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2007 Border to Border Conference
April 17-19, 2007
McAllen Convention Center
700 Convention Center Blvd.
McAllen, Texas 78501
Hidalgo County Metropolitan Planning Organization, logo
The Hidalgo County Metropolitan Planning Organization (HCMPO) is proud
to announce the 2007 Border-to-Border Transportation Conference. This
conference will address transportation issues affecting the Unites
States regions bordering Mexico and Canada.
The general public, transportation planners, MPO professionals, and
local stakeholders are invited to attend. The conference will be a 3 day
event with speakers from around the country. There will be attendees
from Canada, the United States, and Mexico.
The conference will take place in McAllen, Texas, located along the
Texas-Mexico border in one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in
the country. We look forward to seeing you at this important and
groundbreaking event!
Conference Attire
Dress for the conference will be business casual.
Conference Location
The McAllen Convention Center is located at 700 Convention Center Blvd,
McAllen, TX 78501.
Conference Registration Information
Online registration is no longer available for this conference.
Registration will not be available on-site.
The early registration fee is $25 until Friday, March 30, 2007.
After March 30, all late registrations will be $50. You may pay your
registration fee by check, money order, or credit card. Payment must be
postmarked by March 30 in order to avoid the late fee. EM&P cannot
invoice; therefore, payment of the conference registration fee must be
received prior to admission to the conference.
Online registration will be available through noon on Thursday, April 5,
2007.
For payment processing purposes, the vendor identification number for
TTI EM&P is 37277277275000. The federal identification number is
74-2270624.
Please make checks or money orders (U.S. currency drawn on a U.S. bank)
payable to TTI-Border-to-Border. EM&P also accepts Visa, MasterCard, and
Discover credit cards.
Cancellation
Only cancellations received in writing by TTI-Event Management by 5:00
p.m. Thursday, April 5, 2007, will be refunded, less a $10 handling fee.
No refunds will be made if received after April 5.
Hotel Reservations
The following hotels are nearby, and they are currently offering the
sleeping room rate shown. Call the hotel of your choice directly. To
obtain the discounted room rate, mention the "Border to Border
Transportation Conference - HCMPO."
Hotel Name Govt. Rate State Rate Other Info. Contact Name Phone #
Drury Inn $75.00 $10 each Additional Person Kesley Fortner 800-436-1171
Posada Ana Inn $55.99 $10 each Additional Person Kesley Fortner
800-436-1171
Drury Suites $75.00 $10 each Additional Person Kesley Fortner
800-436-1171
Holiday Inn Express & Suites $75.00 $84.00 Standard Room Diana Davila
956-994-0505
Holiday Inn Express & Suites $105.00 $114.00 One Room Suite Diana Davila
956-994-0505
Wyndham Garden McAllen* $68.00 Double or King Room Diana Soto
956-984-7954
Hilton** $85.00 Single / Double Room Nicole Zagata 956-664-2900
Embassy Suites Need Credit card upfront Lisa Rice 956-686-3000
*Wyndham Garden McAllen—Need to Make Reservations by Phone Only! Need to
ask for Diana Soto.
**Hilton—Need to Make Reservations by Phone / Email Only! Need to ask
for Nicole Zagata (nicole_zagata@hilton.com)
City Information
For more information about the city of McAllen, please visit
http://McAllenFun.com
Maria Champine
Hildalgo County MPO
Transportation Planner
1801 S. 2nd Street, Suite 430
McAllen, TX 78503
ph. (956) 618-0803 · fax (956) 618-5340
mchampine@lrgvdc.org
Registration
Event Management & Planning
Texas Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
3135 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3135
ph. (979) 862-1219 · fax (979) 862-1225 · toll-free (888) 550-5577
events@tamu.edu |
