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| =Rebooting Rockwell's America: News, Art and Community=
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| <big>A PUBLIC SYMPOSIUM / September 11-13, 2009 / Stockbridge, Massachusetts</big>
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| =LODGING AND TRAVEL= | | =Event postponed= |
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| There are extensive options for travel to the Berkshires. The Albany (N.Y.) International Airport is less than an hour's drive from Stockbridge, Mass., and is served by all major airlines, as is Bradley International Airport, just north of Hartford, Conn., and about 70 minutes from Stockbridge. The Stewart Newburg (N.Y.) International Airport is about 90 minutes from Stockbridge.
| | <h3>The "Rockwell Reboot" event scheduled for Sept. 11-13 has been postponed. |
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| The Hudson Line of the Metro North commuter railroad terminates at Wassaic, N.Y., about an hour's drive south of Stockbridge and Pittsfield, Mass., 10 miles north of Stockbridge, has daily Amtrak service from Albany, N.Y., and Boston. | | The core ideas we want to examine: Exploring the relationship among civic news, physical and virtual communities . . . and the |
| | convergence of art with civic, participatory media . . . remain important and timely and we will be looking at ways we can collectively address them in the future. |
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| Because the Berkshires is the location of Tanglewood, the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and numerous other cultural institutions (Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Shakespeare & Co., the Clark Art Institute, the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art), there are an array of quality hotels within a 15-30-minute drive of Stockbridge. The primary symposium lodging venue will be Stockbridge's historic Red Lion Inn.
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| ==Official conference hotels==
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| [[Image:Comfort-inn.jpg|150px|thumb|left|[http://www.berkshirecomfortinn.com Berkshire Comfort Inn]]]
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| <big>The town of Great Barrington has an active main street and many unique restaurants. As an economic lodging option, we've selected the Berkshire Comfort Inn & Suites. A 15-minute drive from the Norman Rockwell Museum, we will arrange shuttle service for participants who don't have autos.</big>
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| Berkshire Comfort Inn and Suites<br>
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| 249 Stockbridge Road (U.S. Route 7)<br>
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| Great Barrington, MA 01230 (USA)<br>
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| Phone: (413) 644-3200 (request Group Reservation #100498)<br>
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| Fax: (413) 644-3212 <br>
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| The Berkshire Comfort Inn & Suites offers the newest hotel rooms in the Berkshires. A total of 93 rooms fully equipped with microwave, refrigerator, coffee maker, hair dryer, iron and ironing board, <b>free high-speed wireless internet</b> and satellite television. Guests enjoy a complimentary breakfast with Belgian waffles, hot and cold cereals, fruit, bagels, breads, muffins, Danish, hard boiled eggs, juices, and coffee/tea/decaf. Our new activities wing with large indoor pool and hot tub, fitness room and game room is just the place to relax and unwind after a busy day in the Berkshires. For more information about the hotel, visit www.BerkshireComfortInn.com
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| A block of discounted rooms has been reserved at the Berkshire Comfort Inn & Suites approximately a 15-minute drive to the Norman Rockwell Museum. To make housing reservations, please call (413) 644-3200 and provide the Group Reservation #100498 to receive the conference discount. The cut-off date for this room rate is Friday, July 31, 2009, and space is limited. Attendees are encouraged to book their rooms early to guarantee availability.
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| Deluxe Room Rate: $175. <b> A two-night minimum is required.</b> [http://www.pressreleasepoint.com/berkshire-comfort-inn-and-suites-newly-expanded-upscale-berkshire-hotel MORE ABOUT HOTEL]
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| <big>A second option, closer to the museum and Saturday venues, is the historic Red Lion Inn.</big>
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| [[Image:Redlioninn.jpg|150px|thumb|left|[http://www.redlioninn.com Red Lion Inn]]]
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| [http://www.redlioninn.com/ Red Lion Inn]<br>
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| 30 Main Street<br>
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| PO Box 954<br>
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| Stockbridge MA 01262-0954<br>
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| Telephone (413) 298-5545<br>
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| Fax (413) 298-5130<br>
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| http://www.redlioninn.com <br>
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| The Red Lion Inn has been welcoming travelers to the Berkshires for more than two centuries. The Inn offers 108 individually decorated guestrooms, elegant and casual dining, live entertainment nightly, a year-round heated outdoor pool & hot tub, and shopping at The Red Lion Gift Shop and flagship Country Curtains Store. One of the few New England inns operating continuously since the 18th century, The Red Lion is convenient to the numerous cultural and outdoor attractions in the Berkshires. The Red Lion is a charter member of Historic Hotels of America and belongs to the New England Innkeeper and Resorts Association and Original Historic Inns of New England.
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| A block of discounted rooms has been reserved at the Red Lion Inn approximately a five-minute drive to the Norman Rockwell Museum. To make housing reservations, please call (413) 298-5545 and provide the Group Reservation #164329 to receive the conference discount. The cut-off date for this room rate is Tuesday, August 11, 2009, and space is limited. Attendees are encouraged to book their rooms early to guarantee availability.
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| Deluxe Room Rates:<br>
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| Friday, September 11, 2009 -- $175.00<BR>
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| Saturday, September 12, 2009 $220<BR>
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| Please note that a two-night minimum is required and rates do not include housekeeping gratuities.
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| ==Additional Accommodations==
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| In the Berkshires you will find inns and B&Bs in rustic, antique-filled Colonial homes; turn-of-the-century mansions with majestic fireplaces and canopy beds; and a variety of modern, full-service hotels and motels. To search for alternative accommodations, visit the Berkshire Visitors Bureau web site [http://www.berkshires.org www.berkshires.org].
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