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Spring 2008 CONVENTION Denver, Colorado April 25-27, 2008 Click
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Date
and Location:
The Spring 2008 MBS Convention will be held
during the weekend of April 25, 26 and 27 (i.e., Friday, Saturday and Sunday) in
the Denver area of eastern Colorado. Headquarters
Hotel: The headquarters hotel will be the
Ramada Inn--Downtown Denver, located 0.8 miles southeast of
downtown in the historic Capital Hill district..
The negotiated room rate is $89.00 (plus tax and fees) per night single
or double. Reservations must be
made by Thursday, April 3 , 2008. Registration:
The registration fee for the convention is $40.00 per person for one, two or all
three days. To assure that space will be available for the garage and facility
tours, advance registration is strongly recommended. In case of any shortage,
persons with advance reservations will be given priority. Hotel
Access: The
hotel is located at 1150 East Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado, 80218.
The front desk and room reservations phone number is (303) 831-7700.
Transportation arrangements are as follows
Airport: Via Regional Transportation District (RTD) bus-- take RTD
Airport Shuttle (AS) at Platform 5 to Stapelton Transit Center, then Route 65 to
Monaco Pkwy. and Colfax Ave., then Route 15 on Colfax toward downtown and get
off at Downing Ave. The local base
cash fare is $1.50. Check the RTD
website, www.rtd-denver.com or call (303) 299-6000 for additional
information and options. There are
also shuttles from the airport directly to the hotel, including SuperShuttle and
Sky Shuttle who charge a one-way fare of about $20.00. Railroad:
The Amtrak terminal in Denver is Union Station, which is also the location of a
transit center and the western terminus of the 16th St. Mall Shuttle.
Take the shuttle to the eastern terminal, the Civic Center Station.
Walk one block south to Colfax Ave. and board eastbound RTD Route 15 to
the hotel at Downing Ave. Inter-City
Bus: The Greyhound Station in downtown Denver is located at 1055
19th St. Walk four blocks south to
15th St. and ride eastbound RTD Route 15 bus to the hotel at Colfax and Downing. Automobile: From Interstate 70, exit at Colorado Blvd., go south to
Colfax Ave. and west on Colfax to the hotel; from Interstate 25, exit at Colfax
Ave. and go east to the hotel. Convention
Activities: Registration
and sign-in will take place in the hotel lobby starting at 7:30 AM on each day,
and buses will depart promptly at 8:00 AM. The garage and facility tours are
expected to return to the hotel by 6:00 PM.
A membership meeting will commence at 8:00 PM on Saturday evening; it is
usually preceded by a flea market at 7:00 PM in the meeting room.
These times may fluctuate, depending upon the arrival of the Saturday
garage tour. Garage
and Facility Tours:
The tentative itinerary includes the following locations, which are subject to
final approval: Friday:
Longmont, Greeley, Loveland and Fort Collins Colorado and Cheyene,
Wyoming Saturday: Colorado Springs, Pikes Peak railway (PCC) and Pueblo,
Colorado. Sunday:
Denver local area: RTD bus and light
rail and Boulder, Colorado .
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