Savannah 2011
"A Warm Southern Welcome"
May 4th - May 7th
Forsyth Park -Savannah
Hotel Information:
Hyatt Hyatt Regency Savannah
Two West Bay Street, Savannah, GA 31401
912-238-1234 (Hotel Direct)
Room rates are: $159/night.
This rate will be good from three days prior to three days after if the
group rate and group space is available. Room rate includes:
Complimentary internet in guest rooms and complimentary fitness center
usage. Cut-off date for the conference room rate is April 13, 2011.
Hotel Reservation Link:
SAVANNAH HYATT RESERVATIONS
888-421-1442 (Toll-Free Reservations)
FREE WI-FI in the rooms--Yeah!
(December 1st) Conference Co-Chair Ruth Claiborne says, "This is to assure you that there are rooms available in our block at the Hyatt. The hotel and your co-chairs and site selection group are catching up with demand, after this hopefully brief period of confusion. Here are a few details:
- We are adding rooms via an addendum to our contract with the Hyatt.
- Our contract also calls for us to have rooms at the conference rate 3 days prior to the start of the conference and 3 days after. For some of you early birds, the Hyatt told you otherwise, but please persist, and contact me if you have any problem with this. Our hotel conference liaison promised to take care of this glitch and I know some of you have successfully registered this week."
Conference Information:
This is a unified AAARTA and ///A conference, meaning one registration gets you into all CLEs and events. By popular demand the conference is starting a day earlier this year so you won’t be constantly faced with having to decide between concurrent sessions.
We will have a more detailed agenda for you in the near future, but here is a preview:
- ARTs sessions are planned beginning Weds afternoon at approximately 1:00 pm, and are also open to ///A fellows. On Thursday and Friday we plan to offer a mix of sessions of interest to ARTs and adoption-focused lawyers. Some will be separate (ARTs in one room, adoption in another), some will be joint. Saturday morning will feature adoption topics and likewise, adoption CLE sessions are also open to AAARTAns.
- With the expanded conference, we plan to offer an afternoon off on Friday for sightseeing and outside activities. We'll have selected tourist information for you as well.
- We’ve scheduled foodie events in addition to breakfast, lunch, &
breaks as follows:
- An Opening Reception Weds evening May 4;
- Newcomers’ Breakfast Thursday morning May 5 (1st & 2nd year fellows in AAARTA & ///A + your mentors);
- Hors d’Oeuvres Reception followed by Dine-arounds at Savannah’s best restaurants on Thurs evening May 5; and
- Party on historic Johnson Square Fri evening May 6.
Savannah 2011 offers a paralegal conference in addition to our Adoption and ARTs sessions. Paralegals will have their own continuing education, and will be included in conference meals and events.
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The attorney liaison to the paralegal conference is Shannon Matteson and paralegal co-chairs are Wendy Gebauer from Steve Hayes’ office and Toni Treadway from Ruth Claiborne's & Lori Surmay’s office. They are working diligently to ensure an informative conference so that paralegals and the attorneys they work with will benefit from this experience.
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In past years, the paralegal conferences have been very well-received. This is about a once-every-three-years event, so plan now to include your paralegal. You’ll be glad you did!
Conference Registration is now open! Click on the appropriate underlined link for the fillable PDF conference registration form:
You should send the completed form with your check to the address listed on the bottom of the form. You should also make your hotel reservations now, if you have not done so already using the above Hotel Reservation Link or the toll-free phone number.
Conference Co-Chairs:
| Ruth Claiborne | Jim Thompson |
| r.claiborne@adoptionattorneys.org | j.thompson@adoptionattorneys.org |
| 60 Lenox Pointe, NE | 302 E. St. John Street, P.O. Box 1853 |
| Atlanta, GA 30324 | Spartanburg, SC 29304 |
| 404-442-6969, ext. 223 | 864-573-5533 |
