Annual Meeting registrants will earn 6 hours toward certification or renewal as a Certified Association Executive (CAE). Please keep copies of your confirmation letters from the Forum so you'll have a record of your attendance.
The Association Forum Foundation is offering three scholarships to the Annual Meeting. For eligibility requirements, contact Lea Rucker at (312) 924-7000. Application deadline is June 6, 2008.
The Donald E. Stephens Convention Center is located at 5555 North River Rd. in Rosemont, just south of the Kennedy Expressway and east of Chicago O'Hare International Airport and the Tri-State Tollway (I-294).
Parking is available across from the Center, directly behind the Embassy Suites Hotel. Garage parking is $11. Handicapped spaces are located at the main parking lot behind the Embassy Suites Hotel, accessible to the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center through the elevated walkway.
Exit at O'Hare (I-190 West), pay toll, exit Mannheim Rd. south. Proceed in right lane, re-enter east to Chicago I-190, proceed 1 mile, exit River Rd. south. Convention Center is on the left.
Exit O'Hare/River Rd. (I-190 West), pay toll. Exit left after toll plaza to River Rd. Turn right at River Rd. Convention Center is approximately 3 blocks on the left.
Exit O'Hare (I-190 West), exit River Rd., turn right at River Rd. The Convention Center is approximately 2 blocks on the left.
Take the CTA Blue Line (Congress/O'Hare–Douglas/O'Hare) "L" to the Rosemont/River Road station. The Convention Center is a short walk from the station. When you exit the station, turn left and walk to River Road. Turn left again and cross under the overpass. You will see the Convention Center on the east side of River Road.
Call Thelma Dietsch at (312) 924-7022 or e-mail at dietsch@associationforum.org.