WEFMAX Meeting
April 27-29, 2006
Charleston, SC

**Registration for WEFMAX in Charleston is now closed. 
Due to the large number of MA Leaders attending WEFMAX in Charleston, the Francis Marion Hotel has Sold Out of rooms.  Hotel rooms overall in the local area are at a premium with regard to availablity and price.  Please consider attending the North Bonneville, WA meeting held April 6-8 or the Montreal, Quebec meeting in May 4-6.


The Water Environment Association of South Carolina welcomes you to WEFMAX in Charleston!

Meet WEF Vice President Adam Zabinski, and WEF President J. Michael Read at this meeting. Please take a moment to get to know your WEF Leadership prior to attending.

Registration is complimentary for all attendees. The meeting schedule and information on hotel accommodations, airport transfers, and points of interest are provided below.

Meeting Schedule

Additional information, including details on special events and meeting agendas will be sent to each attendee three weeks prior to the meeting.

Hotel Reservations: T: (843) 722-0600
The WEASC has blocked a limited number of hotel rooms at the Francis Marion Hotel with a special rate per night of $179 single/double.

This rate is only available until 5:00 pm on Tuesday, March 21, 2006. Attendees are responsible for making their own reservations by contacting the hotel directly. When making a reservation, please advise the hotel you are attending the “Water Environment Federation Meeting.”

Hotel Contact Information Francis Marion Hotel 387 King Street Charleston, SC 29403 T: (843) 722-0600 Toll Free: 1+ (877) 756-2121 F: (843) 853-2186 http://charlestonreservations.com/francismarion/ All reservations must be guaranteed with a credit card. Cancellations must be made 7 days in advance prior to arrival in order to avoid penalty and guest must obtain a cancellation number.  For those guests who would like to stay at the hotel longer, this rate will be honored

two days prior and two days following the scheduled event date. Credit identification will be required from each individual at check-in, in order that these charges may be billed to the individual’s account. All rates are subject to state and local taxes (currently at 12%) and are subject to change. After check-in, any individual guest departing prior to their departure date will be charged an early departure fee of 50% of the room rate plus sales tax, which currently totals 6%. Check-in time is 4:00 pm and check-out time is 12:00 Noon.

Parking: Valet parking is available for $17.00 + tax per night and can be added to the guest room folio. A $12.00 fee is charged for self parking and must be paid directly to the parking garage in cash.

Weather: Temperature averages in March range from a daytime high of 73, to a night low of 59 degrees with an average of 3.83 “ of rain.

• General Room Amenities – Alarm, Hair Dryer, Coffee Maker, Iron and Ironing Board, Daily Newspaper, wake up call and more
• Color TV – Cable Channel – CNN, ESPN, and HBO, Movies Pay –per-View
• Fitness – Fitness center, Adagio Day Spa
• Business – Two-line phone, voice mail
• Restaurant – Swamp Fox Restaurant and Bar; room service available

• Charleston International Airport (CHS) is located 8.5 miles from the Francis Marion Hotel. Take a shuttle, taxi or rent a car.
  Driving Directions from CHS Airport

Points of Interest

• Historic Charleston – information on Nathanial Russell House, Annual Festival of Houses and Gardens, Revolutionary Walking Tour, and information on museums, plantations, festivals, and heritage tours.
• Charleston Visitors Bureau - Provides information on what to see and do, and where to dine.
• Celebrate Charleston with a Tour – Experience Charleston with a Carriage Tour of historic Charleston, see fabulous views of Charleston Harbor at the South Carolina Aquarium, or visit Fort Sumter and re-visit the civil war and its historic critical defining moments from which we judge where we are and where we have been.
• South Carolina’s Finest Event Guide – A year round guide of events in and around Charleston.

Visit the WEA of South Carolina at http://www.weasc.org