• Registration Information

• Purchase Orders

• Cancellations

• Workshops

• Poster Sessions

• Exhibit Information

• Location and Travel Information

• Directions to UMass

• Accommodation Information

REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Advance and on-site registration includes admission to all platform sessions, poster sessions, the exhibit area and coffee breaks. Workshops and lunches are NOT included in the full registration fee, but may be purchased separately on the conference registration form.

Registration costs are $550 for the full three days or $225 per day. 
Registration costs for Benefactors, Sponsors, Supporters and Regulators is $295 for the full three days or $150 per day.
Workshop #1 costs $300.  All other workshops cost $110* per workshop for conference registrants or $275 each for the workshop only (person does not attend conference).
*Workshop #1 costs $150 and Workshop #5 costs $125.  

Registrations received after September 25, 2009, will be charged a $75 late fee.

All charge orders must be signed. Full payment, including those pre-registrations secured by purchase order must be remitted at the on-site registration. Non-compliance will result in a $35.00 processing fee for any resulting billings. Phone-in registrations will not be accepted.

PURCHASE ORDERS will be accepted from institutions and agencies for the purpose of pre-registration only.

CANCELLATIONS on or before October 14, 2009, will receive a full refund minus a $35.00 cancellation fee.   Cancellations after October 14, 2009, will be charged the $35.00 cancellation fee plus any food service charge. There will be no refunds for cancellations made after October 16, 2009.

WORKSHOPS (Not included in conference registration)
Early registration is encouraged as space is limited and materials must be prepared in advance. Please check the workshop schedule carefully when selecting workshops - same day workshops run simultaneously.

POSTER SESSIONS
Posters may be viewed throughout the 3 day conference in the exhibition and platform presentation areas. Authors will be available at their posters Tuesday and Wednesday, October 20 - 21, from 4-6 pm.

EXHIBIT INFORMATION
An exhibition of relevant technologies and services will be featured Tuesday, October 20, Wednesday, October 21, from 8:30 - 6:00pm and Thursday, October 22, from 8:30 -12:00pm. A limited number of booths are available. Call 413-545-1239 for exhibitor information.

LOCATION AND TRAVEL INFORMATION
The conference will take place in the Murray D. Lincoln Campus Center, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, located in the scenic Connecticut River Valley. Amherst is served by major airlines through Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut (about 1 1/4 hours by car) and Logan Airport in Boston (about 2 1/2 hours by car). Rental car and bus service are available from both airports.

There are two services that provide shuttle service to and from both airports, Amtrak and bus stations to the University of Massachusetts - Seemo Shuttle Service and Valley Transporter.

Seemo Shuttle Service - call (800) 908-2829 or (413) 586-1120 or visit www.seemoshuttle.com

The Valley Transporter - RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED, call (800) 872-8752 or (413) 253-1350 or visit www.valleytransporter.com.

DIRECTIONS TO UMASS

Getting to the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA…
From the North
Route 91 south to exit 25 – At the end of the ramp turn left and follow the road to the intersection – turn right onto routes 5 & 10 South – go 1 mile, then left onto Route 116 South, then 8 miles to UMass exit – Left at the end to the ramp onto Massachusetts Avenue.

From the South
Route 91 North to exit 19 (Northampton / Amherst) – Right onto Route 9 and go approximately 4.5 miles to Route 116 North (turn left at the lights) – 1 mile to UMass exit – Right at the end of the ramp onto Massachusetts Avenue.

From the East

Mass Pike (Route 90) West to Exit 4 (West Springfield) onto Route 91 North to exit 19 (Northampton / Amherst) – Right onto Route 9 and go approximately 4.5 miles to Route 116 North (turn left at the lights) – 1 mile to UMass exit – Right at the end of the ramp onto Massachusetts Avenue.

From the West

Mass Pike (Route 90) East to Exit 4 (West Springfield) onto Route 91 North to exit 19 (Northampton / Amherst) – Right onto Route 9 and go approximately 4.5 miles to Route 116 North (turn left at the lights) – 1 mile to UMass exit – Right at the end of the ramp onto Massachusetts Avenue.

Getting to the Campus Center Parking Garage…

From Massachusetts Avenue (after exiting from Route 116)
At the second set of lights turn left onto Commonwealth Avenue  - Boyden Gymnasium is on the corner of Commonwealth and Massachusetts Avenues -  At the next set of lights turn right onto Campus Center Way and proceed up Campus Center Way - The entrance to the Campus Center Parking garage is at the top of the hill on the right. 

Getting to the Murray D. Lincoln Campus Center…
From the Parking Garage
As you enter the garage proceed down the ramp and park on level 2.  An enclosed entrance way leads directly from level 2 onto the Campus Center Concourse (Level 2).  As you enter the Concourse you will see informational signs directing you to the Soils Conference Registration.  If you are a hotel guest and are looking for the Campus Center Hotel Lobby, proceed to the left, and walk past the University Store; the elevators are on the right.  The Hotel Lobby is on the third floor.

ACCOMMODATION INFORMATION
Registrants are responsible for making their own hotel arrangements. We recommend you make reservations early. Area hotel information is provided below. For those attendees wishing to stay at the Campus Center Hotel where the conference will be held, telephone the hotel directly at (413) 549-6000 or email the hotel at cgray@mail.aux.umass.edu - you must identify the conference as hotel block 1597.

Area Hotel Information
University Conference Services does not guarantee the accuracy of any of the rates listed below (updated 6/2009) 

** Special Conference Rate - state that you are attending the Soils, Sediments and Water Conference.  Rates are $65 for the Comfort Inn and $89 for the Hampton Inn

*** Special Conference Rate - state that you are attending the Contaminated Soils, Conference.  Rates are $109 for the Courtyard Marriot (reservations by 9/18/09), $69 for Econo Lodge (reservations by 9/18/09), $99 for Holiday Inn Express (reservations by 9/18/09) and $69 for Howard Johnson (reservations by 9/18/09)

Springfield	Rates
Holiday Inn (413) 781-0900	$99-149
Marriott Hotel (413) 781-7111	$99-189
Sheraton Springfield (413) 781-1010	$89-199

West Springfield	Rates
Best Western (413) 781-8750	$109-199
Comfort Inn (413) 736-5000	$89-169
Days Inn (413) 785-5365	$59-119
Hampton Inn (413) 732-1300	$129-159
Knight's Inn (413) 737-9047	$49-100
Quality Inn (413) 739-7261	$55-139
Red Roof Inn (413) 731-1010	$39-89
Residence Inn (413) 732-9543	$79-199
Super 8 (413) 736-8080	$59-99

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