March 6, 2008 - Important Update: Joint Council has received the wonderful news that as of April 1st, the Holiday Inn on the Hill will be called the Liaison Capitol Hill, An Affinia Hotel. This change will NOT affect standing reservations, nor did it alter the process for making a hotel reservation within the now-full Joint Council room block. In addition, there are no changes to the 415 New Jersey Avenue NW address associated with the hotel.

Attendees will receive the room and overall experience upgrades associated with the Affinia brand, while paying rates associated with the former brand of the Holiday Inn. Visit the Affinia website at http://www.affinia.com or read the press release to learn more about their signature Affinia Experience.

The name change will benefit Conference attendees by introducing them to the Affinia experience. However, participants may need to use both hotel names when taking cabs or making plans with others in the DC area. Given that the Holiday Inn on the Hill is a very established DC hotel and that the official change is occurring just weeks before our event, many in Washington, DC (including cab drivers) may not be aware of the name change upon your arrival. The address, however, will remain the same.

March 5, 2008 - Important Update: Joint Council has received word that our Conference hotel is completely full for the dates of our event, both within and outside of the Joint Council room block. Joint Council has contacted multiple hotels in the surrounding area to pursue overflow options, but these hotels are also full due to the National Cherry Blossom Festival occurring during the same week.

If you have not yet secured accommodations for the 2008 Conference, we strongly advise you to contact additional hotels as soon as possible.

We suggest that attendees consider hotels outside of the immediate DC area, as several parts of Northern Virginia and Maryland will be only a short cab ride (or metro ride) away from the Conference's location of 415 New Jersey Avenue, N.W. Each hotel should be able to provide an estimate of the time and cost to reach this address.

We are excited by the excellent turnout for the 2008 Medical Institute & Conference and look forward to seeing you next month!