Social Justice Training InstituteSocial Justice Training Institute


Registration Information

December 9 – 13, 2008

Tucson Marriott University Park
880 East Second Street, Tucson, AZ 85719
Phone: (520) 792-4100

Deadline: September 14, 2008
Notification: October 1, 2008

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Time and Place
SJTI will begin at 6pm on Tuesday evening, December 9, 2008 and end at noon on Saturday, December 13, 2008. Location: Marriott University Park – Tucson, AZ.

Lodging
Participants will need to arrange their own travel, lodging and meals. Rooms will be available at the Marriott University Park. Rates: *$112.00* a night (doubles and singles). Reservations for the Event will be made by individual attendees directly with Marriott reservations at 520-792-4100 Extension 2020 or Marriott Reservations at 800-228-9290. Attendees must call hotel reservations directly at 520-792-4100 in order to book sleeping rooms on days outside of the contracted room block. Requests will be accommodated on a space availability basis only.

Current check-in time is 3:00pm and Check-out time is 1:00pm.

Reservations by attendees must be received on or before Monday, November 7, 2008 (the "Cutoff Date"). At the Cutoff Date, Hotel will review the reservation pickup for the Event and release the unreserved rooms for general sale. The group rate will be available three days prior and three days after the program dates based on availability. 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.

Getting to Tucson
Participants in the past have flown directly into Tucson International Airport. The Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is located about 2 hours from Tucson. Information on ground transportation can be found on their respective websites. Rental car companies are located at both airports. Taxi service and shuttles are available for transportation to the hotel.

Registration
Cost of registration is $675.00. If you are interested in participating, the deadline for applications is September 14, 2008. Our hope is to notify applicants of our decisions by October 1, 2008. Since there is a limit of 25 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.

Registration questions should be directed to: Jessica Pettitt (our Administrative Coordinator) sjtiadmin@jessicapettitt.com.

After you submit your application, you should receive an “auto response” email from SJTI stating that your application is being processed. If you do not receive this email within 24 hours, 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 2009 and December 2009 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 of 2009.
Information on this institute will be posted after January 15, 2009.

 

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