IFMR 2011 New Orleans: 2010

Monday, December 20, 2010

Under Construction -- Come back soon

This blog will provide timely information about activities of the International Fellowship of Motorcycling Rotarians (IFMR) related to the 2011 Rotary International Convention in New Orleans, Lousiiana, USA, May 21-24, 2011.

Of special interest will be motorcycle rides from the far corners of North America to New Orleans by IFMR members and others to raise funds and public awareness for the continuing Rotary effort to END POLIO NOW wherever it still exists around the world. Also known as the POLIO PLUS program since 1987 when it began, the program uses Rotary volunteers to deliver polio vaccines to innoculate adults and youngsters in areas where polio has not yet been eliminated.

Come back soon for more details as plans for these rides and other IFMR activities that will occur at the convention in New Orleans are updated and announced. Join us helping END POLIO NOW!

Lodging Info - Albany-Baton Rouge Route

The following is a listing of the motels where IFMR has blocked rooms for IFMR riders and passengers traveling to New Orleans on the POLIO PLUS fund-raising ride. Contact each motel to make your personal reservations. Be sure to mention the Group Code indicated for each motel.

Saturday, May 14 – Albany, NY – Holiday Inn Express Skyline
8 Empire Drive, Rennsaelaer, NY 12144
Phone: 1-518-286-1011
Group rate: $109 Group code: IFMR

Sunday, May 15 – Hagerstown, MD – Hampton Inn
18300 Park Circle, Hagerstown, MD 21742
Phone: 1-240-420-1970
On-line booking: http://tinyurl.com/4ue52nm
Group rate: $89 Group code: MOT

Monday, May 16 – Roanoke, VA – Comfort Inn - Troutville (I-81 exit 150)
2545 Lee Highway (US 11 & US 220), Troutville, VA 24175
Phone: 1-540-992-5600 Toll Free: 1-800-628-1957
Group rate: $75 Group code: IFMR

Tuesday, May 17 -- Cherokee, NC – Fairfield Inn & Suites
568 Painttown Road, Cherokee, 28719
Phone: 1-828-497-0400
Group rate: $85 Group code: IFMR

Weds, May 18 -- Tuscaloosa, AL – Hampton Inn Tuscaloosa East
6400 Interstate Drive, Tuscaloosa, AL 35453
Phone: 1-205-562-9000
On-line booking: http://tinyurl.com/4f69meu
Group rate: $89 Group code: ROT

Thurs, May 19 -- Baton Rouge, LA – Hampton Inn (I-10 & College Dr)
4646 Constitution Avenue, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Phone: 1-225-926-9990
Group rate: $99 Group code: ROT

Friday, May 20 -- NEW ORLEANS – Drury Inn (Already full)
820 Poydras Street, New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone: 1-504-529-7800
On-line booking: http://tinyurl.com/4smr5om
No group rate available during RI convention

All motels enroute offer rooms with either two double beds or one king-size bed at rate shown. Contact motels directly to make individual reservations. Rooms not reserved in advance will be released two weeks prior to arrival date, so book early; but later bookings at the group rate will be honored if rooms are still available. In the event that bookings exceed the group reservation, or rooms are not available for late booking, check for other nearby motels on hotels.com, expedia.com, or other travel booking websites.

Lodging in New Orleans

Most downtown hotels in New Orleans during the Rotary International convention have been exclusively reserved by a contractor named by the RI convention planning group and can only be booked thru the Rotary.org/convention website. Therefore, it has not been possible to designate an "IFMR Headquarters Hotel" for this convention. Many hotels are already fully booked. To find available hotel space in New Orleans, use the official convention website.

To locate other hotels downtown and surrounding New Orleans areas that may have rooms available, use Hotels.com, Expedia.com, or one of the other travel booking websites.

The RV Fellowship of Rotary has campground space arranged at the University of New Orleans and has extended an invitation to IFMR members interested in camping there during the convention. If you wish to explore that option, contact RVF president Reba Lovrien at 505-350-3386 (president@rvfweb.org) or president-elect Bob Craig at 315-668-1362 (preselect@rvfweb.org) for more information.