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General Information

What's new in '08?

Location and Lodging
The site of the 2008 Vascular Annual Meeting is the San Diego Convention Center.  The Headquarter Hotel is the San Diego Marriott Hotel with overflow rooms available at the Omni San Diego.

New! SVS Housing Procedures
Note: Housing is now open!

Once again, SVS has contracted Wyndham Jade to provide complete housing services for the 2008 Society for Vascular Surgery and Peripheral Vascular Surgical Society attendees.  Members of the Society for Vascular Ultrasound, Society for Vascular Nursing and Society for Vascular Medicine are requested to refer to their respective societies for housing information as each society has secured its own block of rooms at alternate hotels. 

Wyndham Jade is headquartered in Dallas and services over 25 convention accounts.  With revenues in excess of $150 million, Wyndham Jade is a winner of the Dallas Business Journal’s Pacesetter Award awarded to the fastest growing privately held companies in the Dallas Metroplex.  With the ongoing need for associations to validate their buying power to top convention cities, we are pleased that WJ is on our side!

What does this mean to you? 

Top 10 Reasons to book within the Official SVS room block: 10.  Book association endorsed and inspected hotels 9.  Housing representative available on site for all hotel related issues 8.  Friendly booking terms:  No change fees!  No full prepayment! 7.  Prime locations:  All hotels are within walking distance to the San Diego Convention Center.  6.  Top service from highly qualified housing professionals 5.  Special SVS rates 4.  Booking official hotel rooms benefits you!  The more rooms SVS confirm in official hotels, the more we are able to keep registration fees lower. 3.  You are 99% guaranteed your first choice hotel. 2.  Booking in SVS hotels helps keep meeting costs down! 1.  Immediate confirmation if booking is made on-line or on the telephone!

1. Easy booking with the best rates. Wyndham Jade’s Online Booking platform allows you to block rooms at the hotel of your choice (based upon availability), then fill in the online rooming list yourself (and make changes, substitutions, etc.) until the cutoff date of May 5, 2008.

2. WJ offers SVS attendees and exhibitors a dedicated toll free number which is staffed by a dedicated team of highly-qualified individuals.  The Housing Team can assist you with any and all housing-related requests, including housing reservations, suite requests and last-minute room additions. 

To make your hotel reservations, please click here or call Wyndham Jade at 866-268-0197 (Domestic) or 972-349-5435 (International) between the hours of 7 am - 7 pm CST, Monday through Friday.

Child Care Options
Should you plan to bring your child(ren) with you, please check with the hotel concierge regarding available childcare options. Due to safety concerns and insurance liability, individuals under the age of 21 are not allowed on the exhibit floor at any time. Additionally, as a consideration to others, children are not permitted in any Annual Meeting function, including all educational sessions and social events.

Weather
The average temperature for San Diego in June is a beautiful 70-degree high and a 60-degree low. 

Attire
The attire for the conference is business casual during the day and resort casual for hospitality events.

Americans With Disabilities Act Accommodations
Registrants who need specialized accommodations to participate in the Vascular Annual Meeting (i.e., large print or Braille materials; assistance obtaining motorized scooter rentals) should check the “Yes” box under Disability Accommodations on the Attendee Meeting Registration Form. Someone from the SVS office will call to discuss how we may assist you.

Ground Transportation
XPRESS Shuttle provides 24-hour airport transportation.  Upon your arrival at the airport, follow the signs to “Ground Transportation” and look for the XPRESS Shuttle to the hotel or call 619-222-5800 or 800-900-RIDE.  Current rates are $6.00 per person each way. XPRESS services all downtown hotels. Please click on the following link to print a $1 off coupon (be sure to print two if you are planning to use XPRESS Shuttle for a round-trip.): http://www.xpressshuttle.com/coupon.htm 

Parking
On-site private vehicle parking is available at the San Diego Convention Center's 1,950-vehicle underground garage located below the building. Enter the parking garage on Harbor Drive between First Ave. and Fifth Ave.

1. The cost is $8 per vehicle per day for Convention Center events and $10 for events held at PETCO Park. 
2. Payment is due upon entry and there are no in and out privileges. 
3. No overnight or RV parking is permitted. 

Parking in Downtown San Diego
Directly across the street from the Convention Center, on the corner of Harbor and 8th Ave., is a 2,000 space parking structure.

Off-site parking is available at numerous nearby parking lots and garages in Downtown San Diego, many are within walking distance of the Center. Lots and garages are individually owned and operated, prices vary by location.

Metered street parking is available in some areas. Parking meters are enforced Monday through Saturday, from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m., unless otherwise posted. Metered spots are free on Sunday and designated holidays. Meters accept nickels, dimes, quarters, and prepaid electronic debit cards.

About San Diego
California's second largest city and the United States' seventh largest, San Diego boasts a citywide population of nearly 1.3 million residents and more than 2.8 million residents countywide. Within its borders of 4,200 sq. miles, San Diego County encompasses 18 incorporated cities and numerous other charming neighborhoods and communities, including downtown's historic Gaslamp Quarter, Little Italy, Coronado, La Jolla, Del Mar, Carlsbad, Escondido, La Mesa, Hillcrest, Barrio Logan, Chula Vista just to name a few.

San Diego is renowned for its idyllic climate, 70 miles of pristine beaches and a dazzling array of world-class family attractions. Popular attractions include the world-famous San Diego Zoo and Wild Animal Park, Sea World San Diego and LEGOLAND California. San Diego offers an expansive variety of things to see and do, appealing to guests of all ages from around the world.

San Diego's arts and culture and culinary arts are booming. The hottest, new culinary arts talents prepare award-winning meals throughout the regions 6,400 eating establishments. Balboa Park, the largest urban cultural park in the U.S., is home to 15 museums, numerous art galleries, beautiful gardens, the Tony Award-winning The Globe Theatres and the world-famous San Diego Zoo.

San Diego County also features 92 golf courses and a variety of exciting participatory and spectator sports, beachfront resorts and luxury spas, gaming, a dynamic downtown district, annual special events and unique holiday offerings, multicultural festivals and celebrations, colorful neighborhoods and communities, a rich military history and much more.

For additional city information, please visit the San Diego Convention & Visitor’s Association’s website at http://www.meetmeinsandiego.com/VAM