10th ANNUAL MONTANA NEUROSURGERY SYMPOSIUM -August 1-5, 2004 – Chico Hot Springs , Pray, MT

2004-08-01 15:00:00
Chico Hot Springs , Pray, MT

10th ANNUAL MONTANA NEUROSURGERY SYMPOSIUM

The Montana Neurosurgery Symposium is being held at Chico Hot Springs Lodge, located in the beautiful Paradise Valley , just 30 miles north of Yellowstone National Park . The Lodge rests at the base of the Rocky Mountains , offering magnificent recreational opportunities and one of Montana ‘s finest restaurants.

The Gallatin and Paradise valleys are breathtakingly beautiful and are the locations for the filming of two well-known films ‘A River Runs Through It’ and ‘The Horse Whisperer’. Summer days are long in Montana and there will be plenty of time to explore the area during your visit here.

We recommend spending a few days before or after the symposium taking in the adventures that await you in and around Bozeman and Yellowstone National Park, a dinosaur museum with artifacts dating back 4 billion years, Lewis and Clark Caverns, the Grizzly Recovery Center – a bear and wolf preserve, to name a few. To obtain more information on activities around Bozeman access their web site at http://www.bozemanchamber .com or call (800) 228-4224. For additional information on West Yellowstone go to http://www.westyellowstone.com .

August 1-5, 2004 (Sunday-Thursday)

Chico Hot Springs , Pray, MT

To print a registration form or for more information on the symposium, please click on the following links:
(If you’re unable to download and print this registration form, please contact Cindy Poulsen at 406-329-5733 or email )

Registration Form for the 2004 Montana Neurosurgery Symposium
http://www.umt.edu/mnif/registration.pdf (please print, complete the form completely and return by mail to the address on the bottom of the registration form with tuition check. No credit card payments accepted)

Exhibitors Registration Form http://www.umt.edu/mnif/exhibitor_reg.htm

Please go to: http://www.umt.edu/mnif/symposium.htm for info on:

Guest Faculty

Format

Registration Information and Tuition

Reservations at Chico Hot Springs Resort/Accommodations

Alternate lodging

Travel/Airline Information

Childcare

Spouse/partner activities

Other Activities

Guest Faculty : To be announced…

Format : The meeting week begins with Symposium check in Sunday, August 1 st between 3-6:30pm . A reception will follow immediately after check-in from 7-9pm and will include delicious hors d’oeuvres and wine. Hot breakfast will be served for attending physicians and exhibitors M-Th at 7am at the Chico Conference Center . Presentations will be from 8a to 12:30p with a 30 minute break M-Th. The Symposium will conclude Thursday, August 5th at 12:30p.

A total of 16 Category I CME’s is offered through AANS for this symposium.

Because we limit the number of registrants for this meeting, the format is highly interactive with ample opportunity for participant/presenter discussion. There will also be a number of case studies presented and discussed. In addition to presentations by Guest Faculty, a limited number of symposium participants are given the opportunity to offer 30-minute presentations. If you are interested in giving a presentation please indicate this on your registration form.

Registration : Registration prior to the meeting is strongly recommended as space is limited. Registration onsite will be accepted if there is space available.

Registration includes: Reception, Western BBQ , Breakfast M-Th, break refreshments and two symposium t-shirts.

Tuition : Physicians $800; Resident/Fellow $300; Nurses $200.
Payment should be made by check or travelers check only. No credit card payments accepted.

Accommodations : Chico offers a variety of options in lodging at excellent rates. Meals are not included in the lodging fees. You can access additional information about Chico Hot Springs Lodge by logging onto their Web site at http://www.chicohotsprings.com or with a toll free call to 1-800-468-9232. Area Bed & Breakfasts can be found at http://www.paradisevalleymontana.com

Travel: The closest airport is located in Bozeman , Montana approximately 60 miles northwest of the Lodge. A small, non-commercial airstrip is located 10 miles from the meeting site. You can obtain additional information regarding this airstrip from the Lodge. Shuttle service from Bozeman to Chico Hot Springs is available. Shuttle costs and schedules can be obtained by contacting the Lodge. Billings , MT is another option to fly into. It is a 2.5 to 3 hour drive from Billings to Chico .

Airlines:

Delta Air Lines ( Salt Lake City ) (800) 221-1212
United Airlines (800) 241-6522
Northwest Airlines ( Minneapolis ) (800) 225-2525
Horizon Air ( Seattle ) (800) 547-9308
Big Sky Airlines (800) 237-7788

Automobile Rental:

Hertz (800) 654-3131
Budget (800) 527-0700
Avis (800) 831-2847
Dollar (800) 800-4000
National (800) 227-7368
Thrifty (800) 847-4389
Enterprise (800) 325-8007

Child Care : Child care will be provided by the Chico Hot Springs child care staff. Childcare will be offered Sunday, August 1st from 6:30-10p and M-W 8a-8p. Additional times and arrangements are available upon request. (Childcare staff can make arrangements for a childcare provider to come directly to your room if you have a sleeping baby, etc.) To register for childcare services and get more information on activities, times offered, age restrictions and cost, please contact Chico directly at 1-800-468-9232 and ask for Laurie Pfiefer. Free babysitting will be provided Monday morning 9:30a – 11:30a for the spouses/partners of symposium registrants to attend a Welcome and Get-To-Know you brunch.

Spouses/Partners : There will be a “Get-to-Know-You” informal brunch Monday morning from 9:30a-11:30a for all the spouses/partners of symposium registrants to meet each other and make arrangements for activities during the week for tours, shopping trips, hiking trips, etc. Free babysitting will be provided during the “Get-to-Know-You” informal brunch.

Other activities : There will be white water rafting trips, class II and III rapids, (6 yrs and older) as well as scenic rafting trips, no rapids, (any age) available. Tours for Shopping, museums, art galleries, hiking trips, rock climbing, fishing, horseback riding and Chico ‘s day spa are some of the activities available.

Rafting: Whitewater (class II and III rapids), for ages 6 and up, and Scenic Rafting (no rapids), any age, will be available through Wild West Whitewater Rafting Co. Arrangements have been made for whitewater and scenic rafting trips on Monday, August 2nd from 2-5pm as a group for the Neurosurgery Symposium participants and their families. Please indicate on the Registration form if you would like to participate in this activity on Monday. A group rate of $29 for adults and $19 for children 12 and under will apply. Payment is due to Wild West Whitewater Rafting Co. at the time of rafting. You may contact the rafting company at 1-800-862-0557 if you would like to make arrangements for another day and time.

We look forward to hearing from you and hope to see you at the 10 th Annual Montana Neurosurgery Symposium!!!

Montana Neuroscience Institute Foundation Home Page http://www.umt.edu/mnif/