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UTLAS Vend-A-Copy, Inc. Viking Penguin, Inc. W. H. Freeman Walter de Gruyter, Inc./Aldine Publishing Co./Mouton Publishing Co. West Publishing Company Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. Yankee Book Peddler, Inc. Librarians, managers, administrators, computer professionals, and inform ation scientists with wide-ranging responsibilities will not want to miss the exhibits. The exhibitors’ reception is sche­ duled for Thursday, October 1, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. This is a conference-wide reception with cash bars available in the exhibit hall. Ex­ hibit hours will be: Thursday, 5:00-7:00 p.m.; Fri­ day, 10:00 a.m .-4:00 p.m. and Saturday, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. A no-conflict period for viewing exhibits will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on both Friday and Saturday. A cash bar and lounge will be open in the exhibit hall, and a reasonably priced lunch will be available in an area immediately adjacent to the exhibit hall so the registrants may easily combine lunch with viewing the exhibits. Registration ACRL Conference Registration will take place in the lobby of the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis. The area will be open during the following hours: Oct. 1 8:00 a.m .-7:00 p.m. Oct. 2 7:30 a.m .-5:00 p.m. Oct. 3 7:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Full conference registration entitles the registrant to admission to all of the Conference sessions and the Exhibits, tickets to the two special events (the Minneapolis Public Library Reception and the Landm ark C e n te r Reception-St. Paul), a program, microfiche, and use of the ACRL place­ ment service. Pre-registration. All ACRL members will re­ ceive pre-registration information and forms in July as part of a regular membership mailing. The deadline for pre-registration is August 21, after which time a $15 fee will be assessed. Full conference registration rates and cate­ gories are as follows: ACRL members, $75; ALA members, $90; ALA student members, $25; and non-members, $110. To qualify for ACRL member rates, you must be an ACRL member for the 1981 membership vear. Daily registration is also possible at the follow­ ing rates: ACRL members, $30 each day; ALA members, $35 each day; ALA student members, $10 each day; and non-members, $40 each day. The late fee for daily registration after the August 21 deadline is $5 each day. Non-librarian guests accompanying a paid con­ ference registrant may attend the Conference for Lake of the Isles offers scenic beauty and recreational enjoyment within minutes of downtown Minneapolis. 225 Placid Mississippi River just before it hurtles over St. Anthony Falls, the largest waterfall on the Mississippi. a $25 registration fee. This fee includes all of the benefits of full conference registration. Exhibits registration, for those wishing to view the exhibits only, is free of charge and available at the conference registration area. Only those who are w earing registration badges will be allowed in the exhibit hall. Conference Banquet tickets will be available for $19 per person (not included in the registra­ tion fee) from ACRL up to 48 hours prior to the dinner. Lodging Room blocks are being held for ACRL con­ ferees at three hotels in downtown Minneapolis. All are conveniently located near downtown attractions and are within a radius of 6 blocks. The Hyatt Regency Minneapolis and the Holiday Inn Minneapolis Downtown are opposite one another on the world famous Nicollet Mall, just minutes from fine shopping and restaurants. The Leamington Hotel, on Third Avenue South, is just 2½ blocks from many of the city’s attractions including: Nicollet Mall, Orchestra Hall, and the IDS Center Crystal Court. All three hotels are served by limousine directly to and from the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport at a cost of under $5. The Hyatt Regency Minneapolis, 1300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55403, (612) 270-1234, is the ACRL Conference Headquarters Hotel. The exhibits and some of the conference sessions will be held at the Hyatt. Room rates are as follows: singles, $54; doubles, $66; and suites, one and two bedroom, $200-$450. The Holiday Inn Minneapolis Downtown, 1313 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55403, (612) 332- 0371, is located directly across the street from the Hyatt. Conference sessions will be held here as well as at the Hyatt. All rooms (singles, dou­ bles, triples and quads) are available for $44. The Leamington Hotel, 1014 Third Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55404 (612) 380-1100, is located between 10th and 11th Streets, approx­ imately six blocks (a ten minute walk) from both the Hyatt and the Holiday Inn. Rooms are avail­ able at the following prices: singles, $40, $48, $50; doubles, $45, $53, $59; twins, $50, $58, $64; one-bedroom suites, $90 and up; and two- bedroom suites, $176 and up. All rooms are currently subject to a 10% room tax. Hotel reservations must be made through the Minneapolis Convention Bureau. Housing forms 226 will be included in the pre-registration materials which will be sent to all ACRL Members in the coming weeks. They must be sent directly to the Minneapolis Housing Bureau through which hotel re s e rv a tio n s w ill b e m ad e. T h e h o t e ls w i l l confirm Reservations. Transportation By air: The Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport is nine miles from downtown Minneapo­ lis. Minneapolis is served by eight airlines offer­ ing either non-stop or direct service from any part of the continental United States in less than four hours (Allegheny, Braniff International, East­ ern, North Central, Northwest Orient, Ozark, United, and Western). Currently, limousine ser­ vice from the airport to the Hyatt Regency is $3.50 while cab fare will run over $10. By train: Amtrak operates a major east-west line from Chicago (and points east) to Minneapo­ lis and beyond (Seattle and Portland). The major terminal for the Twin Cities (Minneapolis-St. Paul) area is approximately six miles from the conference hotels. Limousine service is approx­ imately $2.50, while cab fare is less than $10. By bus: Greyhound Bus’ Union Bus Depot is five blocks from the hotels. By car: Two major highways, 1-94 east-west from coast to coast and I-35 to the Gulf of Mex­ ico, cross in downtown Minneapolis, making the city easily accessible. Many other major highways also converge in Minneapolis. Buses in downtown Minneapolis make it easy to move around the city and cost only 1O¢. Bus schedules and routes can be obtained by calling (612) 827-7733. Parking is available in city lots and at the hotels. The Holiday Inn has free indoor self­ service guest parking for 250 cars. The Leaming­ ton has a parking lot contiguous with the hotel for 225 guest cars. Minneapolis Discover the many interesting facets of this metropolitan city which have made it admired by visitors from all over the world. Minneapolis is a cosmopolitan city filled with urban activity—yet you will sense immediately an air of small town friendliness. Although a new city when compared to America's eastern com­ munities, Minneapolis does have a colorful his­ tory. It is famed for its cultural, performing and visual arts. It is a major league sports town, and unique because of its twenty-two lakes and la­ goons that cover thousands of acres of valuable city property. October tem peratures in Min­ neapolis are a high of 60° and a low of 40°—so be prepared to dress accordingly. Minneapolis is one of the nation’s leading pro­ ducers of computer and electronic equipment. The Investors Diversified Services (IDS) building is the tallest building between Chicago and San Francisco. The downtown area is a dynamic busi­ ness center filled with innovation and acclaimed by many as what future metropolitan areas might look like with imaginative thinking. The city’s QT Bus Service runs the entire length of Nicollet Mall and past most of the downtown area's major hotels and motels. O ther attractions include the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (the largest cash market in the U.S.), the Bakken Museum of Electricity in Life, and the Betty Crocker and Pillsbury Kitchen. Enjoy the Minneapolis that is so exciting to visitors!