{"id":4019,"date":"2021-08-20T19:50:06","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T19:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alausa.org\/?post_type=news&#038;p=4019"},"modified":"2021-10-20T15:07:16","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T15:07:16","slug":"ala-70th-anniversary-congress","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/alausa.org\/en\/aktualitates\/ala-70th-anniversary-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"ALA 70th Anniversary Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We invite you to attend ALA\u2019s 70<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary Congress, which will take place in Chicago from October 21 \u2013 24!<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/alausa.org\/en\/ala-70k-programma-finala-2\/\">Program<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>W Chicago &#8211; Lakeshore<\/em><br \/>\n<em>644 N Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60611<\/em><br \/>\n<em>312-943-9200<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Transportation to Hotel from O&#8217;Hare Airport:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Uber\/Lyft: ~$40-85<br \/>\nL Train BLUE LINE: $2.50 (O&#8217;Hare &gt;&gt;&gt; Washington, approx. 45 min; then 1.5 mi further to hotel &#8211; 30 min walk or short Uber\/Lyft ride)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Transportation to Hotel from Midway Airport:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Uber\/Lyft: ~$35-80<br \/>\nL Train ORANGE LINE: $2.50 (Midway &gt;&gt;&gt; State\/Lake, approx. 30 min; then 1.2 mi further to hotel &#8211; 25 min walk or short Uber\/Lyft ride)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Parking:<br \/>\n<\/strong><em><span style=\"font-style: inherit !important; font-weight: inherit !important;\">The AXIS ParkingGarage, which is located directly next to the hotel, offers self-parking for all W Chicago-Lakeshore guests. Discounted ($42) overnight parking can be reserved in advance using the following link and includes unlimited in and out privileges:<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lazparking.com\/Touchless\/W-Hotel-Chicago\"><span style=\"font-style: inherit !important; font-weight: inherit !important;\">W Hotel Chicago &#8211; Touchless Parking<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4129\" src=\"https:\/\/alausa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Skyline_Light_Blue-300x32.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"947\" height=\"101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alausa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Skyline_Light_Blue-300x32.png 300w, https:\/\/alausa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Skyline_Light_Blue-768x81.png 768w, https:\/\/alausa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Skyline_Light_Blue-1710x180.png 1710w, https:\/\/alausa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Skyline_Light_Blue-1024x108.png 1024w, https:\/\/alausa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Skyline_Light_Blue-1536x162.png 1536w, https:\/\/alausa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Skyline_Light_Blue-2048x216.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 947px) 100vw, 947px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Registration Deadline: October 4<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/fLWAipyDrFf6RYki9\">Delegate Registration Form (electronic version)*<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/alausa.org\/en\/alas-70k-delegata-pieteikuma-veidlapa-2\/\">Delegate Registration Form (PDF format)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriott.com\/event-reservations\/reservation-link.mi?id=1628002099853&amp;key=GRP&amp;app=resvlink\">Hotel Reservations<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Delegate Registration &#8211; <strong>$150<\/strong> (includes all events, including 4 meals)<br \/>\nGuest Registration &#8211; <strong>$200<\/strong> (includes all events, including 4 meals)<\/p>\n<p>Individual event prices:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Friday Lunch (speaker &#8211; R\u016bta Dimanta) &#8211; <strong>$50<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Dinner on the Odyssey cruise (speaker &#8211; Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs Edgars Rink\u0113vi\u010ds, musical performance &#8211; Rihards Kolmanis) &#8211; <strong>$100 &#8211; SOLD OUT!<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Saturday lunch (virtual concert &#8211; <em>Tautumeitas<\/em>) &#8211; <strong>$50<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>ALA70 dinner\/ball (performance by Latvian folk dance troupe <em>Mantinieki<\/em>, dance music &#8211; <em>T\u0101l\u0113s zilaj\u0101s &#8211; <\/em>Rihards Kolmanis, Arta J\u0113kabsone, et al.) &#8211; <strong>$70 &#8211; SOLD OUT!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><script>\nvar 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