We have reserved a number of rooms for the time period September 21-26 at 3 hotels within 2 miles of the Chicago History Museum. Reservation are made directly to the hotels as instructed below. We will try to arrange it so that reservations can be made on the hotel websites.  Note the early cutoff dates for reservations.

DAYS INN Chicago Lincoln Park North (a ** hotel)
644 West Diversey Parkway
Chicago IL 60614
[corner of Diversey/Clark/Broadway; 1.8 miles from conf. site]
phone: 773-525-7010, reservations: 1-888-576-3297
email: [email protected]
http://daysinnchicago.net/

CUTOFF DATE for reservations: JULY 21, 2008.
To reserve call 1-888-576-3297 (International: 001-773-525-7010)
and ask for reservation under the code name: fusion08.
Rates (which include continental breakfast buffet) are:
Standard rooms, One bed: full $104, queen $108, king size $113.
Executive rooms, two full size beds $140, one king size $140.
2 junior suites with one queen size bed and pullout couch: $149.

The BELDEN-STRATFORD Hotel
2300 N. Lincoln Park West
Chicago, IL 60614
[1 mile from the conference site, the closest of the 3 hotels]
Phone: 773-281-2900; reservations: 1-800-800-8301.
http://www.beldenstratfordhotel.com/

CUTOFF DATE for reservations: July 6.
To reserve call 1-800-800-8301 (International: 001-773-281-2900)
and ask for reservation under the code name: fusion08

SENECA Hotel and Suites
200 E. Chestnut
Chicago, IL 60611
[less than 2 miles to conf. site; near Magnificent Mile,
North Michigan Avenue]
Phone: 312-787-8900; reservations: 1-800-800-6261.
http://www.senecahotel.com/

CUTOFF DATE for reservations: July 6.
To reserve call 1-800-800-6261 (International: 001-312-787-8900)
and ask for reservation under the code name: fusion08

SENECA and BELDEN-STRATFORD are *** hotels that are operated by the
same organization. RESERVATIONS for both hotels can be made at the
email address: [email protected]
State the reservation code: fusion08, the name of the hotel you want,
arrival and departure dates, how many people in the room, and they
will contact you.
The ROOM RATES are:
Deluxe Rooms with 1 Queen bed, single or double occupancy: $189.
Deluxe Rooms with 2 Double beds:
single or double occupancy: $209, triple: $229, quad: $249.