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The TAGT Annual Professional Development Conference will be held November 12 -14, 2008 at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel (formerly Adam's Mark) in Dallas, Texas. Pricing starts at $129 per night for a single room, plus $10 additional per person per night. Get more information and make reservations online! 

This offer has been extended to October 27. Self-parking rates will be $7.50, Valet $18.
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The host hotel & convention center is located one block from the Pearl Street DART station. Metroplex residents can Park & Ride to avoid traffic, and hotel guests can explore Dallas/Fort Worth destinations! DART Rail System Map

Want to park downtown? Here is a map of downtown parking facilities.

Dining

Food and beverage vending will be available near the exhibit hall. Other options include venues in the hotel, a food court in the adjacent mall, and downtown fine dining options.

Air Fare Discounts

Continental Airlines offers discounts off published fares to 2% to 15% or Zone fares.  Call you travel professional or Continental MeetingWorks at 1-800-468-7022 for reservations.  Refer to Z code # ZEUT and Agreement code # BVCP4Z.  Or, save an additional 3% off by booking your own reservation at www.continental.com .  Choose your flight times and access your meeting discounts by inserting ZEUTBVCP4Z in the Offer Code box.

Meeting attendees can also receive 5% off published American Airlines rates by booking online at www.aa.com and using Authorization Code A14N8AS.
 

While You Are Here

We've assembled a list of events and places of interest during or after the conference:

The Crow Collection of Asian Art

  • Featuring two special exhibits: Japanese Folk Art and Contemporary Asian Art
  • Free admission
  • Open until 9pm Thursday
  • Open 10 AM to 5 PM Saturday
  • Four blocks from the Sheraton Dallas; Adjacent to the Dallas Museum of Art

Dallas Museum of Art

The Dallas Opera

  • Presenting The Marriage of Figaro, Friday 7:30 PM, Sunday 2:00 PM
  • Dallas Music Hall at Fair Park, three miles from the Sheraton Dallas

The Dallas Symphony and Chorus

  • November 13 & 14 the Dallas Symphony and Chorus will be performing Elgar’s ‘The Music Makers’ and Mahler’s ‘Ruckert Lieder’. Jaap van Zweden is conducting, with Christianne Stotijn, mezzo-soprano.
  • Go to www.dallassymphony.com  or call 214-692-0203 for tickets.

Museums and Attractions at Fair Park

  • Includes Texas! Music Center, African American Museum, Dallas Aquarium, Dallas Historical Society, Museum of the American Railroad, Museum of Nature & Science, Hall of State, Texas Discovery Gardens, Texas Vietnam Veteran's Memorial, and The Women's Museum
  • Fair Park Passport available for multiple museum access
  • Most are open Saturday
  • Three miles from the Sheraton Dallas

Nasher Sculpture Garden

  • Open until 9pm Thursday
  • Open 10 AM to 5 PM Saturday
  • Four blocks from the Sheraton Dallas; Adjacent to the Dallas Museum of Art

Sarah Brightman

  • Wednesday, November 12, 7:00 PM
  • At the American Airlines Center, one mile from the Sheraton Dallas

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