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Process for Conference Registration and Hotel Reservations

COMMON's pricing policy is structured to encourage attendees to stay in our official conference hotels by offering a lower registration to those who do. Attendees who book their reservation through COMMON's Housing Bureau ultimately help COMMON meet its hotel contractual obligations for the conference. For complete details, read the Summer 2003 COMMONews article "COMMON Cents" Program Changes with the Times" and the accompanying Frequently Asked Questions.

Because your registration rate is determined by your hotel selection, it is necessary to reserve your hotel room at the same time you register for the conference. Below is a suggested sequence for attendees to follow when planning to attend the conference.

Steps to Follow

Plan your travel dates -- the pre-conference workshops start at 8 a.m. on Sunday, March 13. The conference starts at noon on Sunday, March 13 and ends the evening of Thursday, March 17.
Shop for discount airfares.
Use the COMMON Housing Bureau to book your hotel room -- and register for the conference and workshops.

1. Plan your travel dates. In order to make your hotel reservation, first decide on your travel dates. Things to keep in mind: The conference starts at noon on Sunday, March 13, and will end late in the evening on Thursday, March 17.If you want to attend a pre-conference Workshop, note that they start first thing in the morning on Sunday, March 13.

If you have to change your hotel arrival or departure dates later on, that's fine. As long as your changed plans include at least two nights stay at one of the official conference hotel, the Conference Hotel registration rate will still apply.

2. Shop for great airfares The earlier you book your flight to Chicago, the lower your fare will be. Plan to fly into either O'Hare airport or Midway airport.

3. Use the COMMON Housing Bureau to book your hotel room--and register for the conference. You can do this one of two ways:

a) Fill out hard copies of COMMON's Hotel Reservation Form and Conference Registration Form (PDFs are available soon) and fax or mail them in, or

b) Complete your hotel and conference registration information online.