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Deadlines
Housing: September 18, 2007
Symposium: September 24, 2007

 

technical program

Travel Information
 

Airport

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SeaTac), http://www.portseattle.org/seatac/

 

Ground Transportation from Seattle-Tacoma Airport

Airport Shuttle

Gray Line of Seattle will provide a 10% discount to AVS attendees transferring from the airport to the downtown hotels. Online reservations may be made in advance at http://www.graylineofseattle.com/ using “AVS” as the group code (bottom left). To receive this discount, please note that reservations must be made within four days of your travel date. 

Rental Car

Nine rental car companies have information counters in the SeaTac baggage claim area, and five have car pick-up and drop-off locations at the airport on the first floor of the garage across from the main terminal. In addition, off-airport rental car companies provide courtesy van service to the airport. For a list of rental car providers, please visit  http://www.portseattle.org/seatac/ground/rentalcars.shtml. 

Taxi

Taxis depart from a designated taxi zone located outside of the SeaTac baggage claim area on level 3. Taxi service to/from either hotel is approximately $30 each direction.

Additional Travel Information

For additional travel information, please visit the Seattle Convention and Visitors Bureau Website at http://www.visitseattle.org/

 

Parking

Parking at the Hotels

  1. Sheraton Seattle, ($35 valet only)

  2. Westin Seattle ($32 valet; $29 self parking)

Parking at the Convention Center

A special parking rate of $6.00 has been arranged for AVS attendees at the Convention Center garage. Please note you will need to get your parking pass validated at the AVS Registration Managers desk. Caution: this is for up to eight hours and there are no in and out privileges using the validated rate.
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MAJOR Symposium Sponsors
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