Why should attendees book with the LSA Room Block for the 2011 Annual Meeting?

Short Answer: Convenience, Amenities, Supporting the LSA

• The Grand Pittsburgh Downtown is the headquarters hotel for the LSA 2011 Annual Meeting. All meeting events - sessions, exhibits, job interviews, receptions - take place in the hotel, as does the all-important networking with colleagues, LSA leadership, employers and students.
• Attendees who book rooms at the Grand Pittsburgh Downtown online using the dedicated LSA Annual Meeting Hotel Reservations Page or by phone mentioning the Linguistic Society of America meeting will receive free guest room internet access for the duration of the meeting.
• The Grand Pittsburgh Downtown is easy (via the Airport Flyer bus), quick (25 minutes) and inexpensive ($2.75 each way) to reach from Pittsburgh International Airport.
• The Grand Pittsburgh Downtown is spectacularly situated at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers – "the Point" – just steps from Pittsburgh's arts district. The Hilton Pittsburgh is within easy reach of the city's vibrant ethnic neighborhoods, multiple dining options, and cultural and entertainment districts by foot, complimentary shuttle bus, or public transportation.

Booking a room at the Grand Pittsburgh Downtown using the hotel's dedicated LSA meeting web site or toll-free telephone number not only benefits you, the attendee; it also supports the LSA. When you "book within the block," you help the LSA to keep meeting costs as low as possible, and enable us to provide some of the important "extras" meeting attendees have come to enjoy, such as the Presidential Reception, the Exhibit Area coffee hours, and the student mixer.