General Information

Hotel Info

Sheraton Baltimore City Center
101 W. Fayette Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
410-752-1100
800-325-3535
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Hotel Reservations

Rooms are reserved for the AANAC Fall Education Forum for the nights of October 17, 2009 – October 24, 2009 at a special rate of $159.00/night single or double. Call 1-866-837-5182 for reservations. Additional persons will be charged at a rate of $20.00 per person, per night. All room rates are subject to any local, state and federal tax that may apply at the time of occupancy. This rate will be honored until October 3, 2009 or until rooms are committed, whichever may occur first. After this date requests may be made but such rooms are subject to the Sheraton Baltimore City Center Hotel’s availability at prevailing room rates.

Be sure to give dates and group name, AANAC, for discounted rate.

(An early departure fee of $75 will be charged to guests who check out prior to their reserved checkout date.)

AANAC urges all conference attendees to secure your hotel reservations at AANAC’s host hotel (Sheraton Baltimore City Center Hotel). The hotel has been contracted to provide the best rate and services to our conference attendees. In order to reserve the required meeting rooms, AANAC has a contractual obligation to fill our sleeping room block. AANAC risks defaulting on our obligation if reservations are made at a different hotel. This will translate into AANAC paying higher costs (penalties) to the hotel. Should this occur, AANAC will likely be forced to increase our conference registration fees for future conferences.

Parking

Parking fees are $40+tax for overnight valet and $30+tax for self-parking per day. There are other parking facilities around the hotel which are more cost effective, namely Edison Parking which is located across the street in front of the hotel - daily parking is about $18.00 a day.

Transportation

Nearest major airport: BWI-Baltimore Washington International. From BWI Airport taxi cost will vary, approximate driving time is 15 minutes and distance is 10 miles.

Super Shuttle (202-296-6662 or www.supershuttle.com) is located outside the baggage claim area and costs $13 one way. (For a $3 discount coupon, go to: http://www.supershuttle.com/default.aspx?GC=594NF)
Note: When making reservation online, choose the Sheraton Fayette St. Inner H at 101 W Fayette St. Baltimore, MD 21200

Another option is to take the light rail to the Baltimore Convention Center station and walk three blocks to the Sheraton; the cost is less than $5. Car rentals are available online. For more information visit www.bwiairport.com/en/travel/ground-transportation.

Things to do and Getting Around

The hotel is within six blocks of the convention center, concert and event venues, shops, restaurants, and the Inner Harbor. Many guests take advantage of the bus and light-rail system (www.mtamaryland.com all-day passes are available for less than $5.

Hippodrome (events, concerts) – 1 block
1st Mariner Arena (sports, concerts) – 1 block
Oriole Park at Camden Yards – 6 blocks
Inner Harbor (shops, restaurants) – 3 blocks
National Aquarium – 1 mile
Baltimore Museum of Art – 4 miles

Registration

There are three ways to register:
1) Online: www.aanac.org
2) Mail: AANAC 400 S. Colorado Blvd., Suite 600, Denver, Colorado 80246. Please note: Mailed registrations must be postmarked by October 5, 2009.
3) Register on site

Important Dates

1. Early Bird Registration: Pay by July 20, 2009
2. Regular Registration: July 21 – October 7, 2009
3. Late Registration: October 8 – October 13, 2009
After October 13, you must register on site.

Miscellaneous

The pre-conference certification course registration includes breakfast, lunch, breaks and handouts for each course.
The other pre-conference courses and the conference registration fees include breakfast, lunch and breaks each day.

Conference Handouts: Registrants will receive an access code to download handouts before and after the conference; or registrants may order handouts when registering. Pick handouts up at the conference registration area. The cost is $35. HANDOUTS MUST BE ORDERED IN ADVANCE, BEFORE YOU GET TO THE CONFERENCE. DEADLINE TO ORDER IS OCTOBER 13, 2009.

AANAC accepts Visa, MasterCard and American Express. Please provide appropriate contact and billing information with your payment and registration form. WE ARE UNABLE TO PROCESS REGISTRATION FORMS RECEIVED WITHOUT PAYMENT.

Cancellations

All cancellations must be submitted in writing to the AANAC office via email to info@aanac.org or fax to (303) 758-3588. Cancellations received before September 29, 2009 are subject to a $50 administrative fee. Cancellations received between September 29 and October 6, 2009 are subject to a 50% refund. Cancellations received after October 6, 2009, are non-refundable and non-transferable to a future conference. This policy will be strictly enforced.

Educational Session Changes

The agenda disclosed is preliminary. The final agenda and educational offerings may change. Please consult your Conference Program distributed at the Fall Education Forum for actual sessions and schedules.

AANAC Training Manuals

The AANAC Training Manuals are not required for the workshop. However they are great source documents and will be available for purchase in the conference registration area or can be ordered online at www.aanac.org.

AANAC Membership

You must be an AANAC member at the time of the conference to take advantage of the member discount rate. Membership is non-transferable; it is based on the person not the organization. Replacements for conference attendance must be an AANAC member at the time of the conference. You may join AANAC at the time of registration by submitting the membership and registration fee along with our registration form. Both payments must accompany your registration form.

Environment

AANAC will make every effort to maintain a comfortable learning atmosphere. It is very difficult to regulate the temperature in meeting rooms. Please layer your clothing so you will be comfortable. The average October temperature in Baltimore is high 68 and low 46.

Continuing Education Credits

AANAC is approved as a provider of continuing education on nursing by the Colorado Nurses Association, which is accredited as an approver of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

THURSDAY NIGHT EVENT - Harbor Dinner Cruise

Join us Thursday night for an evening of networking, fun, food and entertainment as we embark on a delightful dinner cruise. Board at 6:30 pm, depart at 7:00, return at 10:00 pm. $69.