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Old Jan 27, 2009 | 10:15 pm
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Renard
20 Years on Site
 
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Houston
Programs: AA EXP; Hyatt Globalist; Marriott Lifetime Platinum, Hilton Diamond, UA 1.56MM (fmr UA1K)
Posts: 5,774
From the email:

Friday Night Welcome

You and your registered guests (if applicable) are invited to join us for a welcome reception, which will be in the grand ballroom of the Marriott IAH on Friday night. Doors and registration open at 6:30pm. Please dress casual and comfortable. If you’re flying into IAH that evening or parking there, the Marriott IAH is connected to the terminal via the Inter-Terminal Train, located on the lower level below baggage claim. For those of you needing a ride, courtesy busses will run continuously between the Doubletree, Sheraton and the Marriott IAH from 5pm until 12:15am.



Saturday Morning Tours

You will receive your tour selections (which we’re keeping secret, as usual) with your registration packet. If you’re unhappy with your tour selection, you’re welcome to trade with someone else. All tours will pick up from the event hotels (Doubletree, Sheraton and Marriott IAH). Your tour tickets will include specific hotel pick-up times. Most tours will depart at 8:30am or later, except for the first Flight Simulator tour groups, which has to depart at the painful-but-worth-it hour of 7:15am and the first Mystery Tour group, which will depart at 7:30am. The only way to access each tour is via the courtesy busses provided – so don’t be late! Also, these tours all involve a fair amount of walking. It’s highly recommended to dress comfortably and wear comfortable shoes. Also worth noting, all tours will include an assortment of light refreshments and snacks.



Saturday Afternoon Q&A Sessions @ the Marriott Greenspoint

The Q&A sessions will be held at the Marriott Greenspoint, which is approximately 15 minutes from the airport (and is not the same as the Marriott IAH). Your panel assignments and tickets will be included in your registration packet.

For those of you driving, the hotel is located on 255 N Sam Houston Pkwy East. For those of you needing a ride, courtesy busses will run continuously between the event hotels (Doubletree, Sheraton and Marriott IAH) and the Marriott Greenspoint starting at 1pm. Below is the schedule for the Q&A sessions:

All Sessions, Round 1:
2:00pm – 2:45pm

Refreshment Break:
2:45pm – 3:00pm

All Sessions, Round 2:
3:00pm – 3:45pm

Refreshment Break:
3:45pm – 4:00pm

Q&A with Larry Kellner (Chairman & CEO) & Jeff Smisek (President):
4:00pm – 5:00pm

Following the Q&A sessions, courtesy busses will run continuously from the Marriott Greenspoint to the Doubletree, Sheraton and Marriott IAH until 6:15pm. For those of you wanting to change before the Fun & Games Hangar Event, there should be plenty of time to do so.


Saturday Evening Fun & Games Hangar Event
The Saturday evening hangar event will be held at Continental’s newest hangar, Hangar B, at Houston Bush Intercontinental Airport. Doors will open at 7pm. Dress code is business casual, but feel free to take it up a notch.


A program of events will be provided that evening, but for now, we’re keeping the details to ourselves!


For those of you driving, the address is 4725 Wright Road. For those of you needing a ride, courtesy busses will run continuously between the event hotels (Doubletree, Sheraton and Marriott IAH) and Hangar B from 5:30pm until 12:30am.


Vegetarian?
We will have vegetarian selections both at the Friday night reception and the Saturday night hangar event.
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