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The Annual Spring Conference offers presentations focusing on best practices, new teaching technologies, emerging research, and public policy issues. The educational offerings are great but the time between the sessions is so powerful. This meeting is the most energized networking forum for family medicine educators, with attendance of more than 1,000. Exchange ideas and discuss issues that you - and your colleagues - are wrestling with in your professional and personal roles. You will take away valuable solutions you can implement immediately at your institution/program.

President's Message

Jeri Hepworth, PhD
STFM President

Hi Friends! Please make plans today to attend our 2012 Annual Spring Conference. The beautiful views and fascinating neighborhoods of Seattle are a perfect backdrop for us to be enriched through the meeting's content and friendships. We plan to "share the joy" of family medicine by highlighting what excites you about teaching, research, and innovative practice transformations.

I look forward to joining you in Seattle next spring.
Jeri Hepworth, PhD
STFM President

Hotel Information

HOTEL UPDATE: The Sheraton Seattle is Now Sold Out.

Please contact our housing agent, A Room With A View, to make your STFM hotel reservation. A Room With A View will secure the lowest rates at comparable hotels within walking distance to The Sheraton Hotel. In the event that rooms become available at The Sheraton Hotel due to cancellations, A Room With A View will notify conference attendees and help transfer reservations back to The Sheraton Hotel in the order in which they were booked.

A Room With A View can be reached at (800) 780-4343.
International Attendees can reach A Room With A View at ARWAV@charter.net.
This is a FREE SERVICE for all STFM conference attendees.

CONFERENCE HOTEL:
Sheraton Seattle Hotel
1400 Sixth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101
Guest Phone: 206- 621-9000

Travel Information

Airline Reservations—For assistance in making your airline reservations for the conference, please call Reward House, Inc., at 877-353-6690 or 816-295-3131.You can also e-mail your questions or travel preferences to jhilburn@rewardhouseinc.com or ktimmerberg@rewardhouseinc.com for online assistance. Office hours are 8:30 am – 5 pm (central time) Monday through Friday.

Ground Transportation
Shuttle Service—Sheraton Seattle Hotel partners with Shuttle Express’s Downtown Airporter to provide transportation. Book your shuttle transfers between the Sheraton Seattle Hotel and SeaTac Airport for as low as $12.50 each way per person, with a roundtrip. One-way trips are $15 per person. Kids 12 and under ride free, one for each paying adult. Please check in at the Island 2 location on the 3rd floor of the airport parking garage, near the purple elevator banks. Follow the signs to Island 2. Services are scheduled every 30 minutes between 4 am and 8:30 pm; on-demand service: 8:30 pm – 4 am. Reservations are appreciated, but walk-ups are welcome!
Make reservations online or by phone at 800-487-7433.

Taxi Service—Taxis are available for approximately $25-$30 one-way. Please check fares with your driver before hiring.

Light Rail—Central Link light rail travels between Westlake Station in downtown Seattle and Sea-Tac Airport, making 11 stops along the way. Link trains run every 7.5, 10 or 15 minutes depending on the time of day. Service is available from 5 a.m. to 1 a.m. Monday through Saturday and from 6 a.m. to midnight on Sunday and holidays. Adult fares range from $2.00 to $2.75 depending on how far you travel. learn more at http://www.soundtransit.org/Rider-Guide/Link-light-rail.xml

Host City Highlights

Seattle is two cities in one. It’s a world-class metropolis set within wild, beautiful natural surroundings, offering the best of urban lifestyle while embracing the rugged outdoors—Seattle is a true metronatural city.

Many of Seattle’s top visitor attractions are within mere blocks of the Washington State Convention Center, including the Pike Place Market, Pioneer Square, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle Symphony, water tours, ferries, world-class restaurants, and repertory and musical theaters. Three national parks lie within a 2-hour drive of Seattle and the city is a gateway to the San Juan Islands, Olympic Peninsula, Washington Wine Country, and British Columbia. Explore Seattle.

Continuing Medical Education Credits

This live activity, 45th STFM Annual Spring Conference, with a beginning date of April 25, 2012, has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 30 Prescribed credit(s) by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Conference Partnerships

Interested in being a conference partner? We would be happy to discuss tailoring a partnership opportunity with your organization. For more information, contact Ray Rosetta.
Meet our 2012 Conference Partners

Authors Showcase

Have you recently published a traditional or interactive book? If so, consider joining us in vibrant downtown Seattle for the Annual Spring Conference Authors Showcase. Sell and sign your books (STFM members only) while you meet and greet family medicine educators from around the nation. Download an application