South San Francisco Conference Center
255 South Airport Boulevard . South San Francisco, California 94080

Please join us April 30 – May 1, 2009 at the South San Francisco Conference Center for the “Bridging from Tech to Technology” 2009 AALAS District 8 Meeting.

The Program and Workshop Schedule is set and registration is officially open!!!
This 2-day meeting will include hours of superior continuing education, advanced hands-on workshops, an opportunity to take a pencil & paper AALAS certification exam, fun optional excursions, and unmatched networking opportunities.

An Awards Breakfast will open the event on Thursday morning. Following a full day of workshops and presentations on Friday, May 1st, take in a ballgame at AT&T Park. If you’re still in the Bay Area on Saturday, take a behind-the-scenes veterinary tour of the new Marine Mammal Center at the Marin Headlands, followed by a Sunset Cruise on San Francisco Bay.

Registration will open at 7:00 am on both mornings. Be sure to come early so you can attend the Breakfast Banquet and Awards Ceremony which will begin promptly at 8:00 am on April 30^th. For security reasons, all meeting attendees will be required to present their photo ID (company ID badge or government-issued photo ID) and their registration confirmation from 123signup.com in order to gain entry into the South San Francisco Conference Center. We will be checking at the door, so have these out and ready to present for inspection when you arrive. At the registration desk, you will be issued a badge and a meeting bag. If you lose your registration badge, there will be a $25.00 replacement fee. You will need your badge on both days for the meeting.

Workshop participants will need to bring their badge and their photo ID in order to board the shuttle to the workshop location. Another person may not substitute for the person who is registered for the workshop. Please meet in front of the conference center near the entrance doors to the left. You MUST be there 45 min before your scheduled workshop – the shuttles leave promptly at 7:15 am and 8:15 am. The return shuttle will board 10 minutes after the scheduled end of the workshop to bring you back to the conference center. You will return in time to have lunch at the conference center. Continental breakfast items will be served at the workshop location.

The South San Francisco Conference Center is a fully handicapped-accessible facility. If you need any disability accommodations for the meeting or a workshop, please contact Sonja Wallace at sonjalwallace@gmail.com.

For general meeting information contact Sonja Wallace
For information about workshops contact Larry Young
For information about submitting abstracts for Platform Presentations or Posters, contact Eric Ibsen
For information regarding commercial sponsors that will be exhibiting, contact Ben Roseberry

We have several optional excursions that are available for meeting participants to partake in as well. Please indicate on the registration survey following the registration page if you are interested in any of these events and an excursion "tour guide" will contact you directly with more details about cost, transportation, etc. Below are descriptions of the events:

San Francisco Giants vs. Colorado Rockies Major League Baseball Game at AT&T Park
Join us for a night game on Friday, May 1st with the hometown favorite San Francisco Giants vs. the Colorado Rockies, at AT&T Park. AT&T Park, with its breathtaking views and classic design, received rave reviews throughout the country as one of the smash hits of 2000. The first privately financed ballpark in Major League Baseball since Dodger Stadium (1962), the Giants' new home features an inspiring nine-foot statue of America's greatest living ballplayer, Willie Mays, at the public entrance; home runs that splash into McCovey Cove (named after another Hall of Fame Willie); an 80-foot Coca-Cola bottle with playground slides and miniature AT&T Park behind left field that has become a magnet for kids of all of ages; and mass public transit that rivals any sports complex in the world. The first pitch will be thrown out at 7:15 pm. Tickets range from $12 for centerfield bleachers, to $35 for lower box seats. For more information about the game, contact sonjalwallace@gmail.com, or visit the giants website.

The Marine Mammal Center at Marin Headlands
On Saturday, May 2nd, the Marine Mammal Center veterinary staff will offer an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the campus to District 8 attendees during a particularly active season for rehabilitation efforts. The marine mammal center (TMMC) is a nonprofit organization that rescues, rehabilitates and releases injured, sick and orphaned marine mammals, including pinnipeds, dolphins, porpoises, whales and sea otters. Since it was founded in 1975, TMMC has rescued and treated more than 13,000 marine mammals along a 600 miles stretch of California coastline, from Medocino County through San Louis Obispo County. TMMC is the largest marine mammal facility in the world to combine animal rehabilitation with an on-site research lab. The Center’s medical and scientific staff has published findings on marine mammal biology in leading scientific journals and collaborates with colleagues in Mexico, Australia, Europe and South America. TMMC is staffed by veterinarians, veterinary technicians, scientists, educators and 800 volunteers. TMMC is in the process of completing an extensive renovation project converting the visitor center, animal quarters, preparatory kitchen, clinical and research areas into a modernized, eco-friendly operation. The tour will begin at 10:00 A.M. and a $10 donation is requested at the door. Contact Larry Young at lyoung@science.sjsu.edu for reservations, directions or additional information.

Sunset Cruise on San Francisco Bay
Saturday, May 2nd, join us for a spectacular sunset cruise on San Francisco Bay aboard the Bay Lady, a 19th century replica of a schooner, with Rendezvous Charters. This two-hour cruise takes you up the city front and into the Bay towards Alcatraz. Snacks are included and there's a cash bar that sells beer, wine, and soft drinks. The Bay Lady sets sail 2 hours before sunset (~6:30 pm) and leaves from Pier 40. The cost of the cruise is $25/adults, $20/kids under 12 payable to the tour organizer. Contact sonjalwallace@gmail.com for more information or visit Rendezvous Charter's website.

Accommodations Near South San Francisco Conference Center

Out of town guests of the South San Francisco Conference Center have easy access to a wide range of accommodations to meet the needs of any event, conference, convention or meeting.

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The South San Francisco Conference Center is surrounded by a variety of hotels that provide more than 3,000 guest rooms - from economy to deluxe.

If you make reservations at the Marriott Oyster Point by contacting Yvonne Tom, Sales Account Executive, Oyster Point by Marriott, Phone:(650) 837-9000 Ext 7610, Fax: (650) 837-9088, Yvonne.Tom@marriott.com, Marriott will provide a discounted rate of $159.00/night (regularly $199.00/night) which includes a free shuttle to and from SFO and the South San Francisco Conference Center. Also, the Holiday Inn San Francisco International Airport North will provide discounted rooms at a rate of $139.00/night for meeting attendees if they book through 1-800-HOLIDAY and request the AALAS group rate on or before 4/15/09.

Local Accommodations

	Accommodation	Contact Info	Distance from Conference Center
1	AIRPORT INN 751 Airport Boulevard South San Francisco, CA 94080	(650)588-9400 Fax: (650)866-3412 34 Guest Rooms	2 miles
2	BEST WESTERN GROSVENOR HOTEL 380 South Airport Boulevard South San Francisco, CA 94080	(650) 873-3200 Fax: (650) 829-2517 207 Guest Rooms	2.7 miles
3	COMFORT SUITES 121 East Grand Avenue South San Francisco, CA 94080	(650) 589-7100 Fax: (650) 589-7796 165 Guest Rooms	0.9 miles
4	COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT 1300 Veterans Boulevard South San Francisco, CA 94080	(650) 871-4100 Fax: (650) 871-4700 198 Guest Rooms	1.7 miles
5	DAYS INN AIRPORT NORTH 1113 Airport Boulevard South San Francisco, CA 94080	(650)873-9300 Fax: (650)875-0961 25 Guest Rooms	1.6 miles
6	ECONOMY INN 701 Airport Boulevard South San Francisco, CA 94080	(650)952-2505 Fax: (650)952-8311 23 Guest Rooms	2.1 miles
7	EMBASSY SUITES HOTEL 250 Gateway Boulevard South San Francisco, CA 94080	(650) 589-3400 Fax: (650) 876-0305 312 Guest Rooms	0.7 miles
8	FOUR POINTS BY SHERATON 264 South Airport Boulevard South San Francisco, CA 94080	(650) 624-3700 Fax: (650) 553-9466 100 Guest Rooms	0.3 miles
9	GOOD NITE INN SFO 245 South Airport Boulevard South San Francisco, CA 94080	(650) 589-7200 Fax: (650) 589-0191 176 Guest Rooms	295 feet
10	HAMPTON INN SF AIRPORT 300 Gateway Boulevard South San Francisco, CA 94080	(650) 876-0200 Fax: (650) 876-0600 100 Guest Rooms	0.7 miles
11	HILTON GARDEN INN 670 Gateway Boulevard South San Francisco, CA 94080	(650) 872-1515 Fax: (650) 872-1064 169 Guest Rooms	0.9 miles
12	HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTEL & SUITES SFO NORTH 373 South Airport Boulevard South San Francisco, CA 94080	(650) 589-0600 Fax: (650) 589-0682 89 Guest Rooms	2.7 miles
13	HOLIDAY INN SAN FRANCISCO INT'L AIRPORT NORTH 275 South Airport Boulevard San Francisco, CA 94080	(650) 873-3550 Fax: (650) 873-4524 224 Guest Rooms	0.4 miles
14	HOWARD JOHNSON EXPRESS 222 South Airport Boulevard South San Francisco, CA 94080	(650) 589-9055 Fax: (650) 871-1290 51 Guest Rooms	0.2 miles
15	INN AT OYSTER POINT 425 Marina Boulevard South San Francisco, CA 94080	(650) 737-7633 Fax: (650) 737-0795 30 Guest Rooms	1.9 miles
16	LA QUINTA INN 20 Airport Boulevard South San Francisco, CA 94080	(650) 583-2223 Fax: (650) 589-6770 174 Guest Rooms	0.4 miles
17	LARKSPUR LANDING 690 Gateway Boulevard South San Francisco, CA 94080	(650) 827-1515 Fax: (650) 827-1058 111 Guest Rooms	0.9 miles
18	MOTEL 6 111 Mitchell Avenue South San Francisco, CA 94080	(650) 877-0770 Fax: (650) 871-8377 117 Guest Rooms	0.2 miles
19	QUALITY INN AIRPORT NORTH 410 South Airport Boulevard South San Francisco, CA 94080	(650) 875-7878 Fax: (650) 875-0961 45 Guest Rooms	0.7 miles
20	RAMADA LIMITED SUITES 721 Airport Boulevard South San Francisco, CA 94080	(650) 583-7300 Fax: (650) 583-7400 45 Guest Rooms	2 miles
21	RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT 1350 Veterans Boulevard South San Francisco, CA 94080	(650) 837-9000 Fax: (650) 837-9088 152 Guest Rooms	1.7 miles
22	TRAVELODGE SF AIRPORT NORTH 326 South Airport Blvd South San Francisco, CA 94080	(650) 583-9600 Fax: (650) 873-9392 199 Guest Rooms	0.5 miles

Other Accommodations
AMERICANA INN 760 El Camino Real South San Francisco, CA 94080	(650) 589-0404 Fax: (650)873-2516 17 Guest Rooms	2.3 miles
DELUXE INN 920 El Camino Real South San Francisco, CA 94080	(650)583-2408 Fax: (650)573-6772 20 Guest Rooms	2.5 miles
HALLMARK HOUSE HOTEL 800 El Camino Real South San Francisco, CA 94080	(650)589-6702 13 Guest Rooms	2.4 miles
METROPOLITAN HOTEL 220 Linden Avenue South San Francisco, CA 94080	(650)588-7802 62 Guest Rooms	0.8 miles
ROYAL INN 120 Hickey Boulevard South San Francisco, CA 94080	(650) 755-0724 Fax: (650) 755-0174 17 Guest Rooms	3.7 miles

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