American Society of Indexers Annual Meeting

May 16-19, 2002

Moody Gardens Hotel
Galveston Island, Texas

By Air: Galveston is located on a barrier island off the coast of Texas, just south of Houston. Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport, served by all the major airlines, is about 11/2 hours from Galveston by limousine ; Houston’s Hobby Airport (American Eagle, Continental Express, Delta, Northwest, Southwest, and Atlantic Southeast Airlines all fly into Hobby) is a little closer to Galveston, 45 minutes. Continental Express also flies into Ellington Field, which is only about 20 minutes from Galveston. For the sake of comparison, Bush Intercontinental is about as close to Galveston as Dulles is from Washington DC, or Denver airport from downtown Denver.

Galveston Limousine Service provides shuttle service that runs regularly between the Moody Gardens Hotel and both Hobby and Intercontinental Airports. Estimated travel time is one hour from Hobby and two hours from Intercontinental. Estimated rates are $25 one-way, $35 round trip from Hobby and $30 one-way, $45 round trip from Intercontinental. (Round trip discounted rate, must identify yourself as American Society of Indexers attendee to receive.) It is the most convenient way to get to the hotel and making reservations are very easy by one of three ways:

1. Call them directly for reservations at (800) 640-4826 or (409) 740-5466 and directly pay the driver. They will need arrival and departure times and the flight information.
2. Make your reservations and payment directly on-line at http://www.galvestonlimousineservice.com/ through their secure Web site.
3. Make your reservation through a form we will send you with your confirmation letter! It will contain the full schedule and rates for both airports.

You can also rent a car, Hobby and Intercontinental are served by the major car rental agencies, and Moody Gardens has lots of parking. Driving around Galveston Island is easy and convenient.

We have negotiated special airline and car rental rates including: United Airlines, Budget and Avis. If you would like to take advantage of these or need assistance with travel arrangements, contact Preferred Travel Services at (800) 848-6864 (toll-free) or (303) 298-7050, Monday – Friday, 9:00am – 6:00pm (MT). Please identify yourself as an ASI Meeting attendee.

Avis is the official car rental provider for the conference. You can make a reservation online.

The meeting is at the Moody Gardens Hotel, which is located in the center of Galveston Island, and is serviced directly by the Galveston Limousine Service to and from the airports. It has plenty of parking for those of you who will be driving in. Moody Gardens started out as a therapy center and has metamorphosed into a superb hotel and entertainment complex, with its own discovery museum, rainforest garden, aquarium, and IMAX theaters (see Moody Gardens’ website, www.moodygardens.com, for more details).

Most rooms in our conference block have two queen beds. Rooms with king beds are also available (as are suites, rooms with mini-fridges, and rooms with full-size Jacuzzi tubs, if you are so minded). As well as the usual amenities, all hotel rooms have hair dryers, irons and ironing boards, coffee machines, bathrobes, play stations, and bathroom telephones. Every room is equipped with data ports, and the desks are fitted with multiple outlets.