47th Annual Meeting and Exposition
December 10-13, 2005

Georgia World Congress Center
Atlanta, Georgia

Attendee Services

Shuttle Service
Complimentary shuttle service will be provided between participating hotels and the Georgia World Congress Center, where ASH's registration, annual meeting sessions, and exhibits will be located. Shuttle buses will run approximately every 10-20 minutes starting at 12:00 noon on Thursday, December 8, and continuing each morning beginning at 6:00 a.m. (except Saturday and Sunday mornings starting at 5:45 a.m.) through Tuesday, December 13, at 2:30 p.m. Each evening, shuttle buses will run until 9:30 p.m. Look for shuttle bus schedules in your hotel lobby.

E-mail Pavilion
Attendees can access the Internet to check and send e-mails. The E-mail Pavilion will open on Thursday, December 8, at 12:00 noon. The E-mail Pavilion will be located in the following areas:

• The International Boulevard Entrance Lobby of the Georgia World Congress Center
• Across from the Terrace Restaurant in the Building B West Entrance of the Georgia World Congress Center
• In the Water Feature area, near Room B212 in Building B on the second level of the Georgia World Congress Center

Message Center
ASH will offer a computerized message center, and your registration ID will be required for use of the message center. Attendees can leave messages for each other. Check the monitors located throughout the convention center to see if you have a message:

• The International Boulevard Entrance Lobby of the Georgia World Congress Center
• Across from the Terrace Restaurant in the Building B West Entrance of the Georgia World Congress Center
• In the Water Feature area, near room B212 in Building B on the second level of the Georgia World Congress Center

PDA Download Station
Education Program, Scientific Program, and abstract information can be searched and downloaded to your PDA. The PDA download station will be located near Room B401, in Building B on the fourth level of the Georgia World Congress Center.

Wireless Internet Café – New This Year!
ASH will provide a Wireless Internet Café area in the convention center, between the Water Feature and Willow Garden on the second level of Building B. This area will feature sitting areas, tables and chairs, food for purchase, and a Wi-Fi zone so that those attendees with laptops with wireless access can log on to the Internet.

ASH Job Bank
Several computer stations featuring the online ASH Job Bank will be available at the meeting. The Job Bank allows users to review hundreds of open employment opportunities in the field of hematology or submit an employment ad for posting.

Fellows Lounge
Fellows are invited to visit the ASH Fellows Lounge located in the Georgia World Congress Center, Room B203. The lounge provides a relaxing space for trainees to meet with colleagues, access the Internet, and recharge with complimentary light refreshments. The lounge will be open from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm daily on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, and from 7:00 am to 12:00 noon on Tuesday. Please note: The Fellows Lounge will only be open to trainees (those with blue name badges).

Child Care
For safety reasons, children under the age of 12 (including infants in carriers and strollers, or hand-carried infants and toddlers) are not permitted in the exhibit hall and poster sessions. Additionally, ASH discourages children and infants in the sessions, as they may distract the speakers and disrupt other attendees.

ASH has made arrangements with KiddieCorp to provide subsidized child-care services at the meeting. KiddieCorp has been caring for children at conventions for nearly 20 years and is offering a wide range of activities to keep children entertained while you attend the ASH sessions. KiddieCorp staff come prepared with age-appropriate games, souvenir arts and craft projects, toys, and entertainment. KiddieCorp staff members are bonded and trained child-care specialists. Additionally, KiddieCorp utilizes a photo identification system to check your child in and out of the room.

The cost for child-care service is subsidized by ASH. The cost to parents is $5 per hour, per child with a two-hour minimum required per child, per day. Snacks, light meals, and beverages will be provided each day. Pre-registration is recommended to ensure participation. This service will be available from Friday, December 9, through Tuesday, December 13. Space is limited, so please register your child by November 9.

For additional program information and registration material, please contact KiddieCorp’s ASH Program Manager by phone at 858-455-1718, by fax at 858-455-5841, by e-mail at ashkids@kiddiecorp.com, or via its Web site at www.kiddiecorp.com/ashkids.htm.

The child-care room will be located in the Georgia World Congress Center and will be open during the following hours:

Abstracts Online/Program Planner
Check the ASH Web site in early November for the full text of the annual meeting abstracts. The online program will allow you to search the annual meeting presentations and generate your own personal annual meeting schedule. Your personalized itinerary can be saved, so that you can access it from any computer with Internet access. You can also print out a hard copy or download the information to your PDA.

Webcast
A webcast of several of this year’s annual meeting sessions will be available on the ASH Web site soon after the meeting. Users will be able to hear audio recordings of the presentations while viewing associated color slides. The Webcast will be available to all users at no charge. Sessions that will be captured for the webcast are:

• Presidential Symposium
• Ham-Wasserman Lecture
• E. Donnall Thomas Lecture
• ASH/EHA Policy Forum
• Joint ASH/ASCO Program
• Special Symposium on Anemia and the Elderly
• Special Plenary Session on Myeloproliferative Diseases Revealed