SoCG 2006 Sedona, Arizona

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SoCG 2006 Sedona, Arizona
(these slides were presented in SoCG05)
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Where ?
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Why Sedona ?
USA Weekend Magazine named Sedona the Most
Beautiful Place in America - May 2003.
Sedona is surrounded by magnificent, natural red
rock sculptures and pristine National Forests.

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Sedona, AZ

• 90 miles from Phoenix
• 120 hotels (within 2miles radius)
• 120 restaurants (within 2miles radius)
• 26 art galleries
• Spectacular hiking/walking trails

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So, How Hot Is Sedona in June?

• Sedona is at 4,500ft (1500m)
• Average Daily Min in June 57F (14C)
• Average Daily Max in June 90F (31C)
• Average Precipitation in June 0.4in (12mm)
• Average Humidity in June 10-15

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Getting to Phoenix

• Phoenix (PHX) International Airport, Sky
  Harbor,
  
• (13th largest in the country. Is a major hub)
• 5th Busiest Airport in the US (35.5)
• 23 Airlines
• 89 US non-stop destinations
• 17 International non-stop destinations
• On Orbitz, in June 05, a flight from Frankfurt
  to Phoenix and back costs around 750 ?615Euro
  
  

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From Phoenix to the hotel

• Phoenix Airport ? Sedona 1.5-2hrs
• Hourly shuttle (50 roundtrip)
• We plan to have a web-base carpool to match
  carless participants with car rentals.
  

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Hilton Sedona Resort and Spa

• Room 149/night (including tax).
• Most rooms reserved for the SoCG are suites (I.e.
  has a living room), and equipped with a gas
  fireplace, and a patio/balcony.
  
• 4 people can stay at the same room, (each having
  his/her own bed). The cost per an additional
  person in the room is 10.
  
• Free Wi-Fi for hotel guests ? SoCG participants
  
  
• Named Top 10 New Public Course by Golf
  Magazine
  

More images of the hotel and its surrounding are
here
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Nearby Hotels

• Distance in miles from the Hilton.
• We will try to negotiate for group rate.
• Desert Quail - 99 (0.4 miles)
• View Inn - 85 (0.4 miles)
• Kokopeli Inn - 88 (0.5 miles)
• Bell Rock Inn - 135 (1 miles)
• La Quinta - 109 (1 miles)
• Wild Flower - 121 (1 miles)

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What Is There to See and Do?

• Nearby Cities
• Flagstaff (55 miles)

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What Is There to See and Do?

• National Parks
• Grand Canyon
• (120miles from Sedona)

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What Is There to See and Do?

• National Parks
• Saguaro National Park
• (120miles from Phoenix)

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What Is There to See and Do?

• National Parks
• Petrified Forest
• (80miles from Sedona)

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What Is There to See and Do?

• National Parks
• Sunset Crater
• (15miles from Sedona)

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What Is There to See and Do?

• National Parks
• Death Valley
• (380miles from Sedona)

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What Is There to See and Do?

• National Parks
• Lake Mead
• (250miles from Sedona)

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What Is There to See and Do?

• National Parks
• Canyon de Chelly (120miles from Sedona)

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Debug your spiritual being !Google finds
11,300 hits for Sedona Vortex
Other possibility
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See you in Sedona 2006