GENERAL INFORMATION Click here for Schedule-at-a-Glance

Moscone Center, 747 Howard Street, in San Francisco is the site for the 1999 PAS Annual Meeting and Exhibition. The Center will be the point of arrival and departure for the shuttle bus service. The San Francisco Hilton will serve as the PAS Headquarter Hotel and will be the location for most of the related committees and alumni activities.

San Francisco

San Francisco is called "everyone’s favorite city". San Francisco offers more to see and experience than possibly any other city in the world. Traditional venues include the Golden Gate Bridge, the Strybing Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, Fisherman’s Wharf, Chinatown and the Golden Gate Park, which includes the California Academy of Sciences Aquarium, Planetarium and Museum. Other popular venues include Alcatraz, the San Francisco Zoo, Muir Woods Redwood Forest and the wine country (Napa and Sonoma Valley). There are also more than 3000 restaurants from which to choose, more than enough to confirm the city’s well-deserved reputation for great food.

Weather

San Francisco is blessed with a temperate marine climate and enjoys mild weather year-round. Temperatures seldom rise above 70°F (21°C) or fall below 40°F (5°C). Morning and evening fogs roll in during the summer months, but rarely persist. Daytime temperatures in the Spring average 62°F. Visitors are most comfortable with a light jacket or coat handy. An all-weather coat will take the chill off cool evenings. Lightweight summer clothes are seldom practical in San Francisco.

For further information about the San Francisco area and attractions contact:
San Francisco Convention and Visitors Bureau
Visitor Information Center
Lower Level, Hallidie Plaza
Union Square, 900 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
Tel: (415)-391-2000
http://www.sfvisitor.org

Shuttle Bus Service

Shuttle service from most hotels being used by the PAS to Moscone will begin on Saturday, May 1 at 7 am. Schedules for the shuttle service will be available at the front desk of hotels being used and at the registration area at the Moscone Center.

Message Center

The PAS Message Center located in the meeting registration area at the Moscone Center gives you a place to leave a message for a colleague or pick up messages from colleagues.

Child Care

Here’s your dilemma: You know you want to bring your kids to historic San Francisco during the 1999 PAS annual meeting, but who’s going to look after them while you’re attending the activities and meetings?

We are pleased to again be offering a professional child care program specifically for PAS families, located at the San Francisco Hilton and Towers. San Diego based KiddieCorp, a nationally established firm best known for their long association with the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Bar Association, will be providing fun-filled activities for PAS children.

You ask, "will our children enjoy themselves?" Absolutely!! KiddieCorp’s friendly staff come prepared with age-appropriate games, souvenir arts and crafts projects, toys, and entertainment that will deliver fond memories for children ages 6 months to 12 years old. The KiddieCorp staff members are bonded, qualified child care specialists who are carefully selected and trained.

The program will be available Saturday through Tuesday, May 1-4, 1999. Space is limited so we suggest registering by April 1, 1999. For additional program information and registration material, please contact KiddieCorp’s PAS program manager by phone at 619-455-1718, by fax at 619-455-5841 or by e-mail at pas@KiddieCorp.com.

Special Considerations

Statement for Sabbath Observant Members Who Will Be Attending the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting

Recognizing that the movement of the Pediatric Academic Societies’ Meeting to the weekends may cause conflicts for some members of our Societies, special accommodations have been made so that: (1) the opening reception and poster session will be held on Saturday, (2) those who are unable to present at sessions on Saturday and Sunday will be accommodated at other sessions, (3) numerous hotel rooms are within walking distance of the convention site, and (4) all efforts will be made to accommodate other special needs within the limitation of the facilities available. Please notify the housing bureau or your hotel about special requests.

Program with Abstracts-On-Disk ® Sponsored by An educational grant from Ross Pediatrics

Come to the PAS prepared! To help plan your time at the annual meeting, you have access to all program information and abstracts by way of computer via a searchable CD-ROM. The program contains ALL APS, SPR and APA program information. You can create a personalized itinerary, search on areas of interest, tag important events, and resolve scheduling conflicts and print your itinerary. A practical aid to reading and reviewing abstracts – even those you do not get to see or hear.

On-Site and CME Registration Hours
(San Francisco Moscone Center)

Educational Seminar Registration

These seminars are small interactive workshops that address practical topics of concern for trainees and junior faculty. Attendance is limited and special registration required. All seminars will be held at the Moscone Center.

Registration Information

Advance Meeting Registration Deadline: April 1, 1999.

Registrations Received after April 1^st will be returned—No Exceptions. After April 1, all individuals will be required to register on-site and pay on-site fees.

Registration allows admittance to all PAS scientific session programs and the technical exhibits. Children under the age of 16 years of age who are accompanying a registrant will be admitted without charge.

The PAS Meeting Registration Fee includes the pocket program, and Abstracts-on-Disk ®. The APS/SPR and APA abstract proceedings and CME/CEU are available at additional fees. Individuals who register by April 1, 1999 will receive their badge, pocket program and Abstracts-on-Disk ® and tickets for abstract proceedings by April 22, 1999.

Cancellation/Refund Policy

Cancellation requests must be received by April 15, 1999 or no refund will be issued. There is a 20% administrative processing fee withheld from all cancellations and duplicate registrations received prior to April 15, 1999.

No refunds will be issued after April 15^th

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Last Modified: April 06, 2000