National Conference of Appellate Court Clerks
2006 Annual Conference - Fort Worth, Texas
July 30 - August 4, 2006
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President
Terry Lord has issued the official call to attend the 2006 National
Conference of Appellate Court Clerks’ 33rd
annual educational
conference. This year we’re meeting in beautiful and
historic Fort Worth, Texas, at the Renaissance
Worthington Hotel. Andrew Weber and the Education Committee have put
together a great educational program. Plan on bringing your family because
the Fort Worth/Dallas area has so many things to enjoy!
Renaissance
Worthington Hotel
The Worthington Hotel is located in the heart of
downtown Fort Worth’s lively, vibrant and family-friendly Sundance
Square area. Reservations can be made by calling 1-800-HOTELS1 or by
calling the hotel direct at 817/870-1000. The group rate is $135 per night
for single, double, triple or quad occupancy. This rate will be offered
for the two days prior and the two days after the conference based upon
availability. The group name for reservations is "NCACC."
Directions from the airport to the hotel can be found on the hotel’s website and are reprinted below. The hotel recommends Yellow Checker Airporter Shuttle Service to/from DFW airport. www.yellowcheckershuttle.com. The shuttle is around $15 one way. By comparison, a taxi is around $50 one way. Service runs to approximately 8:00 p.m. Late service to/from DFW is available on request until midnight. Please call 817-267-5150 for service and reservation information. If you prefer to rent a car, all major rental companies service DFW airport.
Directions to Worthington Hotel (200 Main Street)
from DFW airport: 19 mi
Driving Directions: South Exit from Airport to 183 West to 121 South. Follow 121 South to downtown Fort Worth. Take Belknap exit, go 1 mile, turn left on Houston. Turn left on 2nd Street. The hotel is on the left.
Great Events
We will be having our usual exciting events, including our Sunday night reception sponsored by BNA, golf tournament, fun run/walk, closing banquet, and hospitality suite.
For
our West and Lexis events, get ready for some action! Fort Worth is
"Where the West Begins," so it’s only fitting that West will
be hosting a night of family fun in the historical Fort
Worth Stockyards where Butch Cassidy, the Sundance Kid, and other
notorious characters from the Old West came to party and relax! We’ll
start off in the Stockyards Station to watch the world’s only daily
longhorn cattle drive, the Fort Worth Herd.
Before dinner, there will be time to visit some of the shops in the Stockyards. There are galleries, authentic western clothiers, wine stores, and much more. We’ll have dinner and drinks in the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame with activities such as photos with the longhorn, mechanical bull, and learn some new dance moves with the line dance instructor! We’ll also have face painting, cartoon artist, and panning for gold for the kids!
Lexis is hosting a night of family fun at the Texas Motor Speedway! The TMS is America’s second-largest sports and entertainment facility, and is now the only speedway in the country to host every major form of American automobile racing, including NASCAR, Winston Cup, and Indy style racing. The stadium accommodates 200,000 fans and a 1.5-mile oval track. Our event will include a buffet with drinks and music while guests enjoy pace car rides around the track. If you’re one of the lucky ones to win the raffle, you’ll experience the thrill of a hot lap with a race car driver!
Attire
The North Texas region can be quite warm this time of year. The average temperatures during July/August are a high of 96 and low of 72. The attire for the education conference and most social activities will be relaxed and very casual. You may, however, want to bring a sweater or light jacket because meeting rooms can be cool. The attire for Thursday night’s banquet will be dressy casual to cocktail. You may also want to throw in some suntan lotion! And maybe some mosquito repellant just in case.
In addition, the Fort Worth Convention & Visitors Bureau is within walking distance of the hotel and has lots of tourist information. They are located at the following address:
FWCVB
415 Throckmorton
Fort Worth, TX 76102
817.336.8791
If you have any questions, please feel free to call me at (817) 884-1900 ext. 226 or email at Slavake@2ndcoa.courts.state.tx.us
We look forward to seeing everyone here!
Stephanie Lavake
Host, 2006 NCACC Conference
Downtown Fort
Worth
Sundance Square