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Conference Hotel

Ramada Hollywood Beach Resort is the conference venue. To make hotel reservations, please call Reservations at 954-921-0990, extension 7-2114 or e-mail them to Melody Dixon at melody.dixon@ramadahbr.com. The web site for the hotel is at www.ramadahollywoodbeachresort.com

The Historic Mediterranean Revival Style Ramada Hollywood Beach Resort is conveniently nestled between Ft. Lauderdale and Miami International Airport. This beautiful hotel is situated directly on the Atlantic Ocean.  Amenities include a Continental Breakfast Buffet for two, fully equipped kitchens with Stove, Oven, Microwave, Refrigerator, Coffee Maker, Iron/Ironing Board, Cable TV, Free In-Room Safes, Wireless High Speed Internet, Oceanfront Heated Pool, Jacuzzi, and much more…simply the best value on the beach.  

The special room rates are $149.00 for a Small Studio Suite, $159 for a Medium Studio Suite, and $179 for an Ocean View Medium Studio Suite, not including tax. This oceanfront property is on Hollywood Beach's famous "Broadwalk" with many restaurants, eateries, bars, and shops. Hotel is very close to the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) and reasonably close to the Miami International Airport (MIA).

Conference Registration

The link to conference registration is:

http://fauf.fau.edu/NetCommunity/SSLPage.aspx?&pid=1230&srcid=1230

Conference fee is $115. Conference runs from 8:00 a.m. Friday March 2 through 5:00 p.m. Saturday March 3, 2007.

Program

Program committee consists of Hugh Miller, Alka Sapat, and Arthur Sementelli, all of Florida Atlantic University.

Papers are due December 31, 2006. Please e-mail them as attachments to hmiller@fau.edu.

Conference Papers

Select papers will be published in symposium issues of the following journals

International Journal of Organization Theory and Behavior

Public Organization Review: A Global Journal

Tourism Links

Here is the best link for "things to do in Hollywood and Hollywood Beach."

http://www.visithollywood.org/

There is fairly inclusive restaurant list on the web site. I'll have a list of my personal favorites ready before the conference begins.

Here is a similar link for Fort Lauderdale:

http://www.ftlauderdalewww.com/AreaGuide/ftlaud.html

And Miami:

http://www.gmcvb.com/Index.asp

For "nature-lovers" if you have some extra time: The National Park Service operates a lodge in the Everglades at a place called Flamingo:

http://www.nps.gov/ever/

Transportation Information

• Taxi from Miami airport is $70 but concierge can get you back to the Miami airport for $55 via private driver.
• Taxi to/from Fort Lauderdale airport is $21.
• Taxi from hotel to South Beach is $45.
• Taxi from hotel to downtown Hollywood is $5 to $6.
• There is a shuttle bus available for $16 round trip per person from Fort Lauderdale - Hollywood International Airport (FLL) that can be had by calling the hotel (954-921-0990, ask for the concierge) upon arrival. Hours are 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.
• To take public transportation from FLL, take the “FLA 1” shuttle from the terminals to the Bus/Tri Rail station. Get on the Route 4 bus. Get off right before the Hollywood Blvd. Bridge. The hotel will be across the street (A1A, Ocean Drive).
• If you are flying into Miami (MIA) you can take the Tri-Rail train from MIA to the Hollywood station and from there take a taxi cab ($5 - $6) to the hotel. Alternatively, you could stay on the Tri-Rail two more stops and get off at FLL Airport. From there you can take the Route 4 bus to the hotel.
• If you rent a car, valet parking at the hotel is $12.