28th Anniversary Annual Scientific Meeting

Texas Transplantation Society presents
28th Anniversary
Annual Scientific Meeting
Including the Trinkle/Banowsky
Abstract & Case Presentation
Competition
July 23-26, 2015
Hyatt Regency Hotel
Austin, Texas
Who Should Attend?
This conference is designed for physicians,
surgeons, scientists, registered nurses,
transplant and procurement coordinators,
HLA lab directors and staff, social workers,
transplant administrators, and others involved
in solid organ and bone marrow donation,
procurement, and transplantation.
Additionally, participants in medically-related
fields (such as nephrology, immunology,
cardiology, hepatology, hematology, urology,
endocrinology, surgery) and any others whose
work would cause them to be involved in the
treatment of transplant recipients or patients
with end stage organ disease are invited to
attend in order to become up-to-date on topics
related to care of the transplant patient.
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, the
accredited sponsor, is jointly sponsoring this activity with
Texas Transplantation Society.
ACCREDITATION: This activity has been planned and implemented
in accordance with the Essential Areas & Policies of the
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through
joint providership of The University of Texas Southwestern Medical
Center and the Texas Transplantation Society. The University of
Texas Southwestern Medical Center is accredited by the ACCME to
provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation: The University of Texas Southwestern
Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 14.75
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit
commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The presentation, “Pro/Con Debate: How Old is Too Old? Kidney
Transplantation in the Elderly,” has been designated by The
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center for 1 hour in
medical ethics and/or professional responsibility.
OFF LABEL USES: Because this course is meant to educate
physicians with what is currently in use and what may be available
in the future, there may be “off-label” uses discussed in the
presentations. Speakers have been requested to inform the
audience when off-label use is discussed.
DISCLOSURE: It is the policy of ACCME that participants in CME
activities should be made aware of any affiliation or financial
interest that may affect the speaker’s presentations. Each speaker
has completed and signed a conflict of interest statement. The
faculty members’ relationships will be disclosed in the handout.
28th Annual Scientific Meeting
Dear Colleagues, Friends, and ‘soon to be friends’:
We are not the mere collection of knowledge that we acquire as we move through our
careers, healing and helping others; learning in the process. We are people who, at their best,
bring a generous and beneficent spirit not only to their work but also to their collegial associations and friendships – some of which are one and the same. Part of the benefit of working in
a field that requires so much commitment from those inclined to commit, is to develop
meaningful career associations, many of which turn into
casual friendships; and a few into deep and enduring ones. If you were to ask me why you
should come, that’s what I would say first. I personally believe this meeting will be remembered for many years into the future. We will look back on it.
We invite you to this unique scientific meeting of the Texas Transplantation Society which,
first and foremost, seeks to expand our participants’ knowledge, allowing them to better
serve patient and donor populations on all aspects of transplantation from surgery to preand post-transplant patient management, nursing, organ procurement, donor and donor
family services, social work, ethics, and histocompatibility.
This meeting is designed, as it always has been, to refresh our spirit and career by meeting and associating with career icons
and colleagues. The meeting allows us come together on a casual basis in rural/resort/Texas chic/Texas not-so-chic settings.
For those of us who were there in the beginning in 1987, it is hard to believe how far we’ve come as a professional society.
We have grown from a few colleagues meeting at Lakeway in Austin to discuss common issues and problems in transplantation, to a mature professional meeting offering five types of continuing education credits. Sir Roy Calne will address the
society this year, a gesture on his part that honors us all.
Finally, since we are in Austin this year, it seems appropriate to compare our desire to “keep TTS strong” to “keep Austin
weird!” (For those of you who are from out-of-state or out of the country, you can google the ‘‘weird" reference.) We are
so glad to have you! As program chair and President Elect, I have the honor of writing this invitation and of using that purview to sign off with a brand I have not only adopted for my own work, but which I will also adopt for this conference:
“Change History – Leave a Footprint…..”
Teresa Shafer, RN, MSN, CPTC
TTS 2015 Program Chair and President-Elect
Keynote Speakers
A surgeon of global renown, Sir
Roy performed the first liver
transplant in Europe in 1968 and
the world’s first liver, heart and
lung transplant in 1987. His
methods are now regarded as
standard practice. Sir Roy was
knighted in 1986. Calne is a
fellow of the Royal Society and
was Professor of Surgery at
Cambridge University between
1965 and 1998, where he initiated the kidney transplant program. He was Harkness Fellow at Harvard Medical
School from 1960-61. Much of his subsequent work has
been concerned with the improvement of techniques
aimed at prolonging the life of liver transplant recipients.
A true Renaissance man, Sir Roy is also an accomplished
artist.
Dr. Siminoff is Dean, College of
Health Professions and Social
Work,at Temple University. She is
a nationally recognized public
health social scientist and world
renowned expert in organ
donation behavioral science. Dr.
Siminoff’s research focuses on
informed consent, health communication, health disparities,
bioethics, and issues of organ and
tissue donation. She is a leader in
multimethod research, applying empirical social science
methods to bioethics-related issues. Dr. Siminoff’s
research has been continuously funded by the National
Institutes of Health for more than 20 years. She is the
author of more than 150 articles and is coauthor of a
textbook on the use of empirical methods in bioethics.
Program Description
Global Objectives
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Continuing Nursing
Education Credits/Contact Hours 
Describe new scientific and clinical
information relevant to solid organ and
bone marrow transplantation and
histocompatibility.
Create an arena for the interchange of
ideas regarding the care and management
of organ and bone marrow transplant
recipients and living donors.
Offer opportunities for participants to
network with other health care
professionals and to discuss the
ramifications of new socioeconomic,
ethical, and regulatory issues.
The University of Texas Medical Branch
Continuing Nursing Education is an
approved provider of continuing nurs
ing education by the Texas Nurses
Association, an accredited approver by
the American Nurses Credentialing
Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
The planning committee members and
presenters/authors/content reviewers
of this CNE activity have disclosed no
relevant financial relationships related Specific Learning Objectives
to the planning or implementation of
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Identify the most important aspects of the
this CNE activity. Nurses must be preauthorization conversation; describe how
sent for the entire conference in order
these conversations affect donor consent
to obtain credit. Nurses who attend
rates
this professional development activity
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Review the new kidney allocation rules and
will receive 14.75 Continuing Nursing
be able to explain them to patients on the
Education contact hours.
waiting list; discuss the intended goals of
the policy;
Continuing Education Credit
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Discuss the mechanics of the Share35 polIn addition to continuing medical
icy; consider the implications of Share35 on
education credits for physicians,
broader re-districting
Category I Continuing Education Points 
Evaluate the pros and cons of renal transfor Transplant Certification (CEPTCs)
plantation in the geriatric population
have been applied for through the
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Explain the development and clinical results
American Board for Transplant
of liver machine preservation; describe the
Certification (ABTC). Category I
scientific rationale and molecular findings
Continuing Education Credits (CECs)
associated with the use of hypothermic
through the American Board of Histomachine preservation
compatibility and Immunogenetics
(ABHI) are pending. Social Worker
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Identify key organizational culture
CEUs have been applied for as well.
attributes targeted in an OPO turnaround;
describe strategies for hard-wiring key
cultural attributes; outline data/monitoring
About the Program
benchmarks for measuring progress
This two and a half-day meeting
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Review proposed liver allocation concepts;
encompasses topics in solid organ
review lessons from the kidney allocation
transplantation (i.e. kidney, liver,
changes; describe financial impact to the
lung, heart, and pancreas) as well as
OPO’s from liver allocation changes
bone marrow transplantation,
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Identify factors that can allow transplant
histocompatibility and immunology.
programs and OPOs to develop competitive
The meeting is regional in scope.
advantages in organ recovery and
While most of the attendees are
transplantation
members from one of the 26
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Illustrate the impact of broader sharing on
transplant programs in Texas, nonpatients and programs and how to inspire
members and out-of-state attendees
lawmakers and media to get involved in
are also invited to participate.
shaping perspectives
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Discuss the reasons for and mechanisms of
Method
virtual crossmatching
Scientific material will be
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Identify the obstacles to finance a national
presented through symposia, oral
kidney paired donation program and disabstracts, panel discussions, pro con
cuss a proposed solution
debates, case presentations and
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Recognize how the ABO blood type impacts
didactic lectures, with ample time for
wait time for transplantation; identify risks
discussion.
and benefits of using non-A1 donors for
transplantation to group B patients
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Explain the utility and advantages of using
single antigen bead titration
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Relate the concepts and principles of “liver
fracking”; discuss strategies for maximizing
liver utilization
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Describe the current therapies and outcomes of HSCT using related HLA matched,
mismatched and unrelated donors
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Utilize the tools provided by the Transplant
Library database
Welcome Reception
Thursday, July 23rd
TTS will host a Welcome Reception for all
attendees from 6:30pm-8:30pm in Foothills II
on the 17th floor of the Hyatt. Come enjoy
the stunning views while you connect with
peers, speakers, and exhibitors in a relaxed,
informal setting before the weekend gets
underway. The Welcome Reception is
complimentary and included in your
registration fee. Dress is casual for this event.
Please indicate on your registration form if
you will attend, and how many. (Your spouse
or adult guest is welcome to attend.)
Gala Dinner honoring
Dr. Goran Klintmalm and
Sir Roy Calne
Saturday, July 25th
TTS will host the Saturday evening gala dinner
honoring Dr. Goran Klintmalm and Sir Roy
Calne, the inaugural speaker for the
Klintmalm lectureship. To attend this special
event, you must purchase a ticket ($50 per
person for the three-course meal with wine).
Dinner will take place in Texas Ballroom 2 & 3.
Exhibit Schedule
Set up begins Thursday Evening,
July 23 (5pm-8pm)
Friday, July 24, 2015 – 7am-3:30pm
Saturday, July 25, 2015
7am-11am
Tear-down by 3pm Saturday
No exhibits on Sunday, July 26, but
exhibitors are welcome to attend and may
receive education credits.
2015 TTS Meeting Schedule
THURSDAY – JULY 23, 2015
5pm – 8:30pm
6:30 – 8:30pm
Registration Open and Exhibitor Set-up
Welcome Reception
FRIDAY – JULY 24, 2015
7:00 – 8:00am
7:00 – 7:55am
Breakfast in the Exhibit area
*Women in Transplant Breakfast
Leadership, Women & Transplantation —
Laura Siminoff, PhD
(*Attendance with ticket only —Limited seating)
8:00 – 8:10am
Welcome – Steve Potter, MD, President and Teresa
Shafer, RN, MSN, CPTC, President-Elect
General Session
8:10 – 10:10am PANEL : OPO Productivity —Where is the Case for
Volume and Who Will Make that Case? Framing the Panel
with Moderator Teresa Shafer, RN, MSN, CPTC
8:10 – 8:20am
Surgeons Can’t Transplant a Conversion Rate:
US Overview of Donors & Conversion Rates —
Teresa Shafer, RN, MSN, CPTC
8:20 – 8:40am
What has your OPO been up to this year? —
Patricia Niles, CEO
8:40 – 9:15am
Decades of Growth and OPO Strength —How Do They Do
It? —Howard Nathan, CEO
9:15 – 9:45am
Building a Culture of Success: We Will NEVER Be
‘There’ —Jeffrey Orlowski, CEO
9:45 – 10:10am Panel Discussion
10:10 – 10:45am Break with Exhibitors
10:45 – 11:35am
Keynote: Paul Peters Lecture
Authorization and Why Families Say Yes —
Laura Siminoff, PhD
11:35 – 11:50am Winner, Trinkle Abstract Presentation (TBD)
11:50 – 1:15pm *Lunch —Ethics talk: How Old is Too Old? Kidney
Transplantation in the Elderly —A pro/con debate with
Angelina Edwards, MD and Neema Stephens, MD
(*Attendance with ticket only —Limited seating; 1 hr. ethics credit)
1:15 – 3:00pm
PANEL: Push and Pull —OPOs Can’t Do It Alone.
Increasing the Number of Transplants Through
Expanded Organ Utilization by Centers —
Moderator: Jeffrey Orlowski, CEO
1:15 – 1:25pm
Region 4 Organ Utilization Statistics —How do we
Stack up Nationally? —Jeffrey Orlowski, CEO
1:25 – 1:45pm
Heart Utilization —Gonzalo Gonzalez-Stawinski, MD
1:45 – 2:05pm
Donation after Cardiac Death and Lung Transplantation
—David Mason, MD
2:05 – 2:25pm
Developing a Competitive Advantage in Liver
Transplantation. New Concepts for Transplant Centers
and OPO’s who want to think ‘Outside the Box’ —
Han Grewal, MD, FACS, FRCS, MBA
2:25 – 2:45pm
Liver Transplantation at Ochsner Clinic: Fracking Hard in the
Big Easy —George Loss, Jr., MD, PhD, FACS
2:45 – 3:00pm
Going the Extra Mile in Deceased Donor Kidney
Utilization; A Perspective from the Left Coast —
Richard Perez, MD
3:00 – 3:30pm
Break with Exhibitors
1:15pm – 3:00pm HLA/Physician Breakout Session
Moderator Jerome Saltarrelli, PhD, D(ABHI)
1:15 – 1:40pm
Single Antigen Bead Titration may Identify Clinically
Irrelevant Unacceptable Antigens —Peter Jindra, PhD
1:40 – 2:05pm
HLA Antibodies in Transplant —Here we go again! —
Todd Eagar, PhD, D(ABHI)
2:05 – 2:30pm
UNOS —Histocompatibility Update — Min Ling, MD,
PhD, D(ABHI)
2:30 – 2:55pm
Testing for use of Non-A1 Kidneys —Lesley
Kresie, MD, D(ABHI)
3:00 – 3:30pm
Break with Exhibitors
Combined Session
3:30 – 3:45pm
Frequency of Positive Final Crossmatch with
Negative Virtual Crossmatch — Afzal Nikaein,
PhD, HCLD
3:45 – 4:00pm
Reality or Myth: Virtual Crossmatch Consensus —
Geoff Land, PhD, HCLD
4:00 – 4:45pm
Clinical Experience with Hypothermic Liver
Machine Preservation —James Guarrera, MD, FACS
(4:00 – 6:00pm) TTS Executive Committee Meeting
Evening Free
SATURDAY – JULY 25, 2015
7:00 – 8:00am
8:00 – 8:10am
11:00 – 12:00pm
Breakfast in the Exhibit area
Welcome and introductions – Program Chair
Teresa Shafer, RN, MSN, CPTC
Keynote: Goran Klintmalm Lecture
Achievement of Organ Transplantation and
Current Developments —Sir Roy Calne, MD
Advances in Alternative Donors for Hematopoietic
Stem Cell Transplants: Now Everyone has a Donor
—Richard Champlin, MD
Infectious Disease Update —Edward
Dominguez, MD, FACP, FIDSA
Break with Exhibitors
Overcoming Financial Barriers to Kidney Paired
Donation —Michael Rees, MD, PhD
Case Presentations
12:00 – 1:15pm
Lunch on your own
8:10 – 9:10am
9:10 – 9:35am
9:35 – 10:00am
10:00 – 10:30am
10:30 – 11:00am
1:15 – 4:00pm
PANEL: Growing the Pie versus Broader Organ
Allocation —Moderator Marlon Levy, MD, FACS
1:15 – 1:30pm
Redesigning Liver Allocation —Impact on the OPO:
Logistics and Reality; System Considerations —
Marlon Levy, MD, FACS
1:30 – 2:10pm
Impact of Share35 —Perspective and Implications for
Redistricting —Michael Charlton, MBBS, FRCP
2:10 – 2:25pm
Broader Sharing & its Implication for OPOs —
Logistics, Policy & System Performance
Considerations —Howard Nathan, CEO
2:25 – 2:40pm
Break
2:40 – 3:30pm
Broader Sharing: A Midwest & National
Perspective & How Communications Strategies
will improve this —Richard Gilroy, MD,
and Jill Chadwick
3:30 – 4:00pm
Panel Discussion
7:00pm *Special Evening Event in Honor of Dr. Goran Klintmalm
& Sir Roy Calne (*Attendance with ticket only)
SUNDAY – JULY 26, 2015
8:00 – 8:30am
Breakfast buffet
8:30 – 9:00am
The Impact of PPACA on Transplantation —
Rick Snyder, MD, FACC
Recap of the 2015 Legislative Session in Texas &
Federal Legislation —Bill Applegate
and Chris Rorick
Early Outcomes from the New Kidney Allocation
System —David Klassen, MD,
Moderator Steve Potter, MD, FACS
9:00 – 9:30am
9:30 – 10:00am
10:00 – 10:15am
Break
10:15 – 10:30am Address by Sir Peter Morris (via video)
10:30 – 11:00am Transplant Library Database: Promoting Evidencebased Practice —Mark Schregardus, CEO
11:00 – 11:30am TTS Business Meeting
Election of new officers; amend bylaws
11:30am
Adjourn
2015 Annual Scientific Meeting
Faculty
William H. Applegate —Senior Vice President, Bryan Cave LLP,
Washington, DC
Jill Chadwick —Executive Media Relations Liaison, The University of
Kansas Hospital, Kansas City, Kansas
Sir Roy Calne, MD, Emeritus Professor, University of Cambridge,
Cambridge, England
Richard E. Champlin, MD —The University of Texas MD Anderson
Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Michael R. Charlton, MBBS, FRCP —Intermountain Medical Center,
Salt Lake City, Utah
Edward A. Dominguez, MD, FACP, FIDSA —The Liver Institute
at Methodist Dallas, Dallas, Texas
Todd N. Eagar, PhD, d(ABHI) —The Methodist Hospital,
Houston, Texas
Angelina R. Edwards, MD —University of Texas Health Science Center
at San Antonio Transplant Center, San Antonio, Texas
Richard K. Gilroy, MD —University of Kansas Medical Center,
Kansas City, Kansas
Gonzalo V. Gonzalez-Stawinski, MD —Baylor University Medical
Center, Dallas, Texas
Hani P. Grewal, MD, FRCS, FACS, MBA —Mayo Clinic,
Jacksonville, Florida
James V. Guarrera, MD, FACS —Center for Disease and
Transplantation, New York, New York
Peter Jindra, PhD —Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
David K. Klassen, MD —Chief Medical Officer, United Network for
Organ Sharing, Richmond, Virginia
Lesley Kresie, MD, D(ABHI), FCAP —Carter BloodCare, Bedford, Texas
Geoffrey Land, PhD, HCLD —Carter BloodCare & Baylor University
Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
Marlon Levy, MD, FACS – Baylor All Saints Medical
Center at Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Texas
Min Ling, PhD, MD, Msc, D(ABHI) —UT Medical School at Houston,
Houston, Texas
George Loss, Jr., MD, PhD, FACS —Ochsner Clinic Foundation,
New Orleans, Louisiana
David P. Mason, MD —Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
Howard M. Nathan, President , CEO —Gift of Life Donor Program,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Afzal Nikaein, PhD, HCLD —Texas Medical Specialty, Inc.,
Dallas, Texas
Patricia Niles, President, CEO —Southwest Transplant Alliance,
Dallas, Texas
Jeffrey P. Orlowski, President, CEO —LifeShare Transplant Donor
Services of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Richard V. Perez, MD —UC Davis Medical Center,
Sacramento, California
Michael A. Rees, MD, PhD —University of Toledo Medical Center,
Toledo, Ohio
Christopher C. Rorick —Bryan Cave LLP, Washington, DC
Mark Schregardus, Founder, CEO —Evidentia Publishing,
The Netherlands
Teresa J. Shafer, RN, MSN, CPTC —Temple University/Progress in
Transplantation, Fort Worth, Texas
Laura Siminoff, PhD, Dean, College of Health Professions and Social
Work, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Richard W. Snyder II, MD, FACC —Heartplace, Dallas, Texas
Neema Stephens, MD —The UT Health Science Center at
San Antonio, Texas
Texas Transplantation Society
2015 Program Committee
Chair:
Teresa Shafer, RN, MSN, CPTC
Members:
Debra Doherty, MD
Donna Esposito, RN, BSN, CCTC
Shelley Hall, MD
Tasha Horton, RN, BSN, CPTC
Justin Johnson, RN, BSN, CPTC
Jeffrey Orlowski, MS, CPTC
George Rofaiel, MD
Jerome Saltarrelli, PhD, D(ABHI) —Chair, HLA Program
Betsy Stein, MBA
Neema Stephens, MD
Miguel Vazquez, MD
Texas Transplantation Society
2015 Executive Committee
Steve Potter, MD, FACS – President
Teresa Shafer, RN, MSN, CPTC – President-Elect
Victor Machicao, MD – Secretary-Treasurer
Stephen Almond, MD – Immediate Past President
Councilors
Bone Marrow —Kai Cao, MS, MD, D(ABHI)
Anesthesia/Critical Care – Evan Pivalizza, MBChB, FFA
Heart – Shelley Hall, MD
Heart – Matt Peltz, MD
Kidney – Debra Doherty, MD
Kidney – Miguel Vazquez, MD
Liver – Steve Bynon, MD, FACP
Liver – Jacqueline O’Leary, MD, MPH
Lungs – Scott Scheinin, MD
Lungs – Ramachandra Sista, MD
Pancreas – Jacqueline Lappin, MD, FACS, FRCSI
Pancreas – Pradeep Kadambi, MD, MBA
Allied Health Professional Member – Eva McKissick
Histocompatibility – Ron Kerman, PhD
Organ Procurement – Joe Nespral, CPTC
Transplant Administrator – Jaymee Mayo, RN
TEXAS TRANSPLANTATION SOCIETY
PO Box 202194
Austin, TX 78720
(512) 961-6532 phone
(419) 740-5579 fax; [email protected]
www.transplanttexas.org
Laurie Reece – [email protected]
Stephanie Largent – [email protected]
Texas Transplantation Society 28th Annual Scientific Meeting
Registration Form
Please complete this form and mail or fax with your credit card information or check to:
Stephanie Largent, Meeting Coordinator, Texas Transplantation Society, Email: [email protected]
PO Box 202194 • Austin, TX 78720-2194 • (512) 961-6532 • Fax (419) 740-5579
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$50(one day)/$75(two days)
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Thursday Evening
Welcome Reception 6:30-8:30pm
No Additional Charge
$
Friday Breakfast:
Women in Transplant
Ticket only —Limited seating
No Additional Charge
$
Friday Lunch: Ethics Talk
Ticket only —Limited seating
No Additional Charge
$
$50 per person
$
No Additional Charge
$
*Trainee
(medical/lab/nurse)
Saturday Dinner Event
Sunday Breakfast
Total Registration Fee Enclosed
$
*May require documentation from your program director.
Method of Payment:
⎕ Check (Please make payable to Texas Transplantation Society)
Credit Card: (Please check one)
⎕ American Express ⎕ Discover
⎕ MasterCard ⎕ Visa
Credit Card details:
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If you have any specific Dietary Restrictions, please notify the TTS office at 512-961-6532 or email
[email protected]. Also, if you require other special accommodations, please contact us in advance and we
will endeavor to assist you. Cancellation Policy: A refund of 80 percent will be made for cancellations received on or
before June 23, 2015. In order to ensure that we have enough meeting materials, please register by July 16, 2015.
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Host Hotel Information
The 2015 meeting will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in
Austin, Texas, located at 208 Barton Springs Road. There are
448 non-smoking guestrooms, including 18 suites. TTS has
negotiated the special rate of $179 single/double occupancy.
Please reserve your room by July 2, 2015
to take advantage of the negotiated rate.
All accommodations offer:
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Hyatt Grand Bed
32-inch flat screen televisions with remote control
Cable movie channels and in-room pay movies
Complimentary wireless high-speed Internet access
Video account review and video checkout
Voicemail and wireless telephone with message light
Computer data port
Individual climate control
Individual room doorbells with “Do Not Disturb” feature
In-room laptop-sized electronic safe
Turndown service available upon request
Full bath amenities, bath robes and hair dryer
Make-up mirror and full length mirror
Coffeemaker with complimentary coffee
Iron/ironing board
To reserve your room, please go online to
https://aws.passkey.com/event/13752914/
owner/16557/home
Hyatt Hotel phone numbers:
512-477-1234 or 1-888-591-1234 (mention the special
Texas Transplantation Society rate of $179 if you
reserve by phone.)
Austin Bergstrom Airport is served by the
following airlines:
Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines,
Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines,
United Airlines, US Airways and Virgin America.
Transportation
From Austin Bergstrom International Airport:
(Approximately 18 minutes/11 miles)
Airport Super Shuttle: $14 each way per person
Sedan Service: $65 each way per person
Taxi: $20-$27 for one person
Cancellation Policy:
Cancellation of any guest room is subject to a cancellation
penalty of 1 night’s room and tax if cancellation occurs
within 48 hours of arrival date. Departure dates are
re-confirmed at check-in and are subject to a fee if changed
after the check-in process is completed.
Recreational Facilities
Take time to relax in the outdoor pool, whirlpool and sundeck in a prime setting on Lady Bird Lake with views of
Austin’s skyline. Visit the 24-hour StayFit fitness center
with magnificent lake and downtown views, featuring
exercise cycles, stair climbers and Life Fitness equipment.
Take a walk along the 10-mile hike and bike trail adjacent
to the hotel or the Boardwalk Trail with 7,250 ft of piers
and viewing areas. Venture out on a canoe, a paddle boat
ride or enjoy a Riverboat tour.
Local Attractions for your Free Night
(Friday, July 24th)
Austin, Texas is the perfect place to explore a vibrant
downtown where live music, great food and outdoor
fun come together. Spend your Friday night on a
Capital Dinner Cruise or a Segway Tour. For a change
of pace, take a ride on an Austin Water Bike or a
Congress Avenue kayak. You could stop and watch the
bats at the Congress Avenue Bridge at sunset, or check
out the Stevie Ray Vaughan statue. A must-see is our
beautiful State Capitol. Other attractions include the
Bob Bullock Texas History Museum, 2nd Street and
6th Street, SoCo, and the Warehouse District for music
and entertainment.