[Bme-student] BMES Update

[Betsy Tedder]

OK guys,
So, after calling all hotels again, the Hollywood Roosevelt
Hotel<http://www.hollywoodroosevelt.com/>(which is ~.3 miles from the
conference hotel,
i.e. right around the corner) did have discount rooms remaining for 179.00 a
night (~$45 a night if 4 people in a room), each having 2 queen beds and a
couch, so I reserved 3 rooms there, and Kirk has 3 available spots in his
room @ the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel<http://www.renaissancehollywood.com/>
Several people had expressed interest in staying Sat night also (I know that
some people have posters on Sat afternoon, so they really need to be there
Sat afternoon). So, I can call back and reserve the rooms for another night,
but they will not be at the discounted rates(reg rate ~$300/night). We are
going to try to find the best flight deals to possibly offset the costs of
staying an extra day.
I also encourage everyone, if you have not already done so, to become a
student member of BMES and you will receive a discounted rate for
registration (student member registration fees are $200).

So, if you haven't let me know in an e-mail by Fri., 10th (even if you
responded to the initial email a couple of weeks ago I must hear definitive
plans and answers to the questions posted in the emails yesterday(Mon 6th)),
you will not be included in these room reservations, group plane
accommodations, or financial support considerations that CBS can offer.

By the end of this week or the beginning of next (after Fri, so everyone has
had an opportunity to respond to the Fri deadline), CBS should be able to
let everyone know now much funding it can contribute. This is a much more
expensive conference than SFB, so I can almost guarentee that we can not
provide complete funding to any one person, so I encourage everyone to look
at the Travel Award opportunitites available on the BMES conference website
(http://bme.usc.edu/bmes2007/events.html) and any other available funding
means seperate to CBS.

Betsy
-- 
Mary E.(Betsy) Tedder, PhD student
President, Clemson Bioengineering Society
Graduate Research Assistant:
Biocompatibility & Tissue Regeneration Lab
Department of Bioengineering
507 Rhodes Research Center
Clemson University
Clemson, SC 29634
cell: 864-508-1473
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