ASIS 1998 Mid-Year Meeting: The Venue

May 16-20, 1998

Meeting Venue & Registration Information

Holiday Inn International Drive Resort
6515 International Drive
Orlando, Florida 32819
(407) 351-3500

Room rates: $75 (single or double). All rooms have a refrigerator, microwave, and coffee maker.

This Holiday Inn is set on a 14 acre tropical oasis in either tower or two-story resort buildings, but is within walking distance of hundreds of restaurants, shops and attractions that line famous International Drive. The hotel features a giant, free-form pool; an activity center for children; a game room and a health club. For in-hotel dining, take your pick of a restaurant, the lounge, pool-side dining, or a convenient food court.

The hotel offers complimentary transfers to Universal Studios, Sea World, Wet 'n Wild (Orlando's largest water theme park). It is minutes from Walt Disney World and Epcot Center, and only 20 minutes from the Orlando International Airport.

For additional information on Orlando, see: http://www.see-florida.com/Orlando/index.html

Travel

By Air or Car -- Get there for less!
Call our official travel agency, Conventions in America (CIA), at 1-800-929-4242 and ask for Group #425. You will receive 5% - 10% off the lowest applicable fares on American Airlines, or the lowest available fare on any carrier. Take an additional 5% off if you purchase at least 60 days prior to departure. Travel between May 10-27, 1998. All customers of CIA will also receive $10,000 free flight insurance.

Avis Rent a Car is also offering special rates starting as low as #28.99/day or $98.99/week, with unlimited free mileage.

Call Conventions in America:
1-800-929-4242, ask for Group #425
Outside 800 area, call (619)453-3686 / fax (619)453-7976
Reservation hours: Monday-Friday 6:30am - 5:00pm Pacific Time
E-Mail: flycia@scitravel.com

If you call direct, please refer to these codes:
American 1-800-433-1790, ask for Starfile #5758UE
Avis 1-800-331-1600, ask for AWD #J949007

How To Register

By Mail: Complete one copy of the registration form for each registrant and provide all information requested on the form. Send the completed form(s) to:
Conference Registrar Dept. 5189 Washington DC 20061-5189

We will mail written confirmations within two weeks if you register before, May 1, 1998.

By Fax: Send your completed form(s) to (301)495-0810. Fax registrations must include MasterCard, American Express or VISA payment.

By Phone: Phone your complete information to (301)495-0900. Phone registrations must include MasterCard, AMEX or VISA payment.

By E-mail: Use the secure online registration form or E-mail all registration information to meetings@asis.org. For more information call (301)495-0900, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, EST.

Via the World Wide Web: Use the secure form Now Available!

Early Registration Discounts

To qualify for registration discounts, your registration and payment must be received by ASIS by April 24, 1998. Late rates apply to registrations received after this date.

Great News! - Special Discount
If this is your First ASIS Conference or if you've never taken an ASIS Continuing Education course, you can SAVE BIG! Just register for the full conference AND any full day CE course and take $50 off your total registration fee. Sorry, this offer is not available at the student or retired registration rate.

Cancellations & Refunds

Cancellations and refund requests will be honored only if received in writing by April 24, 1998. No cancellation or refund requests will be accepted after this date. All refunds will be subject to a $25 processing fee. Refund checks will be issued six to eight weeks after the conference. Special event fees are non-refundable.

Conference Registration Hours

	Friday, May 15 . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 4:00pm-6:00pm
	Saturday, May 16 . . .  . 8:00am-10:00am, 4:00pm-6:00pm
	Sunday, May 17 . . . .  . 8:00am-10:00am, 3:00pm-7:00pm
	Monday, May 18 . . . .  . . . . . . . . . 8:00am-3:00pm
	Tuesday, May 19  . . .  . . . . . . . . . 8:00am-3:00pm
	Wednesday, May 20  . .  . . . . . . . . . 8:00am-9:00am

Conference Proceedings

The cost of Conference proceedings, including the full text of contributed papers and abstracts of SIG and panel sessions is NOT built into the registration fee in order to make the conference fees as reasonable as possible. Individuals may purchase proceedings on-site for $20.00.

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