Conference Details - Accommodations
Continuing Education Information
Physicians: Physicians' Education Resource is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.This activity is approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Physician Assistants: AAPA accepts category 1 credit from AOACCME, Prescribed credit from AAFP, and AMA Category 1 CME credit for the PRA from organizations accredited by the ACCME.
Eighth Annual Controversies in Breast Cancer: Adjuvant and Neoadjuvant Therapy
New York Marriott Downtown
New York, NY
October 16-18, 2009
Accommodations
New York Marriott Downtown
85 West St. at Albany St.
New York, NY 10006
Phone: (212) 385-4900
Toll-free: (800) 242-8685
Fax: (212) 227-8136
The New York Marriott Downtown, previously known as the New York Marriott Financial Center, provides a superior level of luxury and service among hotels in Lower Manhattan. This downtown Manhattan hotel is ideally located in the heart of NYC ’s Financial District, with easy access to the World Trade Center site, Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, South Street Seaport, Battery Park, and SOHO NYC. Perfect for business, this magnificent New York City hotel offers 497 richly appointed hotel rooms, complete with the new luxurious Revive bedding. This contemporary downtown hotel features the on-site 85 West Cocktail Bar and the award-winning Roy’s New York restaurant, famous for its eclectic Hawaiian-fusion cuisine. The Marriott hotel staff looks forward to welcoming you, so come and experience all that the historic Financial District in NYC has to offer.
A special rate of $239 plus applicable state and local taxes has been secured for this meeting for reservations booked before September 17, 2009. Reservations made after September 17, 2009, are subject to prevailing rates and availability.
To check availability and to make a reservation, please contact the hotel directly at (212) 385-4900 or toll-free (800) 242-8685. Be sure to mention you are attending the “Controversies in Breast Cancer Congress.” You can also make reservations online at www.nymarriottdowntown.com using Group Code AJVAJVA. The group rate is valid from October 13, 2009, through October 20, 2009.
Travel Arrangements
We recommend that you make your reservations early to get the best seat options and lowest airfare available. Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) is the closest airport and is located approximately 14 miles from the hotel. Alternatively, La Guardia International Airport (LGA) is approximately 15 miles away, and John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) is approximately 20 miles away. By train, Penn Station is approximately 1 mile from the hotel.
You are invited to make your travel arrangements by contacting PER’s travel partner, American Express TraveLink, at (888) 225-8205. Please ask for Tanya Dutile (ext. 5174) or Peter Carson (ext. 2034) (tdutile@trvlnk.com, pcarson@trvlnk.com, or per@trvlnk.com).
Special fares are available on American Airlines, American Eagle, or AmericanConnection by mentioning Group Code A1719SS. You can also book online at www.aa.com using Promotion Code A1719SS. These fares are valid October 13, 2009, through October 20, 2009.
Educational Grants
An educational grant for this activity was provided by:
- Genentech BioOncology
- AstraZeneca
- Novartis Oncology
- sanofi-aventis U.S.