Research and Training Center on Independent Living
Scholarships
Scholarships will be awarded to people whose posters are selected for presentation. See the Call for Posters.
$100.00 will be awarded to students whose posters are selected.
$100.00 will also be awarded to presenters from CILs who are selected to participate in the poster session.
Fees and Lodging
Conference Registration Fees
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Conference Registration Fees
The fee to attend this two-day conference is:
- Professional/Community Member: $125 by Sept. 10, 2010; $150 after Sept. 11, 2010.
- Student: $75 by Sept. 10, 2010; $100 after Sept. 11, 2010.
This state-of-the-science conference will be held in conjunction with the annual conference of the Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living (APRIL). Day 2 of the MICL conference is also being offered as an APRIL pre-conference session.
To attend Day 2, you only need to register for one of these conferences. For information about APRIL’s conference, visit http://www.april-rural.org/.
Registration is being handled by Continuing Education at the University of Kansas. To register online, by mail or fax, click here.
Please note that CEUs are NOT being offered for this conference.
The conference is being held at the Sheraton Overland Park (Kansas) Hotel. You must make reservations no later than October 15, 2010 to get the conference rate:
- Click here to reserve lodging at the special MICL Conference rate.
The basic room rate is $132 a night for up to four-person occupancy. Above rates are subject to applicable state and local taxes of 16.65%.
Accessible rooms are on a first-come, first-served basis.
Note: If you are attending the APRIL conference that follows our conference, you will need to make separate lodging reservations. Visit APRIL's website for details.
Overland Park, Kansas, is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri.Check the hotel's website for information about the local area.
The Sheraton Overland Park (Kansas) Hotel is attached to the Overland Park Convention Center. These hotels are also near the Convention Center.
- Courtyard by Marriott – Convention Center
- Hilton Garden Inn
- Chase Suite Hotel
- Holiday Inn Suites – Convention Center
- Drury Inn & Suites
- Pear Tree Inn
