Conference Registration SHEAR Member
$75
Conference Pre-Registration Non-Member
$105
Conference Pre-Registration Student with ID
$55
Thursday Reception: No Charge $0
McNeil Center for Early American Studies (NO CHARGE) Thursday, July 17 from 7:30 to 9 PM. There is no charge for this reception, but please indicate interest in attending for planning purposes. Sponsored by the McNeil Center for Early American Studies and the University of Pennsylvania Press.
Friday Reception: No Charge $0
Library Company of Philadelphia Cassatt House
Friday, July 18 from 6 to 7:30 PM. There is no charge for this reception, but please indicate interest in attending for planning purposes. Sponsored by Common-place and the Library Company of Philadelphia.
Friday-Women of SHEAR Breakfast - Cassatt House: $15 per person
Friday, July 18 from 7:45 to 8:45 AM.
Sponsored by the University of Tennessee Press.
Saturday Banquet - The Racquet Club of Philadelphia:
Saturday, July 19, 2008 from 7 to 9 PM.
Made possible by the St. Andrew’s Society of Philadelphia.
Banquet - Regular Meal
$55 per person
Banquet - Vegetarian Meal:
$55 per person
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY TOURS – Poor Richard’s Walking Tours
Those interested in learning more about their host city are encouraged to join one of Poor Richard’s walking tours. Cost is $20 per adult, $10 Children 5-11, and free for children under 5; Tours leave Friday and Saturday from the Doubletree Hotel lobby at 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., and focus on Philadelphia’s African American history, particularly the Underground Railroad and recent President’s House controversy.
Friday, July 18: 8:30 AM Tour - Adults:
$20
Friday, July 18: 8:30 AM Tour - Children Ages 5-11:
$10
Friday, July 18: 1:30 PM Tour - Adults:
$20
Friday, July 18: 1:30 PM Tour - Children Ages 5-11:
$10
Saturday, July 19: 8:30 AM Tour - Adults:
$20
Saturday, July 19: 8:30 AM Tour - Children Ages 5-11:
$10
Saturday, July 19: 1:30 PM Tour - Adults:
$20
Saturday, July 19: 1:30 PM Tour - Children Ages 5-11:
$10
DORMITORY HOUSING
(Please note that hotel reservations are made directly with the Doubletree Hotel by calling 215- 893-1600)
2008 Annual Meeting Doubletree Guests
PLEASE NOTE: SHEAR is subsidizing rooms at the Doubletree Hotel the nights of the Conference (July 17, 18, and 19). These rooms will be $135 rather than $145 a night; this information will be reflected on your final bill, however, rather than when make your reservation. The room rate for those arriving within three days or, or staying three days after, the conference is $145 a night.
Dormitory Housing / per night
$60
Linen Fee / one-time per person fee
$10
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