General, Travel and Networking Information
 

General Information

Meals: The registration fee includes all breakfasts, lunches, breaks and receptions Monday – Wednesday.

Sunday Evening Wine and Cheese Poster Reception: This event is designed to allow guests to view all posters on display and interact with the authors and presenters. We hope conference guests use this time to learn about ground-breaking new programs and treatment techniques being implemented by breast health care facilities worldwide.

Monday Evening Vendor Reception: this reception is designed to allow guests to visit the exhibits, learn about new products and services, socialize and establish new relationships with professional peers from around the country. We hope conference guests use this time to meet fellow professionals with whom they may share time together enjoying the sites of Las Vegas.
 

Exhibit Hall: An array of specialized technology, equipment, products, and services will be on display for breast centers, group practices, and practitioners of breast health care. Exhibits will be open during non–lecture times (during breaks, meals and receptions). Visit the NCBC website www.breastcare.org to view a list of all exhibitors to date.

Recommended Dress: Business casual. Temperatures in meeting rooms and personal comforts vary greatly. As meeting rooms usually seem cold, please bring a sweater or jacket to compensate.

Registration Materials: Each attendee will receive a conference syllabus, which will contain speaker information, conference logistic information, exhibitor and sponsor listings and other pertinent information. The full course syllabus will be made available on the NCBC website in February 2009.

Disability Statement: If you have a disability, please contact the NCBC office by January 30, 2009 to notify the staff of any special needs in order to help us better serve you.

Travel Information

Hotel Reservations: All hotel reservations are handled by the NCBC. Our contract with the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino requires us to meet a minimum number of rooms reserved by our conference guests. By meeting this minimum, a potential room rental fee in the tens of thousands of dollars, is waived. We have met our contract minimums in the past, and with your help, anticipate meeting the minimum again in 2008. We ask conference guests to make their hotel room reservations with the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino and use our housing company, Prestige Meeting and Travel Planning, LLC.
Reservations can be made three different ways:

1) As part of the Conference Registration Form – there is a Housing Reservation Form included on the conference registration form;

2) Online – by going to the NCBC web site www.breastcare.org and reserving a room; or

3) Fax a housing request form to the NCBC office. Forms are available on the NCBC web site and in the Conference Program Flyer. Reservations or inquiries may also be directed to the NCBC office .

Evening Networking
for individuals attending the conference

Last year the Evening Networking Program met with huge success! If you are attending the conference without your co–workers, friends or significant others and would like to experience what Vegas has to offer, but not alone, this is the group to join! This year Julie Susi from Mercy Hospital in Portland, Maine will bring together conference attendees who will be attending by themselves or want to meet peers from around the country. Julie plans to organize individuals into small networking groups to enjoy Las Vegas in the evenings after the day-long conference. If you are attending the conference alone and would like to network with a group of fellow peers contact Julie Susi at susij@mercyme.com or call the NCBC office at 574–267–8058 and let her know your arrival date and time. Based upon your arrival information, you will be invited to a meeting to organize and break off into groups according
to interests, i.e. dancing, exercise, dinner, shows, gambling, shopping, etc.

It’s a sure way to network and have lots of fun !!!