Venue
The Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center & Hotel, located on the beautiful, historic campus of the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, provides innovative lifelong learning opportunities that develop intellectual and human potential. A full-service living and learning environment, the Georgia Center includes a 200-room hotel, restaurants, banquet areas, conference rooms, auditoriums, a fitness center and computer lab—all under one roof. As a unit of UGA’s Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach, the center brings the University’s teaching, research and service expertise to the people of Georgia and beyond. For more information, visit www.georgiacenter.uga.edu.
Special Needs
If you require special services, facilities or dietary considerations, contact the event coordinator, Julie Small, at 706-542-3536 or e-mail julie.small@georgiacenter.uga.edu at least five business days before the event.
Lodging
A block of rooms is being held for your conference until 5:00 p.m. ET, December, 15, 2006. All reservations must be made through the Georgia Center Hotel reservation system (see Registration Form). The Georgia Center will make every effort to accommodate your lodging request. If lodging is unavailable at the Georgia Center Hotel, we will make your room reservation at the Hilton Garden Inn or the Holiday Inn and will notify you. If you have an overflow lodging preference, please indicate it on the hotel reservation section of the registration form. The reserved hotel will send you confirmation information. Sales tax of 7% plus a 7% hotel/motel tax must be added to local hotel rates. *Note: The Georgia Center is a smoke-free building; all lodging rooms are nonsmoking.*

Hilton Garden Inn
390 E. Washington Street
Athens, GA 30601
706/-353-6800/

$129/night, plus 7% sales tax and 7% hotel/motel tax All reservations must be made through the Georgia Center Hotel reservation system (see Registration Form).

Holiday Inn Athens
197 E. Broad St.
Athens, GA 30603
706-549-4433
$105/night, plus 7% sales tax and 7% hotel/motel tax

All reservations must be made through the Georgia Center Hotel reservation system (see Registration Form).

Policies

Tax Exemption: The State of Georgia only allows tax-exempt charges for a payment by a state-issued credit card or check or by a direct bill to a state agency (with a Georgia State Tax Exemption Certificate).

Lodging Cancellation: Cancel your reservation by 4:00 p.m. EST the day prior to your scheduled arrival to avoid being charged one night’s room and tax.

Check-in: you must present your credit card or a completed credit card authorization form (for a copy, call 800-884-1381, Mon.–Fri., 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST). Note: The Georgia Center is a smoke-free building; all lodging rooms are nonsmoking.

Full refunds are available for cancellations made by 5:00 p.m. EST, January 4, 2007. No refunds will be issued thereafter; substitutions will be allowed.

If a program is cancelled for any reason, the Georgia Center will not be responsible for any charges related to travel.