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REGISTER NOW at the DISCOUNT hotel rate!  CLICK HERE to make your reservation: Sheraton Gateway Hotel ISDC 2006

Click here for Special Air Travel Discount!

OVERFLOW HOTEL ANNOUNCED Click Here for more information

ISDC has negotiated a nightly room rate of only $99 per night (subject to availablity), plus tax, for the duration of the conference.  This fantastic rate is  best booked online, via the link above.

The hotel is nearing capacity, and the $99 room rate is not available on certain nights. However, the room types that are currently available at special discounted prices are:

Club Floor rooms - $129 per night 
With Continental Breakfast in Club Lounge

Executive Suite rooms - $150 per night

Corner Suite rooms - $175 per night

If you book instead by telephone you must mention the International Space Development Conference at the Sheraton Gateway LAX. (Telephone:1-800-325-3535)

OVERFLOW HOTEL ANNOUNCED:
ISDC has made arrangements with the Crowne Plaza Hotel to serve as a backup hotel for ISDC attendees if they cannot make reservations at the Sheraton. The Crowne Plaza is right next to the Sheraton and the room rate will be the same, $99 per night.

When calling in to place reservations you MUST reference the group as “International Space Development Conference” with an arrival starting as early as Wednesday, 5/3/06 and departure as late as Sunday, 5/7/06. Guest room rates are $99.00 per day plus 14.1% occupancy tax. Check-in time is 3pm and check-out is Noon. Reservations may be made by calling 888-315-3700, the hotel directly at 310-642-7500 or by clicking here to visit the hotel reservation website.

The 2006 ISDC will be held at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel, located just moments away from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The Sheraton Gateway is accessible to all of Los Angeles' most popular destinations, including Santa Monica, Beverly Hills/Rodeo Drive, Hollywood, Disneyland, Malibu, Venice, Manhattan Beach, and more.

Free Shuttle Service from LAX airport to the Sheraton Gateway Hotel can be accessed by exiting the luggage area at the airport and walking to the center traffic island. Go to the red HOTEL COURTESY TRAM STOP sign.  The Sheraton Gateway bus is blue & silver and arrives about every 15 minutes.

NOTE: Daily parking rate at hotel is $11.00.

Importance of Staying in the Conference Hotel

In order to book the LA meeting, the organizers had to contract for a block of sleeping rooms in the hotel. If we do not fill these blocks, financial penalties will be incurred. This ultimately impacts the health of our societies and consequently registration fees.  Equally to the point -- it is more fun!  So please stay at the Sheraton Gateway.

Maps and Directions to the Sheraton Gateway Los Angeles

Sheraton Gateway Los Angeles
6101 West Century Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90045
Phone: 310-642-1111
Fax: 310-645-1414

Distances from the Sheraton Gateway Hotel Los Angeles

To/From Airports:
Los Angeles Intl Airport -- .5 MI (5 min)
The Sheraton Gateway offers free shuttle transportation to/from LAX

Long Beach Municipal Airport -- 15 MI (25 min)

Bob Hope Airport (Burbank) -- 28 MI (34 min)

John Wayne Airport  (Orange County) -- 40 MI (40 min)

Ontario International Airport -- 54 MI (55 min)

To/From Amtrak Station
Downtown Los Angeles-Union Station -- 14 MI

Driving directions to the Sheraton Gateway Hotel Los Angeles

Driving directions from LAX Airport:
Exit the airport via Century Boulevard, to the first stop light which is Avion Street, hotel is on the left.

From the North:
Take Interstate 405 South and exit at Century Boulevard West (LAX Airport). Turn left at the bottom of the off ramp, and turn right on Century. The hotel is located on the right side of Century Boulevard. Turn right on Avion and take an immediate left to the hotel.

From the South:
Take I-405 North and exit at Century Boulevard. Turn left at the light and travel west on Century Boulevard. The hotel is located on the right side of Century Boulevard. Turn right at Avion and then immediately to the hotel.

From the East:
Take Interstate 10 West to I-405 South and exit at Century Boul e vard West. Turn left at the bottom of the off ramp and take a right on Century. The hotel is located on the right side of Century Boulev ard. Turn right on Avion and take an immediate left to the hotel.

From the West:
Swim hard. Dodge

American Airlines Discount

American Airlines offering 5% discount to ISDC. Enter code A4956AT in the AA.com discount code box. (NOTE: You must fly in and out of LAX between May 1-11 and if your booking code is either a Q or O you will NOT receive the discount.) Other restrictions may apply.