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North American Society for the Sociology of Sport :: Société nord-americaine de sociologie du sport :: La Sociedad Norteamericana para la Sociología del Deporte

Beyond Other Boundaries: Sport within/against/across Borders   **   October 31 - November 3 2007   **   Pittsburgh, PA!

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CONFERENCE REGISTRATION


If you are presenting a paper at the conference, you must be a member of NASSS. For your convenience, we have a combined Membership and Conference Registration form stored on a secure site managed by Sporg. The link can be found below. If you are already a member of NASSS, you can ignore the membership information and only fill out the Conference Registration questions.

Conference Registration fees include two (2) receptions and daily coffee breaks:

Professional (on or before September 15) $120 USD
Professional (after September 15) $150 USD
Student (on or before September 15)  $30 USD
Student (after September 15)  $35 USD
One-day (no deadline)  $60 USD

For quick, easy, and secure online payment of membership and/or conference registration by credit card, please visit our payment site hosted by

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https://www.sporg.com/registration?link_type=form&form_id=80613&view_type=windowed


If you choose to pay conference registration and membership dues by check, you still must complete the online form so that you are included in our database. After filling out the form, print off a copy of the completed form (be sure to keep one for you records), include payment in US currency, and mail to:

NASSS
c/o Dean Purdy
PO Box 291
Bowling Green, OH 43402   USA

Day Phone: 419.352.1928
Télécopie/Fax: 419.354.2957
Courriel/Email: treasurer [at] nasss.org

Please direct questions regarding registration, membership, and hotel reservations to Dean Purdy.

∗ ∗ Registration materials will be available at the conference hotel beginning Wednesday, October 31 from 5 to 8 pm. ∗ ∗


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HOTEL RESERVATIONS


Please make hotel reservations by contacting the hotel directly. Follow the link below for more info or call the toll free below.
Marriott Pittsburgh City Center
112 Washington Place
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219 USA
Phone: 1-412-471-4000
Fax: 1-412-281-4797
Toll-free: 1-888-456-6600
World Wide Reservation Phone Numbers (Outside US and Canada)
∗ Tell them you are with NASSS ∗
OVERFLOW HOTEL
Courtyard Marriott-Downtown Pittsburgh
approx. 4 blocks from the Marriott City Center.
Both the Courtyard and the
City Center have shuttle buses that can take you between the two properties.
412-434-5551
∗ Tell them you are with NASSS ∗

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TRANSPORTATION FROM PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (PIT)


Public Transportation

Airport shuttle service, fee: 19 USD (one way)
Bus service, fee: 14.0 USD (one way)
Estimated taxi fare: 35.0 USD (one way)
Airport Flyer (fare to downtown - $2.25): Schedule

Driving Directions:

The Marriott is approximately 18 mi SE of Pittsburgh International Airport.
Follow signs for 60 South to 279 North to Pittsburgh.
Go through the Fort Pitt Tunnelsand over the Fort Pitt Bridge.
Follow signs to 376 East Monroeville.
Take the Grant Street Exit (stay on Grant Street) make a right on 6th Avenue.
Go two lights and make a left onto Centre Avenue.
Go to the first light and make a right onto Washington Place.
Make the very next right into the Marriott.

Parking

Hotel on-site parking fee: 16.5 USD daily
Hotel Valet parking fee: 23 USD daily


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TRANSPORTATION WITHIN THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH


Buses: The Port Authority


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LOCAL INFORMATION


THINGS TO DO/SEE

DANCING AND CLUBS

IN SEASON SPORTS


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CURRENCY CONVERTER


Use the The Universal Currency Converter to convert American Dollars (USD) and Canadian Dollars (CAD) into other currencies.


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