Meeting LocationRegister

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago • Conference and Education Center, 11th Floor • 225 East Chicago Ave. • Chicago, IL 60611

“Exploring Advances Along the Continuum of Care in Transplantation and Cancer Treatment” will be held at Lurie Children’s, located on the downtown campus of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Formerly Children’s Memorial Hospital, Lurie Children’s moved into a new, 23-story, state-of-the-art facility in June 2012.

Public Transportation and Parking:
Public Transportation Information

Parking and Campus Map—Discounted parking is available for conference attendees that park in the Erie-Ontario garage located at 321 E. Erie, just a few blocks from Lurie Children’s. The validated parking ticket rate is $10 for less than 7 hours and $15 for more than 7 hours.

Accommodations

Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel Chicago • 163 East Walton Place • Chicago, IL 60611 • Phone (312) 751-8100

Nestled at the gateway to Chicago's famed Magnificent Mile, the Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel Chicago is a 5–10 minute walk to Lurie Children’s, and within walking distance of most major attractions. Just steps away from renowned Rush Street, this four-diamond Chicago hotel offers stylish accommodations with luxury amenities, irresistible dining options and gracious service.

This is the best destination in downtown Chicago for shopping, dining and business, being just a short journey away from Chicago's finest attractions, including Water Tower Place, Michigan Avenue, John Hancock Tower and Navy Pier. The hotel is also ideally situated for museum visits, as the Museum of Contemporary Art and the Art Institute of Chicago are just a short walk away.

Hotel room rate: $259.00 single/double occupancy. (Rate is per room per night and is subject to prevailing state and local taxes.)

Hotel room release date: Friday, May 17. Reservations made after this date, or after the room block is sold out, will be at the prevailing room rate and subject to availability. You are strongly encouraged to secure your hotel reservation early.

Hotel reservations and information: Click here to book your hotel reservation. Or call the Knickerbocker Hotel reservations department at (800) 621-8140 by May 17. Mention the “Transplant/Oncology Conference” to receive the discounted rate. Guests with special accommodation requests or who would like to extend their stay should call the hotel directly.

Map and Directions: Click here for local area information, driving directions and parking rates.

Program Materials

Program materials will be in electronic format. You will receive an e-mail on or around June 5 with instructions on how to access the materials prior to the conference. In addition, you will receive a CD-ROM at the conference that contains the program materials.

Web Sites of Interest

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel Chicago
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Conference Attire

Attire for the conference is business casual. Although every effort is made to maintain a comfortable learning environment, meeting room temperatures can fluctuate greatly and may be difficult to control. The temperature is often cool in the meeting room. Therefore, bringing along a jacket or sweater is recommended.