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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.
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| 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. |
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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:
Attorney Registration Form
Paralegal 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:
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