Hotel Guest Room Reservations

A block of rooms has been reserved for SSA attendees. Please make reservations directly with the hotel. Remember to identify yourself as a SSA meeting attendee to obtain the special conference rate. Reservations must be made by the cut-off date of 14 March 2003 to be certain to get the conference rate.

Riviera Resort and Racquet Club
1600 North Indian Canyon Drive
Palm Springs, CA 92262
Web: http://www.DesertResorts.com/riviera/index.html
Telephone for Reservations: 1-800-444-8311
Fax: 1-760-327-4323

Conference Rates:
$129   Single/Double
$219   Suite
Plus 12.55% City Tax and $1.25 Utility Tax
$6/Room Resort Fee, which includes local calls; incoming faxes; in-room coffee service; newspaper; use of fitness center; airport shuttle service; hotel parking.

The Riviera Resort and Racquet Club is only 10 minutes from the Palm Springs Airport, which is served by many major airlines, including Delta/Delta Connection (from Atlanta and Salt Lake City), American/American Eagle (from Los Angeles, Chicago and Dallas/Ft. Worth), United Express (from Denver, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles), Continental Express (from Houston), Northwest (from Minneapolis/St. Paul), America West (from Phoenix), and Alaska (from Portland, San Francisco, San Jose, and Seattle).

The Ontario Airport is approximately 110 km west of Palm Springs.

Palm Springs is in the southern California desert about 125 km east of Los Angeles. The San Andreas Fault is just north of town.

Local Areas of Interest
Palm Springs Aerial Tramway to Mt. San Jacinto
Palm Springs Air Museum
The Living Desert
Joshua Tree National Park - Spring Flowers

More information can be found at these web sites:
http://www.palm-springs.org/
http://www.palmsprings.com/

Additional information about travel, accommodations, and local attractions can be found in the meeting PowerPoint file, available for download.