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Application Information

Social Justice Training Institute

November 30 – December 4, 2010
Hilton Long Beach
701 West Ocean Boulevard
Long Beach, CA 90831
Reservations: 1-800-HILTONS

Application Deadline: September 17, 2010

Applicants will be notified of their
acceptance by October 8, 2010.

Time
SJTI will begin at 6pm on Tuesday evening, November 30, 2010 and end at noon on Saturday, December 4, 2010.

Location
Hilton Long Beach, Long Beach, California

Lodging
Participants will need to arrange their own travel, lodging and meals. Rooms will be available at the Hilton Long Beach. Rates: *$154.00* a night (doubles and singles). Reservations for the event will be made by individual attendees directly with the hotel at 1-800-HILTONS. Be sure to mention you are attending SJTI to get access to our room block. The group rate may be available prior and after the program dates based on availability.

Current check-in time is 3:00pm and check-out time is noon.

Reservations by attendees must be received on or before October 29, 2010 (the "Cutoff Date"). At the Cutoff Date, the hotel will review the reservation pickup for the Event and release the unreserved rooms for general sale. Reservations received after 5:00pm (local time) on the Cutoff Date will be accepted on a space and rate availability basis.

Please do not make your reservation until after you receive confirmation that you have been selected as a participant (after October 8, 2010).

Getting to Long Beach, CA
We ask that all participants plan on being in Long Beach, CA by around 4pm on Tuesday, November 30, 2010, so you can get settled and fed and be ready to start at 6pm.

There are three major airports serving Long Beach, CA: LAX, Long Beach, and Orange County.

From Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) - Hilton Long Beach has a negotiated rate of $19.00 per person (one-way) with “SuperShuttle”. Their phone number is 800-Blue-Van.
From Long Beach Airport – The most convenient and cost effective transportation is via TAXI (“Long Beach Yellow Cab”). The average cost is $15.00 one-way.
From Orange County (John Wayne) Airport - The most cost effective method of transportation is via Super Shuttle. We do not have a negotiated rate with the Orange County branch of Super Shuttle, but at $35.00 per person one way, it is your most cost effective method. Their phone number is 714-517-6600.

SuperShuttle’s website is http://www.supershuttle.com. Long Beach Yellow Cab can be reached at (800) 233-0420 or at their website http://www.layellowcab.com.

Registration
Cost of registration is $675.00. If you are interested in participating, the deadline for applications is September 17, 2010. Our hope is to notify applicants of our decisions by October 8, 2010. Since there is a limited number of participants, we will be intentional in selecting participants to create a balance in social group identities as much as possible.

The Employee Identification Number for SJTI is: *32-0246935*. Your institution or place of work might need this number if you are requesting a reimbursement from them. SJTI also has a PayPal account if you need to pay using a credit card. Please note that there is a surcharge if you use PayPal bringing registration to $720.

Application and registration questions should be directed to Jessica Pettitt (our Administrative Coordinator) sjtiadmin@jessicapettitt.com.

After you submit your application, you should be directed to a confirmation page. If you do not receive this confirmation or have any difficulties submitting your application, contact Jessica to make sure that your application was received.

Cancellation Policy
Due to the fact that we select institute participants, 20 - 30 applicants are not selected each time we hold an institute. As a result, we have instituted the following cancellation policy. If you cancel your registration 45 - 30 days from the first day of the institute, there is a $100.00 penalty. If you cancel 12 - 30 days out, there is a $150.00 penalty. If you cancel under 15 days, there will be no refund. We do however honor those who would like to "roll their registration fee payment over" and attend a future institute. This "roll over" can only apply for the June 2011 and December 2011 institutes.

Scholarships
Each year, we offer a limited number of $100.00 scholarships that will be used to offset the cost of the institute. These scholarships are based on financial need. We are hoping to model the concept of "Ubuntu", the honoring of the community over the individual and the sharing of resources for the good of all. In this spirit we ask that you reflect on needs in relation to those of others. If you are interested in this scholarship, please complete that section on the on-line application.

Future Institutes
Another institute will be held in Springfield, MA in June 2011.
Information on this institute will be posted after January 15, 2011.