Two options are being offered for those who want a choice in planning their weekend. Please note that registration arrangements need to be completed by April 21, 2008. Hotel Registrations must be made by April 28, 2008. Registrations made after these dates can only be accepted on a space-available basis by TIS and the Crowne Plaza Meadowlands Hotel.
Option 1- ONLINE REGISTRATION/ You may use the online hotel link to reserve accommodations using a credit card, http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/cp/1/en/advancedsearch?whichtype=room&roomResult=none&hotelCode=nycmd&quickRes=city&_GPC=SSC&checkInDate=12&checkOutMonthYear=042008&checkInMonthYear=042008&checkOutDate=21&_requestid=114113
then use Paypal after selecting your preference (Total Package or “a la carte”) to send payment for the weekend programming.
1. The Total Package @$180 per person includes registration fee, reception hors d’oeuvres and Nargeolet Carpathia presentation, bus tour of New York Titanic sites, gala banquet with Ruffman “Unknown Child” presentation, gratuities for the reception and banquet, all programs, lectures and activities, and additional printed convention materials. This does not include the cash bar, any other meals, hotel room, taxes, items of personal nature (such as the hotel fitness room, Internet access, etc.). The total package option will save $25 per person over the “a la carte” option 2.
www.Paypal.com
To use Paypal to pay for The Total Package, open your personal paypal account, then click on “send money”, select USD (United States Dollars) and use payment@titanicinternationalsociety.org as your “send money” email address. Paypal will convert all foreign currency automatically. This will be the most convenient and safe method for guests coming from outside the continental U.S.
2. “A la Carte” alternative (Individual Event Pricing)
Bus tour on Saturday $35 per person, cocktail reception and Nargeolet presentation, $50 per person, gala banquet with after dinner presentation, $60 per person, and the registration fee required for each attendee of $60 per person.
Please determine the total amount for your desired package, add up the total and use Paypal as instructed above to pay registration and event fees online.
Postal and Telephone Registration Option You may make your own hotel reservations with a credit card by calling the hotel at 1 877 2 CROWNE (877 227 6963), mentioning the TIS convention and giving the group code SSC. Obtain your confirmation number and keep a copy of it in a safe place. Then fill out the registration form which you may download at http://titanicinternationalsociety.org/conventionflyer.pdf and mail to:
Robert Bracken, 47 Van Blarcom Ave. Midland Park, N.J. 07432-1852 USA with your check (in US dollars please, drawn on a US bank and made payable to Titanic International Society) in the amount which includes your arrangements selected above. Please do not send registration to TIS post office box. Doing so will delay your registration process.
The hotel’s general phone number is 201-348-6900, fax: 201-348-1407
Alan Ruffman, Research Associate, Maritime Museum of the Atlantic and President, Geomarine Associates Ltd. will speak on the investigation concerning Titanic’s “Unknown Child” on Saturday evening. Mr. Ruffman is a well-known Titanic historian and author of several books including: Titanic Remembered: The Unsinkable Ship and Halifax.
