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Atlantic Station City Center

A trip to Atlantic Station will give you the opportunity to visit a large urban renewal project that combines upscale housing, world-class restaurants, theaters, retailers, and offices on the former site of the Atlantic Steel Mill. Atlantic Station is also the home of 16 acres of IKEA, the Scandinavian retail store. Enjoy all of it with the comfort of true Southern hospitality as you stroll through Atlanta's newest 24-hour community!

Based on the concept of "live, work, and play" within one community, the streets are exclusively designed for pedestrian traffic and lined with sidewalk cafes and all types of boutiques. At night, lanterns are lit and the streets will glow among the soft hustle and bustle of vivacious amblers. Locals and out-of-towners will feel right at home shopping, eating, or simply enjoying the comfort of a small town within a big city.

City Segway Tours

Atlanta is one of the seven cities in the world that is home to City Segway Tours. It is a fun, unique, and innovative way to get to know downtown Atlanta.

On the tour, participants will glide by the World of Coca Cola, cruise around the state capitol, and then ride around Centennial Olympic Park, the location of the Georgia Aquarium, CNN Center, and Ted's Montana Grill. The Segway Tour is a great way to get a lay of the land in downtown Atlanta and have an experience of a lifetime!

The ACUI Segway tour will depart and return from the City Segway Tour storefront on Upper Alabama Street at Underground Atlanta, just six blocks from the hotel.

Monday, March 26, 2–6 p.m.
Price: $25, includes round-trip transportation
Register: Using the Presenting Atlanta registration form

This tour will visit two of the premier educational institutions in Atlanta: Emory University and the Georgia Institute of Technology. See how Georgia Tech and Emory share common bonds, but are very different campuses. Demographics, size, opportunities, and options will be among the similarities and differences you'll experience.

At Emory you will experience a dramatic architectural impression. The last phase of the Dobbs University Center, built in 1986, was designed by renowned architect John Portman. Among the features you'll see are the dramatic Coca-Cola Commons, the unique D.U.C. DownUnder, and the beautiful views from the Winship Ballroom. Then after a short drive through some of Atlanta's unique neighborhoods you'll arrive across town at Georgia Tech.

At Georgia Tech, recent renovations of the college union have bonded the old with the new.You will have the opportunity to see Jackets (a nonalcoholic Irish pub), the student-run WREK radio station, the bowling center, an impressive ballroom, and many other exciting features of this impressive facility.

Monday, March 26, 2–6 p.m.
Price: $43, includes round-trip transportation and admission fees
Register: Using the Presenting Atlanta registration form

Come celebrate and explore the achievements of two of Atlanta's most famous residents who share a common bond of service to humanity: Martin Luther King Jr. and Jimmy Carter. King's legacy of peace and civil rights for all continues to this day through the work of the MLK Center for Social Change. In addition, Jimmy Carter and his wife, Roslyn, have ensured that the Carter Presidential Center is much more than a repository of his administration's papers. The center's ongoing efforts include oversight of elections in foreign countries as well as medical and nutritional programs in impoverished areas of the world.

From the Atlanta Marriott Marquis, you will travel down to Auburn Avenue. "Sweet Auburn" became the focal point for African-American society and business in Atlanta in the 1920s and is currently enjoying a resurgence of growth and rebuilding. It was here that King grew up, preached, and was buried following his assassination in 1968. The street features historical places such as The Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, where he is buried, the Ebenezer Baptist Church, and King's birth home. This area, one of the oldest neighborhoods in Atlanta, is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

From Sweet Auburn, the next destination will be the Carter Presidential Center, home of the Carter Presidential Library. Here, delegates can soak in the history from 70,000 square feet of manuscripts, photographs, and folk art. The most popular display is a simulated town meeting hall in which visitors can touch a computer monitor to choose one of more than 100 questions to be posed to Carter. His life-size image, standing behind a podium, appears on a screen to answer questions, ranging from why he chose to go to Camp David with Sadat and Begin, to the Iranian Hostage crisis, to daily life in the White House.

Tuesday, March 27, 2:15–5:15 p.m.
Price: $6, includes MARTA train passes
Register: Online at http://registration.acui.org

Visit the offices of Perkins + Will for a presentation on the present and future of sustainable design, followed by a visit to Georgia Tech, where the new Klaus Building is a fine example of sustainable design. This visionary session will present an energizing glimpse into the future of higher education, universities, and their facilities' design and operation.

Today's most progressive sustainable design technologies and tomorrow's most promising prospects will be presented and discussed in context of how they contribute to real and measurable sustainability. The application of the LEED building evaluation system will also be crucially evaluated and discussed.

Note: The session will take place at the Atlanta office of Perkins + Will followed by a visit to the Klaus Building at Georgia Tech. Meet at Veranda Information Center; the group will leave promptly at 2:15 p.m. Be prepared to walk several blocks from the MARTA Midtown Station to Georgia Tech.

Tuesday, March 27, 2:30–4:45 p.m.
Price: Free
Register: Online at http://registration.acui.org

Georgia State University, founded in 1913, is a major urban research university with an enrollment of more than 27,000 students. Escorted by a Conference Program Team member, delegates will walk five blocks from the hotel to the Georgia State University Student Center, where the union staff will lead a tour of the facility. The tour will be followed by a discussion and question-and-answer period.

The Small College Tour: Visiting Agnes Scott, Spelman, and Morehouse Colleges

This tour will give you the opportunity to visit three of Atlanta's most important institutions of higher learning that share a common bond: Agnes Scott College, Spelman College, and Morehouse College.

Agnes Scott College is an independent, liberal arts college for women, founded in 1889, that is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church. U.S. News & World Report's 2006 rankings places Agnes Scott seventh among nationally ranked women's colleges and the best in the South. It is considered among the best values in the United States, ranking 22nd for :Great Deals at Great Schools."

Founded in 1881, Spelman College is a private, independent, historically black liberal arts college for women. A historic campus of 32 acres located five minutes west of downtown Atlanta, Spelman has 25 buildings and is a part of the largest consortium of historically black institutions of higher learning in the world. Its four partner institutions include Clark Atlanta University, the Interdenominational Theological Center, Morehouse College, and Morehouse School of Medicine.

Morehouse College, founded in 1867, enrolls approximately 3,000 students and confers bachelor's degrees on more black men than any other institution in the world. Morehouse offers a number of programs and activities to enhance its challenging liberal arts curriculum through the Leadership Center at Morehouse College, Morehouse Research Institute, and Andrew Young Center for International Affairs. Morehouse is one of only two historically black colleges and universities to produce two Rhodes Scholars.

Wednesday, March 28, 1–5 p.m.
Price: Free
Register: Online at http://registration.acui.org; attendance limited to 27 people

Take this opportunity to visit two diverse two-year institutions. Staff members at each college will guide delegates through the union facilities, allowing plenty of time for discussion and questions.

Oxford College of Emory University is a private college of slightly more than 600 students who mostly live on campus. In contrast, Georgia Perimeter College is the fastest-growing institution in the University System of Georgia, with five commuter campuses throughout the Atlanta area, some of which have more than 7,000 students. A visit to both Georgia Perimeter and Oxford will provide delegates a chance to see how these different two-year institutions operate.