates
    • Bill Hollingsed, NCACP
    • Deputy Chief Zeru Chickoree
  • Keynote Speakers
    • Blake Hurtik, Argus Metal "US Scrap and Steel Market Update"
    • Dalan Zartman, Energy Security Agency "Battery Disposal & Recycling"
• 6:00 PM -7:00 PM - Reception                     Pre-function area                       
  • Pre-dinner networking; enjoy apps + bar   
  • Back by demand, music entertainment by RANC's own Seth Bickley
  • Beer tasting tent - Highland Brewing
    • Sample some local favs                                 
• 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM - Dinner               Blue Ridge Ballroom                               
  • Dinner & networking
  • Sponsor raffle drawings
  • 50/50 raffle - winner gets half the pot! Proceeds benefit the RANC NCACP fund

Friday, August 9, 2024                                                                                                                      

• 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM - Vendor Breakdown   
• All attendees staying in the hotel enjoy a made to order breakfast in E'Terie located in the hotel and included with your room 6:30 am - 9:30 am.
  
   2024 Annual Meeting Agenda PDF                                 

Speakers

BLAKE HURTIK – ARGUS METAL PRICES, HOUSTON, TX

"US Scrap and Steel Market Update"

Blake Hurtik is a Texas-based editorial manager at Argus Media, where he oversees the group's Americas metals, chemicals, and fertilizers editorial operations. For metals, directs as 12-person team that covers the ferrous scrap, nonferrous scrap, steel, ferro-alloy, minor metal, and base metal markets. Prior to joining Argus in 2013, he was a reporter for the San Antonio Express-News. He has a Bachelor's of Journalism degree from the University of Texas at Austin.

ED TURLINGTON – BROOKS PIERCE

Legislative Updates

DALAN ZARTMAN – CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER, ENERGY SECURITY AGENCY

"Battery Disposal & Recycling"

Dalan Zartman has spent 25 years assigned to a urban heavy rescue as a firefighter - technical rescue specialist and paramedic. As the COO of the Energy Security Agency, he is responsible for overseeing operations at one of the world's leading lithium ion battery destructive research labs. He has performed thousands of large scale battery tests and leads the ESA team in translating that real world knowledge into training programs and services to equip professionals around the world to interact with Electric Vehicles, li ion batteries, and Stationary storage systems in a safe and effective manner.