Meeting Announcement

The UNOLS Research Vessel Technical Enhancement Committee (RVTEC)

Will hold their annual meeting on November 14-18, 2011
(Monday-Friday)

at the
Astor Crown Plaza Hotel, New Orleans, LA

hosted by the Louisianna Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

R/V Pelican

Click on the following items for meeting information:

Click on "RVTEC Presentations"
to see the meeting presentations


Hotel Information:

A block of rooms has been reserved for "RVTEC 2011" at the rate of $131 per night + tax. Please contact the hotel at the phone number below to reserve a room.

Astor Crown Plaza Hotel
739 Canal Street
New Orleans, LA 70130

Tel. #: 888-696-4806

http://www.astorneworleans.com

The cutoff for reserving your room is
October 17, 2011.

Early departures and cancellations:

Early Departure Fee:
If an individual(s) departs earlier than scheduled departure on their reservation, an early departure fee of $75.00 per room will apply and must be disclosed to your attendees.

Room Cancellation: individual guest room deposits will be refunded if reservations are cancelled seventy-two (72) hours prior to the day of arrival. Non-cancelled room reservations (those that do not have an appropriate cancellation number) will not be refunded.


Air Travel Information

Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport services the New Orleans area.


Maps and Meeting Rooms

Maps, directions, and meeting space information can be found at http://www.astorneworleans.com/maps-and-directions/.

Meeting rooms will be located in the hotel and will be identified on the agenda.


Local Transportation and Parking

The RVTEC meeting and RVTEC dinner will take place at the hotel. The R/V Pelican will be tied up along the river in close walking distance from the hotel. Many restaurants are also in close walking distance to the hotel. Local transportation for travel between the airport to the hotel is available (taxis, shuttles, etc.). Arrangements can be made on-line at: http://www.myairporttrip.com/default.aspx?code=astorweb

If you prefer to travel by rental or private car to the hotel, please note that there is a daily parking fee of $31.60 for hotel parking.