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Join us for the 2007 TAA Conference at the Hyatt Regency Buffalo
in downtown Buffalo, NY, June 22-23
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for the Conference
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Now!
Preliminary Conference
Schedule now available
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for conference schedule
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events schedule
Book Raffle
IIL Publishing, New York will raffle four books at the 2007 TAA Conference
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Coming to Buffalo?
Put these two books on your reading list
City of Light by Lauren Belfer
Trip to Niagara Falls by Geronimo Stilton (Scholastic)
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Mentoring Sessions
Several veteran authors have agreed to serve as mentors at the conference.
Attendees will be able to sign up at the conference registration desk
for 15-minute sessions with a mentor. A list of mentors will be available
soon.
Roundtable Discussions
Luncheon
Saturday, June 23
12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Choose from 10 different moderated roundtable discussions related to
textbook and academic authoring.
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Dinner at The
Anchor Bar
Thursday, June 21, 6 p.m.
The restaurant where Buffalo-style wings were invented
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Buffalo, NY Waterfront
Tour
Friday, June 22, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Take a guided tour of the Buffalo waterfront
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Karpeles Manuscript
Musuem and Library Tour
Friday, June 22, 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
View Walt Disney illustrations and documents, among others
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Social Networking
Event: A Chartered 3-hour Dinner Cruise Aboard the Grand Lady
Friday, June 22, 6:45 p.m. to 10 p.m.
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Four-hour Guided
Tour to Niagara Falls (American side)
Saturday, June 23, 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Tour full.
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Free
one-on-one sessions with an authoring attorney or literary agent
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for info
Click
here for information from the 2006 TAA Convention:
• Articles
• Convention Q&A
• Convention Materials
• Photo Gallery
Archive
of past conventions
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Travel
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Buffalo
Niagara International Airport is located just 15 minutes from
the Hyatt Regency Buffalo
- Airport
taxi service is approximately $18 one way.
- ITA
Airport Shuttle Service is $15 one way, $30 round trip.
Contact them at (716) 633-8318 for a reservation.
Car
rental agencies at BNIA:
Alamo
Car Rental; Avis Rent A Car; Budget Car Rental; Dollar Car Rental;
Hertz Car Rental; National Car Rental
Directions
to the Hyatt Regency Buffalo from the Buffalo International Airport:
Take
the Kensington ExpresswayÊ(33W) to Goodell Street exit. Follow
overhead Pearl St. signs and bear left onto PearlÊ Street. Hotel
is approximately three blocks further on left side of Pearl and
WestÊHuron Streets.
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Buffalo Niagara
International Airport (BNIA)
(http://www.buffaloairport.com)
is the regional hub of a bi-national market numbering nearly 8 million
people. Travelers from as far away as Syracuse, New York; Erie, Pennsylvania;
and Toronto, Ontario routinely fly in and out of Buffalo. There are
102 daily non-stop flights with service to 24 cities. BNIA serves 4.25
million passengers annually.
Flying time
from major cities to Buffalo:
Atlanta - 2 hours
Boston - 1 hour, 20 minutes
Chicago - 1 hour, 20 minutes
Dallas - 5 hours, 30 minutes
Denver - 4 hours, 20 minutes
Los Angeles - 6 hours, 30 minutes
New York - 1 hour
Philadelphia - 1 hour
Pittsburgh - 1 hour
San Francisco - 6 hours, 30 minutes
Washington, DC - 1 hour
Major scheduled
air carriers at BNIA:
AirTran Airways;
American Airlines/American Eagle; Comair; Continental Airlines/Continental
Express; Delta Airlines; JetBlue; Northwest Airlines; Southwest Airlines;
United Airlines/United Express; US Airways/US Air Express
The Buffalo
Niagara International Airport
4200 Genesee Street
Cheektowaga, NY 14225
Phone: (716) 630-6000
Parking
at the Hotel:
Parking at the Hyatt
Regency Buffalo in the Owen Augspurger Ramp
Daily rate $8/person
Includes in/out privileges
Nearby open-air lots are also available
Maps:
Download PDF
maps of the following:
Buffalo/Niagra
area map (768K)
Buffalo
City map (660K)
Downtown
Buffalo map (344K)
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