Conference Weekly Highlight
Week of May 21
Each
week on the conference website, we will be highlighting a part of the upcoming
conference. This week’s Conference Highlight is……drum
roll, please
Our Conference Hotel
Our conference hotel is the Sheraton Westport Chalet Hotel located in the Westport Plaza.
The hotel offers excellent conference and sleeping room facilities.
Most meetings and workshops will take place in the Chalet. The Tower is a short walk away.
There are many shops and restaurants located close to the hotel. Check them out at Westport Plaza. You'll have many choices when it comes to your free nights out for dinner. There is a Starbucks, McDonalds as well as the hotel restaurants for breakfast.
Are you a member of Sheraton's Starwood program? If so, be sure to give your Starwood member number when making your reservation. You'll receive points for your conference stay and redeem them at 850 hotels and resorts. world-wide. Click the link above for more information.
Room Rates
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You
may also call the Sheraton at 1-888-627-7064
or 1-800-822-3535. Ask
for the National Storytelling Conference rate. All reservations must be
received by June 25, 2007
. Check in time is 3:00 pm and check out time is 12:00 pm. Cancellations must be received by the hotel
24 hours prior to guest’ arrival. Reservations will be held until 12:00
midnight on the date of arrival.
Why
stay at the conference hotel?
The obvious advantage is the close proximity to the conference activities. But, a major advantage to all of the attendees is that when you stay at the conference hotel you are helping to fill up the negotiated room block. When the room block is filled, then our meeting rooms are free. If this doesn’t happen, NSN paying thousands of dollars for those meeting rooms. This in turn causes the conference rates to be increased for coming years. Yes, there are cheaper hotels around, but for a few dollars more a day, you are helping all attendees now and in the future, as well as your association when you stay in the conference hotel.
Do you need a roommate or would you like to be a roommate? It's always cheaper when you share. We want to help you find each other. If you are staying in the conference hotel, and want to share your room and need help finding someone, please email Betty Smith. NSN will keep a master list of wants and needs and notify you of a match. When you email include your name, email, phone number, do you have a room already and are looking for someone to share the cost or are you looking to be a roommate of someone. NSN is not responsible for the outcome of any matches made by you. We are operating this as a clearinghouse only.
Also, post on the NSN Forum. You will need to register first (easy), then scroll dowm to NSN/Conference 2007/Looking for a Conference Roommate? and make a new post.
Stay at the Conference Hotel - Enter a drawing for your conference registration fee to be reimbursed
Every person who stays at least three consecutive nights in one of the two Sheraton conference hotels will be entered in a drawing for a refund of your conference registration (up to $300.00). The drawing will take place on Sunday morning before the end of the morning session. The winner will receive reimbursement of up to $300.00 depending on their type of registration. The check will be sent to the winner after the staff returns to Jonesborough. So if you stay at the Sheraton for three nights during the conference and your name is drawn, you will get your NSN registration fee returned.
Win A Weekend Stay At The Westport Sheraton
Our conference hotel (the Sheraton Westport Chalet and Tower) is giving away a complementary two night stay available for 6 months post conference. The drawing will take place on Sunday morning, July 15. To be eligible, you must have stayed in one of the conference hotels for three nights. You do not need to be present to win.
TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM AIRPORT
Our conference hotel, the Sheraton Westport Chalet Hotel offers complementary airport shuttle service for all attendees staying at the hotel. Ask them about it when you make your reservation.
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