Hotel Accommodations

The Ocean Edge Resort & Club, host hotel of the Northeast Bankruptcy Conference, is SOLD OUT.  There are many local bed and breakfasts, homes for rent and small hotels to chose from near the resort. 


Transportation

Air: Boston’s Logan and Providence’s T.F. Green airports are both approximately 90 miles from the Ocean Edge Resort & Golf Club. For fare and schedule information and to make reservations, please visit www.aa.com or call American Airlines Meeting Services at (800) 433-1730. Please use promotion code A8878AA.
Ground: Avis car rental discounts are available using the Avis Worldwide discount number J789009. Call (800) 331-1600 or book online at www.avis.com.

Continuing Education

Northeast Bankruptcy Conference: Approval for approximately 9.25 hours of CLE credit, including 1.5 hours of ethics, is pending for the Northeast Bankruptcy Conference. CPE credit is also available; approval for 9.25 CPE credits, including 1.5 of ethics, is pending. Mark the appropriate box on the registration form.
Northeast Consumer Forum: Approval for approximately 6 hours of CLE credit is pending for the Northeast Consumer Forum. CPE credit is also available; approval for 6 CPE credits is pending. 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 3.0 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, or www.nasba.org. 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 individual on alternative solutions. For persons who cannot meet the full registration rate, ABI will offer a reduced rate based on what the individual can reasonably afford to cover of the cost of meals and materials. For persons unable to pay a reduced rate, we may allow the individual 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 javersano@abiworld.org.

Cancellation Policy

All fees, except a $75 handling fee, will be refunded if written notice of cancellation is received by June 18, 2008. No refunds will be honored after June 18, but substitutions will be allowed. 

Attorney Specialist Certification
The American Board of Certification (ABC) will offer its business bankruptcy, consumer bankruptcy and creditors’ rights exams at the Ocean Edge Resort in Brewster, Mass., on Thursday, July 10, from 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Details on the certification process, exam composition and sample exam can be obtained by calling ABC at (319) 365-2222, by e-mailing certification@abcworld.org or by visiting the ABC Web site at www.abcworld.org. The ABC certification programs are sponsored by the American Bankruptcy Institute and the Commercial Law League of America, and all three programs are accredited by the American Bar Association.

ABI Northeast Scholarship Program:
Scholarship funds are available for those who cannot afford to attend the program. Please send your request for approval to Jennifer Aversano at javersano@abiworld.org. Limited space is available.

 

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