Dear Participants,

Welcome to the registration site for the 23rd Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies  "The Global Baltics: The Next Twenty Years" which will be held at the University of Illinois at Chicago from April 26 to 28, 2012.

Please read carefully the information below before proceeding to registration (buying tickets).

Registration

Use the options above for on-line registration, which starts on February 2, 2012 and will end on April 19, 2012 (at 11:55 pm Central Standard Time). 

The registration site accepts all major credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, Discovery, AmericanExpress).

Registration fees can also be sent by check; conference organizers, however, will accept only U.S. bank checks. Please download  and fill out the registration form, write the check in the name of  "AABS, Inc., 2012 Conference", indicate presenter's first and last name in the Memo line and send the form and the check by April 19, 2012 to:

Dalia Anysas

AABS 2012 Conference Treasurer

614 South Laflin Street

Townhouse F

Chicago, IL 60607-3161

All participants will receive an e-mail confirmation of successful registration.

Non-presenters and guests will be able to purchase a one-day pass at the registration desk (registration hours will be posted in the conference website and Facebook page). 

Registration (cash only) will also be available at the registration desk during conference days (April 26, 27, 28, 2012).

Walking field trip

The organizers are planning a walking field trip (excursion) "Architectural Chicago" with a special guide on Sunday, April 29, 10:00 am. The cost per person will be $16  (paid in cash at the time of registration at UIC).

The tour will be conducted by Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF) volunteer docents who have completed extensive training about Chicago’s architectural history. This 2-hour walking tour will cover architecture in the Chicago downtown area where the history of skyscrapers began at the end of the 19^th century. You will see late 19^th and early 20^th century buildings by Louis Sullivan and Daniel Hudson Burnham, Art Deco buildings of the 1930’s  as well as modern work of innovative architects like Mies van der Rohe and Helmut Jahn.

During the registration process  we ask you to indicate if you will be attending the tour so that we can guarantee you the place in the tour (we have to pay to CAF for the tour in advance). Indication of attendance also will serve as a commitment to us that you will pay for the tour at the time of your registration.

PowerPoint Projector

During the registration we cordially ask you to indicate whether you will require a PowerPoint Projector for your presentation.

Accommodation

Registration fees do not include accommodation, thus, it is the responsibility of participants to make their own arrangements by booking accomodation at the conference hotel or alternate housing listed in the conference website and Facebook page.

The organizers have booked a block of rooms with 1 king size bed or 2 double beds at the conference hotel Holiday Inn & Suites Chicago - Downtown, 506 West Harrison Street, Chicago, IL 60607; Telephone (Front Desk): 1-312-957-9100. AABS 2012 Conference rate: $129+tax per night.

In order to guarantee the conference rate, reservations must be made by: March 14, 2012.

The discounted rate is available for: April 25, 26, 27, 28.

When making a reservation, use the conference name: AABS 2012, or the group code, AAB.

To make a reservation by phone, call: 1-877-531-2697

To make a reservation online, go to: http://tinyurl.com/AABS-2012

Notes:

(1)    The online form already is populated with the group code, “AAB”.

(2)    The guest should type the dates of stay (check in & check out dates) on the left.

(3)    A credit card is needed to make the reservation online.

Meals: Breakfast is not included in the hotel room rate. There is a restaurant, Aurelio’s, in the hotel building complex, and guests can dine in other nearby area restaurants. (Some light refreshments and special event meals are included as part of the conference registration.)

Parking: Overnight valet parking is available at $30/night. Additional special meter parking is available in a fenced-in lot next to the hotel (cost: $20/night).

Please refer to AABS conference website or Facebook page in order to see other options for accommodation during the conference.

For more information contact us via email at aabsconfinfochicago@gmail.com. If you have any questions regarding registration matters please contact Aurelija Tamosiunaite at aurelijat@yahoo.com.