2020 Pacific Northwest Snowfighters Conference

Over the past several weeks, PNS has been carefully monitoring  the everchanging  situation with COVID-19 and the effect it is having on individuals, families, and gatherings. This email is to notify all current registrants for the PNS Conference, scheduled for June 2-3, 2020, that a decision has been made by the association to cancel the event for 2020. We are currently working with the venue to reschedule the conference for June 22-23, 2021. 

Please know that this was a difficult decision, but we believe this is the right decision and hope this will aid in flattening the curve of the virus. The health, safety, and well-being of association members, conference registrants, and event staff is of paramount importance. We also know that many of you are on the front lines in your communities and we believe it is in everyone’s best interest to cancel the conference so that everyone can continue to serve their communities to the best of their abilities. 

Cancellations, Refunds, Hotel, and Communication:

• Cancellations: There is nothing for you to do. We have cancelled the event as a whole and you no longer have access to the event or your registration. If you cannot find your original confirmation or receipt email: do a search in your inbox with the word “confirmation” or “receipt”. If you do not find it, check spam and if it is not there please check with your IT Dept. to see if they have blocked incoming emails from Cvent or PNS events.
• Refunds: All refunds will be processed as quickly as possible. Please keep in mind that Cvent has had a huge influx of cancelled events over the past six-weeks and they are following their protocol to process refunds rapidly.
  • Payment by Check: If you mailed in a check, that check was held in our office and will be returned to you the week of April 13-17.
  • Payment by Credit Card: Cvent will process refunds back to the original form of payment. A receipt for refund will be auto sent from Cvent to the registrant’s email. It is the registrant’s responsibility to forward that information to their admin or accounting department, if necessary.
• Hotel Reservation: It is the registrant’s responsibility to contact the Red Lion Hotel (503.283.4466) to cancel their reservation. PNS reserved rooms for a few select people and will cancel those reservations on your behalf.
• Communication: It is our desire to keep you updated with the status of refunds and we can best do that as a group rather than individual emails. We will use the Cvent Registration Website to post updates and notifications.
  • ADMINS: If you have an admin that processed your registration, PLEASE forward this email and any other communication regarding your registration to them, so they know what to expect. It is important to keep your admin updated!

2021 Conference: You will be notified through this email once registration for the 2021 conference is open. We anticipate that will be towards the end of 2020 but cannot give you a date at this time. We will post projected dates to the weblink (above) once we get an approximation. Please check there before sending emails to association members. 

Be safe and be well. We look forward to seeing you at the 2021 Conference!