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NATIONAL meetings & activities
2010
2010 - IAL MEETING AND VOICE INSTITUTE
June 16 thru June 19, 2010
2010 Tentative Schedule
IAL Annual Meeting and Voice Institute will be in Clarksville/Jeffersonville, IN, just across the river from Louisville, KY at the Holiday Inn Conference Center. 505 Marriott Drive, Clarksville, IN 47129
VI classes will begin on 6/16 with the AM opening on 6/17 and closing with the IAL Banquet on the evening of 6/19. Tentative schedules are on display.
You may register for for the AM or the VI at the IAL website:
The rates will remain the same as previous years if you register early.
Annual Meeting $65
Voice Institute $80
These rates go up on May 25th.
Reserve your room at the Holiday Inn Lakeview by:
Telephone: 800-544-7075
Mention the International Association of Laryngectomees to receive special rate of $82.95 (double or single) plus tax and room fees.
Reservations must be received on or before June 1, 2010;
Free airport shuttle to and from Louisville, Kentucky airport
Free parking
Free Wi-Fi
Indoor & outdoor swimming pools
Exercise room
Restaurant, Lounge
Visitor information is available at: http://www.sunnysidetourism.com
To view general hotel information go to Holiday Inn
General Information about Louisville and the surrounding areas: http://www.sunnysideoflouisville.org/
http://www.gotolouisville.com/
11/12/09 Richard Crum sent us this interesting information about the area where the IAL will be held:
The 2010 International Laryngectomy Association Convention will be held in Southern Indiana. The convention hotel is The Holiday Inn Clarksville, IN. The hotel is one block west of I-65 and 1 mile North of the Ohio River. The hotel is in the Louisville, KY metro area.
If driving to the convention from the south cross the Ohio River on I-65 and take exit #1 which is a feeder road. Turn left at the first light and the hotel is just to your left. If arriving from the North take the feeder road at exit #1 and the hotel will be on your right at the first stop light.
If arriving by air you will be flying into Standiford Field (SDF) in Louisville KY. SDF is served by the following airlines; Southwest, Delta, US Air, United, American, and Continental. The airport is 7 miles south of the convention hotel. At the courtesy desk call for a shuttle from the Holiday Inn North/Clarksville. We are also going to be running a shuttle from the local tourist bureau as we need it.
If you are driving an RV to the convention there is a KOA campground 1 block from the hotel. Yes it is within walking distance. It is listed as the Louisville Metro KOA on their web site.
I will list some of the sites that may be of interest to folks coming to the convention. Within 5 miles of the hotel you will find the following points of interest. In Indiana we have The Falls of the Ohio Park and Interpretive Center, The Howard Steamboat Museum, Schimpff’s Confectionery and Candy Museum, The Atlantis Water Park (adjoins the Hotel), Derby Dinner Playhouse, The Lewis and Clark Park, where the Corps of Discovery started, and Bass Pro Shop (their second largest store).
Some points of interest 15 miles from the hotel in Indiana. Horseshoe Casino (this is a full service casino that originally opened as a Caesars Palace) The Huber Orchard and Winery and Joe Huber’s Family Farm and Restaurant (both of these farms are great places to take the family).
In Kentucky within 7 miles of the hotel there are several sites that may be of interest. Churchill Downs Race Course (they will be running races during the convention), The Louisville Slugger Museum and Bat Factory, The Frazer Arms Museum, Locust Grove home of George Rogers Clark, The Bell of Louisville Steamboat, Six Flags Amusement Center, The Louisville Science Center & Museum, The Louisville Zoo, and The Louisville Bats AAA Baseball Field.
I feel that the 2010 IAL Convention will be a great opportunity to come to a beautiful part of America. The hotel is easy to get to and affordable for most everyone. Louisville KY is within driving distance of most of the eastern US.
Louisville Metro KOA Campgrounds
http://www.koa.com/where/ky/17138/
Just 10 minutes from downtown Louisville-with quick and easy access from I-65 and less than a block from our convention hotel, this KOA makes an ideal base camp for attending the IAL.
You'll find all the conveniences you need here, including full hookups and cable TV at every RV site. All campers have access to free wireless Internet. RV Service is next door; a pool and water park are just a half-block away.
Accommodations
• RV Sites
• Tent Sites
• Cabins
• One Room Kabin(s)
Site Amenities
• Maximum Length Pull Through - 69 feet
• 50 Amp Service Available
• Cable TV (available with charge)
• Telephone Service (available with charge)
Services
• LP Gas (available with charge)
• Modem Dataport (no charge)
• Free Wireless Internet Available
• Kamping Kitchen
• Snack Bar (available with charge)
Fun!
• Swimming Pool (open all year)
• Mini Golf (no charge)
Louisville Metro KOA
900 Marriott Drive
Clarksville, IN 47129
Information: (812) 282-4474
Email: lmkoa@insightbb.com
Reserve Online Now!
Or By Phone: (800) 562-4771
30 Amp site is $38 per night, two persons
50 Amp site is $44 per night, two persons
rates are plus 7% tax
extra persons are $4 a night
Cable is $3
Free Wireless Internet
Remember this is a Metro campground and sites are small but it is within a block of where our meetings are being held
Additional information will be added as supplied.
Current notices
REGIONAL meetings & activities
2010
DURHAM, NC - “Speaking Outside the Box”
April 8 AND 9, 2010
The N.C. Straight Talkers and UNC Health Care
is sponsoring
“Speaking Outside the Box”
A Multidisciplinary Seminar on the
Rehabilitation of the Laryngectomized Patient.
This two day Seminar is designed for the SLP, SLP graduate student, Physician, Physician Assistant, Social Workers, Nurses, Rehabilitation Counselors, as well as other professionals who are responsible for the rehabilitation of the laryngectomee. We encourage the patient and caregiver to attend. This seminar will also focus on treatment modalities and the management of day-to-day rehabilitative needs. The seminar will also offer a hands-on clinic. The instructional format will consist of lecture, discussions, questions, panels, and audience participation demonstrations.
Fees: Your registration fee includes the two-day seminar, conference materials, refreshment breaks, and lunches. Deadline is March 15th, 2010 for registration.
Seminar Location/Lodging: The Sheraton Imperial Hotel & Conference Center is conveniently located at 4700 Emperor Blvd, Exit 282 just off I-40, in Durham NC. Special room rate is $99.00 a night. Deadline for this rate is March 15th. Hotel parking is FREE. Mention “Speaking Outside the Box” when calling their reservation center at 1.800.325.3535. You may also make on-line reservations and obtain more information via:
Stockton , CA. - 2 day CAL Conference
April 23-24, 2010
After a hiatus of about 6 years I am happy to announce that the California
Association of Laryngectomees will resume its CAL Conferences starting in Stockton , CA. The dates for the 2 day conference will be April 23-24, 2010 at the newly refurbished Stockton Hilton. These dates also coincide with the Stockton Asparagus Festival that will be conducted that same weekend. We hope to provide as great a Program as we have in the past in an affordable and fun venue. Room rates will be $94 a night with free parking.
More detail to follow after the holidays.
Jack Henslee
Chairman, CAL
Orlando, FL - FLA 2010 Annual Meeting
October 1-3, 2010
The Florida Laryngectomee Association will hold their 2010 Annual Meeting October 1-3, 2010 in Orlando. The location will be the Four Points by Sheridan on International Drive in Orlando. This will be our 5th year at this location. Special rates $85 per night.
There will be lary related seminars, speech evaluations, vendors and more.
In addition, the Vic Baird Graduate Student Program will take place as part of the convention.
If you would like additional information about the FLA or the annual meeting please visit our website at www.flavoice.org. You can also contact:
FLA President Bob Smiley: smiley_robert@bellsouth.net
FLA and WW member: Ian Kurka: iankurka@digital.net.
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previous notices
meetings & activities
2009
PHILADELPHIA, PA - 9/18/09 AND 9/19/09
For those interested in the Conference in Philadelphia, Pa at the Fox Chase Cancer Center you have the following ways to get the information and forms.
First option is the website for the clubs sponsoring the events:
Somerset Miracle voice club
http://somersetmiraclevoiceclub.org/id35.html Registration form
http://somersetmiraclevoiceclub.org/id3.html Information
Speak-Eezy Club of Delaware Valley
http://foxtale.homestead.com/malc.html
For email or snail mail brochures/registration or other information contact
either:
Roy Boyd (Somerset club) via boydroy544@comcast.net
Frank Owens ( Delaware Valley Club in Philly) frank@woodmiser.net
The event has a Friday Night meet and greet at the Four Points Sheraton
Hotel, 9461 Roosevelt Boulevard in Philadelphia. Pricing agreement has been made here for those who wish for accommodations for traveling.
Saturday is the conference itself. Registration fees include breakfast, snacks and lunch at the conference. Those interested about Nursing or SLP CEU's please contact Barbara Ebersole at Fox Chase Cancer Center for the registration forms and brochures at 215-728-6900
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ORLANDO, FL - 10/2/09 to 10/4/09
The Florida Laryngectomee Association will hold their Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida, October 2-4th, 2009. The convention will take place at the Four Points by Sheraton Orlando Studio City Hotel. There will be lary-related seminars, product vendors and much more. In addition, speech evaluations will be available.
For additional information please contact: Ian Kurka
iankurka@digital.net
or
FLA President, Bob Smiley
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FARGO, ND - 10/16/09 AND 10/17/09
Annual Speech Seminar for Laryngectomees, Families and SLPs.
North Dakota Laryngectomy meeting will be held Oct. 16 & 17 at the Ramada Inn and Conference Center in Fargo ND. This meeting is in its 30th year and was postponed when the flooding hit Fargo in the Spring.
Fay McPhail at dmcphail@gra.midco.net
Hotel Contact Information Phone: 701-277-9000
Fax: 701-281-7169 E-Mail: ngould@ramadafargo.com