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Reservations & Rates
The 2013 UCOWR-NIWR Conference will be held at the lovely Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel (formerly Embassy Suites Lake Tahoe Hotel & Ski Resort). The following rate structure will apply (12% tax plus $3.09 per night not included):
King Standard $130.00 (for 1 or 2 adults)
Two Queens $ 150.00 (for 1 or 2 adults)
Children 17-and-under stay free when in the same room with parents ( max 4 per suite).
Discounted Group Parking at $15 per night per car.
To make reservations, visit the hotel website, and enter the group code UCO when making your reservation. You may also call 530-544-5400.
Please make your arrangements as early as possible to guarantee conference rates. Regular hotel rates will go into effect when UCOWR's block of rooms is filled or May 9th, 2013.
Accomodations & Guest Services
Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel offiers first-rate luxury in the heart of South Lake Tahoe. All reservations include: suite with two rooms; complimentary hot breakfast; and a two-hour Managers Happy Hour (subject to State and Local laws). See why you can't beat the King Bed or Two Queen Bed Suite configurarions at Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel for comfort or enjoyment. Every suite offers a living room with sofa bed, armchair and a well-lit dining/work table area. The private bedroom features one king or two queen beds, a second TV and a bathroom stocked with soaps, shampoo, plush towels and a hairdryer.
All rooms at Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel include a refrigerator, microwave oven, coffee maker and two remote-control, cable, color televisions. The two touch-tone telephones offer voice mail and advanced dialing and data communication features.
Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel at Heavenly is the only all-suite and full-service hotel in South Shore, in the center of it all!
Getting To and Around Lake Tahoe
Getting to South Lake Tahoe by car is a relatively short drive from major cities in California and Nevada. The drive promises beautiful scenery along the way and culminates with the incredible expanse of Lake Tahoe.
You can fly into Reno/Tahoe International Airport to get to the Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel (formerly Embassy Suites). With 25 flights out of Northern California and 19 out of Southern California, Reno/Tahoe International Airport has a total of 252 flights daily. Flying non-stop to Lake Tahoe from 24 destinations and direct (1 stop) from 17 destinations, getting here is easy. Information about rental cars is also available on the airport website under To/From Airport.
The South Tahoe Express (866-898-2463) provides worry-free, year-round transportation, with non-stop service from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to South Lake Tahoe. There are 11 regular departures daily to Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel from the departure lounge, located in the Baggage Claim area at the Reno/Tahoe Internaitonal Airport.
Thursday, June 13th -- 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM -- $50 per ticket -- Limit of 30 participants
Lake Tahoe is the second deepest lake in the United States and one of the clearest in the world. Renowned for its remarkable clarity since the days of Mark Twain, who camped on its lakeshore in 1861, this lake is a beautiful center piece to the grandeur of the surrounding Sierra Nevada Mountains.It is also the focus of long-term monitoring, watershed management, and restoration programs.
This driving tour will follow the 72 miles of magnificent shoreline to visit scenic, historic and scientific sites around the lake. It will begin in South Lake Tahoe and proceed up the west shore toward Tahoe City. One of our stops on west shore of Lake Tahoe will be at Emerald Bay. Surrounded by sheer granite cliffs and beautiful forests, it is a famous location for scenic photographs and a popular entry point to the Desolation Wilderness Area. Further up the west shore, Tahoe City is where outflow from the lake is discharged into the Truckee River, which flows down through the city of Reno and ultimately out to terminal Pyramid Lake in the Great Basin. We will visit the UC Davis Eriksson Education Center at the Historic Fish Hatchery, near Tahoe City, and then travel east through Kings Beach to Incline Village for a tour of the Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences. While enjoying one of Lake Tahoe’s beautiful beaches, we’ll take a break for refreshments. The tour will then drive up to Spooner Summit and down past picturesque Glenbrook on its way back to South Lake Tahoe.
Authors who received notification that their original short abstract was accepted for the 2013 Conference and were invited to submit an extended abstract for the conference proceedings CD may click here to view the Extended Abstract Guidelines for 2013.