The Coastal Society's
20th Biennial Conference

May 14-17, 2006
St. Pete Beach, Florida

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Lodging

St. Pete Beach, Florida offers a unique opportunity to experience and explore this barrier island in the St. Petersburg/Tampa Bay region. Just minutes from the #1 Beach in America, Fort DeSoto Beach, the Tradewinds Resort sits upon its own spectacular white sands beach. Plan to network outside alongside one of the Resort's pools with the sound of the ocean in the background.

Hotel Information
The conference will be held at the TradeWinds Resort Island Grand on St. Pete Beach, located at 5500 Gulf Blvd. St. Pete, Beach, Florida, 33706. The room rate is $95 single/double occupancy per night plus tax (currently 12%). Each additional person 13 years of age or older will require an extra $15 per room, per night. These rates will be available up to two days before and after the contracted dates of Saturday, May 13, through Wednesday, May 17, 2006, based on hotel availability.

Cut-Off Date: This hotel rate is available until April 20, 2006, at 11:00 pm. Please make your reservations prior to this date as requests after this date will be based on availability.

The room block at the $95 rate in the TradeWinds Island Grand is sold out. The rate is still available at the sister property, the Tradewinds Sandpiper, which is a 5-minute walk from the Island Grand and also on the Gulf side of the road. Or, you may still be able to get a room in the Island Grand at $125 for a room with two queen beds and a view of the Gulf of Mexico.

Optional Resort Fee: A nightly resort amenity fee of $12 for each hotel room with one bedroom and $17 (plus 12% tax) per night for each multi-bedroom unit is available. This includes self parking for one car, use of fitness center and tennis courts and participation in water aerobics classes, daily coffee and newspaper, in-room safes, local, credit card, operator assisted access and toll-free calls, one beach cabana per room, water trykes and paddleboats, domestic in/out faxes and business center / internet access.

Reservations
To make your reservation, call the TradeWinds Resort Island Grand directly:

General Information: (800) 360-4016
Reservations: (800) 808-9833

Mention that you will be attending The Coastal Society Conference to access the group rate. Note that the hotel will charge your credit card for the first night's stay immediately upon making the reservation. Rooms not secured with a deposit will be released after 10 days.

Information For Federal Travelers

Hotel parking
Self-parking is $8.00 per car per day. If you purchase the Optional Resort Fee, parking is included in this charge.

Ground Transportation
The hotel website, listed above, has driving directions. In addition, the hotel is served by Super Shuttle. From Tampa International Airport the cost per person is $22 per person one-way and $44 round-trip. Taxi transportation is estimated to be $50 or more one way.

Attendees should arrange for air travel through the Tampa International Airport.

last updated 05/21/2005
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