Meeting Logistics

July 27 - 29, 2009

Logistics Agenda Presentations Attendance Votes Notes

Meeting Registration

Advanced registration is required for this meeting, so that Microsoft can process their visitor processing procedure.

The registration covers snacks at the meeting, lunch on Tuesday, and the meeting logistics.

Meeting Location

The meeting will take place at the Microsoft facility in the Aon Center, at 200 E. Randolph Drive, Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60601, USA (marker “B” on the map).

The Chicago Transit Authority Blue Line train goes from the O’Hare airport (ORD) to stops just a few blocks from the Microsoft facility.

Meeting Cost

$200 per person to cover meeting logistics costs.   This is payable by credit card or check made out to the MPI Forum.

Hotel Room Block

A block of rooms is reserved at the Renaissance Hotel Blackstone (312-447-0955) at 636 South Michigan Ave (marker “A” on the map).

The nightly rate is the government rate of $177/night. To reserve a hotel room at this hotel, please indicate on the meeting registration form which nights you would like to stay at the hotel, and ORNL’s conference folks will make the reservation in one block.

Hotel web site.