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5th Biennial Nevil Shute Norway Foundation Conference

Alice Springs N.T. Australia April 22nd to 27th 2007

Updated 21/07/2006 Please bookmark this page. It will be updated regularly as the Conference planning develops

Venue Alice Springs Resort Hotel

http://www.alicespringsresort.com.au/

Alice Springs Resort - Conference Package

I chose the Alice Springs Resort last February when I was in Alice Springs planning the conference. They are part of Voyages, which runs many of the best properties in Australia. I have stayed at other Voyages properties and they are all run very well. Voyages take good care of their guests. Alice Springs Resort offers several different types of rooms, most being Standard and Deluxe. There are Handicap Accessible rooms, which are right next to the main building. There are also Terrace Rooms which allow smoking on the patios. The main difference between the Standard Rooms and Deluxe Rooms is the Deluxe Rooms are a bit larger and have balconies overlooking the (usually dry) Todd River. They are slightly farther away from the main building. The Standard rooms are a good size. All rooms include small refrigerators, tea/coffee service (instant packets, etc. and a hot water kettle), a television, a desk, a couple of chairs (at least) and the bed. There is, of course, a private bath. The rooms have either one large bed (King) or two twins.
Reminder: ALL room reservations are to be made directly through me but bills will be settled individually at the end of your stay. No deposits required.

As you will notice, breakfast is an additional $12 AU per person. For our conference, a full hot Australian breakfast at the Alice Springs Resort (which includes the hot, cold and continental breakfasts) is $12 per person. We have been given a great deal.
(Normally, the Continental Breakfast is $12.50, the Cold Breakfast is $19.50 and the Hot Breakfast is $24.50)

ALL PRICES ARE IN AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS. Room rates are inclusive of ALL taxes

Standard rooms $130 plus $12 Full breakfast.
Deluxe rooms $155 plus $12 Full Breakfast.
The room price is per room. The breakfast rate is per person

February 2006 Breakfast included:

breads, pastries, scones, vegemite, cold cereals, hot cereal, granola, fruit juices, fresh fruits, canned fruits, yogurt, cheeses, meats, hot eggs, sausages, bacon, baked beans, cooked mushrooms, grilled tomatoes, hash brown, potato patties, a chef who cooked omelettes or eggs to your liking

Conversions with exchange rates as at July 2006

AU $ US $ GB pounds Euros

130    = 97.6 53.43 77.61

155   = 115.85 63.70 92.54

12   = 8.97 4.93 7.16

If you have any queries or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me. Alice Springs is going to be terrific and I hope you will be able to join us !

REGISTRATION FEE UPDATE: I am still working on the registration fee. There are many things going into the conference that have yet to be confirmed. As soon as I have a firm number, it will be posted on the web site and mentioned in the monthly newsletter. It may be several weeks before it is posted but it is my top priority.

Laura Schneider, Conference Manager, Lauraschneider1@aol.com