Registration is now open! Please review this information about registration fees, then click on the link below to complete your registration online.
2010 Early Registration Fees (before 9/3/2010):
To receive the early bird registration rates, you must register by Friday, September 3, 2010. After that date, regular rates apply. After Friday, October 1, 2010, registration is accepted on-site only (space permitting) with additional fees ($100 above regular rate to register for full conference, $50 above regular rate for daily registrations).
Preconference (Monday, 10/18/10):
$75 One workshop (AM or PM)
$125 Full day (2 workshops or full-day workshop)
*Lunch on Monday 10/18/10 is "on your own."
Cllick here to view the Preconference Program.
Main Conference (Tues. 10/19/10- Thurs. 10/21/10):
$125 Student
$300 Non-profit staff/Government Staff*
$425 Health Care Professionals*
Click here to view the Preliminary Conference Agenda.
*Conference Presenters receive a $100 discount off main conference registration fees, based on registration category.
Main Conference Daily registrations:
$75 Student
$150 Non-profit staff/Government Staff**
$215 Health Care Professionals**
**Conference Presenters receive a $50 discount off main conference daily registration fees, based on registration category.
Scholarships:
A limited number of need-based scholarships toward registration fees are available. Scholarships will be awarded on a rolling basis beginning in June 2010, so please apply early. Please click here to download a Scholarship Application.
Accommodations:
The conference will be held at the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel, 202 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, Maryland, 21202. We suggest you make hotel and travel reservations as early as possible. A special conference rate of $169 + tax per night is available.
Reservations should be made directly with the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel at Marriott’s central reservations number at 1-800 Hotels-1. Ask for the "Quality Health Care Conference" block at the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel or online at the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel reservation website. By clicking here, you will be directed to the property's home page with the code already entered in the appropriate field ("TEXTEXA") on the right hand side reservation panel of the page. Please enter your arrival date to begin the reservation process. More information about the hotel can be found on their website by clicking here.
Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel Amenities for Quality Health Care Conference guests:
- Complimentary Internet in all guestrooms
- Full service Business Center with printers
- 24 hour fitness center
- Largest guestrooms in the city
Please note: The cut off date for making reservations is September 25, 2010, but if our block fills before that, we cannot guarantee the conference rate, so please book ahead.
Local Transportation and Parking:
The Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel is located in the world-famous Inner Harbor, home to the National Aquarium, the Maryland Science Center, and 120 dining and shopping options and is easily accessible by public transportation and car.
Transportation:
Parking
On-site parking, fee: 26 USD daily
Valet parking, fee: 36 USD daily
In/out privileges included in daily fee
Area Airports:
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport - BWI
Phone: 1 (410) 859-7111
Hotel direction: 8 miles N
Driving Directions: Exit airport to Rt. 195 West. Merge onto I-95N, then to I-395 N. Make 1st right turn onto Conway St, then left at 3rd light onto Light St, turning into far right two lanes, road will merge to the right, into Pratt Street. Make immediate 1st left onto South Street. Hotel entrance on left.
Transportation
This hotel does not provide shuttle service.
Super Shuttle fee: 18 USD (one way); reservation required
Estimated taxi fare: 26.00 USD (one way)
Washington, DC/Dulles - IAD
Phone: 1 (703) 572-2700
Hotel direction: 50 miles NE
Driving Directions: Dulles Access Road to 495 N to 95 N. I-95N, then to I-395 N. Make 1st right turn onto Conway St, then left at 3rd light onto Light St, turning into far right two lanes, road will merge to the right, into Pratt Street. Make immediate 1st left onto South Street. Hotel entrance on left.
Transportation
This hotel does not provide shuttle service.
Estimated taxi fare: 100.00 USD (one way)
Ronald Reagan Washington National - DCA
Phone: 1 (703) 417-3200
Hotel direction: 45 miles N
Driving Directions: Follow 95N into the Baltimore area and take Exit 53 (Downtown 395). Make 1st right turn onto Conway St, then left at 3rd light onto Light St, turning into far right two lanes, road will merge to the right, into Pratt Street. Make immediate 1st left onto South Street. Hotel entrance on left.
Transportation
This hotel does not provide shuttle service.
Estimated taxi fare: 75.00 USD (one way)
Other Transportation:
Bus Station
Greyhound Terminal (2 miles E)
Subway Station
Metro (0.4 miles E)
Train Station
Penn Station (1.5 miles N)
Car Rentals
Car Rental nearby: Hertz, 1 (410) 837-8336