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DALLAS, TEXAS Hospitality Guide FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY SEPT. 11-13 Irving Convention Center 500 W Las Colinas Blvd, Irving, TX Hosted by: Dallas Derby Devils irvingWhere convention We centerSkate photo credit: www.irvingconventioncenter.com Irving Convention Center 500 W Las Colinas Blvd, Irving, TX 75039 (972) 252-7476 www.irvingconventioncenter.com The Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas represents the innovative future of meetings and events. With almost 100,000 square feet of meeting and exhibit space, the building’s unique architecture, vertical design, and interior finishes create a new niche in the marketplace. And the opportunities don’t stop at the building’s walls. Ideally situated on 40 acres in the heart of Irving’s Las Colinas Urban Center, the convention center is just the first phase of a mixed-use entertainment district that will include a 6,000-person capacity performance venue and unique dining and shopping. PARKING An 800-space parking structure is attached to the facility and additional parking is available within walking distance. 2 DAboutallas Derby the Devils Hosts Founded in 2004 and bouting since May 2005, the Dallas Derby Devils brought flat track roller derby to the Dallas Fort Worth metroplex. As a Skater-owned, DIY (Do It Yourself) nonprofit organization, and a member league of the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association, our mission is to empower ourselves by working together on and off the track. We take time to give back to our community through charitable contributions, local sponsorship programs, and by cooperating and collaborating with other roller derby leagues worldwide. We are so excited to have you and hope you enjoy your stay. 3 andHow t ransportationto Get to arounHere D town The Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) metroplex is accessible The Trinity Railway Express connects Dallas, Fort Worth, by plane, train, bus, or automobile. DFW Airport, and Irving South and runs seven days a week, though it requires taxi service from the station to BY AIR the Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas. The Orange Irving is accessed via two major airports. The Dallas/ Line of the DART Light Rail Network connects the Las Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) is located just Colinas Urban Center and the Irving Convention Center 8.3 miles from the venue. Our other major airport with DFW Airport, Dallas (including Love Field Airport), is Dallas Love Field (DAL) which is a major hub for and surrounding cities. Click here (http://www.dart. Southwest Airlines. Love Field is located 8.4 miles from org/riding/dartrailorangeline.asp) for the Orange the venue so you can’t go wrong with either airport. Line schedule. Amtrak Rail DFW is accessible by Amtrak with multiple stations, however the Dallas (DAL) Union Station is the closest to the venue in Irving. The Union Station address is 400 S Houston St, Dallas, TX 75202. Union Station also houses DART and Trinity Railway Express stops. Greyhound Bus DFW has several Greyhound stations around the metroplex. Dallas Westmoreland is the station recommended due to its proximity to Irving. The address of the Dallas Westmoreland Greyhound stations is 627 N Westmoreland Ave, Dallas, TX 75211. BY Train AND BUS BY TAXI DART Light Rail and Bus SuperShuttle Express: Van service available 24 hours Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) is the public a day, 7 days a week departing from airport terminals. transportation provider for the city of Irving. DART Call (817) 329-2000 or (800) 648-7501. Fares vary by services 12 counties with a combination of bus, light county. rail, and commuter rail services. Buses operate every 30 minutes during peak hours, every 60 minutes during GO Yellow Checker Shuttle Call: (214) 841-1900 or book off-peak hours, and provide transportation from the online http://www.goyellowcheckershuttle.com/ area’s airports. Find route maps, fares, and information Executive Taxi Service: (972) 554-1212 about DART at http://www.dart.org/ Golden Cab Service: (972) 484-4848 Dallas Yellow Cab: (214) 426-6262 4 Hotel Information Holiday Inn Express & Suites Irving Convention Center - Las Colinas 333 W John Carpenter Freeway Irving, TX 75039 (972) 910-0302 www.ihg.com/holidayinnexpress/hotels/us/ en/irving/dfwjc/hoteldetail photo credit: www.ichotelsgroup.com/hotelmedia/ repository/vfmleonardo/galleries/prod/media/medlib/ imageRepo/1/0/33/32/599/WELCM_EXTR_04_P.jpg The Holiday Inn Express is centered between both DFW Amenities and DAL airports, located about 10 miles from each and ● Free breakfast is less than a 10 minute walk to the venue. · · ● Free parking GROUP Rates · ● Free Internet $80/night + tax (includes up to 4 persons in a Standard · ● Complimentary shuttle service to and from DFW Double/Double room) airport and within 5-mile radius · ● Refrigerator and microwave in all rooms ReserVatiONS ● Outdoor pool Phone (972) 910-0302 or (877) 834-3613 · Deadline August 24, 2015 · ● Fitness room Group Name WFTDA Division 1 Playoffs · ● Check in: 3:00 PM Group Code WFD · ● Check out: 11:00 AM Online Booking www.hiexpress.com/t?path=hd&brandCode=ex& CancellatiON POlicy localeCode=en®ionCode=1&hotelCode=DFW Canceling your reservation before 6:00 PM prior to JC&_PMID=99801505&GPC=WFD your date of arrival will result in no charge. Canceling your reservation after this time or failing to show, will MAP AND directiONS result in a charge equal to the first night’s stay per room www.ihg.com/holidayinnexpress/hotels/us/ to your credit card. Taxes may apply. Failing to call or en/irving/dfwjc/hoteldetail/directions show before check-out time after the first night of a reservation will result in cancellation of the remainder of your reservation. 5 Hotel Information Hyatt Place Dallas - Las Colinas 5455 Green Park Dr Irving, TX 75038 (972) 550-7400 www.lascolinas.place.hyatt.com http://www.lascolinas.place.hyatt.com/PropertyWebsites/ place/dfwzw/Media/All/Hyatt-Place-Dallas-Las-Colinas-P022- Exterior-Evening-1280x720.jpg/jcr:content/renditions/cq5dam. thumbnail.744.415.png Hyatt Place is centered between both DFW and DAL Amenities airports, located about 10 miles from each and is about ● Free hot breakfast 1 mile to the venue. · · ● Free parking GROUP Rates · ● ●Free Internet $89/night + tax (includes up to 4 persons in a Standard · ● Complimentary shuttle service to and from DFW Double/Double room) airport and within 5-mile radius · ● ●Refrigerator in all rooms (microwave in lobby) ReserVatiONS ● ●Outdoor pool Phone (972) 550-7400 · Deadline August 24, 2015 · ● Fitness center Group Name WFTDA Division 1 Playoffs · ● Check in: 3:00 PM Group Code G-WFTD · ● Check out: 11:00 AM Online Booking http://lascolinas.place.hyatt.com/ CancellatiON POlicy dfwzwwftd2015.html Canceling your reservation before 6:00 PM prior to your date of arrival will result in no charge. Canceling MAP AND directiONS your reservation after this time or failing to show, will www.lascolinas.place.hyatt.com/en/ result in a charge equal to the first night’s stay per room hotel/our-hotel/map-and-directions. to your credit card. Taxes may apply. Failing to call or html?icamp=propMapDirections show before check-out time after the first night of a reservation will result in cancellation of the remainder of your reservation. 6 How to Get to the Hotels TranspOrtatiON TO AND FROM BY TRAIN HOliday INN Express · Station Name: DART Railway Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) · Distance: 0.5 mile north to Hotel BY CAR Complimentary shuttle available Distance: 7.0 miles east to hotel · · Complimentary shuttle available · BY SHUTTLE · Taxi charge (one way): $30.00 · Complimentary Local Area Shuttle · Time by taxi: 20-30 minutes · Radius 5.0 mile Take North airport exit and follow Hwy 114 E (John · Carpenter Fwy) to Walnut Hill/Hidden Ridge exit. Make a left at the Hidden Ridge light. This will TranspOrtatiON TO AND FROM take you over a bridge and the hotel is located on Hyatt PLACE Dallas - Las COlinas the right. Directions from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) BY CAR Dallas Love Field Airport (DAL) Take the North exit to Hwy 114 E BY CAR · · Distance: 10.0 miles west to Hotel · Take the Walnut Hill Ln/Hidden Ridge exit. Taxi charge (one way): $30.00 Turn right on Walnut Hill, stay left to Green Park · · Dr. Time by taxi: 40-45 minutes · Train charge (one way): $7.00 · Directions from Dallas Love Field Airport (DAL) Time by train: 45 minutes · BY CAR · Head southwest on Cedar Springs Rd Drive west on Mockingbird Ln to Hwy 183 W to toward Contrail Ln. Take the first right onto W · Hwy 114 W. Mockingbird Ln turn right onto John W Carpenter Take the Walnut Hill Ln/MacArthur Blvd exit. Fwy N take the ramp on the left onto TX-183W. · Take a slight right onto TX-114W then take the exit Turn left on Walnut Hill, stay left to Green Park Dr. toward TX-348 SPUR/NW Hwy/Hidden Ridge. · Hotel is located directly on the right. 7 How to Get to the Venue parKING MAP Traveling east from Grapevine/DFW Airport WITH DRIVING directiONS on Hwy 114 Exit Northwest Hwy/Spur 348 www.irvingconventioncenter.com/includes/ · content/docs/media/ICC-Parking- · Take a right on Las Colinas Blvd Directions-03-2012.pdf · The Convention Center will be on your right BY CAR Las Colinas Blvd runs beneath the overpass of From DFW International Airport Northwest Hwy/Spur 348, so you may take that Exit DFW Airport using the North exit · thoroughfare to the Convention Center when · Proceed and take Hwy 114 East (John Carpenter traveling from north of the center. Fwy) · Traveling North or South on SH 161 (George Bush · Exit O’Connor Blvd Tpke) ·