We have negotiated a room rate for the Annual Meeting and Voice Institute.  The rate will be $82.95 plus tax and room fees per night.  There is a free airport shuttle to and from Louisville, Kentucky airport, free parking and free internet service in all guest rooms.  To view general hotel information go to  http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/hi/1/en/hotel/sdfcv

General Information about Louisville and the surrounding areas: http://www.sunnysideoflouisville.org/

2010 IAL Convention
Written by: Richard Crum

The 2010 International Laryngectomy Association Convention will be held in Southern Indiana. The convention hotel is The Holiday Inn Clarksville, IN. The hotel is one block west of I-65 and 1 mile North of the Ohio River. The hotel is in the Louisville, KY metro area.

 If driving to the convention from the south cross the Ohio River on I-65 and take exit #1 which is a feeder road. Turn left at the first light and the hotel is just to your left. If arriving from the North take the feeder road at exit #1 and the hotel will be on your right at the first stop light.

If arriving by air you will be flying into Standiford Field (SDF) in Louisville KY. SDF is served by the following airlines; Southwest, Delta, US Air, United, American, and Continental. The airport is 7 miles south of the convention hotel. At the courtesy desk call for a shuttle from the Holiday Inn North/Clarksville. We are also going to be running a shuttle from the local tourist bureau as we need it.

If you are driving an RV to the convention there is a KOA campground 1 block from the hotel. Yes it is within walking distance. It is listed as the Louisville Metro KOA on their web site.

I will list some of the sites that may be of interest to folks coming to the convention. Within 5 miles of the hotel you will find the following points of interest. In Indiana we have The Falls of the Ohio Park and Interpretive Center, The Howard Steamboat Museum, Schimpff’s Confectionery and Candy Museum, The Atlantis Water Park (adjoins the Hotel), Derby Dinner Playhouse, The Lewis and Clark Park, where the Corps of Discovery started, and Bass Pro Shop (their second largest store).

Some points of interest 15 miles from the hotel in Indiana. Horseshoe Casino (this is a full service casino that originally opened as a Caesars Palace) The Huber Orchard and Winery and Joe Huber’s Family Farm and Restaurant (both of these farms are great places to take the family).

In Kentucky within 7 miles of the hotel there are several sites that may be of interest. Churchill Downs Race Course (they will be running races during the convention), The Louisville Slugger Museum and Bat Factory, The Frazer Arms Museum, Locust Grove home of George Rogers Clark, The Bell of Louisville Steamboat, Six Flags Amusement Center, The Louisville Science Center & Museum, The Louisville Zoo, and The Louisville Bats AAA Baseball Field.

I feel that the 2010 IAL Convention will be a great opportunity to come to a beautiful part of America. The hotel is easy to get to and affordable for most everyone. Louisville KY is within driving distance of most of the eastern US.