Food As Medicine 2008 Hotel & Travel Information

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Hotel

All lectures and panel discussions will take place at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront, about a 5 minute walk from the Inner Harbor. Participants have a discounted rate at the hotel. Please reserve your room online here as soon as possible. The room rate for participants is $179 plus tax. The rate is guaranteed only until May 21, 2008, or when space runs out.

Please visit The Baltimore Waterfront Marriott site for details about the hotel.
Click here for a map showing the location of the hotel.

If you wish to have a roommate, indicate this in the registration process. We will be happy to provide you with contact information for a fellow participant who wants to share a room. You can get in touch with each other and decide whether you wish to be roommates or not. In the latter case you can get back to us (no explanations necessary) and we will put you back on the list of people looking for a roommate.

Dates and Times

The training begins with registration at 7:00 am on Thursday, June 12 and concludes at 2:30 pm on Sunday, June 15.

Most days, the program will run from 8:30 am to 6:00 pm with an hour and a half lunch scheduled around 12 pm and optional morning yoga sessions. To see the 2008 schedule click here.

Transportation

Please schedule your flights so that you will not miss any of the lectures!

When booking your flight, we recommend that you fly into Baltimore International Airport (BWI). The airport is located approximately 10 miles from the hotel. Transportation to the Baltimore Waterfront Marriott is available by SuperShuttle (tel. 800-258-3826 or visit http://www.supershuttle.com) for $13. Cabs are available at the airport (approx $25).

If you are bringing a car the hotel will charge $21 per day to park ($32 per day for valet parking).

Click here for a map showing the location of the hotel.

Attire

Please feel free to dress casually for the program. We recommend that you bring layers. It may be summer, but hotel air conditioning can be chilly!

Things to Do in Baltimore

Some fun things to do in Baltimore: www.baltimore.org

Visit the Inner Harbor just a few blocks from the hotel

Visit the National Aquarium – An icon in the Baltimore landscape, dedicated to sharing knowledge and inspiring stewardship of aquatic environments.

Visit the Walters Art Museum – A gem of a museum, incorporating an overview of world art from pre-dynastic Egypt to 20th-century Europe.

Visit the American Visionary Art Museum – Exhibits both history and contemporary works by self-taught artists.

Visit Camden Yards – Orioles baseball tickets available.