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2005 Spring Meeting
 
Program Information Registration
 

Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice
2005 Spring Meeting

DRESS CODE
Dress for all meetings and programs is resort casual. The dress for the receptions and dinners require a dinner jacket or sport coat for men, and a dress, Spring suit, or dressy pant outfit for women. The average daytime high temperature for Savannah in May is 84 degrees; the average low is 62 degrees.


LODGING/MEETING LOCATION

The meetings will be held at the Westin Savannah Harbor Resort, located on Hutchinson Island, across the river from historic Savannah. Unfortunately at this time the Westin is now sold out of sleeping rooms.

Overflow Hotels:

The DoubleTree Hotel Historic Savannah on 411 West Bay Street (across the River from the Westin). The negotiated room rate is $189 plus tax. To make your reservation, call the Group Reservations department directly at 912-790-4702. Please request the ABA Group rate.

Other Hotels:

The Mulberry Inn
601 E. Bay Street
Rate: $215.00 p/night
Reservations: (912) 238-1200
Website: www.savannahlodging.com

The Marshall House
123 East Broughton Street
Rate: $1**.00 p/night
Reservations: (912) 644-7896
Website: www.marshallhouse.com

Hilton Savannah DeSoto
15 E. Liberty Street
Rate: $199.00 p/night
Reservations: (800) 426-8483
Website: www.desotohilton.com

Hampton Inn
201 East Bay Street
Reservations: (800) 576-4945
Website: www.savannahlodging.com

Check www.savannahlodging.com for more properties.

TRANSPORTATION
Travel discounts are available through the ABA’s online travel service. Visit www.abanet.org and click on Member Tools – ABA Online Travel. The ABA member discount code for Hertz Rental Car is CDP# 13000. Contact Hertz at 1-800-654-2230.

Ground transportation to and from the Airport and Westin Savannah Harbor resort is available via Grey Line shuttle service. 24-hour advanced reservations are recommended however, walk-ups will be accepted. Arrangements should be made by calling (800) 845-5582 or visiting their website at https://www.hudsonltd.com/cgi-bin/lca1/res. Please reference the group code 17147 when booking online and mention the American Bar Association when booking via phone. Rates are $15.00 one-way and $25.00 roundtrip. Local Taxi Cab rates from the Airport to the Westin are $25.00 one-way.

The Westin is located on Hutchinson Island, just a 90-second ferry ride across from the historic River Front and downtown. The Ferry is complimentary for Westin guests and runs every few minutes. The Ferry concludes service at 10:30pm nightly. After this time, guests may take a taxi to reach their destination.


ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE AT THE WESTIN
GOLF: The Club at Savannah Harbor, designed by Robert Cupp and Sam Sneed, is the home to the PGA Tour’s Champions Tour Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf. Guests of the Westin have exclusive reservation priority at the golf course. Golf fees are $125.00 all-inclusive. Tee times should be made by contacting the Pro Shop directly at (912) 201-2240.
TENNIS: Tennis courts have been reserved on Saturday, April 30th from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Your resort fee covers the use of rental racquets and courts. To reserve a time please indicate in the space provided on the registration form or contact Nicole Emard at (202) 662-1528 or via email at emardn@staff.abanet.org.


GREENBRIAR SPA
The world famous Greenbriar Spa is located in the Clubhouse and offers a variety of services for both men and women. The spa offers fully appointed lockers with robes and slippers, a quiet room, and men’s and women’s steam and sauna rooms. Two blocks of time have been reserved for our group, in addition to their regular hours, at the Spa:
Saturday, April 30th from 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Sunday, May 1st from 9:00 am – Noon

Reservations and questions should be made by calling Jackie Haynes at The Greenbriar Spa directly at (912) 201-2243 or by emailing her at Jackie.Haynes@westin.com.

For more information about the the Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa, please visit the website at : http://www.westinsavannah.com