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General Tour Information

The Chicago Dental Society welcomes visitors to Chicago. Following is a guide for spouses’ and accompanying guests’ enjoyment during their stay. Chicago’s restaurants, shops, theaters and its people hold the key to unique visitor experience. The following tour activities have been arranged for your pleasure through CHICAGO IS…INC., the official tour company of the 144th CDS Midwinter Meeting.

All tours will depart from the Chicago Hyatt Regency Hotel, 151 E. Wacker, at the Stetson Street West Tower Entrance.

Reservations

Reservations are available by registering via online, or by mail or by fax using the registration form enclosed in the Preliminary Program. As these unique and exciting tours have limited availability, advance reservations and ticket purchase are required. To participate in the CDS Tour Program, you must be registered for the CDS Midwinter Meeting. A Midwinter Meeting Badge must be displayed for admittance to tours.

Tour Reservation Deadline

The deadline for advance tour ticket purchase through internet registration is Jan. 31, 2009.

Confirmation and Ticketing

Confirmations will be sent via e-mail or U.S. Postal Service once the number of registered participants for each tour reaches the minimum requirement for the operation of each tour. Confirmations are required for admission to each tour. International registrant tickets will be held for pick-up on site at McCormick Place at the Special Event Counter located in General Registration, Level 2, Hall E. Tour tickets cannot be mailed to international registrants.

Changes or Cancellations

Changes, cancellations, and/or refund requests must be directed in writing, and received prior to the deadline of Jan. 18, 2009. In certain tour programs, please note where tickets are nonrefundable. If you have already received your tour confirmation and made cancellation by Jan. 18, 2009 for those tours allowing cancellation, refunds will be processed only upon return of the confirmation to Chicago Dental Society. We regret that no refunds can be given for any tours canceled after this date. Additionally, no requests for refunds will be accepted, and no refunds will be given after order placement for any of the following tours: Chicago Bulls vs. Houston Rockets, Jersey Boys and Xanadu.

Restrictions

As certain tours do not permit people under the age of 21, we ask that you check with CHICAGO IS…INC. 312.565.1550 before registering any person under twenty-one.

In the event that a tour does not meet the minimum number of guests required to operate the tour, Chicago Dental Society and CHICAGO IS…Inc. reserve the right to cancel the tour and issue a full refund to ticket holders.

Liability Release

By purchasing tickets for a tour, individual(s) release CHICAGO IS…INC. and the Chicago Dental Society, as well as any of their employees from and against all claims, demands, suits, actions, losses (to persons or property), damages, injuries (including personal or bodily injury or death), expenses (including attorney fees) or other liabilities of any kind, by or in favor of any person, directly or indirectly arising out of or in connection with the tour, regardless of fault.

Questions

If you have questions regarding any of the tours, or require special assistance, please contact CHICAGO IS via e-mail at knelson@chicagois.com or call 312.565.1550, Monday through Friday, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., central standard time.