February 6-7, 2018 (Kansas City, MO)
Crowne Plaza Kansas City Downtown
1301 Wyandotte Street
Kansas City, MO 64105
(816) 474-6664
www.crowneplaza.com/kansascitydwtn
AGENDA
To view a draft agenda, click here. Please check back for updates.
LOGISTICS
Hotel Rooms
A block of rooms have been reserved at the Crowne Plaza Kansas City Downtown for the nights of February 5, 6, and 7, 2018, at the rate of $121/night plus tax (single/double occupancy). To make your hotel reservations, please call 1 (888) 233-9527 and specify you are with the “HPOG Roundtable Meeting.” You can also reserve online. The deadline for making your room reservations at the meeting rate is January 8, 2018. After this date, the room rate will be based on availability.
Crowne Plaza Kansas City Downtown is 20 miles from Kansas City International Airport.
The hotel offers free wireless Internet access in all hotel rooms.
Food and Drinks during the Meeting
No food or beverages will be provided at the meeting; however, there are many restaurants, cafes, and stores near the Crowne Plaza Kansas City Downtown.
Travel
Please make arrangements to fly into Kansas City International Airport (SAT): http://www.flykci.com/.
There are several ways to reach Kansas City from the airport:
Shuttle
- SuperShuttle [1(800) 258-3826] has offices and kiosks near the baggage claims. No advance reservations are necessary.
- Quicksilver Airport Service [(913) 262-0905] offers shared-ride vans. Call at least 6 hours in advance for reservations.
For more information go to: http://www.ifly.com/kansas-city-international-airport/MCI-airport-shuttles.
Taxicab
The average taxi fare from the airport to downtown is approximately $40-$50 before gratuity for the 30-minute trip. Taxicabs are available at the lower level curbside outside baggage claim.
Bus/Metro
To reach downtown from the airport: http://www.ifly.com/kansas-city-international-airport/public-transportation.
Metro/KCATA: Bus Route 129 offers about 18 trips daily (5:32 a.m.-11:17 p.m.) to the 10th and Main transit center in Downtown Kansas City, with stops along the way. Contact (816) 221-0660 or visit www.kcata.org for routes. Its fare boxes accept exact change only. The fare is about $1.50 and the exact amount is required.
Parking
The hotel offers overnight self-parking for $19 and overnight valet parking for $23 per night per vehicle.
REGISTRATION
Registration deadline: January 8, 2018
Please note that the following grant sites are being asked to attend this particular meeting:
- Cankdeska Cikana Community College
- Central Community College
- Great Plains Tribal Chairman’s Health Board
- Kansas Department of Commerce
- Missouri Department of Social Services
- Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County
- Worksystems, Inc.
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