SIMA has rescheduled its 12th Annual Surf Summit to September 30 through October 3, at the Crowne Plaza Resort Los Cabos in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico. In late April, SIMA postponed the event set for May 9 through May 13 due to the Swine Flu outbreak.

 

In a statement,
SIMA said activities will follow the same schedule as previously announced,
including events such as the Retailer Appreciation Night, Cabo Crawl and the
TransWorld SURFari. The winners of the SIMA Image Awards will also be announced
during a ceremony in the sand on Friday, October 2. The line-up of original
speakers will change slightly and a finalized list of speakers will be released
in the coming weeks. Attendees will enjoy the same educational benefits,
networking and social surfing time as the successful years before.

 

“SIMA’s
new Surf Summit 12 dates reflect the surf industry leadership's strong
consensus that we need an annual gathering of people and ideas, be it May or
September,“ said Doug Palladini, SIMA president. “We know that attending will remain a
priority for all SIMA members given the need for increased business acumen and
communication in these challenging economic times.”

 

All
attendees that registered for the May Surf Summit dates have been contacted
directly and have the option to either roll their registration into these new
dates or be issued a refund if they are now unable to attend. For currently
registered attendees wishing to roll their registration into the new dates or
receive a refund, an Attendance Confirmation Form has been sent and MUST be
completed and returned to the SIMA office by Friday, July 31, 2009.

 

Registration
is now open to all SIMA members and surf retailers that were not previously
registered for the event in May and can now attend during the new dates.
Registration for non-SIMA members and non-surf retailers is by invitation only.
The deadline to register is Friday, July 31..