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STAR
RESERVATIONS AND REGISTRATION

To complete your reservations and registration for the STAR Conference
 you will need to follow the four steps below.

Conference Dates: Thursday, June 19-Sunday through June 22, 2008
Step 1: Make your reservations for accommodations IMMEDIATELY! 
June is the height of vacation season on the Central Coast!
    
Click here for information on the Embassy Suites and
                other hotels and motels in San Luis Obispo
●  If you change your mind, you can cancel your reservation up to 72 hours before check in
●  If you would like to share a room, send an 
email to STARConference@msn.com
Step 2: Register for the Conference
 Please don't miss this step! It is critical to our scheduling and communications.

 
●  Send an email to STARConference@msn.com and
     include the information listed to the right »»
 
   
Place "STAR Registration" in email subject box
Information to send in your email
● Your name
● Organization & title (if appropriate)
● Student Status (if applicable)
● Phone Number (best for contact)
● Mailing address (optional)
● Email address (best for contact)

Step 3a: Read about the registration fee
                and optional conference expenses 

●  Participant conferences are entirely self-supporting. All
     conference participants, including presenters, pay 
     registration fees. (And their own expenses)

 
General Registration 
        $145 Registration
 (USD)
         
$  50 Per-day registration  (USD)

H
igh school and undergraduate students
        $25 Registration

     ●  Fee (except per-day) covers conference days (June 19-22)
        ●  Fee includes conference proceedings
        ●  Fee does not include other meals, activities - see options below
        ●  Your fee is refundable, no questions asked, anytime before the
          first day of the conference (June 19)  

 
Hearst Castle Tour 
2:00-9:00 Saturday June 21
     $75 per person - Join your host and other attendees for an afternoon of adventure and camaraderie, as you travel by bus along the scenic California coast to the famous Hearst Castle. Tour the castle, take in a National Geographic movie on the building of the castle, and explore the visitors center. Enjoy a box dinner overlooking the beautiful Pacific Ocean, then return along the coast at sunset and back to the Embassy Suites. Your accompany-ing family or guests are welcome to participate in both events.
 

Meals at the STAR Conference

The Embassy Suites offers fine dining and superb ambiance. We have arranged three buffet lunches (optional) to facilitate camaraderie among partici-pants. There are, however, several other restaurants with-in walking distance which are listed for your convenience on our Lodging, Meals, and Travel page

 
Focus Lunches
12:45-1:45  Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
    $20 per person, per lunch (plus tax and gratuity= $26). Join your host and other participants and their guests, for a buffet lunch in the Embassy Suites Atrium
a perfect opportunity to focus ideas, compare session notes, and make new friends.
 
Get Acquainted Buffet Dinner  6:00 Thursday June 19
    $30 per person (plus tax and gratuity = $38.50).  A wonderful opportunity to renew old acquaintances and meet new friends.  Join us in the Embassy Suites Banquet Room before the opening evening of the conference.

You may choose between
    ●  Stuffed Chicken Breast, tomato, and roasted cauliflower
     ●   A special vegetarian dinner entree

Student Recognition Dinner 
6:00 Friday June 20
(Public Invited)
    $32 per person (plus tax and gratuity = $41.00).  Honoring students for their scientific and engineering achievements. Join us in the Embassy Suites Banquet Room before an evening of student and other presentations.

You may choose between
    ●  Roasted Chicken with garlic fingerling potatoes and green beans
     ●   A special vegetarian dinner entree
 
 
Closing Banquet 
5:30 Sunday
    $36 per person (plus tax and gratuity = $47).  Join all the conference participants for our closing banquet, dessert, and banquet talk, in the Embassy Suites Banquet Room.

You may choose between
     ●  Roast Prime Rib with chive gratin potatoes and fine cut veggies
    ●  Grilled Salmon with red rose parsley potatoes and carrots
    ●  A special vegetarian dinner entree
 

STAR Conference Proceedings Complimentary
Included in your registration

            
Step 3b:  Add to PayPal Cart
Click appropriate yellow buttons below-register only yourself under General or Student registration. You may then adjust the quantities of other items, in the Pay Pal shopping cart, to reserve meals and activities for your guest(s), or the number of proceedings you wish to order.
                                     
or click here for a pay-by-check form

 
General Registration - $145


Per-day registration -  $ 50

or

High School & Undergraduate Student Registration  - $25 

        
 

 

Hearst Castle Tour - $75 (Includes round trip transportation, Hearst Castle Tour & Movie, & box dinner)



 

 

 

Lunches - $26 each  (Includes lunch buffet, iced tea and coffee, dessert, tax, & gratuity)
  Friday Roll-in Deli  $26
  Saturday Baja Buffet    $26
  Sunday Deli Buffet    $26 

 

Get-Acquainted Dinner - $38.50 per person (Includes entrée, iced tea and coffee, dessert, tax, & gratuity)
Choose: Stuffed Chicken Breast
                        
          Vegetarian

 

Student Recognition Dinner - $41.00 per person (Includes entrée, iced tea and coffee, dessert, tax, & gratuity)
Choose: Roasted Chicken
          Vegetarian

 

Closing Banquet - $47 per person (Includes dinner entrée, iced tea and coffee, dessert, tax, and gratuity)
        Choose:  Prime Rib
                     Salmon
                     Vegetarian   

 

 
Step 4: Check Out

You may use the PayPal check out at the right.

or

Click here for a form that you may fill out and mail with your check or money order (USD).
 

PayPal Check Out   If the name on the credit card is different
  than yours, associate your name with the
  name on the credit card in an email to
:

            STARConference
@msn.com
  so we can properly credit you with your payment.

Thank you for completing your STAR Conference reservation and registration.  We look forward to seeing you at the conference! 

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