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Conference Information: First Night Information and Details
Name-tag pick-up and pre-registration will be from 3-5pm at the conference hotel, Residence Inn. This will be the only opportunity to pick-up your conference packet until the next morning from 8-9am in the Interactive Learning Center, Room 302, prior to the start of conference panels and presentations.
Residence Inn
1401 South Lusk Avenue
Boise, Idaho 83706
Phone: 208-344-1200
Fax: 208-914-2984
Website: http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/boiid-residence-inn-boise-downtown/
The Residence Inn is one block from the Boise State University campus.
The Welcoming Reception will occur from 5-7:15pm in the Lookout Room in the Student Union Building on the Boise State University campus. The Lookout Room is the only room on the third floor of the Student Union building. There is both stair and elevator access. The Welcoming Reception is a hosted event with drinks and hors d’oeuvres provided.
The Trevor Joyce Poetry Reading will be at 7:30pm in the Jordan A ballroom in the Student Union Building on the Boise State University campus. The Jordan A ballroom is located on the second floor of the Student Union building.
Following the poetry reading, a no-host after-party (though some appetizers may be provided) from the end of the reading until 11pm will take place at the Ha’ Penny Bridge Pub located at 855 Broad Street, Suite 250. This pub is located around the corner of 8th and Broad Street in downtown Boise, only a short distance from campus and the conference hotel. Guests at the conference hotel can take the hotel shuttle to the Ha’ Penny Bridge Pub. Additional information about the pub can be found at the following: http://www.hapennybridgepub.com/#.
Please find a map of the Boise State University campus here: http://admissions.boisestate.edu/map/. Please a map of the Student Union building here: http://sub.boisestate.edu/assets/images/web_maplarge.jpg. Additionally, please find attached a map of downtown Boise here: http://www.downtownboise.org/media/pdf/downtown_boise_map_2009-02.pdf. These maps will also be included in your conference packet.
If you have questions, please contact Jodi Chilson (208-761-6076).
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