Save the Date for Chicago ANA Convention August 14-16 2009

[leapyrtwins]

Just a note to Kate's post.

If you are booking a hotel for the symposium, you should book early.  August in Chicago isn't a slow time of year - and with all the events the same weekend as the symposium, the good rooms are going to go fast.

So if you haven't found a hotel yet, you might want to do so ASAP.

Jan

[Kate B]

Who is attending the Chicago Symposium?  The List of who is attending as noted from this thread... PM me if I've inadvertently omitted you. Gosh, Steve aren't you the better list maker ?<grins>


Phyl (ppearl214)                   LA David                      Jan (Leapyrtwins)       LAMSue 23             
Arushi                                 Deb(Captain Deb)?        Jeannine(JGR01)        Sara (Saralynn143)
Kaybo (Kay)                         Kate                            Meagan                    JB ? (JoeBloggs)
Lori (Lori67)                        Steve (sgerrard)           Clarice(CHD63)          Lilan? 
Cheryl R                              Marci (malegant)          CindyJ                      Wendy?(wendysig)
Debbi                                  Karen                          Tim                          Katie?(krbonner)
Tom (onebadass350bird)      Lacey                          Lois 

[Cheryl R]

Can't forget me!            Cheryl R

[Kate B]

Can't forget me!            Cheryl R

Of course not:-) It is good to double check though.. Right now I am just going through the fifteen pages and adding people and modifying the list as I go along!

[Cheryl R]

The year of Disney World, it booked up fast also and people ended up at some of the other resorts.              You can always cancel if see aren't going to get to make it.
                                                                  Cheryl R

[Kate B]

Just a note to Kate's post.
....August in Chicago isn't a slow time of year - So if you haven't found a hotel yet, you might want to do so ASAP.
Jan

The year of Disney World, it booked up fast also and people ended up at some of the other resorts. You can always cancel if see aren't going to get to make it.
                                                                  Cheryl R

You are absolutely right Jan and Cheryl...

[leapyrtwins]

Glad Cheryl got added to the list.

She's going to bring pictures of her grandchildren to show me 

Please add Tim B to the list.

Jan

[saralynn143]

I mentioned to my husband that it would be really cool to meet some of the people who have supported me in my facial paralysis journey, and he said it would be great to go.

I looked at the symposium schedule and it seems that Friday offers the most pertinent workshops for facial paralysis. That will leave plenty of time for family activities and such as well. Plus I won't have to register until July 1 as there is no earlybird discount for the one-day registrations.

Will there be some forumite gatherings planned as well? I know many of you plan to do the whole symposium deal, but I'm mainly coming to meet my forum buddies.

Sara

P.S. for Steve: my favorite color is pink.

[MAlegant]

Hi all,
The hotel I found is the Amalfi, though it is about a mile away from the Drake.  It looks very nice and the rate is great.  I may still try to find something a bit closer.  Here's the link:
http://www.travel-ticker.com/details.jsp?inputId=tbug-details&slotid=3&cid=1e996624f38d4d032ee7f9f5d438476b&tid=T-TTK-0144&zid=Z-2202&encId=0bfcjan1pdy2878orxai&subLinePosId=0&did=&tracking=deal-title

[Cheryl R]

Saralynn,       It seems at the past symposiums that everyone attended all the goings on,whether it was a large group session for all or the small sessions.   Fri night was the most free as it has not been like this year where there are gatherings that has a medical person there and looks to be more free discussion and questions.                          There is the hospitality room which is I think is open earlier and people coming may stop to look at for what is going on or others they know.                There is sometimes even people who do not arrive until Fri am.        We will come on Thurs and do most of our sightseeing after the symposium.      The symposium keeps one pretty busy.    I do see that Fri has a Jackie session and also a surgical facial one.         I went to one of the reanimation ones last time.              The are so many of the forumites and in the past we found each other and sat together at the large group sessions. and talked at the breaks.   Also sat at the meals together.    The meals paid for aren't until Sat and Sun.                Some know some better than others and they will probably plan some type of being together.             I go to the sympsoium but while my husband comes with ,he does not go to the symposium.     I paid extra for him to go to the banquet.  
  Closer to time it will get talked about a great deal and what may be done.
                                                                           Cheryl R  

[Meagan]

I actuallly am in the hotel business and I opened up the Amalfi....good location and nice ameniites....if you can get a good rate go for it....you will need to pay for cabs though and that can add up....you might want to try the Hilton Garden Inn for rates as that one is a bit more cost efficient (also worked there :0 )

Good luck all.

Meagan

[leapyrtwins]

Meagan -

I'm assuming we'll see you at the symposium?

You're local so I'm thinking you'll be attending, but I didn't just want to assume anything.

Can we add you to Kate's list of people registered?

Jan

[Kate B]

Hi all,
The hotel I found is the Amalfi, though it is about a mile away from the Drake.  It looks very nice and the rate is great.  I may still try to find something a bit closer.  Here's the link:
http://www.travel-ticker.com/details.jsp?inputId=tbug-details&slotid=3&cid=1e996624f38d4d032ee7f9f5d438476b&tid=T-TTK-0144&zid=Z-2202&encId=0bfcjan1pdy2878orxai&subLinePosId=0&did=&tracking=deal-title

Marci,
The Amalfi is a nice hotel.  The rate is $109.00 per night which is $90.00 per night cheaper. Meagan is right that you would need to think about adding cab fare to the cost. If you cab it to the Drake plan on about $7.00-$8.00 each way.   So if you go back and forth once it would be about and additional $15.00 dollars or so.  Just things to think about.

[Kate B]

Can we add you (Meagan) to Kate's list of people registered?

Jan

She's already there

[stoneaxe]

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http://www.kayakchicago.com/rentals.html