AIPG 2007 Annual Meeting - Hotel and City Information

	American Institute of Professional Geologists Michigan Section 2007 AIPG National Meeting
THANK YOU SPONSORS AND EXHIBITORS!	Fitzgerald Henne & Associates, Inc. - Silver Sponsor.....Michigan Groundwater Association - Goodwill Sponsor.....Fibertec Environmental Services, Inc. - Exhibitor.....Southern Petroleum Laboratories, Inc. - Exhibitor.....Waste Management, Inc. - Exhibitor.....Boart Longyear (Prosonic) – Exhibitor.....Mannik&Smith Group, Inc. – Silver Sponsor.....Colorado Section AIPG – Goodwill Sponsor.....Nevada Section AIPG – Goodwill Sponsor.....HB Engineering Group – Copper Sponsor.....Alaska Section AIPG – Goodwill Sponsor.....e-Lab Analytical, Inc. – exhibitor.....Kentucky Section AIPG – Copper Sponsor....Minnesota Section AIPG – Copper Sponsor.....Northeast Section AIPG – Silver Sponsor.....Georgia Section AIPG – Goodwill Sponsor.....Wisconsin Section AIPG – Copper Sponsor.....Capitol Section AIPG – Goodwill Sponsor.....Ohio Section AIPG – Copper Sponsor.....Florida Section AIPG – Copper Sponsor.....NTH Consultants, Ltd. – Silver Sponsor.....Argus–Hazco – Exhibitor.....STS Consultants - Copper Sponsor..... Illinois-Indiana Section AIPG - Goodwill Sponsor.....California Section AIPG – Goodwill Sponsor.....Pennsylvania Section AIPG – Goodwill Sponsor.....Aqua Tech Consultants – Goodwill Sponsor.....Fondriest Environmental – Exhibitor.....West Michigan Drilling – Exhibitor.....Liberty Mutual – Exhibitor.....QED Environmental Systems – Exhibitor.....Geosearch Logging – Exhibitor.....In Situ – Exhibitor.....Western Michigan University.....EDR – Exhibitor.....Schraeder Environmental Services, Inc. – Exhibitor.....Cemcore Environmental–Exhibitor.....RTI Laboratories, Inc.– Exhibitor.....Golder Associates, Inc. – Exhibitor & Silver Sponsor.....Adventus Group – Exhibitor.....URS Corporation – Exhibitor.....Geotrans – Silver Sponsor.....
Home	Traverse City Information Weather in Traverse City Daily Average Temperature: 49°F, with a low of 40°F and a high of 58°F Generally only five rainy days in October, so the weather should be good. Note: For those attending the field trip to the Marquette Iron District, the temperature will be approximately 10°F colder than in Traverse City. How to get to Traverse City By Air: The Traverse City Cherry Capital Airport has direct flights to Detroit, Minneapolis, and Chicago. Information on the Cherry Capital Airport is available at: http://www.tvcairport.com. A free shuttle is available between the airport and the Park Place Hotel. By Car: Traverse City is located at the junction of Michigan highways 37 and 72 at the south end of Grand Traverse Bay. From the North: Come south from the Upper Peninsula via I-75. Continue south to Grayling and take M-72 west to Traverse City. Or for a more scenic drive, Take US-31 from I-75 just south of the Mackinac Bridge, and follow it through Petoskey to Traverse City. From Detroit: Take I-75 north to Grayling. Follow M-72 west to Traverse City. From Chicago: Follow I-94 west into Michigan. Take US-31 north to Holland, then I-196 to Grand Rapids. US-131 goes north from Grand Rapids to Cadillac. Turn left onto Route 115, and follow it to M-37. Turn right (north) and head into Traverse City. By Rail: Amtrak offers rail service to Grand Rapids, and Kalamazoo. From there, Amtrak offers bus service north to Traverse City. Arrangements can be made at: www.amtrak.com. Hotel Information The Park Place Hotel is the location of the 2007 Annual Meeting. A large block of rooms has been reserved for AIPG members at $119 per night, single or double occupancy. Make your reservations by calling (231) 946-5000 (other reservation numbers are for the hotel chain, and they do not have information on group rates). You must specify that you are attending the AIPG conference to get the discounted room rate. Additional information about the hotel can be found at www.park-place-hotel.com. The Park Place Hotel is located in the heart of downtown Traverse City at 300 East State Street, and is only a short walk from some of Michigan’s best specialty shops. Grand Traverse Bay, with its beaches and scenic views, is within two blocks of the hotel. Transportation to and from the Cherry Capital Airport to the Park Place Hotel is by complimentary shuttle. Call the Park Place Hotel upon arrival for shuttle pickup. A diagram showing the layout of the conference space is included below. There are also smaller blocks of rooms reserved for AIPG members at the Holiday Inn West Bay (for reservations call ((800) 888-8020) and at the Great Wolf Lodge (for reservations call (866) 478-9653; you must state that you are booking a room with the AIPG, and the group number is 5A44WL).
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	Area Attractions Park Place Hotel View from the Park Place Hotel Convention & Visitors Bureau Cherry Capital Airport Casinos Wineries Notable Restaurants Dennos Museum Fishing Charters Sleeping Bear Sand Dunes Interlochen Center for the Arts