Warm breezes, sunshine, education and adventure await you at ACG 2008 in Orlando
The ACG Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course returns to Orlando, October 3-8, 2008, at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center. While we can’t guarantee perfect weather, there is a great possibility that you’ll find warm breezes, sunshine, and a great adventure in Orlando. You’ll spend less time traveling to the meeting area from your hotel because the meeting is all under one roof.
When you plan your days away from the office to attend the ACG 2008 meeting, make sure you include in your plans the opportunity to get out and explore Orlando. Regardless of which direction you head, you’ll find adventure along the way.
Walt Disney World ®
Walt Disney World® is just a few miles away from the Gaylord Palms Resort. Bring the kids (regardless of their age) or act like a kid and enjoy the wide variety attractions at Magic Kingdom® Park, Disney's Animal Kingdom® Theme Park, Epcot®, and Disney's Hollywood Studios. Whether you are a Disney movie fan or not, you can’t help but smile seeing the many movie characters that have made millions of people laugh for decades.
Bonjour! Buon Giorno! Hello! That’s you visiting Epcot® and greeting the many international citizens at the various country pavilions. You won’t need your passport when you visit the 11 country pavilions (including the U.S.A.) plus a variety of other attractions like Journey Into Imagination with Figment, Mission: SPACE®, The Seas with Nemo & Friends, and more. Other Walt Disney World® experiences include the Downtown Disney® area, Disney's Blizzard Beach Water Park and Disney's Typhoon Lagoon Water Park.
For special offers on advanced purchasing of Walt Disney World® tickets, visit http://www.disneyconventionear.com/ACG
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Universal Studios Florida ®
Ever want to experience all the action you see in your favorite movies or TV show? Make a trip to Universal Orlando®, the #1 movie and TV based theme park in the world. Some highlights include the Revenge of the Mummy thrill ride, MEN IN BLACK™ Alien Attack™ interactive ride, and OgreVision in Shrek 4-D™. For the truly adventurous, be one of the audience participants in Fear Factor Live.
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SeaWorld ®
Orlando is located in central Florida far from ocean waters, but you can still explore the greatest creatures of the sea with a visit to SeaWorld®. Shamu is always a major attraction, but there is so much more to see. Wild Artic features polar bears, walruses, beluga whales, harbor seals, and trout. The Manatee Reserve gives you the opportunity to see these gentle giants up close. You’ll also see dolphins at the Dolphin Cove and the Dolphin Nursery. During your visit to Seaworld, you’ll also encounter sharks, penguins, stingrays, turtles and more. In between the undersea education, have a scream on one of the various rides at the park.
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Ageless Airboat Tour
Tuesday, October 7 · 1:30 pm–5:30 pm
Cost: $71.00 per person
Imagine seeing the world in a whole new light. This educational excursion takes you into the seldom-visited heart of natural Florida! You will experience beautiful protected wetland hammocks, walk through ancient flatwoods, and travel by airboat into pristine sections of fresh water marshes, traveling up river into the bald-cypress swamp – home of the Florida Alligator, American Bald Eagle and a huge assortment of wildlife. You’ll see up close, a marvelous assortment of birds, reptiles and plants – some endangered, some threatened, and a few native species found in this area affectionately called: The Central Florida Everglades.
This is a soft adventurous tour without the dirt or danger. Here in the “outback”, the day’s experiences start at the Tosohatchee “Florida Trail,” an Eco-system that borders the marsh. Certified Eco-guides will take you on a short 30-45 minute hike into the heart of this pristine wilderness. You will learn about the fresh water Eco-system of the St. John’s River, alligators and the huge assortment of wonderful creatures that call the habitat home. Next, you’ll arrive atthe 100 year old outpost – a turn of the century fish camp. After complimentary refreshment of alligator tail and soft drink, you will board 15-passenger airboats to experience the American Heritage River and its abundant wildlife.
Each airboat has its own guide and a Coast Guard licensed boat captain. Certified Eco-guides, biologists, botanists, and Audubon experts are trained to assure that each guest comes away with a new profound understanding of our vastly different land and plant communities, and the importance of their interrelationship and preservation.
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More of What to Do and See in Orlando
Ever dream of going into space? Visit Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex for “Launch Shuttle Experience.” Developed by NASA and its astronauts, feel the rush that the astronauts do every time they take off.
After your many theme park experiences, you can partake in a common recreational activity: shopping! Orlando offers a variety of shopping malls that offer high-end retailers like Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, Nordstroms and more.M
We’ve highlighted several of the theme parks in Orlando, but if the recreation that is calling you involves a club, a ball, some skill and a little patience, you’ll have more than 170 golf courses within an hour distance from Orlando to choose from. Located in Recreation Park at the Gaylord Palms Resort is the Coquina Dunes, presented by Falcon’s Fire Golf Club. Coquina Dunes is a 9-hole executive putting course providing all the challenges of a full-size golf course, complete with sand traps, roughs and dogleg bends. If you want to improve your golf game, you can also have some fun at one of the many golf academies in the area.
When all of this activity leaves you with tired feet or a sore back, you’ll find some wonderful spas to help you unwind. One of the finest spas around is the Canyon Ranch Spa Club, located inside the Gaylord Palms Resort. Other highlights of the Gaylord Palm Resort that will help you relax and have fun include a volleyball court, a croquet lawn, bocce court, South Beach pool (for adults), and Marine Activities Pool (for the family). For parents wanting to have some free time from their kids, or vice versa, the Gaylord Palms also offers La Petite Academy Kids Stations where kids can stay and play for one to four hours while you visit one of the other Gaylord Palms Resort activities.
We hope you join your colleagues for ACG 2008 in sunny Orlando, Florida. Information about the ACG 2008 educational program will be available in early 2008. Make your vacation plans now by visiting www.orlandoinfo.com.
Many of the Orlando photos used for ACG 2008 are courtesy of the Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitor’s Bureau.
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