UPDATE: additional details, online registration here.
This is an early announcement for those wishing to make plans for attending the 2008 AGM.
Date: September 26-28, 2008.
Venue/Location: Holiday Inn International Drive Resort, 6515 International Drive, Orlando, FL 32819.
The phone number for the hotel is 407-248-2188
The website for hotel is www.hi-idrive. com
We expect the costs for conference to run approximately
Room $89 per night
Registration $70
Banquet $55
Sun, Breakfast $28
The registration fee includes Continental breakfast on Saturday, lunch on Saturday and snacks at our cash bar reception on Friday night. The banquet is always a gala event and the Sunday breakfast is a Society fund raiser.
The hotel is approximately 20 miles from Orlando Airport but there is easy access via private transportation company (Mears) for $17 one-way or $28 roundtrip.
The hotel has over 650 rooms and more than sufficient meeting space to accommodate our needs. It is right around the corner from Universal Studios and only 2 miles from Sea World. The hotel is only ten minutes from the Disney Magic Kingdom and only a little over an hours drive away from Bush Gardens, Kennedy Space Center and beaches on both coasts. I post this for those who may be interested in adding on some pleasure time before or after our AGM.
In selecting this venue we strove to find a location that offered moderate room rates with a first class establishment and within easy commuting distance to a major airport. We believe this fits the bill and is in accordance with our Bylaws that require us to rotate the venue location around the USA.
As an added attraction (we hope) there is the potential for those wishing to do so to include a fun-filled social evening at Medieval Times in nearby Kissimmee, FL. We are considering a possible group visit for those wishing to stay an extra night (Sunday 9/28) to the nearby Medieval Times. We can use private transportation (cars) if it is a small group or hire van/bus if we have a larger group.
For those who have never been to a Medieval Times, it is a great dining and show experience with mounted horsemen (jousting matches), medieval dinner and pageantry and costumes. The website for those interested is www.medievaltimes. com.
All of the above is preliminary info to assist in your travel planes -- we will post additional information once we have set up registration system with hotel and you will then be able to call in and ask for our special rates.
On behalf of Chairman Wayne Ingalls and the Executive Board, any inputs or thoughts on our proposals will be greatly appreciated.
More on this in near future.
Dave Luitweiler
Secretary
RIII Society - American Branch
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
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