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AMERICAN PHILOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
January 8-11, 2009,
140th Annual Meeting, Philadelphia
Online Conference Registration: http://www.accureg.com/aip09/regprod.html
There are three advance registration deadlines:
• Prize Rate Advance Registration - Oct. 24
Reduced rate with a chance at one of two free registrations.• Early Bird Advance Registration - Nov. 10
Reduced rate registration.• Final Advance Registration - Dec. 12
Regular, higher rate registration.Online Hotel Reservations at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown (there is also a link to this page on the online conference reservation site above) :
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/PHLDT?groupCode=AIAAIAA&app=resvlink&fromDate=1/5/09&toDate=1/11/09Information on the program from the insert in the August 2008 Newsletter
The Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau has created a microsite specifically for attendees of the 2009 APA Annual Meeting
The Annual Meeting Tours are now available for registration! Sign up today at: http://www.toursignup.com/AIA.
In addition to the tours listed below the Philadelphia Local Planning Committee of the AIA will offer exclusive Archaeological Tours in Philadelphia. AIA and APA members are welcome to attend. These tours will take place on:
Thursday, January 8, 2008 with an end time on or before 4:00p.m.
Saturday, January 10, 2008 with an end time on or before 4:00p.m.
Sunday, January 11, 2008 after 1:30p.m.
Complete tour information and pricing will be available online by November 14, 2008. Please visit us again soon!
The Tours currently scheduled and available for sign-up include:
The Philadelphia Story
Thursday, January 8th - 12:30P - 3:30P
The most comprehensive full-city tour, The Philadelphia Story, is a fully guided tour via deluxe transportation through four centuries of art, architecture and Philadelphia's growth to the 2nd largest city on the east coast. Get to know Philadelphia ... 1776 to today!
Centuries of Beauty: A Cultural Philadelphia Experience
Friday, January 9th - 9:30A - 1:30P
This tour takes you on a journey through Philadelphia's cultural treasures. Board a deluxe transportation for a tour of outdoor sculpture, murals and architecture that make Philadelphia a cultural beauty including the Rodin Museum and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Taste of Philadelphia Markets Tour
Friday, January 9th - 12:30P - 3:30P
A Taste of Philadelphia will enchant and delight everyone as they sample their way through Philadelphia's food markets. This 3 hour fully-guided tour will include both deluxe transportation and walking - where guests can see and smell the colors and aromas of the markets.
Tippler's Tour of Pubs
Saturday, January 10th - 6:30P - 9:00P
Guests will board the deluxe transportation for an evening that is one part history, two parts fun! The group will wind their way through the streets of Old City enjoying drinks and a little sip of history at Colonial and modern day watering holes (a.k.a. taverns!). The tour's Colonial guide will share stories of tavern life in Colonial Philadelphia and introduce some traditional drinks from the period.
Includes: Deluxe transportation and professionally trained tour guide. Price includes alcohol sampling.
Significant walking; wear comfortable shoes. All-weather tour.
Treasures of the Barnes Foundation
Sunday, January 11th - 9:00A - 2:00P includes lunch
Deluxe transportation will take guests to the world-renowned Barnes Foundation. Established by Dr. Albert C. Barnes in 1922 to "promote the advancement of education and the appreciation of the fine arts," and located in a twelve-acre arboretum, the Foundation is home to one of the world's largest collections of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist and early Modern paintings, with extensive holdings by Picasso, Matisse, Cézanne, Renoir and Modigliani.