NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
STATE WORKFORCE BOARD CHAIRS
December 11-12, 1998
Renaissance Harborplace Hotel
Baltimore, Maryland
Meeting Site
The Fall Meeting of the National Association of State Workforce Board Chairs will be
held at the
Renaissance Harborplace Hotel in the heart of Baltimore's Inner Harbor. The hotel is approximately 15 minutes (8 miles) from the Baltimore/Washington
International Airport (BWI), three miles from the Amtrak
rail station at Penn Station, and approximately one hour (40 miles) from Washington DC.
Hotel
Renaissance
Harborplace Hotel
202 East Pratt Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
Tel: 800) 535-1201 or (410) 547-1200
Fax: (410) 539-5780
The Renaissance, renovated in 1996, is connected to a five-story glass enclosed atrium
mall as well as a skywalk from the hotel to the shops and restaurants at the Inner Harbor
in Baltimore. Guest rooms are equipped with in-room coffee machines and complimentary
coffee, tea and hot chocolate; two-line telephones with dataport and voicemail; no
telephone surcharge for 800 number, credit card or collect calls; iron, ironing boards,
and hair dryers in each guest room; complimentary shoe shine service; 24-hour full menu
room service; no charge for incoming faxes; in-house valet laundry; and complimentary
morning newspaper delivered to each guest room. The hotel also has an indoor pool, health
club, sauna and jacuzzi, and a rooftop garden.
Hotel Reservations
NGA has reserved a block of rooms at the hotel at the discounted rate of
$126.00/single or double occupancy plus applicable taxes of 12.5 percent. This rate is
available until 5:00 P.M. (EST) on Wednesday, November 25, 1998. After this date, the rate
and availability cannot be guaranteed, and guest room rates will dramatically increase. To
make your reservations, please call the Renaissance Harborplace Hotel directly at
1-800-535-1201 and request the NGA rate as quoted above. In order to guarantee a
reservation for late arrival, the hotel requires one night's room and tax deposit or a
major credit card
Check-in is 3:00 P.M. and check-out time is 12:00 noon. Early and/or late arrivals and
check-outs will be handled on an individual basis, and every effort will be made to
accommodate special requests. Non-smoking
or smoking rooms should be requested when making your reservation. The Renaissance will do
its utmost to honor these requests, however, it is not possible to guarantee a specific
room.
Transportation
From the Baltimore/Washington International Airport, the BWI
SuperShuttle offers transportation to the Renaissance
Harborplace Hotel at a cost of $11.00 one-way or $18.00 roundtrip. The shuttle leaves from
the baggage claim area in the main terminal every 25 minutes from 5:45 A.M. until 11:15
P.M. Reservations are not required; the trip takes approximately 30 minutes.
The one-way taxi fare from BWI to the hotel is approximately $18.00-23.00 and takes
about 20 minutes.
If you are
driving, Overnight parking in the hotel for
guests is $13.00 for self-parking or $17.00 for valet parking with in and out privileges.
Meals
The following meals are included in the program and covered by the registration fee:
Friday, December 11 Lunch
Reception
Saturday, December 12 Breakfast
Lunch
Registration Information
Registration Fee. $150.00
Payment of Registration Fee
. Please provide payment or a
purchase order number with your registration, if possible. You are encouraged to register
in advance of payment, if payment will delay your registration past November 30. If you
request billing to your office, an administration charge of $25.00 will be assessed. Make
checks payable to the National Governors' Association and return payment to:
Ms. Debbie Woods
NGA Center for Best Practices
444 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 267
Washington, DC 20001-1572
FAX: (202) 624-5313.
Cancellation Policy and Refunds. Refunds of the registration
fee will be provided for cancellations made in writing on or before December 5. However,
they are subject to a $50 fee to cover administrative costs. No refunds will be provided
for cancellations made after December 5, but substitutions are accepted at any time and at
no additional charge.
Special Accommodations
If you have any special needs that we can address to make your participation more
enjoyable and meaningful, please contact Ms. Jan Dunlavey, NGA, at 202/624-5355.
Inquiries About the Conference
Program: Martin Simon, 202/624-5345, e-mail: msimon@nga.org
Registration: Debbie Woods, 202/624-5338, e-mail: dwoods@nga.org
Logistics: Jan Dunlavey, 202/624-5346, e-mail: jdunlavey@nga.org