General Information

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Hotel Information

Conference activities (workshops and exhibits) will take place at the Turning Stone Resort & Conference Center, 5218 Patrick Road, Verona, New York.

The award-winning Turning Stone Resort • Conference Center is nestled in the heart of Central New York's scenic Mohawk Valley. The 1,200-acre resort features luxurious hotel accommodations, a full-service destination spa, a variety of gourmet restaurants and casual dining options, celebrity entertainment, five championship golf courses, and much more!

The Turning Stone has offered the following conference rates:

$149 per room for single/double occupancy /$159 triple / $169 quad.

For reservations call: 800-771-7711

Visit their website at www.turningstone.com/stay

*When making your reservation, be sure to say you are attending the NYSAEYC Conference*

Conference Schedule at a Glance

Registration

Online registration available

Registration Package Prices:

Pkg. A - Workshops Friday & Saturday, Thursday evening Keynote & Welcome Reception, Friday evening Champions for Children Awards Ceremony

Pkg. B - Workshops both Friday & Saturday

Pkg. C - Workshops Friday OR Saturday

*It’s cheaper to become a regular member ($55 annual membership fee) and pay the member conference rate than it is to pay the non-member rate. To become a member, log onto www.naeyc.org/membership. Enjoy the benefits of membership at the local, state & national levels.

**Non member rate cost the same as becoming a regular member ($55) and paying member rate. www.naeyc.org/membership (plus you enjoy member benefits for an entire year).

Early bird rates are shown above. Add $15.00 to registrations received after early bird deadline—March 15th.

Download Conference Registration Form

CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIPS

TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION

Arriving by Air

Jet Blue flies to Syracuse from Kennedy, LaGuardia and Newark, NJ (EWR). Keep in mind that the conference site is a 30 minute cab ride from the airport. A discount is being negotiated at this time.

Arriving by Rail

Amtrak is offering a 10% discount off the lowest available rail fare to Syracuse, NY between 4/26/10 and 5/4/10. To book your reservation call Amtrak at 1 (800) 872-7245 or contact your local travel agent. Please refer to Convention Fare Code X44Z-970 when making your reservation. This cannot be booked via internet. This offer is not valid on the Auto Train and Acela service. Offer valid with Sleepers, Business Class or First Class seats with payment of the full applicable accommodation charges. Fare is valid on Amtrak Regional all departures seven days a week, except for holiday blackouts.

Keep in mind that if you are traveling by air and rail, you still need to consider the cost of taxi fare to Turning Stone. From Syracuse to Verona it is approximately $125 one way.

Arriving by Bus

For the ease of travel, we have made available bus transportation- from NYC or Tarrytown, NY to the front door of Turning Stone Resort and Conference Center. There are 114 seats available on a first come first serve basis. Once the first bus (57 seats) is full a waitlist for the second bus will be started. Waitlist participants will be notified if the second bus will run by March 15. Bus registration available online only.

Round trips from these cities are confirmed with approximate times:

For more traveling and activity information about Verona and Syracuse area go to www.visitsyracuse.org.

PARKING

Parking is free to all conference participants and hotel guests

Contact us

Questions concerning the annual state conference can be directed to NYSAEYC at (518) 867-3517; Fax: (518) 867-3520, or by email at nysaeyc@capital.net.  NYSAEYC’s mailing address is: 230 Washington Ave. Ext., Albany, NY 12203.

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