2012 Spring Meetings

The Masonry Society will hold its 2012 Spring Meetings in Chicago Illinois from March 28-31 so that attendees may also take advantage of the 2012 Structures Congress. TMS will hosts its meetings at the Doubletree Hotel Chicago Magnificent Mile (see below for additional details on the hotel) which is a short walk to the Fairmont Hotel that is hosting the Structures Congress.

  • Click here for a Preliminary Schedule, a map of the area, and a map on how to get to the Structures Congress
     
  • Registration for the Meetings Early Registration Deadline March 5th

All attendees are expected to register for the meetings, and registration will allow you to access special technical session being offered by TMS at the Structures Congress (If you wish to attend other sessions, not sponsored by TMS, you will need to also register for the Structures Congress.

The Masonry Society has contracted with the Doubletree Hotel Chicago Magnificent Mile to host its March 28-31, 2012 Meetings. Sleeping rooms are available for $127 per night by asking for the TMS Room rates. Click here for information on the hotel or to make reservations.
 

Doubletree Hotel - Chicago Magnificent Mile
300 East Ohio Street
Chicago, IL 60611
Hilton Reservations 800-548-8690 If registering by phone rather than online (see below) ask for the TMS Room Block)
Click here for Online reservations
Cutoff: March 5, 2012
Phone: 312-787-6100
Fax: 312-787-6259

The Doubletree Hotel Chicago Magnificent Mile, which will host TMS's Spring meetings is 2 blocks from Michigan Avenue and just 4 blocks from the Navy Pier and the Lake. The hotel has a newly renovated fitness center, outdoor swimming pool, MARKETHOUSE restaurant, new lobby bar, and Einstein Bros Bagels. Walking and running paths are nearby and bikes may be rented directly across the street from the hotel. The Doubletree Chicago completed a $26 million renovation in March 2009 and the is a member of the Hilton family. The hotel is within walking distance of over 100 bars, restaurants and clubs.


Click here for a map of the area

For shuttle reservations from O'Hare and Midway Airports, to the hotel consider:

Book using this link and receive a 10% discount on your reservation.

 

Special Inspection of Structural Masonry Seminar being offered by TMS and the Masonry Advisory Council on March 27, 2012

 

FREE TMS Educational Sessions

on 2011 MSJC and
Evaluation & Repair of Existing Masonry
at Structures Congress for those registered
for TMS's Spring Meetings

Click here for details

 

And you'll want to walk the Exhibit Hall for the Structures Congress on Thursday, March 29 for a chance at raffle prizes from TMS, and to see the other exhibitors, again for free when you register for TMS's Spring Meetings.

Raffle Prizes include:

  • An Ipad (donated by the Concrete Masonry Association of California & Nevada)

  • 2011 MSJC

  • MDG-6

  • Direct Design Handbook

Click here for a Floor Plan for the Exhibit Hall and come visit TMS at Booth 44! TMS Registrants receive a FREE admission on Thursday, March 29th to the Structures Congress Exhibit Hall and the TMS Educational Session that afternoon!

 

  

Sponsors of the TMS Spring Meetings

Many thanks to the following organizations for helping to sponsor these meetings so that the costs are held down for all attendees.


 

       

 

 

 

 

The Masonry Society
105 South Sunset Street, Suite Q
Longmont, CO USA 80501-6172
Phone: 303-939-9700 | Fax: 303-541-9215

E-mail: info@masonrysociety.org with questions or comments.
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