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Reservation room block deadline:
Thursday, March 20, 2008
A limited number of rooms have
been set aside in the block so reserve early!
The Symposium sessions will be held
in the historic Muehlebach Hotel (operated by
Marriott) in downtown Kansas City. Known as "Kansas
City's Hotel of Presidents", every president from
Woodrow Wilson through Ronald Reagan stayed in the
Presidential Suite. Among its other celebrity guests
were Babe Ruth, the Beatles and Elvis Presley.
The Marriott has reserved a block
of rooms for symposium participants at the low rate
of $129 per night (single/double occupancy). After
3/20/08 (or prior to 3/20 if the room block is sold
out), reservations will be accepted at the
hotel’s prevailing rate (up to $225). The on-site
parking fee is $13 daily. Call 1-800-228-9290 before
March 20 or book online by accessing the appropriate
link below. The Marriott Downtown is located
at 200 West 12th Street, Kansas City, MO 64105.
To reserve a hotel room, please
click on the appropriate link below depending on the
number of people who will be staying in the room.
You will be taken directly to the Marriott Hotel
home page. To begin the reservation process,
simply fill in the arrival date. The group
discount code, “AGSAGSA,” should pre-fill for your
convenience.
Single/Double Rate Rooms, 1-2 people in room,
$129/night
Triple Rate Rooms, 3 people in room, $139/night
Quad Rate Rooms, 4 people in room, $149/night
Printable Hotel Fact Sheet (Includes
directions and amenities)
More about the hotel...
This building has both state and federal historic
landmark status. The original building was
built in 1915 and owned by George E. Muehlebach who
also founded Muehlebach Beer and built Muehlebach
Field. When the Marriott Corporation assumed
control of the "original" Muehelbach in 1996, it
spent two years and millions of dollars restoring it
in accordance with guidelines for historic
structures. The original Muehlebach Hotel
lobby and registration desk with "pigeon hole"
mailboxes, "sit-down" phone booths and period lamps,
was restored by Marriott to meet historic
preservation standards.
Symposium
funding provided by the Center for Genomic
Studies on Arthropods Affecting Human, Animal
and Plant Health with support from Targeted
Excellence at Kansas State University. | 
