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The 36th Annual National Institute for Chief Academic Officers

November 1-4, 2008
Sheraton Seattle Hotel
Seattle, WA

Additional details and registration materials will be available in June 2008.


CAO Institute Site and Travel Information

All program sessions of the Institute for Chief Academic Officers will be held at the Sheraton Seattle Hotel.

Sheraton Seattle Hotel
1400 Sixth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101
Phone: (206) 621-9000
Fax: (206) 447-5534

Hotel Reservations Deadline: Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Room Rate: $165 single/double plus tax

To book your hotel reservations online at the CIC conference rate, visit CIC's event reservation link below.

If you are calling to make your reservations, please indicate that you are with the "Council of Independent Colleges Institute for Chief Academic Officers" to receive the discounted conference rate. Please note that reservations made after the deadline cannot be guaranteed the conference rate, but will only be accommodated at this rate subject on room availability

The Sheraton Seattle Hotel offers 1,258 guest rooms, with inspiring views of the city, and features private art collections in the lobby. It is located in the city’s vibrant core, and is a gateway to all the sights, sounds, and experiences of the fabulous Pacific Northwest. The best of Seattle is just outside the front doors – from gourmet restaurants, and world-class shopping, to exciting entertainment.

The hotel is conveniently located near historic Pike Place Market, the Seattle Art Museum, the Space Needle, Experience Music Project, and a host of other attractions. The Fifth Avenue Theater, the Paramount Theater, McCaw Hall, and the Seattle Symphony at Benaroya Hall all are just a short walk from the hotel.

Valet parking is $35 per night.

Driving Directions to the Sheraton Seattle Hotel
From Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
Take Interstate 5 North and exit at Seneca Street (use the left lane off the exit ramp). Turn right onto Sixth Avenue. The hotel entrance is on the right between Union Street and Pike Street.

From East
Take Interstate 90 to Interstate 5 North and use the Madison Street exit. Turn left onto Madison Street, and then turn right onto 6th Avenue. Proceed for four blocks and the hotel will be on the right.

From North
Take Interstate 5 South and use the Union Street exit. Proceed for one block to Sixth Avenue and then take a right onto Sixth Avenue. Continue one block and the hotel will be on the right.

Shuttle and Taxi Information
Airport taxicabs are approximately $33 to the Sheraton Seattle Hotel. They run frequently and are available upon exiting the airport.

On Call Limo Service is approximately $40 one way from the airport. GrayLine Airport Express offers one way fare at $10.25; and roundtrip fare at $17 to the Sheraton Seattle Hotel.

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CIC/Aspen/Wye Seminar on Leadership

All registration slots for the CIC/Aspen/Wye Seminar on Leadership have been filled. Another CIC/Aspen/Wye Seminar on Leadership will be offered at the 2009 Institute for Chief Academic Officers.

CIC is pleased to offer a Seminar on Leadership in collaboration with the Aspen Institute. It will take place immediately following the CIC Institute for Chief Academic Officers in Seattle, Washington, on November 4, 2008, from 1:00 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. Participants in the CIC/Aspen/Wye Seminar will have an opportunity to read classical and contemporary texts that have bearing on issues of leadership, discuss ideas with other academic officers, and consider fundamental issues and values as they relate to the challenges of leadership. The discussions will be guided by the most experienced of Aspen's moderators, David Townsend, who is director of Wye programs for Aspen and has served as tutor at St. John’s College in Annapolis for over 30 years.

The syllabus for the seminar will include:

  • Plato, Republic, “Allegory of the Cave”
  • Thucydides, “The Melian Dialogue”
  • Machiavelli, selections from The Prince
  • Martin Luther King Jr., “Letter from Birmingham City Jail”
  • Mary Midgley, “Trying Out One’s New Sword.”

 

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