The 36th Annual Conference
of the History of Economic Society will be held June 26-29, 2009 at
the University of Colorado Denver.
There is an optional reception on Friday, June 26. Conference
sessions will begin on the morning of Saturday, June 27. The
conference will run until mid-day on Monday, June 29. For
travel accommodations, please try to plan on leaving Monday in the
late afternoon or evening. The airport is only a 40 minute taxi ride
from downtown Denver.
About University
of Colorado Denver
and the Auraria Campus
The campus is on the edge of lower
downtown ("LODO") Denver, and the immediate neighborhood
features a vast array of hotels, restaurants, banks, and
shopping opportunities. For those who plan to stay in areas
convenient to the RTD Light Rail system, the D, F, and H lines
stop at the Auraria Campus, which is home to the University of
Colorado Denver. Further information on light rail and bus
routes can be found on the
RTD website.
Hotel Teatro
1100 14th Street Denver, CO 80202 (303) 228-1100
The Hotel Teatro is perhaps Denver's finest hotel. It is located
one block from the UC Denver campus, and we have a block of 25
rooms reserved at a conference rate of $179 per night, plus
taxes. These rooms will be held until June 11, 2009, after which
reservations will be taken on a space and rate availability
basis. You may make your reservations directly with the Hotel
Teatro by calling 303-228-1113 or 888-727-1200. You must ask for
the “HOE” rate. Conference participants residing outside the
U.S. can make their reservations by emailing Maureen Plage at
mplage@hotelteatro.com and requesting the HOE rate.
The Curtis Hotel
1405 Curtis Street Denver, CO 80202 (303) 571-0300
The Curtis Hotel a unique contemporary hotel located two blocks
from the campus. The conference rate is $139 per night plus
taxes. You can book at the conference rate from June 22 – July
2. A block of 110 rooms will be available until May 25, after
which reservations at the conference rate will be contingent on
hotel availability. You may make your reservations online at
www.thecurtis.com/reservations.php. Fill in the desired
dates and enter GRPHSY in the “Promo Code” field. You can also
make reservations by calling the hotel at 800-525-6651.
Transportation
To get from Denver International Airport (DIA) to downtown
Denver, the most economical option is one of the airport shuttle
services. There are several such services, at rates of $18-$25,
and the reservation desks are located at the top of the
escalators that will take you from the underground airport train
to the baggage claim area. You can also use one of Denver's
taxi services or a private car to get from DIA to downtown
Denver. Taxis going from DIA to Downtown Denver charge a flat
rate of $43.00 plus the $3.25 gate fee and $5.00 extra for each
additional drop within the Downtown Denver flat rate zone.
Limousine services are available at the transportation desks
adjacent to the DIA baggage claim areas.
Area
Attractions
Information on area attractions, including concerts,
theatrical performances, and sporting events, can be found at
http://www.denver.org/Events.
One of the great bookstores between the Mississippi River
and the West Coast, The Tattered Cover (Lodo Store) (www.tatteredcover.com),
can be found only a few blocks from the conference hotels.
Those wishing to experience the Rocky Mountains during their
stay in Colorado may wish to consult the web sites for Rocky
Mountain National Park (http://www.nps.gov/romo/)
and the Colorado Tourism Office (www.colorado.com).
Rocky Mountain National Park is only about two hours from
downtown Denver and offers visitors a wealth of opportunities
for hiking, climbing, and experiencing the unspoiled natural
environment of the Rocky Mountains. For those of you planning on
more extensive tourism, please bear in mind that the Western
United States occupies a massive amount of physical space. For
example, to drive from Denver to the Grand Canyon is roughly 860
miles, requiring about seventeen (17) hours of driving time. The
distance from Denver to Yellowstone Park is about 570 miles.
'09 Conference
Contacts
Conference Organizer, Steven G. Medema
Department of Economics University of Colorado Denver, CB 181
Denver, CO 80217-3364 USA Phone: 303-315-2032 email:
HES2009@ucdenver.edu
Treasurer, History of Economics Society (for fees
and membership questions)
Neil B. Niman Treasurer History of Economics
Society McConnell Hall
University of New Hampshire Durham, NH 03824 email:
HES@orbit.unh.edu
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