AOTA Conference

Hey Everyone!

I hope you all had a wonderful break and a happy new year! It's about that time to start thinking about the AOTA conference in April. Probably, most of you have received the conference pkg that lists prices and education sessions. In case you haven't, below you'll find a cost breakdown for airfare and travel expenses, conference registration, and hotel fees.

AIRFARE

April 9-13, 2008

Southwest
HOU - LAX
$97 + taxes/fees
LAX - HOU
$99 + taxes/fees
Total = $215.50

April 10-13, 2008

Southwest
HOU - LAX
$99 + taxes/fees
LAX - HOU
$99 + taxes/fees
Total = $217.50

*I've checked Delta & AA to Long Beach (LGB), but the prices are btw $260-$600 & involve a bunch of connections.

Ground transportation to/from LAX & hotel:
Shuttle - $30/person
Taxi - $55

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

Feb. 13 deadline - Early full conference
$245

Mar. 19 deadline - Regular full conference
$350

Mar. 19 deadline - Daily registration
$140/day for Thursday, Friday, or Saturday

Mar. 19 deadline - Sunday only
$110

HOTEL INFO

Hyatt Regency - Long Beach (Conference Headquarters)
200 South Pine Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90802
$169 single
$189 double
$209 triple
$229 quadruple

Hilton Long Beach & Executive Meeting Center
701 West Ocean Blvd
Long Beach, CA 90831
$169 single/double
$189 triple
$209 quadruple

Renaissance Long Beach Hotel
111 East Ocean Blvd
Long Beach, CA 90802
$169 single/double
$189 triple
$209 quadruple

Westin Long Beach
333 East Ocean Blvd
Long Beach, CA 90802
$169 single
$189 double
$209 triple
$229 quadruple

Best Western Hotel @ the Convention Center (Student Hotel)
517 East First Street
Long Beach, CA 90802
$129 single
$139 double
$149 triple
$159 quadruple

Courtyard by Marriott - Long Beach
500 East First Street
Long Beach, CA 90802
$152 single/double
$172 triple
$192 quadruple

*You can make your reservation online @ www.aota.org
*However, if you use the Long Beach Housing Bureau to coordinate your reservation, a deposit fee of $175 is required at time of reservation. You may want to look into reserving directly with the hotel and verifying the AOTA room rate.

**$200 roundtrip to fly to LAX is pretty good deal and I know the price will only get higher.