Conference Accommodations

Holiday Inn Golden Gateway Hotel,


Note:

1. We have negotiated a discount rate of $139.00 per night (plus tax) for June 14-16, 2009, for a block of rooms at the hotel.  These rooms are
being held on a first-come, first-served basis. Please be aware the room block fills quickly, so we suggest you make your hotel and travel
plans early.

2. All participants are encouraged to stay in the conference designated hotel. In order to keep the conference cost low, we have guaranteed
to the hotel that we will fulfill a certain number of "hotel nights" during the conference. Penalties will incur if too many attendees opt to stay in
other hotels in the area or neglect to indicate to the hotel that they are with the AAIM conference.

3. The cut off date for reservations to be received is May 18, 2009.  Registrants may contact our reservations office at
415-441-4000 or 866-272-7098 and reference “AAIM ‘09”.

About San Francisco

The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city in California and the 14th most populous city in the United States,
with a 2007 estimated population of 764,976. Among the most densely populated cities in the country,[8] San Francisco is part of the San
Francisco Bay Area metropolitan area, which is home to more than 7.2 million people. The city is located at the tip of the San Francisco Peninsula,
with the Pacific Ocean to the west, San Francisco Bay to the east, and the Golden Gate to the north.

49-Mile Scenic Drive (wiki)

About California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east,
Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexican state of Baja California. California is the most populous U.S. state. Its four largest cities are
Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, and San Francisco. It is known for its varied climate and geography as well as its diverse population.

The area known as Alta California was colonized by the Spanish Empire beginning in the late 18th century. It and the rest of Mexico became an
independent republic in 1821. In 1846 California broke away from Mexico, and after the Mexican-American War, Mexico ceded California to the
United States. California became the 31st state admitted to the United States on September 9, 1850.

California is the third-largest U.S. state by land area. Its geography ranges from the Pacific coast to the Sierra Nevada mountains in the east,
to Mojave desert areas in the southeast and the Redwood-Douglas fir forests of the northwest. The center of the state is dominated by the
Central Valley, one of the most productive agricultural areas in the world.

The California Gold Rush (1848–1855) dramatically changed California with a large influx of people and an economic boom. The early 20th century
was marked by Los Angeles becoming the center of the entertainment industry, in addition to the growth of a large tourism sector in the state. Along
with California's prosperous agricultural industry, other industries include aerospace, petroleum, and computer and information technology.
California ranks amongst the ten largest economies in the world, and were it a separate country, it would be 35th among the most populous countries.