PIUG 2007 Annual Conference

An International Conference for Patent Information Professionals

Boolean and Beyond:
Effective Patent Searching and IP Management

Travel Information

Hotel

A block of rooms have been reserved for May 4-10, 2007. The special room rate of $179 per night will be available until April 13th or until the group block is sold-out, whichever comes first. Guests wishing to arrive early may do so starting May 2nd and depart as late as May 14th, based on availability.

Reservation information for the Hilton Orange County is available at http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/personalized/snacmhh_piu/index.jhtml.

Transportation

By Air:

The local airports include;

• John Wayne, 2.5 miles / 4.0 kilometers (about 5 minute drive) from hotel.
• Los Angeles International, 36 mi / 58 km (about 45 min).
• Long Beach Airport, 20 mi / 32 km (about 25 min)

Information about transportation to the hotel from the airport, and more information about local airports can be found at the Hilton transportation-directions website,  In addition, John Willmore (BizInt Solutions) provides travel tips and information about local sites in his  “A Guide to Orange County”.

By Car:

Directions and parking information, is found at the Hilton transportation-directions website.

Local Points of Interest and Eating Out

For further information, feel free to contact: Donald Walter (don.walter @ thomson.com, +1 703 706 4220, x 4820) or John Willmore (jaws @ bizcharts.com)