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About Anchorage | VISA NOTICE | Hotel Information

Have you ever dreamed of an Alaska Vacation? Ever wanted to see 'The Final Frontier"? Here is your chance to see the one of the last great states. This is a great opportunity to market your business, get a dream vacation and maybe even a tax right off for attending. There is no sales tax in Anchorage.

Air Travel

Alaska Airlines offers Discount on Airfare for the 99s 2008 International Conference

Alaska Airlines is pleased to support the Ninety Nines 2008 International Conference in Anchorage by offering a discount on airfare for flights to Anchorage on Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air between August 3rd and August 12th, 2008. The discount code is ECCMA0918. On the Alaska Airlines web
reservations page, select your destination city (ANC) and dates of travel, and
then under Discount Code enter ECCMA0918. It will show you the rates that
apply to various categories of fare.Alaska Airlines use discount code ECCMA0918 Click here to go to Alaska Airlines website.

For more information about traveling to Alaska please contact one of our local Visitor Bureaus listed below.

About Anchorage

The largest city in Alaska with a population of 268,000, Anchorage is framed on the north by Mt. McKinley and the agriculturally rich Matanuska-Susitna Valley; on the south by the Kenai Peninsula and the glacier ice fields; the east by Prince William Sound and Chugach Mountain Range; and the west by Cook Inlet and the great Alaska Range. Anchorage is an exciting, spirited, cosmopolitan city with fine restaurants, shops and first-rate entertainment, surrounded by spectacular wilderness. With over 17 hours of daylight per day in August, there is plenty of time to attend the Conference and to enjoy the location and the Great State of Alaska. When meeting in Anchorage, Alaska the doorstep and a short drive, or flight, takes you into the “Great Land.” However, much of Alaska’s mystique and beauty can be enjoyed both in and around Anchorage itself. Delegates, spouses and their families will be able to experience many attractions either alone or in group tours. For more information on Anchorage, Alaska please visit www.anchorage.net.

For more information about traveling to Alaska and other information:
http://www.alaskavisitorscenter.com/

SOUTHEAST ALASKA

Juneau is a marvel - an unexpected blend of fishermen and teachers, legislators and artists, homemakers and lawyers, union workers and frontier entrepreneurs, students and Native elders, all sharing an active port city within an inspiring wilderness setting.  Called America's most scenic state capital, Juneau is surrounded by inter-coastal waterways, lush rainforests, rugged mountainsides and awe-inspiring, accessible glaciers. The Mendenhall Glacier, an arm of the 1,500 square mile Juneau Ice field, is one of the few glaciers in Alaska you can reach by car.

Other southeast communities such as Sitka & Ketchikan offer mild climates, beautiful scenery and rich native culture and history. With rainforests, fjords, glaciers and numerous waterfalls, these communities offer great salmon fishing and have more totem poles than anywhere else in the world. Temperatures are never very cold or very hot: in January, the average temperature is 35º and in July, it is 58º. One thing before you begin, get your umbrella. The rainfall measures approximately15 feet per year!

In addition to seeing native villages you can experience the logging industry and one of the largest Forest in the world, the Tongass National Forest surrounding the Inside Passage as you journey through this southeast corner of Alaska.

INTERIOR ALASKA

 Before the construction of the Alaska Highway, the establishment of military bases and Alaska joining the Union as the 49th state, Fairbanks was a bustling mining town in the middle of the largest territories in the United States. Felix Pedro, an Italian immigrant, is credited with the initial discovery of gold in 1902. As luck would have it, Captain E.T. Barnette's goal of building a trading post on the banks of the Chena River coincided with key gold strikes north of town. Subsequently, Fairbanks was incorporated by a 75% majority vote in 1903. One hundred years later, the small boomtown has a diversified economy, with oil, gas, gold and coal mining, military, tourism and the University of Alaska as key components. Fairbanks continues in its role as the services hub and gateway to Alaska's Interior and Arctic.

 

North Slope

Venture north to the North Slope through Atigun Pass, across the continental divide, up the ‘haul’ road on the Dalton Highway. The Dalton Highway stretches 414 miles across northern Alaska from Livengood (84 miles north of Fairbanks) to Deadhorse and the oilfields of Prudhoe Bay. Built during construction of the trans-Alaska oil pipeline in the 1970s, this mostly gravel highway travels through rolling, forested hills, across the Yukon River and Arctic Circle, through the rugged Brooks Range, and over the North Slope to the Arctic Ocean. Along most of its length, you’ll see no restaurants, no gift shops, no service stations – just forest, tundra, and mountains from horizon to horizon, crossed by a double ribbon of road and pipe. This will take you north to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) through gold rush communities such as Wiseman and to the last truck stop in North America, Coldfoot Camp the record for the coldest ever recorded temperature in North America at -80º.

Denali National Park

In 1917 Mount McKinley National Park was established as a wildlife refuge. The park and massif including North America's highest peak were named for a former senator - later President - William McKinley. The park was originally established to protect its large mammals, not because of majestic Mount McKinley. The changes in names and boundaries that have occurred over the years can be confusing, as they indicate the way various parts of the park and preserve may be used today. In 1980, the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) enlarged the boundary by 4 million acres and redesigned it as Denali National Park and Preserve. At 6 million acres or 7,370 square miles, the park is larger than Massachusetts. It exemplifies interior Alaska's character as one of the world's last great frontiers for wilderness adventure. It remains largely wild and unspoiled, as the Athabascans knew it.

Western Alaska

Whether venturing to the City of Nome for the finish line of the last great race, the IDITAROD or wanting to visit the City and Native Village of Kotzebue located on Norton Sound above the Arctic Circle on Alaska’s western coast. Many communities offer fishing, flying and sightseeing opportunities.

For information about Kenai-Soldotna:
www.visitkenai.com/ or www.soldotnachamber.com/

Hotel Information

Our event is hosted by the
Hilton Anchorage
500 West Third Avenue, Anchorage, AK, United States 99501
Tel: 1-907-272-7411
Fax: 1-907-265-7044
Please contact the Hilton directly for reservations.

Room Rate: $206 (plus taxes) single/double.
Group Code: 'NNN' Identify yourself as being with “The Ninety-Nines”.
Cut off date: July 6, 2008 at 5:00 pm AKDST.
Reservations received after that date will be on a space and rate available basis.

Warm, inviting guest rooms are decorated in rich jewel tones and are generously appointed with comfortable furniture including work stations with desk-level electrical outlets and high speed internet access. All rooms are complete with turn down service and triple sheeted executive bedding. Most rooms feature magnificent views of the Chugach Mountain Range, Cook Inlet or cityscape. 27 Inch Cable TV's are standard in all guest rooms, featuring the popular Alaska Visitors' Channel. Internet access through Lodgenet and wireless keyboards are also available in all rooms. Our primary speakers and business meetings will take place at the HILTON.
For online reservation: www.hilton.com (choose “Rates & Reservations” at the top, select by hotel “Hilton Anchorage”, your dates, and enter Group Code 'NNN')

NOTE: If you are planning on shipping anything to the hotel (fly-market items or anything else), be aware that the hotel does charge for receiving and storing items. Please check with the hotel for specific charges.

DIRECTIONS: Exit the airport heading East. Exit Minnesota Boulevard North. Take Minnesota Boulevard North into downtown. Turn right on Third Avenue. The hotel front door is at the corner of Third Avenue and ''E'' Street. Total travel time, approx. 10 minutes.

Overflow Hotel

Anchorage Marriott Downtown
820 W. 7th Ave, Anchorage, Alaska, United States 99501
Tel: 1-907-279-8000
Fax: 1-907-279-8005
Room Rate: $219 (plus taxes) single/double.
Group Code: 'NNI' and the name of the conference, "Ninety-Nines, Inc".
Identify yourself as being with “The Ninety-Nines”.
Cut off date: Monday July 7, 2008.
Reservations received after that date will be on a space and rate available basis.

Please contact the Marriott directly for reservations.

Due to the high attendance anticipated for our conference and the tourism demand of Alaska, especially during the summer months, extra rooms for overflow are available at the Anchorage Marriott. This property was the first full-service, upscale Marriott to be built in the state of Alaska. All guestrooms offer striking views of Cook Inlet, surrounding mountain ranges and majestic Mt. McKinley...North America's tallest mountain. Located in the heart of downtown Anchorage, the Anchorage Marriott Downtown is within steps of the city's major businesses, shopping, dining, Egan Convention and Performing Arts Centers, Anchorage Museum and much more. All guestrooms offer the Marriott Guestroom 2000 "work station", as well as individual climate control, hairdryers, irons and ironing boards, remote control cable television and much more. Concierge Level rooms offer fluffy bathrobes, upgraded bathroom amenities and access to our beautiful Concierge Lounge. Whether traveling on business or pleasure, Anchorage Marriott Downtown offers the accommodations and service you have come to expect...and deserve.

Reservations can be made by calling 1-800-228-9290. When calling, refer to your Hotel Code "NNI" and the name of the conference, "Ninety-Nines, Inc".
To book online reservations, please go to www.marriott.com/ancdt and follow these steps:

NOTE: If you are planning on shipping anything to the hotel (fly-market items or anything else), be aware that the hotel does charge for receiving and storing items. Please check with the hotel for specific charges. Please follow the directions below for shipping address and labeling.

Anchorage Marriott Downtown
820 West 7th Avenue
Anchorage, AK 99507

Please write on package: 
Hold for Ninety-Nines, Inc.  Arrival Date:8/7/08

VISA NOTICE

Important Notice About Visas

If you plan to attend a Ninety-Nines (99s) International conference to be held in the United States and you require a visa for travel, it is incumbent upon you to apply for a visa with the U.S. embassy (consular division) or consulate with ample time for processing. To avoid bureaucratic problems, AK 99s strongly suggests that you submit your formal application to U.S. authorities a minimum of 120 days in advance of the date of anticipated travel.

Please visit http://travel.state.gov/visa/ for more information about the visa application process and U.S. Department of State requirements.

If you plan to attend an Ninety Nines event that is being held in a country outside the United States and you require a visa to travel to that country, you must apply for a visa at an embassy or consulate of the country in which the event is being held.

Prospective conference and course attendees requiring a visa to travel to the event should first register for the 99s conference to request an official letter of confirmation to the event. This letter and a copy of the conference confirmation number should be presented along with the required documentation to the U.S. consular officials as part of the formal application process.

You can also request a letter of invitation and confirmation by contacting:

ATTN: Registration
Alaska Chapter 99’s
PO Box 91962
Anchorage, AK 99509

Phone: 907-777-0501

Fax: (907) 222-7401
E-mail: registration@ak99avaitionfun.org

The Ninety-Nines organization cannot directly intervene with the U.S. Department of State, consular offices, or embassies on behalf of individuals applying for visas.