Teaching American History - Annual Project Directors Conference • January 6-8, 2009 • Hilton NY • New York, NY View of Manhattan skyline and Brooklyn Bridge

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Logistics

Meeting Times
The 2009 Teaching American History Annual Project Directors Conference will take place January 6-8, 2009 in New York City, New York at the Hilton New York.

Once again, we have planned a 1 day meeting for New Grantees on the first day of the conference. The new grantee meeting will be held on January 6, 2009. Early onsite registration and check-in will held from 6:30 - 8:30 pm on Monday, January 5, 2009 for those that would like to check-in early. Registration and check-in will continue on Tuesday, January 6, 2009 beginning at 7:00 a.m. and continue throughout the remainder of the conference. The meeting will commence 9:00 a.m. on the 6th and end by 5:00 pm on the 6th and 7th. On Thursday, January 8, 2009, we will again begin at 9:00 a.m.; however the meeting will end by 3:45 p.m. Please make your travel arrangements accordingly.

 

Meeting Location and Lodging Information
This year's Conference will be held at the Hilton New York Hotel, located at 1335 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York, 10019. The main telephone number is (212)586-7000 and the fax number is (212)315-1374.

Please click here for more information about the Hilton New York and to visit the hotel website.

The Hilton New York hotel is just moments from such famous landmarks as Radio City Music Hall, Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), Fifth Avenue shopping, Central Park, Rockefeller Center, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Broadway and Times Square. The hotel is on West 53rd and 6th Avenue (Avenue of the Americas).

 

You may contact the Hilton reservations department, toll free at 1-800-HILTONS (1-800-445-8667) to make your lodging arrangements. When calling please be sure to reference the block name: "Department of Education (DOE)/Teaching American History Annual Conference" in order to secure lodging at our special conference rate of $249.00 per night plus taxes (Currently 13.75% plus a $3.50 occupancy and territory tax).

You will be responsible for all room and tax and incidental charges and may be asked to provide a credit card to guarantee your room when making reservations.

Please plan on completing your hotel reservations with the Hilton New York before the cut-off date of Monday, December 15, 2008 at 5:00 pm Eastern. After this time the Hilton New York reserves the right to take reservations at their normal current nightly rate, which may be significantly higher than the conference rate. Please be sure to make your hotel reservations after you complete your conference registration. Neither the U.S. Department of Education nor Synergy Enterprises, Inc. (SEI) will be responsible for making or paying for any charges associated with your personal hotel reservations.


Online Hotel Reservations
The Hilton New York also has established an online Hotel reservation site as well.  Please click here to go to the Hilton Reservations Website.  (You will be redirected to http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/personalized/NYCNHHH-DOE-20090106/index.jhtml).  be sure to click the Back Button to return to this page.

Registration Information
Each person planning on attending the Teaching American History Annual Project Directors Conference must complete a separate online registration. Registration will close on Monday, December 15, 2008 at which point you may register onsite at the meeting itself in New York City. Please be sure to complete your registration (and those of other participants from your grant) by this date.

Once again there is no registration fee to attendees for conference in New York City; however, The Teaching American History Program Team and Synergy Enterprises will still require advance notice of all registration cancellations. Please send notice by email to (click here) TAHRegistration@sei2003.com by at least 4 days prior (January 2, 2009) to the start of the meeting to help control costs for materials.

Ground Transportation
For general transportation information from all three New York City Airports call (800) 247-7433 toll free to access up to date ground transportation information.

From LaGuardia Airport. 9 Miles from midtown Manhattan

  • A taxi ride into the city takes anywhere from 30 to 40 minutes and costs a minimum of $30—rides are metered and bridge tolls and tip (15-20 percent is customary) are extra. Up until October 2008 taxis are cash only, but by the time of the 2009 meeting they should be accepting credit cards as well. Riders should hail a cab in the designated area or ask a uniformed airport employee to assist—it is illegal (and unsafe) to accept a ride from a driver who approaches a passenger.
  • For other ground transportation options from LaGuardia Airport

From John F. Kennedy International Airport. 17 Miles from midtown Manhattan

  • Taxi service is available in front of all nine terminals. Taxis from the airport to Manhattan charge a flat rate of $45 (plus tolls and tip) with the trip taking 65 to 75 minutes. The meter will not be turned on and a surcharge will not be added. Note that the flat rate does not apply on trips from Manhattan to the airport.
  • AirTrain Service is available between the airport and midtown Manhattan.  Click on the link FROM JFK Airport for details.
  • Bus service on New York Airport Service costs $15 one-way and $33 roundtrip and takes approximately 75 to 85 minutes.
  • The SuperShuttle provides door-to-door service to and from the airport to downtown hotels.  The fare is $19 each way.

 From Newark Liberty International Airport. 15 miles from midtown Manhattan

  • Taxi Service to the midtown hotels cost $30 to $38 (toll and tip extra). New York Yellow Cabs aren't permitted to pick up passengers at Newark. The Yellow Cab fare from Manhattan to Newark is the meter amount plus $15 and tolls (about $45-$55, a few dollars more with tip). New Jersey taxis aren't permitted to take passengers from Manhattan to Newark.
  • Coach USA offers bus service (the Grey Line) for $14 from Newark to the Port Authority Bus Terminal.  From this point, attendees can take the subway’s Line E toward Jamaica Center to 7th Avenue and 53rd Street for an additional $2, or take a short taxi ride to the hotel.
  • Shared ride van service is available through Airlink-NYC for a fee of $15 per person.
  • AirTrain Service is available between the airport and midtown Manhattan.  Click on the link FROM NEWARK LIBERTY Airport for details.
     

From Amtrak: New York’s Penn Station is located at Eighth Avenue and 31st Street in midtown Manhattan.  The station is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

  • A taxi ride to the hotels takes from 15 to 20 minutes (depending on traffic) and costs from $10 to $12, plus tip.
  • Attendees can also take the Uptown E subway direction from Penn Station to the Seventh Avenue stop, right next to the Sheraton. Travel time is approximately 20 minutes and costs $2.


Local Attractions
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