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Hotel & Travel

Reservations | Getting There | Room Sharing | International Attendees | Travel Assistance | Rental Cars

Conference Location

San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina
333 West Harbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92101
Phone: (619) 234-1500
Fax: (619) 230-8328

The O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference will be held at the San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina. With a spectacular waterfront setting in the heart of America's Finest City, the San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina truly represents the area's best location for business and leisure. Immerse yourself in the vibrant activity that surrounds the downtown Marriott. Located on San Diego Bay, just minutes from the airport, the Gaslamp Quarter and Seaport Village. San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina makes it easy to reach your business destination or your sightseeing adventure.

Hotel Reservations

Guest Room Rate: $274.00 per night for single or double occupancy plus 12.5% local & state taxes (subject to change without notice).

To Make a Reservation: Please call Marriott reservations at (800) 228-9290 or visit Marriott Group Reservations. To receive group room rate, please identify yourself as affiliated with "O'Reilly Media, Inc." The cut-off date for the group rate is February 2, 2008. Reservations received after February 2, 2008 (or after the room block sells out, whichever comes first) will be honored on a space-available at the prevailing rate of the hotel. All rates are single or double occupancy. All room rates listed above do not include 10.5% local and state taxes (subject to change without notice). Please provide 72 hours notice when canceling your reservations to avoid deposit forfeiture or penalties.

Getting There

Parking at the San Diego Marriott

  • On-site parking fee: 6 USD hourly, 20 USD daily
  • Valet parking fee: 28 USD daily
  • (Parking rates subject to change without notice)

From San Diego International Airport

  • Hotel Direction: 2 mi SE
  • Driving Directions: Turn left on Harbor Drive. Follow Harbor Drive along waterfront. Hotel will be on right (about 2 miles)
  • Estimated taxi fare: 12.0 USD (one way)

Room Sharing

If you are looking to save money on your housing costs, you may wish to room-share. The ETech wiki contains a Room Sharing page where you can post information about yourself along with the type of room sharing situation with which you are most comfortable. If you are not comfortable with posting your info, simply peruse the listing of others looking for room sharing situations who you can contact.

International Attendees

Please visit unitedstatesvisas.gov for important information about international travel to the United States.

Travel Assistance

Vivian V. Russel Travel Services

The official O'Reilly conference travel planner offers one-stop shopping for your air travel and other travel needs in connection with your attendance at ETech.

Vivian V. Russell Travel Services
182 Farmers Lane, Suite 102
Santa Rosa, CA 95405
Email: vivianv@sonic.net
Phone: (707) 525-0550, Fax: (707) 525-0560

Rental Cars

Hertz

Should you choose to make travel arrangements independently, you may go to the "Hertz Interactive Reservation System" to receive the special O'Reilly discount on rental cars at ETech.

O'Reilly Media, Inc. assumes no responsibility or liability for the facilities or services provided by the vendors and suppliers. Anyone attending this conference releases O'Reilly from any and all claims that may arise out of attending at this conference.

Sponsors

Diamond Sponsor

  • Sun Microsystems

Gold Sponsors

  • Adobe Systems, Inc.
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Disney
  • Google
  • Make magazine
  • Yahoo! Inc.

Silver Sponsors

  • AdaptiveBlue
  • Jaduka

Premier Media Partner

  • ZDNet

Sponsorship Opportunities

For information on exhibition and sponsorship opportunities at the conference, contact Yvonne Romaine.

Download the ETech Sponsor/Exhibitor Prospectus

Media Partner Opportunities

Download the Media & Promotional Partner Brochure (PDF) for more information on trade opportunities with O'Reilly conferences, or contact Avila Reese at mediapartners@oreilly.com.

Press and Media

For media-related inquiries, contact confpr@oreilly.com.

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