Travel

Air

The resort is approximately 1.5 hours from both Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI) and Washington Reagan National Airport (DCA). Driving time from Pittsburgh is 5.5 hours; Wilmington, Del., 2 hours; Washington, 1.5 hours; Baltimore, 1.5 hours; Newark, N.J., 4 hours. Driving directions are available on the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake’s web site. For rental cars, call AVIS at (800) 458-9383 or book directly online. Be sure to use discount code J789009.

Accomodations

Escape to the new Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort, Spa and Marina, a 400-room luxury resort, six food and beverage outlets, an 18-hole championship golf course, 150-slip marina, 18,000-square-foot European Spa, extensive multi-level indoor and outdoor swimming pool and children’s recreation center. The special-rated block of rooms is sold out, however ABI has secured additional rooms at the Hyatt for $295/night. Please call the hotel directly at 410-901-1234 to make your reservation.

Reservations may be made only after you have registered with ABI. Upon payment of the conference registration fees, you will receive a hotel reservation form with your conference confirmation. Rooms are held on a first-come, first-served basis. ABI cannot guarantee anyone a room after the special-rated ABI block is filled.

Conference Attire

Attire is casual throughout the conference.

Continuing Education

Approval for approximately 9 hours of CLE credit, including 1 hour of ethics, is available. CPE credit is also available; mark the appropriate box on the registration form.

California MCLE

ABI certifies that this activity has been approved for MCLE credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of 9 hours, of which three hours will apply to legal ethics.

ABI offers intermediate–advanced level courses, which have no prerequisites for attendance. ABI is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have the final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Ave. North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN, 37219-2417. For more information regarding administrative policies such as complaint and refund, please contact the American Bankruptcy Institute at 703-739-0800.

*ABI acknowledges that in some instances there will be persons who need to attend an educational seminar for CLE credit who are not able to pay full registration fees. ABI will handle such instances on a case-by-case basis and will work with the attorney on alternative solutions. For persons who cannot meet the full registration rate, ABI will offer a reduced rate based on what the attorney can reasonably afford to cover of the cost of meals and materials. For persons unable to pay a reduced rate, we may allow the attorney to work at our registration area for a few hours during attendee check-in, or assist in conference set-up. ABI also has reduced rates for government employees, professors, law clerks and students. For information on tuition assistance, send an e-mail to jdugas@abiworld.org.

Cancellation Policy

All fees, except a $75 handling fee, will be refunded if written notice of cancellation is received by July 22. No refunds will be honored after July 22, but substitutions will be allowed.