OLAC - MOUG
CLEVELAND CONFERENCE

September 26-28, 2008

How to Get There      |      Parking

HOTEL INFORMATION & RESERVATIONS

Blocks of rooms have been reserved for the OLAC-MOUG 2008 registrants at the guaranteed rate of $139 per night before taxes.
The group rate will be held until August 26.  We provide a Roommate Matching Service for interested attendees.

The Marriott Hotel, two blocks from the conference site, provides overflow lodging at the conference rate. The group rate will be held until September 15.

Make your RESERVATIONS HERE

• The conference’s group code already filled in: olaolaa
• Add the dates you need.
  ...or...
• Call 1-800-228-9290, specify that you’re staying at the Cleveland Marriott Downtown at Key Center with the group, OLAC.

Here is the hotel’s information:

Cleveland Marriott Downtown at Key Center
127 Public Square
Cleveland, Ohio 44114 USA
Phone:  1-216-696-9200
Fax:  1-216-696-0966

Onsite parking is $20/night USD       Valet parking is $20/night USD  (with in/out privileges)

Maps and Directions from the Hotel's website

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The historic and elegant Renaissance Hotel adjacent to the Tower City Center shopping complex provides our conference site and lodging. The hotel is entirely smoke-free.

As of August 18, all rooms at the conference rate have been reserved.  It’s possible that some will become available closer to the conference dates.

Make your RESERVATIONS HERE

• The conference’s group code already filled in: olaolaa
• Add the dates you need.
  ...or...
  
• Call 1-800-468-3571, specify that you’re staying at the Cleveland Renaissance with the group, OLAC

Here is the hotel’s information:

The Renaissance Cleveland Hotel
24 Public Square
Cleveland, Ohio 44113
Phone: 1-216-696-5600
Toll free: 1-800-468-3571
Fax: 1-216-696-0432

Onsite parking is $23/night USD       Valet parking is $30/night USD       Other, non-hotel lots are available

Maps and Directions from the Hotel's website.   See our Sights + Tours page for more travel information.

 

Having trouble reserving a room at the group rate?  Contact conference chair Sevim McCutcheon.

The conference will start on Friday morning, September 26, so plan to be in Cleveland by the evening of Thursday, September 25.

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How to Get There

BY AIR

CLEVELAND HOPKINS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (CLE)
Hopkins Airport (CLE) has more than 325 daily flights to over 85 destinations and is the best airport to use if you want to avoid renting a car.   It is host to Continental Airlines' Midwest hub.

FROM CLEVELAND HOPKINS AIRPORT TO THE RENAISSANCE HOTEL (12 miles)

The Renaissance Hotel does not provide shuttle service.

RTA Rail Service
The RTA Red Line runs from inside the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport to Tower City Center Mall in downtown Cleveland. The hotel is connected to Tower City Center Mall.
Cost: $1.75 one way    Time: 22 minutes
Schedule: From Monday through Saturday the Red Line operates every 15 minutes from 4:30 a.m
until 12:59 a.m. On Sunday, the rapid operates until 9:55 p.m.
After that you can take the Regional Transit Authority (RTA)  Shuttle Bus

RTA Shuttle Bus
The 66S airport shuttle-bus departs from the ticketing level every half-hour. See the RTA website or call RTA at 216/ 621-9500 for more information.

Taxi
Cost: approximately $33 one way

Car Rental
Rental companies are located near Cleveland Hopkins Airport grounds.  Hopkins Rental Car Info
Shuttle service is available 24/7 to take rental car customers from the main terminal to the rental car facility. Shuttles are located on the lower roadway island and can be accessed by exiting from Door #5 on the baggage claim level of the main terminal.

Driving directions from Cleveland Airport  (12 miles)

• Take I-71 North to downtown Cleveland
• Exit on Ontario Street (N)
• Go 4 blocks
• Turn left on Huron to the end of Huron
• Turn right on Superior
• Hotel and hotel parking garage on right side.

AKRON-CANTON AIRPORT (CAK)
Akron-Canton is a smaller airport south of Cleveland that often has less expensive flights than other airports. It has 80 daily nonstop flights aboard AirTran Airways, Delta Connection, Frontier Airlines, Northwest Airlink, United Express and US Airways.

FROM AKRON-CANTON AIRPORT TO THE RENAISSANCE HOTEL (50 miles)

Taxi
Cost: approximately $50 one way

Car Rental
Car rental companies are located within the Akron-Canton Airport: Airport Rental Car Info

Driving directions from Akron-Canton Airport (50 miles)

• Take I-77 North approximately 50 miles
• Exit at East 9th Street
• Go North to St. Clair
• Go left on St. Clair to West 3rd St.
• left on West 3rd two blocks to the end of the street.
• The Hotel is at the end of the street at West 3rd and Superior

BY CAR

See Driving Directions on the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel's website.

OTHER MODES OF TRANSPORTATION

For other modes of transportation, visit the website of the Convention and Visitors Bureau of Greater Cleveland.

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Parking

Parking at the Renaissance Hotel

Onsite parking: $23 USD daily

Valet parking: $30 USD daily

Parking at Tower City Center

Rates vary with special rates for early birds and those who spend at least $25 in the Tower City Center Mall.

Self-parking on a weekday for 24 hours is $11;

Self-parking on a weekend, $6

More detailed information and directions

 

Parking at other downtown lots:

The closest lots are those in the Tower City Complex and those near Public Square.   More parking lot information

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ROOMMATE MATCHING

If you would like a roommate for the OLAC-MOUG 2008 Conference, please email Alice Essinger, and provide the information below.

Please submit information by August 20, 2008.

NOTE:

Roommate matching service does not make hotel reservations.
When you receive a potential roommate’s name, one of you will need to make the hotel reservation.

OLAC and MOUG assume no liability for matching roommates; it is simply providing a service for attendees’ convenience.

Roommate Matching Information

NAME: ___________________________________________________

E-MAIL: __________________________________________________

ADDRESS: _______________________________________________

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INSTITUTION: ______________________________________________

WORK PHONE: ____________________________________________

HOME OR CELL PHONE: ____________________________________

ARRIVAL DATA: ___________________________________________

DEPARTURE DATA: ________________________________________

NUMBER OF ROOM NIGHTS REQUIRED

GENDER:     MALE                  FEMALE

HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE NEEDED: YES  

COMMENTS: _____________________________________________

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