The conference will be held at the historic Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center situated alongside downtown Roanoke in the heart of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains.  A block of rooms has been reserved for this event and a special room rate is available until April 8, 2009.  These rooms will fill up fast so make your reservations early!  Go to:

http://doubletree.hilton.com/en/dt/groups/personalized/ROASWDT-APW-20090505/index.jhtml

To make your reservations or call the hotel directly at 866-594-4722 and mention the special rate for the APWA conference.

The conference will also feature a Thursday night banquet at the new 81,000 square foot Taubman Museum of Art which proves to be an arresting landmark in Downtown Roanoke.  The Taubman Museum of Art is the boldest public-private economic development project ever undertaken in the western region of the Commonwealth.