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CNS*1997

The Annual Computational Neuroscience Meeting

July 6 - 10, 1997, Big Sky, Montana

CNS*1997 Travel, food and lodging

The conference will take place at Big Sky Resort (http://www.bigskyresort.com), approximately 1/2 hour by car from the Bozeman airport (BZN). Several major carriers, including Delta, Northwest, United and Horizon, fly into Bozeman, offering over 100 flights per week. Airport shuttles from the airport to Big Sky will be organized by the meeting. The housing costs at Big Sky will be considerably less than those at the previous meeting sites, and the management has kindly offered to extend the discounted rates to attendees to include the week preceding and the week following the meeting, for those who wish to come early and/or stay late. The surrounding area offers spectacular recreational opportunities. (Check your maps!)

For your convenience, here are a few links to on-line airline ticketing services (although they have no association with the conference):

These services will not have knowledge about special conference rates.

Discounted Airfare

Voyager Travel Service is the official travel agency for CNS*97. To take advantage of the discounts below, please make airline reservations through Voyager Travel Service. Their e-mail address is voyagertravl@earthlink.com, and their phone number is, in the USA 800.535.9833, or outside 818.796.8168.

You are strongly advised to reserve your air tickets as soon as possible, either by calling Voyager, or one of the airlines below directly.

Delta Airlines is offering a discount of 5% off the lowest available fare or 10% off full fare. From inside the USA call 800.241.6760, and refer to meeting I.D. number 101273A.

Alaska Airlines is offering 5% off most discounted fares, and 5% off full fares, however, Alaska Airlines has blacked out travel July 4-7, 1997 for ths discount. This means that anyone who wants to travel during those specific dates cannot get the discounted fare. From inside the USA call 800.445.4435, and refer to meeting I.D. number CMR2088.

Northwest Airlines is offering 5% off all discounted fares, and 12% off full fares. From inside the USA, call 800.328.1111, and refer to meeting I.D. number NYA6P.

Each of these airlines will allow travel June 28 through July 20, 1997 for the discounted fares. Again, to receive these discounts, you must arrange travel through Voyager Travel Service, or directly through the airlines above.

Meeting Accommodations

Accommodations for the meeting have been arranged at the Big Sky Resort. A block of rooms are reserved at these special rates (which also apply the week before and after the meeting). Fifty student rate rooms are available on a first-come-first-served basis, so we recommend acting quickly to reserve these slots. Note that registering for the meeting, will not result in an automatic room reservation. Instead you must make your own reservations by returning the enclosed registration card to the hotel, or by contacting:

Big Sky Ski & Summer Resort
P. O. Box 160001
Big Sky, MT 59716
Attention: Reservations Dept.
Telephone 800.548.4486, or 406.995.5000

Note: in order to get the available rooms, you must confirm hotel registrations by June 5, 1997.

Transportation to the Meeting

Transportation will be provided from the airport to the meeting site the day before (July 5th) and the day after (July 11th) the meeting. If you plan to use the shuttle service, you must register first.

Car Rental

More independent minded souls and those not arriving when shuttle service is available will have to make their own transportation arrangements. Car rentals (recommended) can be obtained from the following companies in Bozeman. Again, we recommend that you make reservations well in advance of the meeting.

Banquet

Registration for the meeting includes a single ticket to the annual CNS Banquet. Additional Banquet tickets can be purchased for $35 each person. The banquet will be held on Thursday, July 10.

Day Care

Day care will be available at the conference for those who inform us in advance of their day care needs. Note that day care will not be provided during the evening. Please provide the following information:

  1. name of parent(s)
  2. e-mail address(es)
  3. age of children
  4. estimated times during which children will need day care

Day care will be provided free of charge except for children under the age of 2 years old for whom a fee may be charged.