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Tree Improvement in North America: Past, Present, Future
June 19 - 22, 2007
The Hotel Galvez
Galveston, Texas, USA
Please join us in Galveston, TX for the 2007
Joint Meeting of the SFTIC/WFGA
Lodging and Location

Conference Hotel
Conference sessions will be held at the Hotel Galvez on Seawall Boulevard overlooking the Gulf of Mexico in Galveston, TX.  We encourage all participants to stay at the conference hotel to reduce meeting room surcharges, facilitate interaction with other participants, and to make it easier for you to attend conference meetings and functions.

Please call the hotel directly to reserve your room.

The Hotel Galvez

2024 Seawall Boulevard
Galveston, Texas 77550
United States
Phone: 409-765-7721

The Hotel Galvez - A Wyndham Historic Hotel in Galveston, Texas, was known as the "Queen of the Gulf" on the day she opened in 1911.  For nearly a century, this charming Galveston hotel has been the choice of guests as demanding and diverse as Teddy Roosevelt, Howard Hughes and Frank Sinatra. A $9-million renovation has restored the Hotel Galvez to its rightful place as a timeless showplace on the Gulf of Mexico. 

You must call the hotel directly to make reservations before May 19, 2007. Please mention the "Forest Tree Improvement Conference" to obtain the special rate of $99 plus tax per night (available June 18 through June 21). The cost of lodging is not included in the registration fee.  A limited number of rooms are available at $159 for June 22 and 23, Friday and Saturday after the conference.  If you wish to take-advantage of this first-come, first served offer, please in quire when making your reservations.

Galveston Convention and Visitors Bureau

http://www.galveston.com/

Travel From Houston

Travel Interstate 45 South (Gulf Freeway) to the Galveston Causeway. Soon after crossing the Causeway, I-45 becomes Broadway (SR-87, Ave. J). Continue traveling along Broadway for approximately 2.6 miles. Turn right (south) on 25th St. (Rosenberg Ave.) and continue .8 miles to Seawall Boulevard. Turn left onto Seawall Blvd. and continue northeast for approximately .4 miles. Hotel Galvez will be on your left at 2024 Seawall Blvd.