The Society of Rheology: 70th Annual Meeting (Oct 1998) General Information

Location

The Autumn 1998 meeting of the Society of Rheology will be held at the Monterey Marriott in Monterey, California, October 4 to 8, 1998. A registration form for the hotel is available at this web site. Rates are $135 (single) and $145 (double) plus tax. The Marriott is located in downtown Monterey, within walking distance of Fisherman's Wharf. The town itself is at the heart of the celebrated Monterey peninsula, just a two hours drive from the San Francisco Bay Area. The hotel has been recently extensively renovated and features a swimming pool and exercise facilities. This downtown location will provide the attendees with easy access to Monterey's marvelous collection of restaurants and shops. The world renown Fisherman's Wharf (the location of Steinbeck's novel, Cannery Row) is right at hand and the famous Monterey Bay Aquarium can be reached by foot or using abundant city transportation.

Three nearby hotels can handle some of the overflow for the meeting. These are:

The Monterey Hotel 831-375-3184
	Located down the street from the Marriott.
The Merritt House Inn 831-646-9686
	Located behind the Marriott. They will offer the same room pricing. Mention the SoR meeting and speak with Pam.
Hotel Pacific 831-373-5700
	Located behind the Marriott.

The Monterey peninsula is well known for the natural beauty of its rugged coastline. It is home to the famous Pebble Beach Golf Course and nearby 17 Mile Drive offers wonderful views of the coast and the cypress groves. Also within striking distance is the delightful seaside community of Carmel.

October is a peak tourist month for the Monterey area and the climate is generally very pleasant. For this reason, attendees to the 70th Annual Meeting are advised to book their travel arrangements as early as possible.

Additional information are available from Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce at http://www.mpcc.com/ and Monterey Marriott at http://www.marriott.com/marriott/MRYCA/.

Transportation

The Monterey Peninsula Airport is served by a number of major carriers, including United Airlines, American Airlines, Delta, US Air and Northwest. The meeting hotel is easily access by ground transportation services from the airport. Normally the incremental cost to include Monterey Airport as a final destination from major airports such as San Francisco is quite modest.

If you choose to drive by automobile from the San Francisco Bay area, the driving time will be between 2 and 3 hours.

Registration

The registration fee of $100.00 includes the meeting program booklet containing the abstracts of the papers. Registration also entitles you to attend the technical program, the plenary lectures, the Bingham Award Address, the social events and the poster session. For an addition cost of $40, you can attend the Bingham Award Banquet on Tuesday evening. Please purchase tickets for the banquet prior to the meeting using the meeting registration form. The meeting registration form should be completed in full and mailed along with your payment to the address listed on the form. Payment by check or money order should be made payable to the Society of Rheology. If you choose to pay by VISA or Mastercard, you may do so by faxing the form to 650-322-9708. Registration materials received after September 13 will incur a late fee.

Registration at the meeting will take place at the Monterey Marriott beginning at 3:00 to 7:00 pm, Sunday, October 4. From October 5 to 8 registration to the meeting will take place after 8 am.

Welcoming Reception

A welcoming reception hosted by TA Instruments will take place at the Ferrante's restaurant at the top of the Monterey Marriott on Sunday, October 4 from 6 - 8 pm.

Society Reception

Rheometric Scientific will host a reception at the Memory Gardens near Fisherman's Wharf from 7:00 - 8:30 pm on Monday, October 5.

Society Business Meeting

All attendees are encouraged to attend the annual business meeting of the Society of Rheology on Tuesday, October 6. This meeting will start at approximately 5:30 pm in San Carlos I.

Bingham Award Banquet

Haake will host a reception beginning at 7 pm on Tuesday, October 6 prior to the Bingham Award Banquet. The reception and banquet will be held in the San Carlos III Ballroom of the Monterey Marriott Hotel. Dinner will be served at 8 pm for those attending the banquet. The Reception is in the North Foyer outside of San Carlos III.

Poster Session

Paar Physica will sponsor a reception in conjunction with the poster session on Wednesday, October 7 at the Marriott. This event will start at the conclusion of the technical session. Posters will be on display in the foyer area outside of the ballrooms.

Exhibits

Vendors will demonstrate their products in the San Carlos IV ballroom adjacent to the meeting rooms. Coffee will be served in this room.