(Return this form, with check made out to Santa Clara University, to:  John C. Hawley, Dept. of English, 500 El Camino, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara CA 95053.)

I regret to say that the University’s new policy is NOT to accept credit card transactions.  Those coming from overseas should provide a bank draft made out to Santa Clara University in U.S. dollars (or pay in cash upon arrival).

Pre-Conference:  $40                                                                               ______

            [this fee is waived for those coming from Asia and Africa]

            [pre-conference registration includes the Presidential Luncheon on                                               Saturday; registration at the conference itself does not include the                          luncheon, since we will have needed to give the caterers a correct                                count beforehand]

            Please indicate below if you prefer a VEGETARIAN meal]

            YES, I prefer vegetarian  _________________

All presenters must be members of a regional branch of the organization.  If you are not a member you may join now.

            __________I am already a member.  

                                                [Which branch? _________________]

                        Or:

            __________I hereby join the US branch

            ____ $30.00 (Regular, Full time Faculty)

            ____ $20.00 (Students, Retirees, Part-time Faculty)

                                                                                    TOTAL  _________

_____________I enclose a check

                                    made out to Santa Clara University

                        Or will pay in the following manner:

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TRANSPORTATION

Santa Clara University is about two miles from the San Jose airport; you can take the #10 bus from the airport to the bus stop located at the entrance to the University campus (I believe this shuttle bus is free; it is also the bus to Cal Train, which is the train that goes to San Francisco and takes just over an hour; near San Francisco, Cal Train connects to the BART monorail system, which has stops in SF and then in Oakland and down to Hayward.

San Francisco airport is 45 miles north of our campus; as you’ll note above, you can take Cal Train to our campus (first: one stop south on BART to the MILLBRAE stop [end of the line], then cross over the tracks to Cal Train and head south).  About $5 total.  Or, there is a South Bay Shuttle or Supershuttle that will take you directly to any address you give them; this shuttle costs about $35.

We will not be providing a shuttle service to either airport.

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HOUSING  

I regret that there is no student housing in our dormitories: classes are in session, and we have an unusually large entering class.  Apologies, as well, for the rather high motel prices.  We have negotiated lower prices (reflected below), but they may still seem rather steep: Silicon Valley is one of the most expensive housing areas in the country.

Please make your own housing arrangements directly with the hotel.  Make sure you mention USACLALS (or, if that fails, then the English Department at Santa Clara University) to get these reduced prices.

1)  Mariani Inn, 2500 El Camino, Santa Clara, CA;  408 243-0312  ($64 plus tax for Queen sized bed; $74 for two beds; $74 for Queen sized bed in a suite with kitchen, oven, and couch with fold out bed).  This is about three miles from campus; free shuttle to and from campus; also, the #22 bus runs along El Camino and stops at the campus.  Mariani Inn has an Italian restaurant on site, and an excellent Sunday brunch.

2)  Hawthorn Suites, 2455 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA 95051; (408) 241-6444; at the intersection of El Camino and San Tomas (and across the street from the Mariani Inn.    (50 rooms available @ $85 plus tax per night; single or double, both have Queen or King-sized bed; double also has fold-out couch; some singles also have them).  Free shuttle to campus.  Cut-off date for reservations at the special rate is Sept. 15.

3)  Candlewood Suites, located at the entrance to campus and next to the Cal train stop, the #10 bus, and the #22 bus.  Thus: convenience of location is its best feature. 481 El Camino Real, Santa Clara 95050.   (20 studios with one Queen-sized bed, @ $105.99 plus tax per night; 5 one-bedroom suites with one Queen-sized bed plus a fold-out couch, @ $135.99 a night.  Cut-off date is September 26, after which the rooms may be available, but are not guaranteed as being so.  Address: directly across from the entrance to our campus.  To get the discount (and avoid being transferred to the national phone line, which won’t be aware of the deal, call 408 241-9305 and ask for extension 2.  Or FAX at 408 241-9307.  Complementary parking; full kitchen with microwave, refrigerator, range, dishwasher, coffee-maker, CD player, fitness center.

4)  Ramada Inn, 1655 El Camino, (408) 244-8313;

5)  Holiday Inn Express; 1700 El Camino, (408) 554-9200;

6)  Days Inn;  859 El Camino, (408) 244-2840; 

Options 4, 5, and 6: all within walking distance (if you’re wearing comfortable shoes and have sufficient vim and vigor).  All three include deluxe continental breakfast, hi-speed Internet access, parking, and local phone calls.  All guest rooms include a microwave and refrigerator, hair dryer, 27” TV with expanded cable and HBO, iron and ironing board.  The Holiday Inn Express is Santa Clara’s newest hotel.  Cut-off date for reduced rate reservations on these three properties is Sept. 10.