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ASTE 2009 International Conference
January 8-10, 2009
What Science Educators Make
Marriott Hartford Downtown
200 Columbus Blvd
Hartford, Connecticut 06103-2807
Phone: 1-860-249-8000
Toll-free: 1-866-373-9806
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Registration
Registration for the conference is now open. Early-bird rates
apply through December 7th, 2008. You must join ASTE for the 2009
calendar year to register at the reduced member's registration rate.
Click here for full details on Membership
and Conference Registration.
Conference Program
Here is the
preliminary
conference program schedule.
All issues/concerns about the program schedule should be addressed to John
Settlage at
astehartford@gmail.com.
Workshops for the 2009 Conference
Information on conference workshops can be found here
Exhibiting and Advertising
Interested in exhibiting or advertising at the 2009 ASTE conference?
Click here to get more infomation and register.
Conference Location
Marriott Hartford Downtown
200 Columbus Blvd
Hartford, Connecticut 06103-2807
Phone: 1-860-249-8000
Toll-free: 1-866-373-9806
To make a reservation with the ASTE room rate of $135/night, go directly to:
http://marriott.com/bdldt?groupCode=astasta&app=resvlink
Reservations can also be arranged by calling the Marriott directly at
860-249-8000.
The ASTE group rate code is astasta.
The Marriott has plenty of space for the ASTE meeting (floor
plan): 11 meeting rooms, a beautiful atrium and exhibitor space.
It is right next to Connecticut
Convention Center and the New
Connecticut Science Center,
scheduled to open in Spring 2009.
Transportation
Ground transportation between Bradley International Airport (BDL)
and the conference hotel in Hartford:
Register and pay for round trip ground transportation at
https://www.doublea.com/airportshuttle/. The cost for a round trip
shuttle fare is $25. The deadline for registering for this transport
service is December 19. Anyone planning to travel to the ASTE
conference from Bradley Airport is strongly encouraged to take advantage
of this method of getting to and from the conference hotel, as the only
other option is to travel by taxi (approx. $45 each way).
Local Attractions
Local Hartford
attractions include the Capitol, Front Street , Bushnell Center for the
Performing Arts, Wadsworth Athenaeum Museum of Art, Old State House, UConn,
Cabela's, great restaurants and shopping.
Click here for a
downtown Hartford dining guide
Conference Co-Chairs
John Settlage, University of Connecticut, john.settlage@uconn.edu
Heather Harkins, University of Connecticut, heather.harkins@uconn.edu
Rob Ceglie, University of Connecticut, rceglie@hotmail.com
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