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Registration

ACRL Conference Registration will take place in the lobby of the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis. The area will be open during the following hours:

Oct. 1	8:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.
Oct. 2	7:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Oct. 3	7:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Full conference registration entitles the registrant to admission to all of the Conference sessions and the Exhibits, tickets to the two special events (the Minneapolis Public Library Reception and the Landmark Center Reception-St. Paul), a program, microfiche, and use of the ACRL placement service.

Pre-registration. All ACRL members will receive pre-registration information and forms in July as part of a regular membership mailing. The deadline for pre-registration is August 21, after which time a $15 fee will be assessed.

Full conference registration rates and categories are as follows: ACRL members, $75; ALA members, $90; ALA student members, $25; and non-members, $110. To qualify for ACRL member rates, you must be an ACRL member for the 1981 membership year.

Daily registration is also possible at the following rates: ACRL members, $30 each day; ALA members, $35 each day; ALA student members, $10 each day; and non-members, $40 each day. The late fee for daily registration after the August 21 deadline is $5 each day.

Non-librarian guests accompanying a paid conference registrant may attend the Conference for a $25 registration fee. This fee includes all of the benefits of full conference registration.

Lake of the Isles offers scenic beauty and recreational enjoyment within minutes of downtown Minneapolis.

Placid Mississippi River just before it hurtles over St. Anthony Falls, the largest waterfall on the Mississippi.

Exhibits registration, for those wishing to view the exhibits only, is free of charge and available at the conference registration area. Only those who are wearing registration badges will be allowed in the exhibit hall.

Conference Banquet tickets will be available for $19 per person (not included in the registration fee) from ACRL up to 48 hours prior to the dinner.

Lodging

Room blocks are being held for ACRL conferees at three hotels in downtown Minneapolis. All are conveniently located near downtown attractions and are within a radius of 6 blocks. The Hyatt Regency Minneapolis and the Holiday Inn Minneapolis Downtown are opposite one another on the world famous Nicollet Mall, just minutes from fine shopping and restaurants. The Leamington Hotel, on Third Avenue South, is just 21/2 blocks from many of the city’s attractions including: Nicollet Mall, Orchestra Hall, and the IDS Center Crystal Court. All three hotels are served by limousine directly to and from the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport at a cost of under $5.

The Hyatt Regency Minneapolis, 1300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55403, (612) 270-1234, is the ACRL Conference Headquarters Hotel. The exhibits and some of the conference sessions will be held at the Hyatt. Room rates are as follows: singles, $54; doubles, $66; and suites, one and two bedroom, $200-$450.

The Holiday Inn Minneapolis Downtown, 1313 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55403, (612) 332- 0371, is located directly across the street from the Hyatt. Conference sessions will be held here as well as at the Hyatt. All rooms (singles, doubles, triples and quads) are available for $44.

The Leamington Hotel, 1014 Third Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55404 (612) 380-1100, is located between 10th and 11th Streets, approximately six blocks (a ten minute walk) from both the Hyatt and the Holiday Inn. Rooms are available at the following prices: singles, $40, $48, $50; doubles, $45, $53, $59; twins, $50, $58, $64; one-bedroom suites, $90 and up; and twobedroom suites, $176 and up.

All rooms are currently subject to a 10% room tax.

Hotel reservationsmust be made through the Minneapolis Convention Bureau. Housing forms will be included in the pre-registration materials which will be sent to all ACRL Members in the coming weeks. They must be sent directly to the Minneapolis Housing Bureau through which hotel reservations will be made. The hotels will confirm Reservations.

Transportation

By air: The Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport is nine miles from downtown Minneapolis. Minneapolis is served by eight airlines offering either non-stop or direct service from any part of the continental United States in less than four hours (Allegheny, Braniff International, Eastern, North Central, Northwest Orient, Ozark, United, and Western). Currently, limousine service from the airport to the Hyatt Regency is $3.50 while cab fare will run over $10.

By train: Amtrak operates a major east-west line from Chicago (and points east) to Minneapolis and beyond (Seattle and Portland). The major terminal for the Twin Cities (Minneapolis-St. Paul) area is approximately six miles from the conference hotels. Limousine service is approximately $2.50, while cab fare is less than $10.

By bus: Greyhound Bus’ Union Bus Depot is five blocks from the hotels.

By car: Two major highways, 1-94 east-west from coast to coast and I-35 to the Gulf of Mexico, cross in downtown Minneapolis, making the city easily accessible. Many other major highways also converge in Minneapolis.

Buses in downtown Minneapolis make it easy to move around the city and cost only 1O¢. Bus schedules and routes can be obtained by calling (612) 827-7733.

Parking is available in city lots and at the hotels. The Holiday Inn has free indoor selfservice guest parking for 250 cars. The Leamington has a parking lot contiguous with the hotel for 225 guest cars.

Minneapolis

Discover the many interesting facets of this metropolitan city which have made it admired by visitors from all over the world.

Minneapolis is a cosmopolitan city filled with urban activity—yet you will sense immediately an air of small town friendliness. Although a new city when compared to America's eastern communities, Minneapolis does have a colorful history.

It is famed for its cultural, performing and visual arts. It is a major league sports town, and unique because of its twenty-two lakes and lagoons that cover thousands of acres of valuable city property. October temperatures in Minneapolis are a high of 60° and a low of 40°—so be prepared to dress accordingly.

Minneapolis is one of the nation’s leading producers of computer and electronic equipment. The Investors Diversified Services (IDS) building is the tallest building between Chicago and San Francisco. The downtown area is a dynamic business center filled with innovation and acclaimed by many as what future metropolitan areas might look like with imaginative thinking.

The city’s QT Bus Service runs the entire length of Nicollet Mall and past most of the downtown area's major hotels and motels.

Other attractions include the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (the largest cash market in the U.S.), the Bakken Museum of Electricity in Life, and the Betty Crocker and Pillsbury Kitchen.

Enjoy the Minneapolis that is so exciting to visitors!