Registration Information

Registration Information
1. All registration for the 49th National Convention will be ONLINE.
Individual sorors will be able to preregister “anyplace and anytime” on
any Web connection through a fully
secured online system.
Our National Website address is
www.deltasigmatheta.org.
2. Registration will open on April
1, 2008, 9:00 AM, EST for All
Delegates (Sorors that are not Voting
Delegates will not be able to register
before this date.)
Registration will close May 10,
2008, 12:00 Midnight, EST.
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CONVENTION
REGISTRATION FEES
Registration
(Opens April 1, 2008)
Delegate Categories
Alumnae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $350
Collegiate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $300
Alumnae Hostess. . . . . . . . . . $325
Collegiate Hostess . . . . . . . . . $275
Seniors (62 and over). . . . . . . $300
Members of International
Chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 250
(Registration closes May 10,
2008)
On-Site Registration
$600 for all Delegate Categories
7. Family Registration Fees
Adult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $40.00
Children (12 and under). . . $25.00
3. Sorors must be financial for the
fiscal year 2008-2009, July 1,
2008–June 30, 2009, through a
local chapter or as a memberat-large, in order to register and
attend the National Convention.
Dues for fiscal year 20082009 are due and payable
January 1–March 31, 2008.
As a quality control measure, the National Headquarters staff will verify the financial status of registrants
before the convention packet
is mailed.
4. Sorors will need the following
information to access the secured
website:
Name (as it appears on your membership card) and Membership
Number.
5. Once you have gained access you
will need to enter the information
provided on the Checklist.
The registration fee entitles
the family member to a badge,
unlimited entry into the Exhibit
Trade Show and all public non-subscription events. The fee includes
shuttle bus service.
8. SPECIAL EVENT
SUBSCRIPTION TICKETS
Sorors may also purchase
tickets for all subscription activities
when they pre-register. These activities are:
GENERAL
Greek Step Show. . . . . . . . $30.00
Gospel Concert. . . . . . . . . . $30.00
Social Action Luncheon . . . $45.00
Signature Gala. . . . . . . . . . $50.00
Collegiate Luncheon. . . . . . $35.00
Tickets must be purchased at
the same time you register for the
convention. You will not be able to
log on and purchase tickets only. Tickets for all subscription
events/special activities are nonrefundable.
Tickets will be sold on-site
based on availability. Tickets
sold on-site will cost an additional $10 per ticket, per
function.
Special packages are not
available.
9. PAYMENT
Sorors may pay their registration by credit card, via our secured
Webserver online, cashiers check
(no personal checks), money order,
or wire transfer.
a.Credit Card Payments:
Sorors paying by credit
card, please do not click the
submit button more than
once.
If you encounter an error,
print the error page and
contact the National
Headquarters Help Desk, at
the numbers indicated on
page 7.
Sorors paying by credit card
will receive a confirmation
number.
This confirmation number will allow you to make
housing reservations.
b.Cashier’s Check and
Money Order Payments: Sorors paying by cashier’s check
or money order will receive an
acknowledgment number. Print
your acknowledgment receipt
and send a copy along with your
payment to:
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
P.O. Box 96181
Washington, D.C. 20090-6181
c.Wire Transfer Payments: Sorors paying by wire transfer
will receive an acknowledgment
number. Print your acknowledgment receipt. Complete the wire
transfer form and take it to your
respective bank for transaction.
Mail a copy of your completed
wire transfer form and acknowledgment receipt to:
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Attn: Finance Dept.
1707 New Hampshire Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20009
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Your payment must be received within (10) ten business
days to hold your reservation and
the tickets purchased.
Your registration will not
be processed until the payment has been received.
10. R EGISTRATION
CONFIRMATION
For sorors registering with a
credit card, an official confirmation
will be e-mailed within five (5) to
seven (7) business days of submission. An e-mail address must
be provided.
For sorors registering and
paying by cashier’s check, money
order, or wire transfer, an official
confirmation will be emailed within
10-14 business days, after receipt
of your payment.
The National Convention
packet, which includes your Registration Confirmation Card and
instructions for registering, will be
mailed to each financial member on or before June 30, 2008.
The barcode on the bottom of your
Registration Confirmation Card will
be scanned on site to print your
badge and tickets. The Registration
Confirmation Card must be signed
by you and given to the registrar to
receive your convention materials.
Please be sure to review the
contents of the convention packet
carefully and promptly upon
receipt. Review for correct spelling of your name and chapter
affiliation. If you find an error,
please return the entire convention
packet to the attention of Deborah
Somerville, Interim Director of
Information Systems. Also, send
an email to conventionservices@
deltasigmatheta.org, indicating
the date the convention packet was
returned and the nature of the error within the packet. A corrected
convention packet will be forwarded to you, if received and corrected
by July 7, 2008. Otherwise, your
convention packet will be available
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for pickup at the onsite registration
desk.
If you are financial and have
not received this material by July
7, 2008, please notify the Registrar at National Headquarters. 11. INCOMPLETE/INCORRECT
REGISTRATION
Incomplete/incorrect registrations will not be processed and will
be returned.
12. TRANSFER OF
REGISTRATION
Convention registration transfers will ONLY
be accepted/completed/
processed on-site. Conven­
tion registration may be
transferred in full from one Delta
to another provided the transferee
is financial for the 2008-2009 fiscal
year.
In order to transfer a registration, the Delta to whom the registration is being transferred must
present the Registration Confirmation Card and a letter signed by the
soror whose fees are being used. This letter must clearly state
that the bearer has authorization
for the transfer of the convention
registration.
13.CANCELLATION POLICY
A portion of the Registration
Fees paid in advance is refundable
upon the receipt of a written notification to National Headquarters.
Registration fees paid in advance are refundable less a 50%
cancellation fee, if written notice
is received and postmarked on or
before June 30, 2008.
Any refund requests received
postmarked on or after July 1,
2008 will not be honored. The cost for tickets for subscription events/special activities is
non- refundable.
Checks will be issued, approximately 120 days, after the Convention.
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14.ON-SITE REGISTRATION
PROCEDURES AND
FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS
Please be advised that to insure that we have adequate materials for those sorors who
pre-register,
THE ON-SITE REGISTRATION
DESK/COUNTER WILL OPEN ON
FRIDAY, JULY 25, 2008, AT
10:00 AM.
The Registration desk for
TRANSFERS/ADJUSTMENTS
will open, THURSDAY, JULY
24, 2008, at 9:00 a.m. for
non-monetary transfers and
adjustments. If you need to
make transfers or adjustments
that require the payment of
fees, you may do so beginning,
Friday, July 25, 2008, at
10:00 a.m.
The Voting and Alternate Delegate must present the Delegate
Certification Form properly completed with signatures. Financial sorors, who are not
the voting and alternate delegate,
and who pay the registration fee
may attend the convention as a
non-voting delegate and participate
in all the activities, except voting.
The confirmation card must
be presented to receive a badge
holder, convention bag and other
materials.
Annual Dues/Grand Chapter
dues are not accepted at the convention site.
15.Online Registration
Help Desk
If you experience problems
while you are attempting to register, please print the respective error
page(s), keep them for reference and
contact us. You may contact us via:
• Email – email your inquiry to
[email protected]. Expect to receive
a response within 3-5 business
days. If you choose this option,
email the error page(s) referenced
above, or,
• Call 202.986-2400 ext. 561, 563,
547 or 567 and fax the error
page to 202.986-2824, Attention
Convention Services.
The hours of operation for registration assistance are 8:30 am–5:30
pm EST, Monday–Friday.
• April 1–April 4, 2008, the
hours of operation will be extended to 7:00 p.m., EST.
• April 5, 2008, the hours of
operation will be 10:00 a.m. to
7:00 p.m., EST.
• April 7–April 11, 2008, the
hours of operation will be extended to 7:00 p.m., EST.
• April 12, 2008, the hours of
operation will be 10:00 a.m. to
7:00 p.m., EST
• May 5–May 9, 2008, the hours
of operation will be extended to
7:00 p.m., EST.
• May 10, 2008, the hours of
operation will be 10:00 a.m. to
7:00 p.m., EST.
16.HOUSING
Once you have registered for
the convention you will be able to
link to the hotel bureau for housing.
The hotel link for hotel reservations is at the bottom of your
Confirmation or Acknowledgment
letter.
Housing will open April 1,
2008 for All Delegates. Housing
will close June 19, 2008.
Rooms have been blocked in
six hotels. Please refer to the hotel
information for more details. You must be registered for the
Convention in order to secure hotel
accommodations.
You will need your confirmation number or acknowledgment
number in order to secure hotel
accommodations in the Delta room
blocks.
Reservations will be processed
on a first come, first served basis. Your hotel and room selection
19.SHUTTLE TRANSPORTATION
A shuttle transportation system
will be designed to operate only
from hotels that are not within
walking distance of the convention
center. A bus pass/flash pass must
be shown each time you board the
bus.
will be confirmed before you end
the session online.
Read all the hotel information
carefully. Pay particular attention to
refunds of deposits, changes and
cancellations.
A deposit equal to the first
two nights’ room and tax will be
required to reserve a room. Deposits must be made with a credit card
only. One of the two nights will be
non-refundable; however, one night
may be refundable by the hotel if
the reservation is cancelled within
the time specified by the hotel.
Major credit cards accepted are
Master Card, Visa, American Express and Discover.
If you have any questions
regarding your hotel assignment,
please contact Wyndham Jade
Housing Service at 888-8896405 (US/Canada), 972-349-7477
(International), Monday–Friday,
7AM–7PM CST. After June 19,
2008, you must contact your hotel directly.
Please read all the hotel information carefully. Pay particular
attention to refunds of deposits,
changes and cancellations.
17. EXHIBIT TRADE SHOW
Admittance to the Trade Show
is by badge and pass only. Admission to the Trade Show for nonregistered guests and friends is by
pass. The cost of the pass is $25.
20.TRANSPORTATION TO THE
CONVENTION
The designated air carriers
that have agreed to partner with
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
are American Airlines, Continental
Airlines and Midwest Airlines. See
page 30 for more details.
Avis, Budget, Enterprise, Hertz
and National have been designated
as the official car rental companies
for the 49th National Convention. (Information included.)
21.MOTORIZED SCOOTERS AND
WHEELCHAIRS
ScootAround, Inc. is providing
scooter and wheelchair rentals for
the convention. A toll number is provided for
your convenience in placing orders.
ScootAround will take advance
orders and will provide confirmations via mail, fax or email. Sorors
availing themselves of this rental
service will be solely responsible
for the scooters and wheelchairs.
An individual contract will be
required with ScootAround. Payments for rentals are to be made
directly to ScootAround. The rentals will be available for pickup on
Friday, July 25, 2008 and must
be returned Wednesday, July 31,
2008 (See page 31).
18.AUTHOR’S PAVILION
The Author’s Pavilion is by invitation only, please visit our website
for more details.
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Reminders
1. Registration opens April 1, 2008 at 9:00 AM, EST.
2. Registration closes May 10, 2008 at 12:00 Midnight, EST.
3. Housing opens April 1, 2008 at 9:00 AM, EST
(Must be registered for the convention in order to make hotel reservation.)
4. Housing will close June 19, 2008.
5. Deadline for purchase/receipt of the Souvenir Journal Ad is April 18, 2008.
6. Deadline to register for the 4th National Delta Golf Tournament is May 26, 2008.
7. Deadline to register for the 1st National Delta Bass Fishing Tournament/Excursion is May 26, 2008.
8. Deadline to register for family activities, tours and events is May 15, 2008.
O N S I T E
9. REGISTRATION OPEN FOR PRE-REGISTRED SORORS EXCLUSIVELY:
s Thursday, July 24, 2008 from 9:00 AM – 10:00 PM.
10. Onsite registration opens on Friday, July 25, 2008 at 10:00 AM.
11. Voting and Alternative Delegates are required to attend the WORKING IN CONVENTION/
DELEGATE ORIENTATION SESSION on Friday, July 25, 2008 at 3:00 PM. Voting Delegates are
required to attend a REHEARSAL FOR THE FORMAL OPENING on Friday, July 25, 2008 at 1:00 PM.
12. Transfers and adjustments that involve the payment of fees can be made beginning
Friday, July 25, 2008 at 10:00 a.m.
13. The Formal Opening is Saturday, July 26, 2008 at 9:00 AM.
14. The Closing Banquet is Wednesday, July 30, 2008 at 7:30 PM.
15. 16. Convention Packet (Registration Confirmation)
s Convention packets will be mailed to financial members from 2008 to 2009 no later than
June 30, 2008.
s If you are financial and have not received your packet by July 7, 2008 please notify the
Registrar at National Headquarters.
s Check your packet promptly upon receipt and verify that all contents are accurate and complete.
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DATES TO REMEMBER
*Collegiate Luncheon – Saturday, July 26, 2008 at 1:00 p.m.
*Greek Step Show – Saturday, July 26, 2008 at 7:30 p.m.
*Gospel Fest – Sunday, July 27, 2008 at 8:30 p.m.
Diversity Job Fair – Monday, July 28, 2008 at 9:00 a.m.
*Social Action Luncheon – Monday, July 28, 2008 at 12:30 p.m.
*Signature Gala – Monday, July 28, 2008 at 8:30 p.m.
*Subscription Events
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Accommodations & Hotel Rates
HOTEL
NAME
SINGLE DOUBLE
TRIPLE
QUAD
OCCUPANCY OCCUPANCY OCCUPANCY OCCUPANCY
SUITE
ROLLAWAY *HOTEL
DISTANCE TO
BED CHARGE TAX
CONVENTION CENTER
*ROSEN PLAZA
$135.00
$135.00
$155.00
$175.00
(Headquarter Hotel)
9700 International Dr.
Orlando, FL 32819
2 Bay Hospitality
Suite-$399.00
Parlor Suite1BR-$525.00
Parlor Suite2BR-$695.00
Exec. Suite1BR-$625.00
Exec. Suite2BR-$895.00
$15.00/night 13.5%
¼ Mile
*THE PEABODY $142.00
$142.00
$157.00
$172.00
ORLANDO
(Co-Headquarter Hotel)
9801 International Dr.
Orlando, FL 32819
Exec. King-
$167.00
Parlor & 1BR$540-$925
VIP Suite-$775.00
$15.00/night 13.5%
Across the Street
ROSEN CENTRE
9840 International Dr.
Orlando, FL 32819
$175.00
2 Bay Hospitality
Suite-$500.00
3 Bay Hospitality
Suite-$600.00
VIP 1BR Suite$700.00
VIP 2BR Suite$900.00
Exec. Suite1BR-$1,200.00
Exec. Suite2BR-$1,500.00
$15.00/stay 13.5%
Across the Street
ROSEN SHINGLE $135.00
$135.00
$155.00
$175.00
CREEK RESORT
9939 Universal Blvd.
Orlando, FL 32819
2 Bay Hospitality
Suite-$525.00
3 Bay Hospitality
Suite-$625.00
Junior Suite1BR-$750.00
Junior Suite2BR-$925.00
Exec. Suite1BR-$1,275.00
Exec. Suite2BR Suite$1,900.00
$22.50/night 13.5%
½ Mile
$135.00
$135.00
$155.00
QUALITY INN $95.00
$95.00
$115.00
$135.00 No Suites available $15.00/night 12.5%
PLAZA
9000 International Dr.
Orlando, FL 32819
RENAISSANCE $140.00
$140.00
$140.00
$140.00
ORLANDO RESORT
6677 Sea Harbor Dr.
Orlando, FL 32821
Exec. King-
$190.00
1BR Suite-
$350.00
2BR Suite$490.00
Complimentary 12.5%
Until they are
exhausted
*Hotels within walking distance of the Orlando Convention Center include a surcharge of 1%. All taxes are subject to change.
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Shuttle provided
½ Mile
Shuttle provided
Less than 2 Miles
Shuttle provided
Official Convention Hotels
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or your convenience, descriptions of the hotels are provided. The official Convention
Headquarters’ hotels for the 2008
National Convention are the Rosen Plaza
Hotel, and The Peabody Orlando (coheadquarter hotel). Six hotels will house
sorors, guests, their families, vendors
and others attending the 49th National
Convention. By shuttle, The Orlando
Convention Center it is no more than ten
minutes away. Shuttle transportation will
operate between the Hotels that are not
within walking distance of The Orlando
Convention Center.
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THE ROSEN PLAZA HOTEL
This hotel is located on International
Drive, adjacent to the Orange County
Convention Center in the heart of
Orlando’s convention and entertainment district. They pride themselves
on service excellence, which is what
makes Rosen Plaza unique. This Award
winning hotel has exceptional meeting facilities, and a highly respected
staff, ADA compliant rooms, as well as
beautiful accommodations. The hotel
offers an extensive array of guest services capable of fulfilling a wide variety
of guest needs. Some of the amenities
they offer are TSA Approved remote
skycap service that allows guests to
receive their airline boarding passes
and check their baggage directly from
the hotel. They also provide complimentary transportation to the Universal
Orlando’s exciting theme parks, regular
transportation to Orlando International
Airport. This luxurious hotel is home to
four restaurants offering cuisine from
gourmet to deli food. Prompt and convenient Room Service is available 16
hours a day, The Lobby Lounge offers
daily happy hour with hors d’oeuvres,
and the Lite Bite is open 24 hours a
day. All guestrooms have in-room high
speed internet and wireless internet in
the lobby areas, cable TV, hairdryers,
and coffee makers.
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of the 7-million-square–foot Orlando
County Convention Center, and the
only hotel located directly across the
street from the center’s main entrance.
It is just 15 minutes from Orlando
International Airport, and a short drive
to Walt Disney World, Sea World, and
Universal Orlando.
The award winning Service Excellence hotel is a warm and elegant taste
of Southern hospitality. This state of
arts recreation is also a plus for this
Four-Star hotel. The hotel has a heated
full size lap/swimming pool, extra large
outdoor whirlpool, children’s pool,
lighted tennis courts. It includes valet
parking complimentary self parking,
nightly turn down service, daily complimentary newspaper, and in-room
dining available 24 hours a day.
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THE PEABODY ORLANDO
This Mobil Four-Star, AAA Four Diamond Orlando Convention Hotel is
know for it luxury accommodations.
It is conveniently located in the midst
ROSEN SHINGLE CREEK
This hotel is located one-half mile from
the Orange County Convention Center,
and was built in 2006. The University
of Central Florida-Rosen School of Hospitality is next door. The Rosen Shingle
Creek offers many dining options
including sophisticated Italian cuisine
and casual fare restaurants, and 24
hour room service. High speed Internet access and 445,000 square feet of
meeting space is featured, as well as a
13,000 square foot spa with nine treatment rooms. Tennis Courts and golf
courses are spread across 230 acres.
This grand hotel prides itself on being a
first class hotel, from the linens to the
customer service.
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THE ROSEN CENTRE
This award winning hotel has exceptional meeting facilities, a well
respected staff, and one of Orlando’s
most beautiful accommodations. This
hotel is located adjacent to the Orange
County/Orlando Convention Center,
minutes from Universal Studios and 12
miles from the airport. The hotel has
two wonderful restaurants, and a Lobby
Lounge where you can get your favorite beverage, snack, and have quiet
conversations with your friends. Each
room is equipped with all the amenities
of a world class Convention hotel. This
hotel has beautiful hotel rooms and
suites, and over 100,000 square feet of
magnificent meeting space. A swimming grotto and tennis court are adjacent to the Orange County Convention
Center. The hotel offers TSA approved
remote skycap service in the United
States, guests staying at the Rosen
Centre Hotel are entitled to utilize this
completely new concept in the travel
industry. This service allows departing
guests to receive their airline boarding
passes and check their baggage directly
from the hotel. Complimentary transportation to Universal Orlando, Sea
World, and Wet n’ Wild Water Park is
provided.
QUALITY INN PLAZA
This affordable Orlando hotel is known
as the best hotel value on World–Famous International Drive in Orlando.
It provides easy access to Orlando’s
major attractions, such as Universal
Studios Orlando and Sea World. The
Orlando/Orange County Convention
Center is within walking distance as
are many Orlando restaurants, shops,
movie theaters and evening entertainment. The hotel features spacious
sleeping rooms within six highrise
buildings. All standard rooms have two
double beds with private bath, refrigerator, microwave, coffee maker, iron
and ironing board, hair dryer, voicemail, cable TV with Showtime, Pay per
view movie channels and high speed
internet access.
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RENAISSANCE ORLANDO
RESORT
This 4 Diamond Luxury resort has a 10
story atrium which features a Venetian
aviary and waterfall. This hotel is located opposite Sea World, and 10 minutes from Disney World and Universal
Studios Orlando. They are known for
their spacious rooms and their fine
amenities. This is a non-smoking hotel.
There are 5 Restaurants, 24 hour room
service, lighted tennis courts, outdoor
pool and whirlpool. THESE ARE THE ONLY
PARTICIPATING HOTELS
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Housing Procedures & Instructions
(PLEASE READ CAREFULLY)
Delta Sigma Theta has partnered
with Wyndham Jade Housing to administer Delta Sigma Theta Sorority’s room
block for the 49th National Convention.
Once you have registered for the Convention online, you will link to Wyndham
Jade to make your housing reservation.
Please keep in mind that you will not be
able to reserve housing until you have
registered for the Convention. Online reservations are available 24 hours/day.
note that after the cutoff date, the hotel
cannot guarantee availability or discounted group rates for the Sorority’s
block of rooms.
REFUND OF DEPOSIT
Please note that one of the two
night’s deposit will be NON-REFUNDABLE. However, one night may be
refundable by the hotel, if your reservation is cancelled within the time specified by the hotel. Failure to check-in
to your hotel on the designated arrival
CONVENTION RATES
date will result in a no-show charge by
the hotel, your entire reservation will
To receive the convention rates
be cancelled, and your deposit will be
listed, you must make reservations
forfeited. Please note that penalties
after you have registered online for the
National Convention. Six hotels are par- for early departure are enforced and
vary by hotel. If you are not able to
ticipating as official convention hotels,
and are listed in the Call to Convention. honor your reservation, you may sell
your room to another soror; however
See Accommodations and Hotel Rates.
the seller and buyer are responsible for
HOTEL RESERVATIONS
working out the deposit transaction.
The Delta/Wyndham Jade Housing
Please remember to modify the name
Bureau will provide an easy and conve- on your room reservation to reflect the
nient way for you to make your hotel
change. See instructions below.
reservations online. Reservations are
MODIFICATIONS/CHANGES
processed on a first come, first served
Delta Housing will accept modificabasis, effective April 1, 2008. The
tions/changes to hotel reservations up
Delta/Wyndham Jade Housing Bureau
to the cutoff date of June 19, 2008.
has been instructed to honor requests
After June 19, you must contact the
received on April 1, 2008, and
hotels directly to make changes to
thereafter until the cut off date, June
your reservation. If a reservation is
19, 2008. Requests received prior to
transferred, the buyer must receive the
the effective date will not be honored.
confirmation number in order to make
Requests received after the cut off date
any changes on the reservation.
will be processed by the hotels.
Visit the website http://www.
DEPOSIT REQUIRED
wynjade.com/deltamco08 for:
The Delta/Wyndham Jade Hous• Profile changes (name, address, teleing Bureau has been instructed to
phone, etc.)
collect a mandatory TWO (2) NIGHT
• Date changes
DEPOSIT for each room plus appropri• Additional room nights
ate taxes (currently 12.5%) at the time
• Hotel changes
of the reservation. Three hotels are
• Cancel a reservation
within walking distance (Rosen Centre,
Attendees who make changes to
Rosen Plaza, and Peabody Hotel) of the their reservations on the web may print
Orlando/Orange County Convention
an acknowledgement of the change at
Center include a surcharge of 1%. All
the conclusion of their transaction. taxes are subject to change. Deposits
Send an email to
are required for all reservations and
[email protected]:
must be made with a credit card only. • To add an additional day. If a date is
Major credit cards (MasterCard, Visa,
unavailable you may email a request
American Express and Discover) are
for the additional date needed. If
accepted. CHECKS, MONEY ORDERS
we are able to fulfill your request an
AND WIRE TRANSFERS WILL NOT
updated confirmation will be emailed
BE ACCEPTED FOR THE DEPOSIT.
to you within 5 days. If your request
is denied you will receive an email
RESERVATION DEADLINE DATE
verification of the decline.
The deadline to make reservations
• If you need a copy of your confirmais June 19, 2008. After that date, you
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must contact the hotels directly. Please
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CANCELLATIONS
Cancellations of reservations may
be processed via the web or must be
submitted in writing and forwarded by
email to: [email protected]
on or before June19, 2008. Please
keep in mind that if your reservation
is cancelled, one of the two nights will
be non-refundable. If you are not able
to honor your reservation, you may
sell your room to another soror. After
June 19, 2008, you must contact the
hotel directly within the specified time
period. All cancelled reservations will
receive a cancellation number.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Confirmation: Your hotel acknowledgement will be generated online
upon completion of your hotel reservation and automatically sent to the email
address provided. The Confirmation
will be issued subject to verification
by the Sorority and Wyndham Jade,
the housing bureau. Your confirmation
(Web ID) number is assigned by Delta
Housing and assures that the hotel will
honor the reservation. You may receive
another confirmation from the hotel
with their unique hotel internal confirmation number.
If you have not received acknowledgement of your reservation within
seven (7) days, please contact the
Delta Housing Bureau at 888-889-6405
(US/Canada), or 972-349-7477 (International/Local), or via email delta@
wyndhamjade.com. ROOM TAX/RATES
Quoted rates do not include room
taxes of 12.5%. Hotels within walking
distance of the Orlando Convention
Center also include a surcharge of 1%. All taxes are subject to change.
GENERAL QUESTIONS
Please note that new reservations
and or changes will not be taken via
phone. For general questions you may
use the numbers below:
888-889-6405 (US/Canada)
972-349-7477 (International)
Monday–Friday, 7AM–7PM CST
ONLINE REGISTRATION OPENS
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49th National Convention
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