Nevada/California LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
YOUR PHI THETA KAPPA NEVADA-CALIFORNIA REGION’S FALL “LEADERSHIP through HONORS in ACTION CONFERENCE IS HERE!
ATTN: Exciting news from Nev-Cal Advisors Kurt Meyer and Jodi Titus (Irvine Valley College) and Sal Adotta (Santa Ana College)!
WHAT: Please find, print, and distribute the attached flier announcing our Fall “Leadership through Honors in Action” Conference, which will be held on November 5th, 2:00pm start time, through November 6th, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Irvine, California, just blocks from Orange County’s John Wayne Airport.
I’m happy to report that our HIA Conference will offer numerous scholarly enrichments to our program, including
v two notable scholarly speakers and three seminar discussion rounds;
v 12 Member Workshops and 6 Advisor Roundtable Workshops;
v Three Scholarly Contests and Cash Prizes for “Outstanding Abstract,” “Outstanding Poster Presentation,” and “Outstanding Honor Study Topic Speech”;
v And much more!
REGISTRATION COST: What’s more, Registration for this Conference has never been more affordable!
Ø Early Bird Registration (Sept. 1-Oct. 1) = $99 per person (includes all conference events, plus Friday dinner, Saturday lunch, and Saturday dinner, plus an ice-cream social and dance); OR
Ø Regular Registration (Oct. 2-Oct 22) = $114 per person;
Ø No Late Registration after Oct. 22)
Make check payable to “Irvine Valley College Foundation.”
You may also pay by credit card; how cool is that?
HOTEL COST: Check out this amazingly low rate!
ü $86.90 per room, per night (includes taxes/$79 + 10.065% hotel sales tax) for either single (king bed) or double occupancy (two double beds)!
To reserve your hotel rooms please contact the Crowne Plaza’s Reservations Department at (949) 863-1999 and identify yourself as Phi Theta Kappa Conference participants to receive this special rates. Reservations should be made ASAP, but no later than Friday, October 22, 2010, which is two weeks prior to our conference. After this date rooms will be on a space and rate available basis.
Reservations can be guaranteed by a check equal to one night’s room and tax, American Express, Diner’s Club, Carte Blanche, Visa or MasterCard. Individual cancellations must be made 24 hours prior to arrival in order to avoid charge. Reservations can only be canceled by calling the hotel directly at (949) 863-1999 and obtaining a cancellation number from a reservationist.
AIR TRAVEL: Please arrange to fly into John Wayne Airport and arrive by/before 1:00pm, as OUR CONFERENCE BEGINS PROMPLY AT 2:00pm (Registration begins at 11:00am, and early check-in at the hotel is likely).
Sample Fare: Southwest flights arriving on Friday morning/early afternoon, Nov. 5th, and servicing all California and Nevada airports on Sunday are just $79 each way, when reservation is made 21 days in advance.
GROUND TRANSPORTATION: Crowne Plaza offers complimentary shuttle service to and from John Wayne Airport. Simply call hotel directly one half-hour in advance.
Taxi service between the airport and hotel (just 2.5 miles door-to-door) is very affordable.
MORE KEY INFO: Registration form (including credit-card option) and further details about the conference—including the contests for Outstanding Abstracts, Outstanding Poster Presentation, and Outstanding Honor Study Topic Speech will be made available by this Friday, September 3rd.
Until then, consider making your hotel and travel arrangements ASAP!
And please feel free to contact me if you have any questions, or if I can be of any help!
Sincerely Yours,
Kurt Meyer,
Chapter Co—Advisor, Irvine Valley College,
kmeyer@ivc.edu
(949) 451-5206