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2005 TASH Conference


Conference Partners

S.L. Start: Enriching Peoples Lives (4023 bytes)
www.slstart.com

Institute on Disability/UCE - University of New Hampshire (3099 bytes)
Institute on Disability/UCED
University of New Hampshire

Brookes Publishing Co.
Brookes Publishing Co. 

http://www.udel.edu/cds
http://www.udel.edu/cds

WCDD - Wisconsin Council on Developmental Disabilities Logo
Wisconsin Council on Developmental Disabilities

Waisman Center
Waisman Center
University of Wisconsin-Madison

University of Maine Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies logo
University of Maine
  Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies


Center For Self-Determination


Greater Milwaukee Convention & Visitors Bureau

Gold Level Sponsors

Ability Magazine
Ability Magazine

The Mandt System logo
David Mandt & Company

Strand Sponsors

Community Living Strand Sponsor
Total Living Concept - Connecting with your Vision   http://www.totallivingconcept.org/ (3254 bytes)
Total Living Concept

International Strand Sponsor
Center on Disability and Community Inclusion -The University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service - University of Vermont

Center on Disability and Community Inclusion / University of Vermont

Family Strand Sponsor

The Many Faces of Self-Advocacy Strand Sponsor

Arizona TASH

Literacy Strand Sponsor
 
Chapman
University - School of Education

People of Color with Significant Disabilities and Their Families Strand
The Joint Center for Political and Economic StudiesŪ

Conference Donors


The Sheridan Press

 

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Midwest Airlines Center
400 W. Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53203

The Midwest Airlines Center, one of the world's most architecturally exhilarating and technologically robust convention facilities, located in the heart of downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin will be the site of the 2005 TASH Conference events. Opened in 1998, the Midwest Airlines Center is designed for both sensory delight and astonishing efficiency. It's home to the $1.2 million Burke Family Collection of commissioned and integrated art, and some of the most advanced and IT infrastructure anywhere.



Hilton Milwaukee City CenterHilton Milwaukee City Center (6033 bytes)
509 W. Wisconsin Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53203
1-414-271-7250

The Hilton Milwaukee City Center is a classic downtown Milwaukee Hotel and has long been known as the city's finest hotel with a tradition of excellence going back more than 75 years. The hotel has undergone many changes over the years and has completed a multi-million dollar restoration, which highlights the hotel's 1920's grandeur and elegance. The Hilton is a traditional luxury hotel with all the modern conveniences you would expect.

Paradise Landing Indoor Waterpark
The Hilton is offering TASH Attendees a significant discount of $5 a ticket for the water park any day it is open during the conference
. Hours during the conference week are:
Monday, 9:00am - 12:00pm
Tuesday, closed
Wednesday, closed
Thursday, 3:00pm - 9:00pm
Friday, 9:00am - 10:00pm,
Saturday, 7:00am - 10:00pm
Sunday, 7:00am - 9:00pm

Guestrooms are beautifully appointed and feature up-to-the-minute amenities including dual line telephones with voice mail and data ports. High speed internet access is available in all guest rooms. Hotel guest rooms and public areas have access to high speed internet. Guests receive a complimentary USA today each weekday morning. The hotel features a 20 thousand square foot indoor water park - PARADISE LANDING-inside the hotel with a three story Jamaican Village, seven water slides, a 32-person hydrotherapy spa, water basketball and a lily pad walk.

2005 TASH Conference Rates at the Hilton - $139 single, $149 double

The group rate at the Hilton has been extended until 10/27 based upon availability


Hyatt Regency Logo (1280 bytes)Hyatt Regency Milwaukee
333 West Kilbourn Avenue
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53203
Phone - 414-276-1234
Reservations: 1-800-633-7313 in the U.S. and Canada 

In the heart of downtown Milwaukee, our hotel is connected by skywalk to the Midwest Airlines Center convention facility, Federal Plaza, and Grand Avenue Mall shopping center. Please note: the skywalk at this hotel has a steep grade, and may be difficult for individuals traveling in wheelchairs to navigate. There is an accessible path via the main entrance, using the sidewalk outside.

2005 TASH Conference Rates at the Hyatt - $135 single, $155 double


Midwest Airlines  http://www.midwestairlines.comMidwest Airlines

Midwest Airlines is offering a discount on airfare, plus other travel discount options to and from the TASH 2005 Annual Conference in Milwaukee.  To make your discounted reservations use one of the following convenient purchase options:

  • Visit http://www.midwestairlines.com and type CMZ1448 in promo code box (bonus Midwest Miles offered for online bookings)
  • Call 1-800-452-2022 and provide the code CMZ1448 to the agent
  • Purchase your ticket through a travel agent and provide them with the following information for ticketing:
    • 6% discount off any published fare (provided all fare restrictions are met).  Enter applicable fare basis code followed by a /CM06 as the ticket designator.  
    • 10% discount off any published fare if ticket is purchased 60-days in advance and all fare restrictions are met.  Enter applicable fare basis code followed by a /CM10 as the ticket designator.  
    • 12% online only discount for convention in Milwaukee.  Requires 60-day advance.  

Ground Transportation

Hertz Car rental is offering discounted rates in conjunction with the Midwest Airlines Conventions program.  Mention CV# 02R30003 when calling Hertz at 800-654-2240 or at https://www.hertz.com 

Airport Connection offers discounted ground transportation from Mitchell International Airport to area hotels daily.  Reservations are not required but can be made in advance via email at www.mkelimo.com or by calling 800-236-5450.


Location

The Hilton Milwaukee City Center and the Hyatt are ideally located in the center of the city's business, entertainment and cultural districts, and are directly across the street from the Milwaukee Midwest Express Center, the location of conference activities.

Guests are within easy walking distance of many of the city's attractions, restaurants, shopping centers, sporting events, and museums, including: • Lake Michigan's shoreline
Bradley Center Sports Complex, home to Milwaukee Bucks NBA basketball, National Champion Milwaukee Wave Indoor Soccer, Milwaukee Admirals IHL Hockey, Milwaukee Mustangs Arena League Football, plus numerous concerts and special events.
The Milwaukee Theatre
The Shops of Grand Avenue
Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward, featuring antique shops, restaurants, galleries and boutiques
• Water Street entertainment area
Milwaukee's Theater District, consisting of the Pabst Theater, Milwaukee Repertory Theater and the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts
• The Museum Center, which includes the Milwaukee Public Museum, Discovery World and the IMAX Theater. The Milwaukee Art Museum, Betty Brinn Children's Museum and America's Black Holocaust Museum are also nearby.

In addition, the location is just 15 minutes from General Mitchell International Airport