WEFMAX Meeting
March 23-25, 2006
Boston, Massachusetts

The New England Water Environment Association (NEWEA) invites you to attend the 2006 WEFMAX Meetings in Boston, Massachusetts.

WEFMAX is unlike any other meeting providing the members of the House of Delegates, MA Leaders, and WEF Staff an opportunity to meet, discuss challenges, and share successes.

Meet WEF Vice President Adam Zabinski 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 Registration

To register now online, click here. You may also print the registration form, fill it out, and fax it to (703) 684-2492. (Attention: Kristina Thomas.)

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: (617) 426-1400
The NEWEA has blocked a limited number of hotel rooms at the Courtyard Boston Tremont Hotel with a special rate per night of $159 single/double.

This rate is only available until 12:00 Noon on Thursday, March 2, 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 “WEFMAX Meeting” hosted by the New England Water Environment Association.

Should you have any questions or comments, please contact:
WEF Staff, Dianne Crilley, t: (703) 684-2445, dcrilley@wef.org or
New England WEA Host Coordinator, Jim Pappas jpappas@dufresne-henry.com.

Hotel Contact Information Courtyard Boston Tremont Hotel 275 Tremont Street Boston, MA 02116 T: (617) 426-1400 F: (617) 482-6730 http://marriott.com/property/propertypage/BOSDM 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 of one night’s room/tax charge.  For those

Parking: Valet parking is available for $32.00 per night. Self parking rate varies.

Weather: Temperature averages in March range from a daytime high of 47, to a night low of 26 degrees with an average of 4.17 “ of rain.

• General Room Amenities - Alarm, Hair Dryer, Coffee Maker, Iron and Ironing Board, Pull out Sofa, Newspaper in room
• Color TV – Cable Channel – CNN, ESPN, and HBO, Movies Pay –per-View
• Business – Two-line phone, voice mail

• Boston International Airport (BOS) is located 4 miles from the Courtyard Boston Tremont Hotel. Take a shuttle, taxi or rent a car.
• Manchester Airport, New Hampshire (MHT) is a 65 mile drive to the Courtyard Boston Tremont Hotel. Take a shuttle, taxi or rent a car.
• Providence Airport, Rhode Island (PVD) is a 58 mile drive to the Courtyard Boston Tremont Hotel. Take a shuttle, taxi or rent a car.

Driving Directions from BOS, MHT, or PVD Airports

Points of Interest

• Bunker Hill - The Battle of Bunker Hill pitted a newly-formed and inexperienced colonial army against the more highly trained and better-equipped British. Today, a 221-foot granite obelisk marks the site of the first major battle of the American Revolution.

• Paul Revere House - On the night of April 18, 1775, silversmith Paul Revere left his small wooden home in Boston's North End and set out on a journey that would make him into a legend.

• USS Constitution - The CONSTITUTION was built in 1797 and was designed to be powerful enough to outfight any enemy warship approximately her same size, and yet fast enough to out sail a larger opponent.

• Boston Common – Locate down the street from the Hotel, is the oldest public park in the city of the U.S. with strong English style and is part of the Emerald Necklace a series of parks all connected together…The Public Garden, Beacon Hill, Esplanade, the Back Bay Fens, Olmstead Park, Jamaica Park, Arnold Arboretum, and Franklin Park.

• Franklin Park Zoo – A fee of $4.00 to take a safari tour of the zoo and narrated by zoo professionals.

• New England Aquarium – Located in the Center Warf. Open weekdays 9 am – 5 pm and weekends 9 am – 6 pm. Fee for Adults $15.95

• Copley Square

– Located on a 9.5 acre site in the historic Back Bay, Copley Place is Boston's most distinctive shopping destination with 100 fabulous stores including Tiffany & Co., A|X Armani Exchange, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, BOSS Hugo Boss, Christian Dior, Williams-Sonoma and the only Neiman Marcus in New England.

• Faneuil Hall Marketplace - For over 250 years, the marketplace has played an integral role in the life of Boston's residents. So if you are ready to see, taste and touch a true Boston experience, come to this historic and exciting place.

• Harvard - University Hall, Cambridge, MA.

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology – 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA.

• Boston Adventures - Experience up close Boston's historic treasures! Over 120 points of interest seen by all on our 90-minute Boston Adventure guaranteed. Trolleys and ducks don't take you there like we do. Learn up close and in detail factual accounts of Boston's rich history with your personalized tour guide.

Visit the New England WEA Web Site: http://www.newea.org