AGIFORS Annual Symposium 2009
Delivering Operations Research Based Innovation

City Facts

Atlanta is one of the world’s most accessible cities.  With 80 percent of the U.S. population being within a two hour flight, Atlanta is accessible via direct service from most destinations.  With more than twenty five major passenger airlines servicing the city, visitors are sure to find a flight to fit their schedule. Atlanta is a city of fun and entertainment! Whether you are looking for places to go on a weekend or you are traveling to the city, you are sure to find plenty of things to do in this city of fun and culture!  Get up close with nature at the largest aquarium in the world or see where reporting and technology merge at the CNN Studios, world-class attractions are at your fingertips in Atlanta!

Airports

ATL - Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport proudly bears the distinction of being the world’s busiest airport and has long served as a valuable hub connecting various cities and countries around the globe. However, Hartsfield-Jackson is also a prime destination for travelers – business and pleasure – visiting Atlanta and other locales in the southeastern United States.

Ground Transportation

Taxi Service Options:
Flat Rate for one person: $32.00, $2.00 per each additional person

Yellow Cab, Locally 404-521-0200, 1-866-803-9188
Atlanta Airport Taxi, Locally 404-271-5332

Shuttle Service Option:

The Atlanta Link, Locally 404-524-3400 / www.theatlantalink.com

*Non-scheduled service from the airport with multiple stops is $18.50 one way or $33.00 round trip.  You can call to make reservations or you can make them online.  The shuttle can be picked up at Ground Transportation at the Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Airport or at the Georgia Tech Hotel & Conference Center every hour 15 minutes after the hour. The shuttle will make stops at other hotels in the Mid-town area before arriving at The Georgia Tech Hotel & Conference Center or The Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Airport.  They recommend you depart 2 hours prior to domestic flights and 2 ½ hours prior to international flights.

MARTA Option & Instructions: Rate: $2.00 one way

• Guests that are traveling to the hotel from the Airport via the MARTA rail will want to exit the train at the Midtown MARTA Station on the north line (Railmap inside train). When exiting the MARTA Station, exit through the sign directing you to “Peachtree Place / Ga. Tech Stinger Shuttle.”  The Tech Trolley picks up directly outside the MARTA rail station entrance. Guests will want to exit the trolley on 5^th Street, just west of Spring Street, which is the first stop after departing the MARTA station.  Guests need to walk to the Spring Street intersection and the hotel will be directly across 5^th Street.  There is a revolving door at the corner of 5^th Street and Spring Street that guests may enter, but to enter hotel after 9pm, they must continue down Spring Street in front of hotel to the main guest entrance which will be on the right. 
• To get to the airport via Tech Trolley and Marta, guests must board the Tech Trolley across the street from where they were dropped off for the hotel (in front of Great Clips Hair Salon).  Guests will then exit at the Midtown Marta Station and board the South Bound Train to the airport.

Conference Hotel

Surround yourself with comfort, and feel right at home in any of our 252 deluxe rooms, which combine the coziness of a luxury hotel with the cutting-edge amenities and technologies demanded by modern business travelers and meeting attendees.

Accommodations

A limited number of rooms have been blocked at the Georgia Tech Hotel for the annual symposium.  Online reservations must be received by 6th September 2009 using the customized (dedicated) hotel reservation process to obtain the nightly conference rate of USD 109 for single/double occupancy.  All credit card information must be provided to confirm reservations.
 

Registration Information

The registration fee includes conference technical materials*, all scheduled meals and social events outlined in the meeting agenda, and a full day excursion (*delegate registration only).  The early registration fee before 6th September 2009 is USD 600 per delegate and USD 100 per social guest/child.  Registration fees received after this date will be considered late and will incur a USD 100 late fee, no exceptions.
 

Attire

Business Events - Business Casual
Welcome Reception - Business Casual
Social Events - Casual
Banquet Gala - Business Formal

The average temperature in Atlanta in September: 25C - 32C.
 

Contact Information

If someone needs to contact you during the AGIFORS Annual Symposium you can be reached at the conference Hotel.

Conference Organizers

Tim Jacobs
Technical Director
Phone      +1-817-967-1841
Email tim.jacobs@aa.com

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