FTA Midwest Region - Fuel Tax Conference, July 8-10, 2008
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Conference Information

Conference Program

Our conference will begin at 1:00 p.m. central time on Tuesday, July 8 and will conclude at noon on Thursday, July 10.  Presentations will be varied and of interest to both government and industry attendees.  The preliminary agenda is located on this web site, but will most likely remain fluid up until the actual conference.  If you would like to be a presenter of a topic of interest, please let us know by June 1.

Conference Location

Our conference will be held in Springfield’s finest hotel:
The Crowne Plaza Springfield
3000 South Dirksen Pkwy
Springfield, IL  62703

The hotel is located off of I-55 just north of Stevenson Drive (exit 94) on Dirksen Parkway.

Conference Dress

The dress for the conference is “business casual”.

Conference Meals

Your conference registration includes:
Tuesday – mid-afternoon snack
Wednesday – continental breakfast, mid-morning break, mid-afternoon snack   (lunch: on your own)
Thursday – continental breakfast, mid-morning break

Nearby restaurants include:

  • Red Lobster
  • Applebee’s
  • Smokey Bones
  • CiCi’s Pizza
  • Outback Steak House
  • Hooter’s
  • Carlos O’Kelly’s
  • Cheddar’s
  • Maverick’s Steakhouse
  • Gallena’s Pizza
  • IHOP
  • McDonald’s
  • Arby’s
  • Long John Silver’s
  • Steak-n-Shake
  • Panera Bread
  • Califonia Bar-n-Grill
  • Bob Evans
  • Denny’s
  • Taste of Thai
  • LaFiesta
  • Quizno’s

Climate

July in Springfield is typically hot and humid.  Expect highs in the upper 80’s to mid 90’s, and lows in the mid 70’s to low 80’s.

Conference Contacts

For questions regarding the conference: 
Trent Knoles 
217.785-2645 
Trent.Knoles@illinois.gov


For questions pertaining to registration: 
Tina Pisarek 
217.785-2645 
Tina.Pisarek@illinois.gov

 

 



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