14th Annual Accessing Higher Ground

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Fees, Discounts & Refund Policy

To estimate conference and travel costs, not including airfare, consult the following price list.

Main Conference, Weds. – Friday (Nov. 16–18): $450
Pre & Main Conference, Monday – Friday (Nov. 14–18): $675

(For single day pricing and late fees, see the table below)

Super Shuttle – round trip from DIA to Westin: $62

Westin Hotel Rate: $131 per night single, or double.*

*Included Meals: Wednesday evening hors d’oeuvres. Westin rate includes one $10 meal coupon per night of stay. The Wednesday keynote lunch and Thursday plenary lunch meals are not included and requires an additional charge (see below). Select this option separately upon registraton.

Internet Access (in room): included in Westin rate.

Conference Packages & Options	By Sept. 15 21	After Sept. 15 21
Pre-Conference (Nov. 14-15)
Mon., 10:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. workshops	$175	$225
Tues., 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. workshops	$175	$225
Main Conference (Nov. 16-18) Includes all workshops, Weds. - Fri. (keynote & plenary lunches not included)	$450	$500
Wednesday Keynote Lunch	$15	$15
Thursday Plenary Lunch	$15	$15
Pre- and Main Conference Package
Mon.-Fri., Nov. 14-18	$675	$725
Wednesday Keynote Lunch	$15	$15
Thursday Plenary Lunch	$15	$15
One-day Conference fees
Weds., Nov. 16 only (does not include lunch)	$250	$300
Thurs., Nov. 17 only (does not include lunch)	$250	$300
Wednesday Plenary Lunch	$15	$15
Thurs. Plenary Lunch	$15	$15
Fri., Nov. 18	$175	$225
Optional Memberships, Media Fees
ATHEN Professional Membership¹ (Optional)	$50	$50
DVD Audio Recording of Conference Sessions**	$40	$40
SPEAKER DISCOUNTS Speaker - out-of-state Speaker - in-state	-10% -5%	-10% -5%
MEMBER DISCOUNTS
ATHEN Discount (renewing² members only)† (Conference DVD included with this membership only)**	-$65	-$65
ATHEN Discount for new or non-renewing members³	-$30	-$30
CO-WY Consortium Discount†	-$30	-$30
Group & Other DISCOUNTS4 ATIA, AHEAD† (Conference DVDs NOT included with these memberships)	-$30	-$30
Groups of 5 (To receive the 10% discount, groups of 5 must be from the same institution and must register and pay as a group using the "group registration option" on the registration site.)	-10%	-10%
First 20 Registrants (The first 20 registrants will receive a 5% discount. Enter '1st20' in the discount field to receive this discount.)	-5%	-5%

¹ For more information on ATHEN membership and its benefits, see the web site at www.athenpro.org/member. You can still join ATHEN or renew your membership even if you are not attending the conference. In this case you will receive your conference audio DVD through the mail.

²Only ATHEN members who have been dues paying members within the last 2 years, 2011 or 2010, are eligible for the $65 discount upon renewal of their ATHEN membership and payment of dues through the AHG conference.

³Individuals joining ATHEN for the first time or who have not been dues paying members within one of the last 2 years are eligible for a $30 discount when they join or renew through the AHG conference.

⁴"MEMBER DISCOUNTS" cannot be combined. In other words, registrants can only choose one discount from amoung all the member discounts available in the two categories. However, speaker discounts can be combined with any one of the member discounts. The 10% or 5% "SPEAKER DISCOUNT" will be calculated after the member discount has been applied.

** Not all sessions are recorded. The cost of the DVD at the conference will be $90.

† Proof of affiliation may be requested upon check-in

Obtainting Discount Codes

To obtain a member-related discount code for any of the following organizations, contact the membership official listed below. Discounts associated with each organizational membership are listed above. You must be a current dues-paying member to be eligible for the discount.

Organization	Contact	email / phone
ATHEN	Joe Humbert	johumber@iupui.edu, (317) 274-4378
CO-WY Consortium	Greg Root	groot@mscd.edu, (303) 556-8387
ATIA	Caroline Van Howe	education@atia.org, phone: tba

Refund Policy

No refunds after October 7.

There will be a refund processing fee of $75 for refunds granted before Oct. 7.