46thANNUALMEETING October19-21,2008 SpaHotelCaribia Kongressikuja1 FIN-20540Turku,Finland REGISTRATION NAME: ADDRESS: CITY: COUNTRY: ZIP: EMAIL: PHONE: FAX: FORNAMETAG:Affiliation___________________________________________ City,State/Province,Country_________________________________________ REGISTRATIONFEES* BEFOREORONSeptember15,2008 Members 230US$ Students 130US$ Non-Members 310US$ AFTERSeptember15,2008 Members 330US$ Students 210US$ Non-Members 410US$ Total $ *Theregistrationfeesincludemeetingspaceandequipment,lunch&coffee breakeachday,andareceptiononSundayevening. Memberregistrationis availableONLYtomemberswhoarenotdelinquentintheirmembershipdues. Pleasecheckhereforthevegetarianoptionforthelunch (Sunday-Tuesday). FORSTUDENT :NameofUniversityorCollege • Registrantisafulltimestudentin(department) • SignatureofDepartmentChair • NameofDepartmentChair MEMBERSHIP AnnualMembershipFee$100US AssociateMember$50US Total $ Membership dues for 2008 must be paid in order to receive member registrationrates.Ifyouhaven’talreadypaidyourmembershipfee, please do so now. If you have already paid your 2008 dues and you submitpaymentnow,itwillbecreditedtoyour2009membership. Iamnotcurrentlyamemberbutwouldliketobecontactedbythe membershipcommittee. PAYMENT TOTALOFALLPAYMENTS GrandTotal $ CheckEnclosed _______CreditCard (Visa,MasterCardonly) CreditCardchargeswillappearonyourstatementfrom ExecutiveAdministrativeServices,Inc.,theAcademy’s managementfirm. Nameoncard Streetaddressandpostalcode Account# Expirationdate Cardauthorizationnumber(seebackofcard) Payabletothe AcademyofAphasia MAILTO: AcademyofAphasia POBox26532 Minneapolis,MN55426USA FAXTO: 952-920-6098or1-866-868-3956(Creditcardonly) EMAILTO:[email protected] (Creditcardonly) OTHERINFORMATION 46TH ANNUALMEETINGOFTHE ACADEMYOF APHASIA TURKU ,FINLAND OCTOBER 19-21,2008 Venue TheAcademyofAphasiaconferencewillbeheldattheCaribiaHotelwhichisaspahotel nearthecentreofTurku.Itincludesahigh-standardhotel,conferencefacilities,and restaurants.Thefamousspasection(freeforthehotelguests,12eurosforothers) includeseightpools,threewaterslides,awarmoutdoorpoolwithcaves,ajuniorpooland children'spoolwithasmallwaterslide,afitnesspool,acoldpoolbesidethewarm outdoorpool,aFinnishsauna,asteamsauna,andabar.Seethehotelwebsiteforfurther information,including360-degreepanoramicimagesofthepremises . http://www.holidayclubspahotels.com/index.php?id=1394 SpaHotelCaribia,Turku,Finland TheSpaarea TheCongressauditorium GettingHere ByAir TurkuairportcanbereachedbydirectflightsfromHelsinki,Stockholm(Sweden),and Copenhagen(Denmark).Dependingonflighttimetables,chancesarethatyoufindagood flightconnectionviaoneofthesethreecitiesonyourwaytoandfromTurku.Thesmall airportatTurkuisabout8kilometresfromthecitycentreandthecongresshotelSpa Hotel Caribia. You can take a taxi directly to the congress hotel (located about 2 kilometres from the city centre) for approximately 20 euros. There is also a bus connectiontotheMarketSquareatthecitycentre(2.50euros).FromtheMarketSquare youcanreachthecongresshotelbybuses30,50,51,53and54(confirmwiththedriver thatyourbusisgoingtothedirectionofHotelCaribia!Thereisabusstoprightinfront ofthecongresshotel).IfyourarrivaltimetoTurkuAirportisafterthelastbusandthere isnotaxitobefound,youcanorderonebyusingthefree-of-chargeservicephonewhich islocatedneartheexitonthearrivalsleveloftheterminal. IfyourfinaldestinationistheHelsinki-Vantaaairport,youcanalsotakeanexpressbus leavingapproximatelyeveryhourtotheTurkubusstation.Pleasenotethattheremaybe onebustransferontheway(youjustmoveyourselffromonebustoanotherandyour itemsstoredintheluggagecompartmentofthebuswillbetransferredtotheTurku-bound busbythepersonnel).Thebustriptakesabout2.5hours.Youcanthentakeataxifrom theTurkubusstationtothecongresshotel(about1.5kilometres). ByTrain IncaseyouspendsometimeinHelsinkipriortothemeeting,youcanalsotakeatrainto Turku.TherearetworailwaystationsinTurku:thefirstone,calledtheKupittaastation, isabitclosertothecongresshotelthantheMainRailwaystation.Youcanthentakea taxifromtheKupittaastationtothecongresshotel(about1.5kilometres). ByFerry There are two cruise lines, Viking Line and Silja Line, that have regular connections betweenStockholmandTurku.TheportofTurkuisapproximately2kilometresfromthe citycentreandyoucaneithertakeataxidirectlytothecongresshoteloralocalbustothe MarketSquareatthecitycentre. Accommodations Anumberof roomshavebeenblockedforthecongressdays19.-21.10.2008inthe Spa HotelCaribia ,theconferencevenue(thenumberofavailableroomsinthesurrounding datesislimitedduetothepopularityofthespa).Notethatthecongressisplannedtostart at2:30pmonSundayOctober19 th ,enablingtravelevenatthesameday.Theplanned closingoftheconferencewillbeonTuesdayOctober21 st at4:30p.m.Thehotelbooking takes place by sending an email to [email protected] where you specify the dates and the type of room you want to have (do NOT use their online bookingsystemintheInternet!).Itisimportantthat youaddthe code" AOA2008 " in youremailtoidentifyyourselfasaparticipantattheAcademyofAphasiameeting.This codeisalsoneededtoreceivetheconferencerate(105eurospernightforaone-person Standard room, 120 euros for a two-person Standard room, 140 euros for a Superior room,250eurosforaSuite).Itisalsopossibletodothehotelreservationbyphone.For information on the rooms, please see the hotel website: http://www.holidayclubspahotels.com/index.php?id=1394 . Note that rooms must be booked two months in advance, i.e., no later than August 19th, 2008 . Wehavealsoblockedroomsintwohotelsatthecitycentrewherethesights,shopping andrestaurants(exceptfortheSpa)arelocated.Theircongressratesarelowerbutthe standard of quality is as good as at the congress venue. These are the hotel Centro (http://www.centrohotel.com/en/index.html ) and the hotel Scandic Julia (http://www.scandichotels.com/Hotels/Countries/Finland/Turku/Hotels/Scandic-Julia/ ). Theyarelessthan2kilometersawayfromtheCongressHotelthatcanbeeasilyreached bybus,taxi(ca10minutes)orwalk(ca20minutes).Bookingshouldbemadebyemailor by phone, NOT via the online Internet booking systems (Hotel Centro email address: [email protected] ; Hotel Julia email address: [email protected] ). To identifyyourselfastheAcademyofAphasiaparticipantandtoreceivethecongressrate (69-85eurospernightforoneperson),addthecode" AOA2008 "toyouemailmessage.It ispossibletodothehotelreservationbyphone,too.AlsofortheCentroHotelandforthe ScandicJuliaHotel, thedeadlineforbookingsisAugust19th,2008 .Foralistofabout 15 other available hotels in Turku, see http://www.turkutouring.fi/public/default.aspx?nodeid=8120&culture=en- US&contentlan=2 . LocalAttractions TurkuCathedral&CathedralMuseum TheTurkuCathedralisthenationalshrineofFinland.DedicatedtotheVirginMaryand Finland's first bishop, St. Henrik, the church was inaugurated in 1300. The Cathedral Museuminthesoutherngallerytakesthevisitorbackintimestothe14thcentury. TurkuCastleandHistoricalMuseum ThehistoryofTurkuCastlestretchesbacktothe1280s.Thepermanentexhibitionsinthe baileyillustratethehistoryandcultureofFinland,andTurkuinparticular.Thecastlealso offersthemeexhibitions,concertsandeventsforchildrenandadultsalike. AboaVetus&ArsNovaMuseum AboaVetus&ArsNova,amuseumofarchaeologicalhistoryandmodernart,islocated intheTurkuArtPalacebuildingbytheRiverAurajoki.Partofthemuseumistheoriginal ruinsofmedievalTurku,whichwerediscoveredinconjunctionwithrenovationworkand subsequentlygivenaworthysetting. WäinöAaltonenMuseumofArt Museumbuilding,namedafterthefamousTurkuartistWäinöAaltonen,issituatedbythe RiverAurajoki.Inadditiontotemporaryexhibitionsthemuseumhostsconcerts,special themedaysandotherevents.Themuseumcaféandmuseumshopareopentothepublic aswellastothemuseumvisitors. TurkuArtMuseum TurkuArtMuseumhassince1904beenoneofthemost influential institutions in the local and national art scene. The internationally acclaimed collection of the museum comprisesoldmasterpiecesaswellasimportantcontemporaryworks. ForumMarinum A maritime centre with a museum ship fleet and exhibitions by the Aura river. Other servicesincludeasouvenirandbookstoreandCafé-RestaurantDaphne. LuostarinmäkiHandicraftsMuseum TheLuostarinmäkihillareacomprisessome30workshops,whichillustratethetradesand wayoflifeinthepre-industrialera.Thereisapostofficeandtwoshopssellingthewares madeatthemuseum. ThecityofNaantali NaantaliisasmalloldtowncahalfanhourawayfromTurku.Oneoftheoldestcitiesin Finland,Naantaliwasfoundedaroundthemediaevalconventchurchthatstilldominates itsskyline.Themainattractionsincludethecharmingoldtownwithwell-keptwooden houses,theseafront,somenicerestaurants,cafésandsmallboutiques. Otherplacesworththevisit WhiletravellingtoTurku,youmayalsotaketheopportunitytovisitoneorseveralofthe followinginterestingcities.Dependingonyourflightitinerary,youmayhaveHelsinkior Stockholm as yourstopoverplaces. Helsinki ,thecapitalofFinland,is165kilometres (about100miles)fromTurkuande.g.thetrainconnectionsarefastandconvenient.The Helsinki metropolitan area has over one million inhabitants and the city itself is beautifully located by the sea. See http://www.hel2.fi/tourism/EN/matko.asp . The Helsinkivisitcouldeasilybecombinedwithatripto Tallinn ,thecapitalofEstonia,as therearemanydailyconnectionsacrossthenarrow GulfofFinlandbothbypassenger ferries(ca4hours)andbyhighspeedvessels(ca1.5hours).Tallinnhasoneofthebest