The NRAO has secured a block of rooms for our ALMA 5 Years attendees at the Renaissance Indian Wells Resort & Spa 44400 Indian Wells Lane, Indian Wells, California 92210 USA near Palm Springs, CA. Conference Room Rate is $160/night Reservations Deadline Extended until: 15 September, 2016 The Renaissance Indian Wells Hotel is the headquarters hotel for the 2016 ALMA 5 Years Conference. All meeting events – general sessions, poster exhibits, breaks, lunches, and receptions will take place at this hotel. One of the greatest benefits of scientific conferences is to all be in one location for the entirety of the meeting. This allows easy and full access to all the features for the meeting including general sessions, poster sessions, formal networking opportunities, and the connections that are made during informal networking times. The Renaissance Indian Wells is a great setting to allow and encourage these networking opportunities which are at the heart of our scientific conferences. With all sleeping rooms in one building surrounding a central lounge, bar, and pool area, plus our own exclusive ALMA 5 Years hospitality area, it will foster these connections throughout the day and night. Don’t miss out because you aren’t staying in the meeting’s hotel! Special Benefits for Staying at the Renaissance Indian Wells Set in the Palm Desert, this upscale resort is 2 miles from Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Plush rooms feature balconies, flat-screen TVs with premium channels, and free Wi-Fi, as well as mini-fridges and coffeemakers. Upgraded rooms add sitting areas, wet bars and/or whirlpool tubs. Amenities include an outdoor pool with a sand beach, a day spa with an indoor pool and a fitness center. There are also 2 golf courses, tennis courts, and Italian, Japanese and American dining, plus 100,000 sq ft of meeting space. Children's activities are available. ALMA 5 Years attendees will enjoy a special room rate of $160 per night. In addition, the resort fee has been reduced to $5/night which includes guestroom high speed internet, local and 800 calls, two (2) bottled waters daily, 24 hour fitness center, daily fitness classes, self parking, resort bicycles, and golf bag storage. To take advantage of our group rate, please make your reservations through our dedicated link. Registration Discount Book your room at the time of registration and receive a $50 resort credit! This will be automatically applied to your hotel bill. You must book your hotel room on or before August 8 to qualify. Changes can be made to your reservations if travel plans require you to do so. Be sure to book now! Airport Shuttle Complimentary airport transfers will be available on Monday, September 19 and Saturday, September 24 from the Palm Springs International Airport to the meeting hotel. This service is available only to attendees with confirmed reservations at the Renaissance Hotel. You do not need to know your travel information to register. This information can be added later. Special Prizes! For attendees with confirmed bookings at the Renaissance Indian Wells, you will be eligible to win room upgrades (including exclusive suites), complimentary room nights, and thank you gifts. Winners will be chosen at random, but you must book to win! You will receive one entry per night of your confirmed reservation. And if you book your hotel room by July 1, you receive two entries per room night! Students The sponsors will cover 50% of the housing cost for verified students at the meeting hotel for up to 5 nights. Students may opt to share rooms to further reduce their costs. All students must present either an oral talk (if chosen) or a poster presentation. A list of registered students will be shared with all students to help facilitate roommate matching if desired. Please note that you will not see this discount when you make your reservation. The conference sponsors will work directly with the hotel to cover these costs and you'll see it on your final bill when you check out. What if I don't stay at the Renaissance? Please note, in order to secure a large block of quality hotel rooms with sufficient meeting space for talks and posters for a conference of this size, the meeting organizer has to make major financial commitments to the hotel. NRAO is legally bound to fill these rooms. Not to do so has serious financial implications for NRAO who could be forced to increase registration fees to cover these expenses and cut back on services provided at our conference. In addition, it affects our negotiations with future venues and ultimately everyone’s costs for future conferences and workshops. Please help us by staying in the conference hotel! If for any reason, you foresee difficulty with staying at the Renaissance, please contact our Meeting Planner to let us know of your situation/concerns, we may be able to help. General Hotel Information Scam Alert! If you are contacted via phone regarding your reservations, it is not from the hotel or the conference organizers. All reservations made through our link below go securely to the hotel. Do not cancel your reservation under the guidance of anyone contacting you on the phone. For questions, please contact us at ALMA5Yrs@nrao.edu.
The NRAO has secured a block of rooms for our ALMA 5 Years attendees at the
Renaissance Indian Wells Resort & Spa
44400 Indian Wells Lane, Indian Wells, California 92210 USA near Palm Springs, CA.
Conference Room Rate is $160/night
Reservations Deadline Extended until: 15 September, 2016
The Renaissance Indian Wells Hotel is the headquarters hotel for the 2016 ALMA 5 Years Conference. All meeting events – general sessions, poster exhibits, breaks, lunches, and receptions will take place at this hotel. One of the greatest benefits of scientific conferences is to all be in one location for the entirety of the meeting. This allows easy and full access to all the features for the meeting including general sessions, poster sessions, formal networking opportunities, and the connections that are made during informal networking times.
The Renaissance Indian Wells is a great setting to allow and encourage these networking opportunities which are at the heart of our scientific conferences. With all sleeping rooms in one building surrounding a central lounge, bar, and pool area, plus our own exclusive ALMA 5 Years hospitality area, it will foster these connections throughout the day and night. Don’t miss out because you aren’t staying in the meeting’s hotel!
Special Benefits for Staying at the Renaissance Indian Wells
Set in the Palm Desert, this upscale resort is 2 miles from Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Plush rooms feature balconies, flat-screen TVs with premium channels, and free Wi-Fi, as well as mini-fridges and coffeemakers. Upgraded rooms add sitting areas, wet bars and/or whirlpool tubs. Amenities include an outdoor pool with a sand beach, a day spa with an indoor pool and a fitness center. There are also 2 golf courses, tennis courts, and Italian, Japanese and American dining, plus 100,000 sq ft of meeting space. Children's activities are available.
ALMA 5 Years attendees will enjoy a special room rate of $160 per night. In addition, the resort fee has been reduced to $5/night which includes guestroom high speed internet, local and 800 calls, two (2) bottled waters daily, 24 hour fitness center, daily fitness classes, self parking, resort bicycles, and golf bag storage. To take advantage of our group rate, please make your reservations through our dedicated link.
Registration Discount
Book your room at the time of registration and receive a $50 resort credit! This will be automatically applied to your hotel bill. You must book your hotel room on or before August 8 to qualify. Changes can be made to your reservations if travel plans require you to do so. Be sure to book now!
Airport Shuttle
Complimentary airport transfers will be available on Monday, September 19 and Saturday, September 24 from the Palm Springs International Airport to the meeting hotel. This service is available only to attendees with confirmed reservations at the Renaissance Hotel. You do not need to know your travel information to register. This information can be added later.
Special Prizes!
For attendees with confirmed bookings at the Renaissance Indian Wells, you will be eligible to win room upgrades (including exclusive suites), complimentary room nights, and thank you gifts. Winners will be chosen at random, but you must book to win! You will receive one entry per night of your confirmed reservation. And if you book your hotel room by July 1, you receive two entries per room night!
Students
The sponsors will cover 50% of the housing cost for verified students at the meeting hotel for up to 5 nights. Students may opt to share rooms to further reduce their costs. All students must present either an oral talk (if chosen) or a poster presentation. A list of registered students will be shared with all students to help facilitate roommate matching if desired.
Please note that you will not see this discount when you make your reservation. The conference sponsors will work directly with the hotel to cover these costs and you'll see it on your final bill when you check out.
What if I don't stay at the Renaissance?
Please note, in order to secure a large block of quality hotel rooms with sufficient meeting space for talks and posters for a conference of this size, the meeting organizer has to make major financial commitments to the hotel. NRAO is legally bound to fill these rooms. Not to do so has serious financial implications for NRAO who could be forced to increase registration fees to cover these expenses and cut back on services provided at our conference. In addition, it affects our negotiations with future venues and ultimately everyone’s costs for future conferences and workshops. Please help us by staying in the conference hotel!
If for any reason, you foresee difficulty with staying at the Renaissance, please contact our Meeting Planner to let us know of your situation/concerns, we may be able to help.
General Hotel Information
Scam Alert!
If you are contacted via phone regarding your reservations, it is not from the hotel or the conference organizers. All reservations made through our link below go securely to the hotel. Do not cancel your reservation under the guidance of anyone contacting you on the phone. For questions, please contact us at ALMA5Yrs@nrao.edu.