About Your Event

The Georgia Center
The Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center & Hotel, located on the beautiful, historic campus of the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, provides educational conferences, courses, and programs for lifelong learners. A total living and learning environment, the Georgia Center includes a 200-room hotel, restaurants, banquet areas, conference rooms, auditoriums, a fitness center, and a computer lab — all under one roof. As a unit of UGA's Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach, the Center brings the University's teaching, research, and service expertise to the people of Georgia and beyond! For more information, visit www.georgiacenter.uga.edu.

Special Needs
If you require special services or have dietary restrictions, contact Jean Mann at 706-542-2237 or Jean.Mann@georgiacenter.uga.edu by March 18, 2010.

Lodging at the Georgia Center Hotel
For your convenience, a block of rooms is being held for your event until 5:00 p.m. ET, March 1, 2010. Room rates are $89/night plus 7% tax (rooms with one bed) and $99/night plus 7% tax (rooms with two beds). Hotel reservations can be made in conjunction with your conference registration when you register by phone, fax, mail, or online. When you reach the final screen of the online conference registration, you will be given the option of adding a hotel room. The hotel reservation system will open in a new window. Once your hotel reservation is complete, you may close the window and continue with your conference registration payment.

Hotel reservations may also be made by visiting our hotel reservation page: http://webapps.georgiacenter.uga.edu/Hotel/servlet/Availability?blockCode=66557. Please use 'block code' 66557 to receive the conference room rate.

Lodging Policies: (1) Tax Exemption — The State of Georgia only allows tax-exempt charges for a payment by a state-issued credit card or check or by a direct bill to a state agency (with a Georgia State Tax Exemption Certificate). (2) Lodging Cancellation — Cancel your reservation by 4:00 p.m. ET the day prior to your scheduled arrival to avoid being charged one night's room and tax. (3) Check-in is 4:00 p.m. ET; checkout is 11:00 a.m. ET. (4) At check-in, you must present your method of payment or a completed credit card authorization form (call 800-884-1381 for a copy, Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET).

Travel Information
Athens, Georgia, is located about 60 miles northeast of Atlanta. For directions and airport shuttle information, see www.georgiacenter.uga.edu/directions. A parking deck is located adjacent to the Center ($10 per night; vehicle height limit, 7 feet).

Athens is served by two airports. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is located about 90 minutes southwest of Athens. Scheduled ground shuttle service and rental car services are available between Hartsfield-Jackson and the Georgia Center. AAA Airport Express (aaaairportexpress.com/routes/athens.html) has agreed to a rate of $40 each way. You must mention the "BHC conference" when you call to book reservations. Athens-Ben Epps Airport is located five miles from the Georgia Center. Free shuttle service can be arranged by calling the Georgia Center; however, flights to this local airport can be unreliable.

Event Cancellation Policies
(1) A cancellation received by 5:00 p.m. ET on or before March 18, 2010 will be refunded, minus a $35 processing fee. No refunds will be issued thereafter; substitutions will be allowed. (2) To change or cancel your registration, call 800-884-1381, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET. (3) If an event is cancelled for any reason, the Georgia Center will not be responsible for any charges related to travel.

Registration

Conference Registration:

• Member — $90
• Student Member — $0
• Non-Member — $120
• Student Non-Member — $30

Food:

• Friday Lunch — $20
• Friday Business School Network Lunch — $20
• Saturday Lunch — $20
• Saturday Women in Business History Lunch — $20
• Saturday Banquet — $50
• Saturday Banquet — Students — $35