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2007 ASTA pre-conference survey

Want an even better conference than last year’s? Fill out the survey here and send it back to the Newport office. 

35th Annual Conference- Where to stay and how to get there

Registration for the conference will take place at the Victoria Clipper terminal in Seattle, WA on November 7th. Once we get everyone safely on board for the three hour trip, there will be drinks and food available and the ferry ride will be over before you know it.  Blocks of rooms have been set aside at the lovely Hotel Grand Pacific on Belleville Street in downtown Victoria, BC. 

If you have any questions, feel free to call our Newport office. More information, including a list of attendees, agenda and registration form, will be posted on this blog as well as the website within the upcoming weeks. 

35th Annual Conference on Sail Training and Tall Ships-November 2007

The American Sail Training Association’s 35th Annual Conference on Sail Training and Tall Ships is just around the corner - November 7 - 10, 2007 - at the Hotel Grand Pacific in beautiful Victoria, British Columbia - opening port for the 2008 Pacific Coast TALL SHIPS CHALLENGE® series.  

To assist with your travel arrangements, ASTA has chartered the Victoria Clipper to transport conference attendees from Seattle to the conference hotel in Victoria on Wednesday, November 7.  The Ferry will board at 1800 from the Victoria Clipper Terminal located at Pier 69 in Seattle.  Departure time is 1900.  Early registration and a welcome reception will be held onboard.  The cost is included in your conference registration fee.  ASTA staff will be available at the Terminal Building beginning at 1400 should you arrive early and wish to check your luggage and explore Seattle while you wait for the charter to depart.

Early bird registration Fees ( before October 5, 2007) are:

3-day (includes Saturday Safety Forum) Member rate: $425 

3-day (includes Saturday Safety Forum) Non-Member rate: $475 

2-day (Conference Only) Member rate: $375

2-day (Conference Only) Non-Member rate: $425.00

Rates will increase by $50 beginning October 6, 2007

Conference details and online registration will be available through the ASTA website in the next few weeks