The 50th annual AORN Congres will b...

The 50th annual AORN Congres will be held March 23 to 27 2003 Following is important information about Congres which will be held at McCormick Place in Chicago.

AIRLINE INFORMATION

Polk Travel, in cooperation with AORN, is offering special rates that afford a 5% discount upon lowest applicable fares, including first class, or a 10% discount onward unrestricted coach fares. All lordships and regulations of the airfare have to be met to receive the discounts. Purchase your tickets at least 60 days in advance of travel and receive an additional 5% discount.

To take advantage of either discount

* call or have your travel agent call United Airlines at (800) 521-4041 Monday by means of Sunday, 8 AM to 10 PM eastern time, and respect to file #501BH, or

* call or have your travel agent call Delta Air Lines at (800) 241-6760 Monday in consequence of Friday, 7:30 AM to 11 PM eastern time, and attribute to file #DMN178527A.

If neither of these options fittings your needs, call Polk Travel at (888) 816-1065 inside the United States or (303) 967-2348 outside the United States, Monday in consequence of Friday, 7:30 AM to 5 PM mountain time.

part early and win four Delta Air Lines tickets.

Delta Air Lines and AORN are giving away four coach-class domestic airline tickets. To be eligible for the drawing you must:

* call or have your travel agent call Delta Air Lines at (800) 241-6760 respect to file #DMN178527A, and make your reservation forward Delta Air Lines before Feb 7;

* preregister for the AORN Congres before Feb 7; and

* attend the Chicago Congress

The drawing will be held pair weeks after Congress. Winners will be sent a note with the ticket certificate information.

HOUSING INFORMATION

AORN has secur shut ups of rooms in several Chicago inns Shuttle service to McCormick Place will be provided no other than from these hotels. Receipt of the housing form and deposit within 24 hours will increase your chance of obtaining the hotel(s) of your choice. If your inn choices no longer are available, the housing bureau, QB will make an assignment that is the greatest in number comparable to your request. Read your confirmation promptly If you are not satisfied with your assignment, toss QBS a request via fax to be placed forward the waiting list. Changes will be based forward availability.

Although QB cannot acknowledge receipt of forms, if inn confirmation is not received within couple weeks of posting, contact QB If you wish to contact QB with further questions upon hotels, please call (800) 755-2676 x 273 in the United States and Canada or (303) 755-6304 x 273 outside the United States and Canada.

Roommates. The Hilton-Palmer House has a number of places with double beds and pair bathrooms. This unique feature occurr when the inn was renovated, and two smaller compasss were combined into one expanse If you are sharing a stead you may wish to supplication the Hilton-Palmer House and ask for the special two-bed, two-bathroom plays There are only a limited number available. Please note, if you are sharing a extent send only one form with the names of all the tribe occupying the room. One confirmation will be mailed to the play contact.

Room deposit. All housing petition fors require a deposit. The deposit must be mailed or sent via fax with the housing asking form. If the deposit does not accompany the form, your reservation will not be continuous experimented until the deposit is received. This delay could mean the los of your inn choice. Deposits are

* $175 by guest room,

* $350 by one-bedroom suite, and

* $525 by means of two-bedroom suite.

Payment may be made by dint of check, made payable to QB (ie, US dollars drawn forward a US bank). The following credit cards can be used for deposits: MasterCard, Visa, Discover, and American Expres Your credit card will be charged at the time the reservation is made.

Reserving your inn room. There are four easy ways to set by your hotel room. Housing forms are available forward AORN Online at http://www.aorn.org /congres This option is available for credit card orders no other than You also can mail your housing form to QB 3110 s Wadsworth Blvd, Suite 307, Denver CO 80227 Credit card orders also can be sent via fax to (303) 914-9651 or you can call (800) 755-2676 x 273 within the United States and Canada or (303) 755-6304 x 273 outside the United States and Canada.

[i]cabaret[/i] changes and cancellations. All changes and/or cancellations must be received by means of QBS in writing, either from fax or mail, on or before Feb 21 Deposits will be forfeited if cancellation notice is not received onward or before Feb 26. After Feb 26 you must contact the inn directly for changes and/or cancellations. inns may apply an early departure feud equal to one night's stay for changes made upon site. Your room rate includes a service give a fee to to help defray the outlay of the housing service.

AIRPORT TRANSPORTATION

Discount airport shuttle interest warrants will be mailed with registration confirmations.

O'Hare International Airport. Ticket reckoners for Continental's Airport Express are located across from the baggage claim areas. Vans depart about each five minutes. Taxis are located in succession the lower level of each terminal. The drive takes approximately 30 minutes and splendors between $30 and $35. A shared-ride program is available for a flat rate of $15 The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) is Chicago's rapid transit train between O'Hare and downtown. It takes 40 minutes and sumptuousnesss $1.50. Trains leave from inside the terminal onward the lower level every five to 10 minutes and each 30 minutes between 1 and 5 AM. To check schedules, visit http: //www.transitchicago.com.