Conference Hotel, The Omni Hotel At CNN Center

Hotel Accommodations:  The downtown Atlanta hotels are filling up and in most cases are sold out over some or all of the nights of Monday 10/22 - Wed 10/25.  Please check with the hotels by calling directly to check on availability and rates.

Omni CNN Center Hotel  1-404-659-0000
Marriott Downtown       1-866-316-5959
Holiday Inn Downtown    1-404-524-5555 

Before booking your room at the Omni Hotel CNN Center for NAE4-HA 2007, be certain to sign up as an Omni Select Guest. Membership costs you nothing, yet you have much to gain.  Just enroll to enjoy an enhanced level of service, privileges and amenities reserved exclusively for Select Guests including: Complimentary Wi-Fi service; 500 frequent flyer miles per qualifying stay, including most business travel rates; All future stays tailored to your personal preferences, including room type, pillow type and many other details to meet your specific requests; Express check-in and check-out; Evening housekeeping service, including turndown, room refresh and a luxurious Omni Hotels robe to use during your stay; Additional amenities like complimentary morning beverage service and your choice of USA Today, Wall Street Journal or a local newspaper each morning; and more!  To sign up, visit http://www.omnihotels.com/ and then choose the Select Guest Program link.

Stay tuned . . .  the official 2007 Conference website will highlight future updates to include:

• Travel / Transportation -- click here for details...
  
  
  • Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
    http://www.atlanta-airport.com/
    
  • The Atlanta Link
    http://www.theatlantalink.com/
    Shuttle service to and from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Downtown, Midtown and Buckhead;  offers group and charter services.
    NAE4-HA 2007 Conference participants receive an additional $2.00 off the round trip fare from the airport to your hotel through The Atlanta Link when you purchase your tickets online. To receive the discount and reserve your spot, click here . For more information: 866-545-9633

    If you are arriving from the A through E Gates take the train to baggage claim, once you disembark the train, take the escalator to the Arrivals Lobby, you will see the Atlanta Link ticketing / customer service counter at the top of the escalators in the Ground Transportation Information Center. Once you have purchased your ticket from the counter and have retrieved your luggage, follow the signs to Delta Baggage Claim South Terminal, exit through doors S-5 or S-6. The Shuttle vehicles are located in the middle island.

    If you arriving from the T Gate follow the signage to Baggage Claim, after retrieving your luggage follow the signs to the Arrivals Lobby, you will see the ticketing / customer service counter at the top of the escalators in the Ground Transportation Information Center. Once you have purchased your ticket from the counter and have retrieved your luggage, follow the signs to Delta Baggage Claim South Terminal, exit through doors S-5 or S-6. Our vehicles are located in the middle island.

    Note: Due to airport construction, our vehicles are not located in Ground Transportation. Our vehicles are outside of Delta Baggage Claim South Terminal in the middle island.

    Should you have any difficulties in locating the booth at the airport, please feel free to call Atlanta Link offices at (404) 524-3400

  • MARTA is Atlanta's Rail & Bus Transportation System -- www.itsmarta.com
    
    
• Non-Conference Tours / Attractions -- 50 Fun Things to See and Do in Atlanta
  http://www.atlanta.net/50funthings/
  
  
• Sports / Special Events
  • Atlanta Sports and Venue Guide http://www.atlantasportscouncil.com/sportsguide_teams.aspx
    
  • Atlanta Link Sports Site
    http://www.atlanta.net/Visitors/sports.html
    
    
• Shopping
  • Atlantic Station www.atlanticstation.com
    Atlantic Station is the national model for smart growth and sustainable development combining an attractive mix of affordable, middle-income, and up-scale housing with world-class restaurants, theaters, and retailers.
    
  • Virginia Highlands http://www.virginiahighland.com/
    Historic Virginia Highland is Atlanta's most popular neighborhood for shopping, dining and nightlife.
    
  • Buckhead http://www.buckhead.net/
    “Shopping mecca of the Southeast”, featuring restaurants, entertainment, arts, and plenty of shopping.
    
    
    
• Dining Also, check out this site – this directory is specifically for eating – broken into ethnic foods, costs, etc.  There are also links for shopping, entertainment, etc. http://www.atlanta-midtown.com/eating/directory.html
  
  
• Weather  (what to wear suggestions)
  
  
• Restaurants, Hospitals, Golf Courses
  
  
• and much, much more

We’re looking forward to your visit in “Hot-lanta!”
The 2007 NAE4-HA Information Committee contacts

Royce L. James, Chair                          Denise Everson, Co-Chair
(478)751-6338                                                            (912)876-2133
roycelj@uga.edu                                              deverson@uga.edu

Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau - Visit us on the web at www.atlanta.net