40th Annual IAAAM Meeting and Conference
Saturday May 2, 2009 – Wednesday May 6, 2009
Hilton Hill Country Resort and Spa San Antonio, TX

The hotel cost will be $144.00/night  and the conference rates at the hotel will start on April 29 so than you can come early and enjoy San Antonio. There will be free shuttles to SWSA and free buses to Riverwalk will be available one of the afternoon/evenings. SWSA will be open Thursday 4/30 – Sunday 5/3/2009 with an activity on one afternoon/evening and the ice breaker will be on Saturday, May 2.

Sea World San Antonio Facts

• Opened in 1988
• 250 ACRES
• Animal collection: 391 species with 5,588 specimens
• Mammals – 10 species; 118 specimens
• Birds - 67 species; 570 specimens
• Fish - 314 species; 4,900 specimens
• Two coasters
• Numerous exhibits
• Shows – Shamu, Viva, Sea Lion, Waggin’ Tales, Ski, 4D theater
• Water areas – slides, wave pool, children’s area, Journey To Atlantis
• Texas entered the union as the 28th state on Dec. 29, 1845. It was settled in 1682.
• San Antonio was the largest city in the state from 1900 to 1920 and is the 7th largest city in the US.
• It has been described as one of the 4 unique cities in the US along with Boston, New Orleans, and San Francisco.
• Population – roughly 1.5 million

 Things To Do In San Antonio

• Riverwalk, Paseo del Rio – 1.5 miles of cool, shady, walks with shops, cafes, restaurants, and clubs
• The Alamo – 180 vs thousands – 2/24 – 3/6/1836
• Tower of Americas – from Hemisfair ’68
• SA Botanical Gardens – 33 acre horticultural facility
• El Mercado, the old marketplace – touch of Mexico
• SA Zoo
• Sunken Gardens – Japanese gardens
• Menger Hotel – Teddy Roosevelt recruited Rough Riders here
• Texas Institute of Texan Cultures
• Mission Trail – 5 missions from 1718 - 1741
• Movie theaters – 34
• Restaurants – 3,335
• Public golf courses w/in 30 miles – 65
• Park acres – 19,755
• Libraries – 42
• Museums accredited by AAM - 4