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41st Annual Meeting: April 6 - 9, 2019
April 6: Washington State Convention Center, Seattle, Washington
April 7 - 9: Hyatt Regency, Bellevue, Washington
Untitled 1 The ACMG/SIMD joint session will be held at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, WA on April 6th starting at 10:30am. You will need your SIMD name badge in order to get into the joint session so make sure you pick up your registration packet at the SIMD Registration desk at the Hyatt Regency Hotel before the joint session. The registration booth at the Hyatt will be open from 4:00-7:00 PM on Friday, April 5th and starting at 7:30am on Saturday, April 6th. (If you are already attending the ACMG annual meeting, this session is included and you will be able to get in with your ACMG badge). For people attending the annual meeting of the ACMG AND the SIMD meeting, you will need to move to the Hyatt Regency Hotel on April 6th. Please indicate, during the registration process, if you require shuttle transportation from Seattle to Bellevue.

SHUTTLE INFORMATION FOR PEPOPLE ATTENDING THE ACMG/SIMD JOINT SESSION-- APRIL 6TH, 2019

There will be shuttle service on April 6th from the Hyatt Regency Hotel to the Washington State Convention Center and back to the Hyatt for people attending the joint ACMG/SIMD joint session. 
The ACMG/SIMD joint session will be held from 11:00am - 3:30pm on 4/6/19 at the Washington State Convention Center, 705 Pike Street, Seattle, WA. Shuttle service will be provided by Shuttle Express or Bellair. Look for the coach buses with the SIMD logo in the front window. There will be 3 buses running in the morning and 4 buses running in the afternoon between the scheduled times. It will take approximately 15- 20 mins each way. They will leave as buses fill and do one loop so if a bus is not at the pick-up location, please have patience but pay attention to the time of the last pickup (below).

AM SHUTTLE: FOR ATTENDEES STAYING/LEAVING FROM THE HYATT REGENCY BELLEVUE
9:45am - 10:30am: The shuttle buses will pick up on the NE 10th street exit of the hotel. NE 10th St is off of the North Side of the Evergreen Foyer. From the Olympic Tower or Grand Ballroom Foyer (where registration is), go down the elevator or escalator to the 1st Floor/Lobby Level and take a right. Walk towards the long glass doors that lead to NE 10th. From the Cascade Tower, take the elevator to the 1st Floor/Lobby Level, take a left towards the lobby and left again towards Evergreen Foyer/Ballroom. There are 3 buses that will run starting at 9:45am - 10:30am. Last pick up time will be 10:30am. They will drop off at the Washington State Convention Center at Convention Place which is off Pike Street between 9th Avenue and Union Street, level 1 of the convention center. There are escalators and elevators directly inside that will lead to the ACMG/SIMD joint session on Level 4/ Exhibitors Hall 4E. NOTE: There is no shuttle service available if you are attending the AGMC annual meeting/morning sessions held before the joint session; in that case please plan on taking Uber, Lyft or a taxi.

PM SHUTTLE: FOR ATTENDEES RETURNING FROM THE WASHINGTON STATE CONVENTION CENTER TO THE HYATT REGENCY BELLEVUE
3:45pm - 4:30pm: The shuttle buses will pick up at the Washington State Convention Center at Convention Place which is off Pike Street between 9th Avenue and Union Street, level 1 of the convention center and transport to the Hyatt Regency Bellevue. This is the same location as the morning drop off. There are 4 buses that will run starting at 3:45pm-4:30pm. Last pickup time will be 4:30pm. There will be storage available on the buses for people with luggage

NOTE: The ACMG has arranged for a Coat/Luggage check for people needing to store their luggage that morning. This will be located in the Atrium Lobby of Level 4, close to the joint session meeting hall.

ACMG SPECIAL DISCOUNTED REGISTRATION RATE FOR SIMD ATTENDEES:
A special registration fee of $250 will be offered to SIMD attendees to attend ACMG sessions, posters and exhibits on Friday, April 5th and ACMG morning concurrent sessions on Saturday, April 6th. This rate is for attendees that are not registering in full for the ACMG annual meeting but will be attending the SIMD meeting. Register for this special rate at https://www.acmgmeeting.net/acmg2019/Public/mainhall.aspx.