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View the Interactive Guide to the 9th National Conference on Access Management for more information. New for 2010: Conference participants will recieve AICP credits! Many of the conference sessions have been submitted for certification to the American Planning Association (APA) as providing ongoing education through the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) certification maintenance (CM) program. The Transportation Research Board isan authorized education provider. The number of credits offered by each session will be equal to the number of hours of the session duration. To receive credit for the session, AICP certified planners must sign in to establish a record of attendance, stay for the duration of the session, and log their attendance through APA’s CM website (planning.org/cm). |
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Online registration is now open! Registration is $425. Register for the Conference here, and then select your hotel/bed & Breakfast accomodations on this page below. | ||
Conference in Natchez, Mississippi |
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Historic Natchez, Mississippi is the setting for the 2010 Access Management Conference. Located on the bluffs of the Mississippi River, Natchez offers the perfect blend of modern and historical life. Downtown’s business section has many antique shops, specialty shops, and fabulous restaurants all set in nineteenth century architecture. To learn more about Natchez, visit www.visitnatchez.org. The Phatwater Kayak Challenge happens Saturday Jun 9, and the Great Mississippi River Balloon Race is the weekend after the conference ends on Wednesday. |
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Transportation |
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We want you to feel welcome from the moment you arrive in Mississippi therefore MDOT is providing transportation to and from the Jackson International Airport to Natchez. MDOT will also provide transportation to and from the Baton Rouge, LA airport to Natchez. Once you are in Natchez, shuttles will be available to the Natchez Convention Center from all conference sponsored lodging. We are very excited about your visit to Natchez and hope that you will take advantage of our conference transportation so that you may relax and enjoy your stay. |
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Conference Center |
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The conference will be held downtown at the Natchez Convention Center. Transportation will be provided throughout the conference to and from all lodging locations as well as offsite events and tours. For more information, visit the Natchez Convention Center. |
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Natchez Accommodations |
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Accommodations associated with the conference will be available at 5 locations. To make your reservations, select a place, contact them directly and give them the Conferece Code of Access Management to reserve your room at the $125/night conference rate. |
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Dunleith Historic Inn: |
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Dunleith is set upon 40 acres, which also includes a carriage house, dairy barn, poultry house and three-story brick dependency. Dunleith was built in Greek revival style, with 26 Tuscan columns surrounding the house. Enclosed within the 14 ½ inch thick walls is 9,500 square feet of floor space and . The floors are made of heart pine, with cypress baseboards painted to look like oak. Italian marble mantle pieces adorn each fireplace, and elegantly designed ceiling medallions enhance the chandeliers hung throughout the house. |
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Mounmouth Plantation |
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Antebellum Monmouth was a grand estate house embellished with the finest furnishings and landscaped gardens tended by enslaved servants, field hands, stock minders, and gardeners. All of this changed, however, with the coming of the Civil War to Natchez, and Monmouth thereafter experienced the plight of numerous southern estate villas when their once wealthy owners could no longer afford the trappings of the elite. For years after the Civil War, Monmouth survived as but a memory of its notable history, as its once impressive structure and gardens fell into ruin and disarray—overrun at times with vermin, vagrants, and weeds. In the 1980s, a new Monmouth emerged from the ruins to become a fully restored historic site and a small luxury hotel. |
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The Natchez Guest House |
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The Natchez Guest House is also located downtown, two blocks from the Natchez Convention Center. The Natchez Guest House is a Greek revival townhouse with 16 overnight rooms as well as a wonderful southern breakfast. Not only is it located in downtown Natchez, but it has the grand but intimate feeling of the Natchez antebellum. For more information on The Natchez Guest House, please visit their website at: http://www.natchezguesthouse.com/ |
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The Natchez Grand Hotel |
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The Natchez Grand Hotel is conveniently located in the downtown district on the river’s bluff—just steps from dining, shopping, entertainment and many of the city’s famous attractions and antebellum homes. Guests will enjoy the incredible view of the Mississippi River and can conveniently drive the scenic Natchez Trace Parkway. While you soak in the sights and sounds of historic Natchez, you’ll also experience a cozy, comfortable hotel stay, complete with gracious amenities and impeccable service! For more information on the Natchez Grand Hotel, please visit their website at: http://www.natchezgrandhotel.com |
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The Natchez Eola |
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The Natchez Eola is located downtown, just one block from the Natchez Convention Center. The Natchez Eola boasts elegant interiors, arched doorways, crystal chandeliers, marble trim, stately columns, Mississippi River view balconies, and a New Orleans courtyard with an original fire-and-water fountain. Grand and stately, the Eola Hotel is furnished throughout with fine antiques, original oil paintings, statuary, fountains and lush florals. |
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Special Needs |
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If you will require any special needs for the conference, please contact Beth Ann Wann at (601) 359-7074. The conference staff will make every effort to accommodate your needs |
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Schedule |
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Latest update: July 9, 2010