2011 GIS in Public Transportation Conference

Registration & Travel Information
September 12-14, 2011
St. Petersburg, Florida

Full Conference Registration includes: access to all sessions and the exhibit hall, conference proceedings, Tuesday luncheon, networking reception and social event. (Workshop registration is an additional fee.)

Full Registration (early rate): URISA Member - $275; Non-Members - $300
Pre-Conference Workshops: $195
One-Day Conference Registration: $150

To register

Downloadable registration form - Please consider downloading and faxing in the form (847/824-6363) or calling 847/824-6300 and registering over the phone with one of our staff members.
Click here to register securely online

Cancellation & Refund Policy: All cancellations must be received in writing (via fax, e-mail or regular mail) at URISA Headquarters on or before August 15, 2011, in order to receive a refund, less a $50 processing fee. After August 15, 2011, canceled registrations will not be refunded nor applied to future conferences. There will be a $50 administrative fee for the swapping of Registrants.

Note: All accepted presenters must register and pay the regular conference registration fee. Acceptance as a presenter does not register you for the conference - registration fees are required.

Conference Site

Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront
333 First Street South
St. Petersburg, Florida 33701-4342
(727) 894-5000

The 2011 GIS in Public Transportation Conference will again be held at the Hilton Bayfront in the waterfront district of downtown St. Petersburg, Florida. A special room rate of $89 Single/Double has been negotiated for conference attendees (including complimentary internet access in sleeping rooms!).

Downtown St. Petersburg is home to many of the finest cultural attractions in Florida, all conveniently located just outside the hotel's front doors:

Baywalk Entertainment Complex
Art Galleries
Florida Holocaust Museum
Fort DeSoto Beaches
Jannus Landing
The Pier
Antique Shopping
Salvador Dali Museum
Tropicana Field - Home of the Tampa Bay Rays baseball team
Mahaffey Theater
St. Petersburg Museum of Fine Arts

Getting There

Directions to the Hotel - From Interstate 275, take Exit 22: Interstate 175, which is the same exit as that for the Bayfront Center. At fourth traffic light turn left onto 1st Street S. Hotel two blocks on left.

There are two local airports that serve the area.

Tampa International Airport (TPA)

Distance from hotel: 22 miles
Approximate fare to and from the airport: Super Shuttle-$20 USD; Taxi - $40 USD

St. Petersburg-Clearwater International (PIE)

Distance from hotel: 15 miles
Approximate fare to and from the airport: Taxi - $30 USD

Climate

St. Petersburg enjoys a pleasant climate in September with an average high temperature of 88 degrees F and a low of 74 degrees F.

About the Area

St. Pete/Clearwater is where you want to be! Close to everything, yet miles away. A beautiful peninsula located on Florida's West coast, the area is bordered by the Gulf of Mexico to the west and by Tampa Bay to the east.

Home to America's Award Winning Beaches - offering 35 miles of white-sand beaches on some eight major barrier islands. Within minutes of many popular Florida attractions: just 30 minutes to Busch Gardens in Tampa and 90 minutes to Walt Disney World Resort, Sea World and Universal Studios Escape in Orlando.

For more are information: http://www.floridasbeach.com/

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