Hotel Information | Roommate Search | Childcare | VISA Information | Local Information | Transportation
The th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society will be held at the Minneapolis Convention Center, 1301 2nd Ave South, Minneapolis, MN 55403. The headquarters hotel is the:
Hilton Minneapolis
1001 Marquette Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Phone: 1-800 HILTONS, 612-376-1000
FAX: 612-397-4871
The Hilton Minneapolis is located in the heart of downtown, connected by skyway to the Minneapolis Convention Center.
Rooms have been reserved at the following rates plus 13% tax which is subject to change.
$ 121 single/double ($ 20 additional person)
$ 97 single/double – student rate*
$ 110 government rate
*To qualify for the student rate, one MUST be an AAS Junior Member. Membership will be verified.
Reservations will be accepted by phone (1-800-HILTONS, 612-376-1000, by fax (612-397-4871), US mail and online:
http://www.hilton.com Use Group Convention Code: AAS
http:www.aas.org/meetings/aas206/houseform.pdf
Reservations may be changed or cancelled up to 48 hours prior to arrival for a full refund.
Importance of Staying in the Conference Hotels
In order to book the Minneapolis meeting, the AAS had to contract for a blocks of sleeping rooms in the Hilton. If we do not fill these blocks, financial penalties will be incurred. This ultimately impacts the health of the AAS and consequently registration fees.
Roommate Search
An informal forum is provided for those interested in sharing a hotel room:
http://www.aas.org/forms/visitorbook/book.html
To correct or remove your listing from the forum, contact .
Providers
Call the concierge at 612-397-4851 for names of providers.Babysitter Sharing
An informal forum is posted for those interested in sharing childcare in .Grants
Thanks to a generous, anonymous gift from an AAS member in memory of her mother, some funding for childcare is available. As a pilot program, the AAS is offering $100 grants to help defray the costs of childcare at the Meeting. The childcare application form must be submitted by . In the event that the number of requests for grants exceeds the funding available, preference will be given to applicants in the early stages of their careers.Survey
The AAS will soon distribute a survey to a subset of the membership asking for more information about childcare needs during AAS meetings. If you receive this survey, please reply!
VISA Information
Foreign meeting attendees need to apply for their visas as early as
possible and no later than three months before the meeting. For further information on visa processing, see the National Academy
of Sciences' International Visitors Office website: http://national-academies.org/visas.
The Local Organizing Committee has prepared a list of personal recommendations on restaurants, things to do, etc., http://www.astro.umn.edu/AAS/. The average temperature for May/June is in the low 70°s.
Special Airfares: Northwest Airlines is the official airlines for this meeting.
Car Rental: Avis Rent a Car is offering special fares for this meeting.
Travel from Minneapolis/St.Paul International Airport:
Super Shuttle, Inc.
- www.supershuttle.com, 800-blue-van
- Departure from Airport
6am-midnight
Pick up point: New transit Hub one level below Baggage Claim- Departure from Hotel
5:20am- 6:55pm (after 7pm you need to make a reservation)
Pick up point: Front of hotel- Prices: One way; 14.00, Round trip 26.00
Light Rail Transit (LRT) fare is $1.25-$1.75, but is six blocks from the hotel.
Cab fare $20.00
Driving
- Distance from hotel: 12 mi.
- Drive time: 15 min.
- Directions: Take Highway 5 East to 62W to 35W North and follow "Downtown Exits". Exit at 11th Street and stay in the right-hand lane.
- The Hilton is located on the corner of 11th Street and Marquette Avenue.
Parking:
Hilton, Daily Parking Charge: $12, Valet Parking Charge: $20
Convention Center
- 12th & 2nd Ave parking ramp is $9 per day.
- "Underground" ramp parking, directly across the street, also $9.
- 12th & 3rd Ave parking is $6 (directly behind Central Lutheran Church)