This year the ASTC conference takes you to New Orleans: a city with a history, culture and style you won't find anywhere else. The Big Easy has plenty in store for you, whether you're looking to party on Bourbon Street, shop on Magazine, or visit the hottest new restaurants in the Vieux Carré. Our local hosts have worked hard to organize a conference that will not only give you ample opportunity to socialize, network, and learn what's new in the field of trial consulting; but will also allow you to experience the thrills of New Orleans. Indeed, New Orleans is nothing if not unique. What seems normal to us in New Orleans may seem strange to outsiders. So to help give you an idea about how we do things in the Big Easy, Doug Green sends you the Top Ten Ways New Orleans Will Surprise You!
03/26/2012:
If you love music, New Orleans, is the place to be! There’s music all over, people playing in the street, on sidewalks and in the open-air cafes.
The best thing about the French Quarter is Royal and Chartres. Royal Street of course has great shops and all the fabulous art galleries.
Stop at the Monteleone Hotel and have a drink at the Carousel Bar - it's old and beautiful, and yes - it's a moving bar!
There's a great little restaurant on Orleans Avenue behind the cathedral - Orleans Grapevine. It is small, quaint, known for excellent wines.
Check out the Green Goddess, something of a hole in the wall, but the food and the chef are SO worth it!!!
St. Louis Cathedral is a great stop - a beautiful church with pretty stained glass - lots of history. You may catch a wedding party spilling out into the square and second lining down Royal Street.
Frenchmen Street in the Marigny is New Orleans funky - lots of clubs for listening to music. Don't stray or stay too late!
Take the streetcar down St. Charles and get off at Lee's Circle. There's the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. A must see. From there venture down Julia street and others in the Warehouse District for Galleries and restaurants, Don’t forget to visit the World War II Museum - a great and moving place - a tribute to the greatest generation! Oh yeah and they also have great food there!
Continue the streetcar down St. Charles through the Garden District to Uptown and the University area. Stop at Carrollton Avenue and grab some breakfast or lunch at the Camellia Grill. Shop the Riverbend area.
If you have access to a car go down Magazine Street for shopping and eating - where the locals go!
There are still spaces available for the Speed Meet on Thursday, June 7, 2012. Contact the ASTC Office for more information.
Also review the Sponsorship, Exhibitor, and Advertising Opportunities that are available. Sponsors receive one free registration (excluding Thursday pre-conference workshops) for every $1,000 sponsored. The deadline for inclusion in the on-site Conference Program is April 13.
02/17/2012:
31st Annual Conference June 7-9
Omni Royal Orleans Hotel ~ New Orleans, LA
The 84th Annual Academy Awards will be held on Sunday, February 26, 2012. On that golden night you will hear the emcees say, "The envelope, please....."
ASTC has its own Oscar-winning envelope in the mail to you. The Development Committee will be announcing the many ways you can make ASTC’s 31st Annual Conference a winner with your sponsorship.
In preparation, click here to view a sneak preview of our current conference programming. In the coming weeks, you will receive more details about the program (speakers, presentations, food, jazz, entertainment, etc.) and registration. In the meantime, you can expect attendees will “Learn, Play, Connect, and Succeed” in the New Orleans French Quarter June 7th -9th , 2012.
When the envelope arrives please take a moment to open it up, make a choice where you can sponsor an event or program, and send your check or credit card payment in - before someone else walks away with your Oscar!
Co-chairs: Julie Howe & Diane Wyzga
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