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Hotel
& Transportation October 1-4, 2008
Little
Rock, Arkansas Home
of the Clinton Presidential Center
and the Central High School National Historic
Site September
4, 1957: Nine African American students are prevented from entering Little
Rock's Central High School. Dubbed "The Little Rock Nine" these students faced
angry crowds ten days later as they were escorted by National Guardsmen into the
school's halls for the first time. Little Rock made the history books as the first
site to test the U.S. Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision,
which officially ended public-school segregation. The event was broadcast around
the world. November
18, 2004: Little Rock makes headlines again with the dedication of the Clinton
Presidential Center. The Clinton Library archives are the largest of the presidential
libraries, including over 80 million documents, 80,000 artifacts, 1.8-million
photos, and 21 million e-mail messages (Wikipedia).
The Clinton School of Public Service is also located at the site. Conference
Location
The ProLiteracy Worldwide conference will be held at the
Peabody Little Rock, located on the
bank of the Arkansas River in Little Rock's River Market District.
It's just minutes away from the Clinton Presidential Center and 15 minutes from
the Little Rock International Airport. The hotel is connected to the Statehouse
Convention Center. The room rate at the Peabody is $129.00. The online group code
is 446841. Every day at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m, the world-famous Peabody Ducks
march to the sounds of John Philip Souza's King Cotton March, down the
red carpet to the lobby fountain where they play throughout the day until the
march is reversed and the ducks return to their palace. The ducks are led by their
Duck Master, clad in scarlet and gold and carrying a brass head duck cane. The
Peabody Athletic Club is available for guests, fully equipped with 14 Cybex stations,
eight cardio machines, free weights, and a sauna. Little Rock
National Airport Airlines serving the Little Rock National Airport:
• American Airlines
• ComAir
• Continental Airlines
• Delta
• Northwest
• Skyway Airlines
•
Southwest
• TWA
• United Express
• US Airways Taxi
and/or shuttle services are available to the Peabody Little Rock.
Amtrak
Amtrak services Little Rock with scheduled arrivals and departures at Union
Station Square, Markham and Victory streets. Dining The Peabody
Little Rock offers an onsite restaurant, the Capriccio Grill Italian Steakhouse,
open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The Capriccio Grill is rated Four-Star,
Four-Diamond and offers "southern inspired" breakfasts; steaks, pizzas, pastas,
and sandwiches for lunch with an expanded menu at dinner. The Lobby
Bar opens Monday through Saturday at 11 a.m. and Mallard's Bar opens
daily at 4 p.m. -- both offering a relaxed atmosphere in which to enjoy your favorite
beverages.
For
more information, contact the conference team
at [email protected]
or call
(315) 422-9121 ext. 319
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