Pull on your boots and get ready to kick up your heels for an evening of real Texas fun! This destination is an authentic 60-acre ranch and the Wild West experience begins the moment you open the front gate. The entire ranch is accessible for your enjoyment and experience.

You can try your hand at a quick-draw “shootout” contest against an outlaw gunfighter or just relax and pitch horseshoes.

When you’ve worked up a Texas sized appetite, you’ll be called to dinner by a bell signaling Circle R’s famous all-you-can-eat Texas barbecue dinner. Everything is prepared on the ranch and portions are as big as the Lone Star State.

A Country-Western/Variety band will play your favorite music while you learn to line-dance, watch the Rodeo Grande or rest on the covered porch to watch the horses graze.

Cost: $75 per person

Co-Sponsored by:
KPMG
Gardere & Wynne Sewell LLP

The Nasher Sculpture Center represents the Raymond & Patsy Nasher Collection. Its indoor and outdoor sculpture gardens are characterised by the depth of representation of certain key artists, including Matisse, Picasso, Smith, Raymond Duchamp-Villon, Moore, Miro and Giacometti.

Next door, collections at the Dallas Museum of Art include Ancient Mediterranean, Asian, Pacific, The Americas, African Art, Decorative Arts, European Painting & Sculpture, American Painting & Sculpture and Contemporary Art & Design.

You may choose to stay for lunch at the Nasher’s Cafe’ Mansion.

Cost: $40.00 per person

Join us for a 5K run/walk along the beautiful Lake Grapevine.

Time: 6:30am on Thursday morning.

Cost: $25 per person. Cost includes a T-shirt. Please indicate the size you would like when registering.

Sponsored by:
Protiviti, Inc.

Join your AIRA for 18-holes of shotgun style golf at the beautiful Cowboys Golf Club, adjacent to the Gaylord Texan Resort. One of the premiere resort-style daily fee golf courses in Texas, it is the first NFL-themed course, featuring dramatic elevation changes, lush forests, natural waterways, and wildlife habitats.

A 2003 Zagat Survey found the Cowboys Golf Club tied for #2 of the “Top 50 Golf Courses” in America.

Golfing Attire: Soft spikes and collared shirts are mandatory and approprate golf attire is required (no denim, please).

Cost: $150 per person. Golf club rental is available for an additional $40. When registering, please indicate if you would like left-hand or right-hand clubs.

Co-Sponsored by:
CIT
AlixPartners

Join us for tennis at a nearby club.

Cost: $40 per person. Cost includes a T-shirt. Please indicate the size you would like when registering.

Sponsored by:
Protiviti, Inc.

Find out why Grapevine, Texas has been dubbed “Little Napa Valley,” home of the largest wine festival in the southwest and seven of the state’s vineyards. Winemakers here are helping Texas become known throughout the world as a great wine producing region. Join us for food and wine pairing at La Buena Vida. Gain an understanding of the importance of the partnership between food and wine as you explore wines that marry well with each course of food served, from smoked salmon to chocolate ecstacy. Study the various basic components of smell and taste, including the difference a great wine glass can make. The art of pairing food and wine includes a sensory evaluation of wines with five food pairings on beautiful grounds with organically maintained gardens. An herb garden with over forty culinary herbs, a producing vineyard and native Texas plants will provide the perfect backdrop.

Following this experience, we’ll tour and taste at Delaney Vineyards, one of the 6th largest wine producers in Texas. Called “the tradition of France, the pride of Texas,” Delaney boasts an 18th century, French-style winery with a patio overlooking 10 acres of grapevines.

A relaxing dinner at a local restaurant will round out the evening.

Cost: $75 per person for the Wine Tour
Cost: $65 per person for the dinner

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You are invited to join us in the morning, Wednesday through Saturday, for a complimentary continental breakfast. A hospitality room will be available during the conference.

Dress Code: Business casual is acceptable throughout the seminar and conference.

The Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center offers everything on-site from lakefront dancing to a world-class spa, including many of the finest entertainment, recreation, and shopping opportunities Dallas has to offer.