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SOUTH REGIONAL continued from page S1 The upgrades include linking ATL—via the city’s new Automated People Mover (APM)—to the nearby Georgia International Convention Center (GICC), and two new hotels, as early as November 2009. “The connection between the airport and the GICC is going to be a one-of-a-kind connection,” he said. “It will eliminate ground transportation costs for meeting planners; they can have their attendees come right into the airport and take the APM to the convention center, which will be two minutes away.” Also debuting at Hartsfield-Jackson next November will be a new, 67.5-acre Consolidated Rental Car (CONRAC) facility; it too will be accessible via APM. “It’s going to be much more convenient,” Snedeker said. The largest of the renovations at HartsfieldJackson is the construction of a new, $1.68 billion international terminal, which will have 12 new gates when it opens in 2011. The terminal will adjoin to the existing E concourse, resulting in a 40-gate international complex. Providing that complex, Snedeker said, will improve Atlanta’s standing as both a domestic hub and an international gateway into the Southeast, as well as the rest of the country. A new terminal has opened in Raleigh, NC, where Phase I of a two-phase, $570 million airport redevelopment project was finished last month. The new domestic travel facility, Terminal 2, is home to four airlines, 40 checkin kiosks, seven security lanes, 25 shops and restaurants, three baggage carousels, and 19 boarding gates—which will ease congestion inside the busy airport. When Phase II of the project opens in 2011, it will be three times the size of RDU’s existing Terminal C. That phase will add three more security checkpoints, two more baggage claim carousels, 17 more shops and restaurants, and 13 more boarding gates. Another airport planning upgrades is Nashville’s BNU. The airport won’t be adding gates or capacity, but it is in the midst of an extensive terminal facelift that represents the airport’s first interior renovation since opening in 1987. Scheduled for completion next year, the renovation will give BNU a consolidated, 12-lane security checkpoint, as well as new flight information displays and upgraded interiors. A first wave of improvements included several dozen new restaurants and shops that already have opened at BNU within the last two years. Also opened within the last two years were airport renovations in Lexington, KY, and Biloxi, MS. In Lexington, Blue Grass Airport completed in 2007 a $16.9 million concourse addition with six new gates. And in Biloxi, Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport earlier this year completed a five-year, $51 million terminal expansion that added two new gates, an expanded lobby and ticketing area, and larger baggage claim and security areas. The final piece of the expansion, a $15 million parking garage with 800 spots, opens adjacent to the airport this month. I AD INDEX Advertiser Page Beau Rivage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S5 www.beaurivage.com Georgia International Convention Center . . . . . . . . . . . .S7 www.gicc.com Greensboro Area CVB . . . . . . . . .S13 www.greensboronc.org Jacksonville & the Beaches CVB . .S11 www.visitjacksonville.com Knoxville Convention Center . . . . .S9 www.Knoxville.org Memphis CVB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S3 www.memphistravel.com Myrtle Beach Convention Center . . .S16 www.myrtlebeachconventioncenter.com Visit Myrtle Beach . . . . . . . . . . .S14 www.visitmyrtlebeach.com William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education, The . . . . .S15 www.fridaycenter.unc.edu/ Imagine what we can do next! Conference planner Joan Black presented the Friday Center with the ultimate technical challenge: to make her conference accessible to a hearing impaired, deaf, or deaf and blind audience. With the highest level of technical expertise and a legendary commitment to customer service, the Friday Center’s audiovisual staﬀ was ready to take it on. Each day in every session, through closed captioning, close-up speaker projection, and other methods, Joan achieved her ambitious goals. “Our Focus on Hearing conference is currently being held up as the gold standard for all conferences in providing accessibility,” she says. Whether a conference is high- or low-tech, the Friday Center has long been considered the premiere continuing education facility in the Triangle area of North Carolina. Located in the charming town of Chapel Hill, the Center oﬀers 25,000 square feet of well-appointed meeting rooms, built-in audiovisual support systems, easy access and parking, and nearby hotels and restaurants. Let us help you create a gold-standard conference of your own. Call 866-441-3683 or visit fridaycenter.unc.edu for more information. The Index to Advertisers is published for the convenience of our readers. Every effort is made to list advertisers’ names, web addresses and page numbers correctly. The publisher is not liable for errors or omissions. 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