Course Location

The Clinical Nutrition course will be held April 17 - 19, 2009. Course headquarters will be located at Amelia Island Plantation |6800 First Coast Highway, Amelia Island, Florida 32034    http://www.aipfl.com/ 

Lodging and Travel

The Amelia Island Plantation is located on the beach in Amelia Island, Florida, just 35 minutes from Jacksonville International Airport.  This AAA-Four Diamond resort features over 700 guest accommodations settled in 1,250 acres of pristine coastal wilderness. The conference center with its bright, airy rooms offers perfect space to facilitate learning and socializing. You can play golf on 36 holes designed by Pete Dye and Tom Fazio, which cover acres of oceanfront and tidal marshes. Tennis at Amelia offers 23 Har-Tru courts laid out in a club like setting. Sport fishing, swimming, seven miles of nature trails for walking and jogging, and horseback riding in the surf are just some of the activities available for guests. “Kids Camp Amelia” provides enthusiastic counselors for all-day activities, tennis or golf clinics, arts and crafts, water activities or just for a parent’s night out for dinner. All recreational activities can be scheduled directly through Amelia Island Plantation by calling (888) 262-6161 or (904) 261-6161.

Accommodations

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Amelia Island Plantation, Amelia Island, Florida at a special course rate of $208 per night, plus tax and a $10 resort fee per night per person, until March 24, 2009 or until the room block is filled. The resort fee incudes all staff gratuities, high speed internet access, housekeeping gratuities, transportation driver gratuities, unlimited on-property shuttle transportation, self parking, unlimited use of the health & fitness center, 1 hour tennis court usage, 1 bucket of golf range balls, and in-room coffee service. This special group rate is available 3 days prior and 3 days post meeting based on availability. To make your reservation, call 888-261-6161 or 904-261-6161. Reservations made after March 24 will be confirmed on a space/rate available basis. We encourage you to make your reservations early. Please identify yourself as a course participant at the Mayo Clinic Clinical Nutrition Conference.