Will Rogers World Airport is served by the following major airlines: American, American Eagle, Champion Air, Continental, Delta, Delta Connection/Comair/ASA, Frontier, Great Plains, Northwest, Southwest, and United. The airport is located 25 minutes from the NCED/Marriott Conference Center Hotel and is served by taxi, limousine service, public shuttle service, and the private NCED/Marriott Conference Center Shuttle, for transportation to the hotel. Rental car services are also available at the airport.

American Airlines is offering a 10% discount to Joint Meeting participants if you book your flight 30 days in advance. Contact American Airlines at 1-800-433-7300 or online at http://www.americanairlines.com, and use promotional code JMIH.

Private and charter aircraft may fly into Norman and be accommodated overnight, with fuel and maintenance services available. Westheimer Airport, located 3 miles from Norman handles private and charter aircraft.

Make your reservation for the $15 one-way trip when you register for your room or call 1-800-682-4560 ext. 1856.

To locate the NCED Shuttle at the airport, go to the lower level of the terminal. Upon exiting the terminal, the vans will be located in the Courtesy Van section of the center island. "USPS Training Center/Marriott Shuttle Service" is displayed on the sides of the shuttle vehicles.

Airport Express Shuttle
Phone: (405) 681-3311
Fax: (405) 631-8267
www.taxivan.com
bluevans@swbell.net

Metro Express Shuttle
(405) 681-3311

Taxis
Metro Cab Co: (405) 340-8294
Safeway Taxi: (405) 619-3434
Sooner Taxi: (405) 619-3434
Yellow Cab Co: (405) 720-6161

Limousines
5 Star Limousine, Inc: (405) 236-5466

Rental Car  
AVIS Rent a Car, our preferred rental car supplier, is offering a special discount to Joint Meeting attendees. You will receive these special rates when you make your rental car arrangements.

Most conference activities take place in the NCED/Marriott Conference Center Hotel. Daily shuttle service will be available to and from designated OU campus sites. This shuttle schedule will be posted when finalized.

Taxis
A-1 Taxi Service: (405) 321-3111
Discount Taxi Service: (405) 366-8294
Yellow Cab Co: (405) 329-3333

Limousines
Airport Limousine Service of Norman: (405) 321-6900

Amtrak serves Norman. Greyhound bus line provides service to Norman. Trailways bus line provides service to Oklahoma City. Please check with your travel agent for information on traveling by train or bus.

Student Travel Awards will be awarded to help defray travel expenses to the meeting. The awards are intended to assist students who are presenting a paper or poster at the meeting. Applicants must be ASIH members and the first author of the paper or poster being presented. Applications should include the abstract of the talk or poster, information on the expected cost of attending the meeting, and alternative sources of funding. Applications should be submitted via e-mail, although regular post will be accepted if access to e-mail is not available. If regular post is used, please include a self-addressed return envelope. Any student making a presentation is encouraged to apply. Awards are limited to students who have not won in the past. Selection is by random draw from among qualified applicants, with ten awards for herpetologists and ten for ichthyologists. Applications should be postmarked by April 1, 2004. Direct queries and completed applications to: djhoeinghaus@tamu.edu.

Ten awards of US $200 each are available. An applicant for a travel award must be a student and a member of SSAR, must not have previously received a travel award from SSAR, and must be the first author of a paper or poster to be presented. Application package must include: 1) letter signed by his/her major advisor or department chair that states: he/she is not completely funded for travel from another source; 2) an official copy of the poster or paper abstract to be presented; and 3) a self-addressed, stamped envelope. If the research is co-authored, the applicant must also include a letter from his/her advisor stating that the work was primarily the product of the applicant. Qualified applicants are pooled and winners are drawn at random. Students from the local meeting site and current members of the SSAR Travel Awards Committee are excluded from applying for a travel award. Applications must be postmarked by 15 April 2004. Award checks will be disbursed at the meeting. Send application package to Dawn S. Wilson, Southwestern Research Station, P.O. Box, 16550, Portal, AZ 85632 or for further information e-mail: dwilson@amnh.org.