Location:

Doral Golf Resort & Spa, a Marriott Resort, 4400 NW 87^th Ave.,

Miami, Florida  33178 USA

Phone: (1) 305-592-2000 • Hotel Fax: (1) 305-591-6653 • Reservations Fax: (1) 305-591-6688

      • By taxi: Expect to pay approximately $75-$80 from the airport.  It is about a 40 minute ride. Airport Taxi telephone: 1-954-925-6959 or Ft. Lauderdale Cab Company telephone: 1-954-456-1111

By car:  Allow yourself forty minutes from door to door. Take I-595 West to the Florida Turnpike.  Take Florida Turnpike South.  Follow Florida Turnpike Homestead Extension.  Exit on NW 41st Street East.  Travel approximately 4 miles.  Turn left at NW 87th Avenue intersection.  Resort entrance immediately on the left.

 

Accommodation

All PTC participants will be housed in double rooms paired with another PTC participant unless a specific request has been made for a private room, for which there is an extra charge.  Private rooms are an additional $62.50 per night ($375 per course), beyond the ‘with accommodation’ course cost and are offered on a space-available basis.

All rooms are non-smoking and offer garden or golf views with private balconies, have mini-bars, two-line phones, and high speed internet access. Your PTC group rate rooms includes access to the main clubhouse fitness center, complimentary local calls (up to 20 minutes per call), access fees are waived for credit card and 800 calls, 10 pages of incoming faxes per day, in room coffee, morning newspaper.

A refrigerator can be rented for $5 per room, per day. Requests for rentals can be made upon your hotel check-in.

High speed internet access is available in all guest rooms at a discounted rate of $9.95 per 24 hours.

PTC delegates are entitled to 10% off published Spa Services, excluding salon services.

The resort offers a jogging path encompassing a 3.5 mile tour around the Blue Monster golf course.

Internet Access

·         Internet access is available in all guest rooms via IBAHN at a discounted rate of $9.95 per day plus taxes. Access can be requested by contacting the front desk or by calling “At Your Service” by Dialing 0.  Wireless Services are not currently offered in the guest rooms.

·         The Java Zone Cyber Cafe has 4 computers dedicated to internet browsing.  Internet cards are available for purchase at a rate of $6.00 for 30 minutes and $10.00 for one hour 

·         The Java Zone, Terrazza and Champions Restaurant Patios offer IBAHN WIFI at $2.95 the first 15 min and 0.25 cents each additional minute.

·         A Business Center is also available where you can connect with your own laptop or a provided PC with all PC features such as printing, burning, scanning etc for $10.00 per each 15 min increments.

Parking

Self-parking is free of charge.  Valet parking is $11 per day, and $18 (discounted rate) per overnight stay. 

Meals

Meals for all PTC participants include: 

·         2 coffee breaks daily 

·         2 welcome buffets:  the first night of the course and the evening

      before the last day of the course

All other meals are on your own.  The Doral resort features numerous restaurants and lounges open for lunch and dinner.  Menus range from quick bites to go and pre-made wraps ($7-$12 at The Java Zone), and burgers, salads and sandwiches ($9-$15 at Champions and Bungalou’s) to a formal steakhouse ($19+ Windows on the Green).  

PTC delegates will be offered a 15% discount in all restaurants (not reflected in the prices above).

Additional meals for those who have selected the ‘with accommodation’ option:

·         A full buffet breakfast for 6 days

 

When to arrive

PTC course check-in is from 1:00pm-3:00pm on the first date of the course.

Hotel check in begins at 4:00pm on the first date of the course. If you arrive prior to 4:00, the hotel will allow you to store your luggage until your hotel room is available for check-in.

The introductory session, followed by dinner, will begin at 4:00pm on the first date of the course.  You should arrive in plenty of time to attend this first session.  It is essential to the rest of the workshop.

Check in deposits

Each participant will be required to pay a security deposit to the Doral Golf Resort & Spa to cover incidentals (i.e. telephone calls, rentals, room service, etc.).  This deposit is refundable upon check out if not used.  Plan to provide a credit card upon check in.  The credit card must be one that has your name or has your authorization to charge.  If you do not have a credit card the hotel will collect $100 in cash upon check-in and request an additional $100 each time that is consumed by incidentals.

Daily Schedule 

Day 1	·  Course check-in from 1:00pm-3:00pm ·  Hotel check-in from 4:00 pm ·  Courses start at 4:00 pm ·  Welcome banquet in the evening for all participants
Day 2-6	·  Classes from 8:15am-3:30pm ·  Small Group Sessions 3:45pm-5:30pm Training is intensive. Most evenings are free for sightseeing & relaxation but little free time is available during the course for off-site activities.
Day 6	·  Classes as usual ·  Closing banquet in the evening
Day 7	·  Classes end at approximately 1:00pm.  The hotel requires check out of all sleeping rooms by 11:00 am.  A luggage storage facility is available for convenience.  Plan to check out before class.  Late check out is subject to an extra nights charge.  The final morning is an essential part of the course. Please arrange your travel so that you can be present through this final session.

 

What to bring

Please bring all pre-readings and assignments that you receive from the PTC office.  Please also bring a sweater or sweatshirt (all training rooms are air-conditioned).

Extra nights

If you need a room either before the starting day of your session, or after the session, or for the nights in between sessions if you are taking more than one course, submit the attached request form directly to the hotel via fax.  The PTC does not handle any additional reservations for days in Miami outside of the course dates.  The hotel is holding a limited number of extra rooms, at the TTC rate of $141.25 single/double (includes $125 room rate plus 13% tax) per night. This rate does not include breakfast. The hotel will confirm availability upon receipt of your form.  Please contact them EARLY as space is limited.  The deadline for extra-night reservations is 9 May 2008.  (Please note that reservation requests received after 9 May 2008 may be charged a higher room rate if space is still available).

Graduate credit

If you intend to take any course for credit, please indicate this when you arrive on site.  Graduate credit is available from Lehigh University and The College of New Jersey.  Representatives from the universities will be on site to answer any questions and assist you in completing the appropriate paperwork before you leave Miami.  PTC will collect the fee for credits during the course and pass it on to the university.  All those taking a course for graduate credit will be required to complete an additional assignment. Please contact the university directly if you have any questions about matriculation, their degree programs, etc.

Cancellation policy

Your PTC deposit is non-refundable.  For registrants who withdraw after 9 May 2008, one half of the fees, less the deposit, will be refunded.

Training at the PTC is intensive

While there are no evening sessions, you may have reading and/or short writing assignments to complete.  There is no free time available during the course for off-site activities. Attendance of family members who are not attending the course is discouraged.

PTC contact

If you have any questions or need any other assistance, contact the PTC office:

Phone: 1 508 790-1748  Fax: 1 508 790-1749  email: theptc@aol.com