March 7-10, 2016 - Vail Marriott, Vail, CO

Mayo Course Directors: George M. Gura, Jr., M.D.
Guest Course Director:Thomas Ryan, M.D. 

Location
Vail Marriott
715 West Lionshead Circle
Vail, CO 81657

Lodging Accommodations
There are a limited number of guest rooms available at the hotel. No additional room block has been obtained. Please feel free to book on your own or check TripAdvisor.  

To secure your room at the Vail Marriott Mountain Resort & Spa, please call 877-622-3140 or 970-476-4444 and state that you are attending the ECHO WINTER program. Reservation can also be made online.

Limited rooms are available at a room rate of $325 single/double a night.  Once that block is full, the rate will be $385 until they are gone.  When you make your reservation, please be sure to ask about any additional resort fees, early departure fees, or cancellation penalties. The resort room blocks are scheduled to be held until Saturday, February 6, 2016, but have been sold out before this date in the past.

All reservation requests will require a credit card guarantee.  Full, non-refundable, amount of the anticipated revenue (room and tax) for the entire stay will be billed to the individual credit card 30 days prior to arrival. Personal checks, money orders or a valid major credit card will be needed for the deposit.  If reservation is cancelled within 30 days prior to arrival, individual will forfeit the deposit for all nights reserved.  

Travel
Denver International Airport (DEN) or Eagle County Airport (EGE)

Vail village is located 100 miles west of Denver along Interstate 70. Registrants may either fly to Denver’s International Airport (DEN) and take the two and one-half hour drive to Vail or fly directly to Eagle County Airport (EGE) (approximately 35 miles away). 

Travel arrangements are the sole responsibility of the individual registrant.

Transportation
Special discounted transportation through Colorado Mountain Express has been arranged for a rate of $72.00 from Denver Airport and $40.00 from Eagle Airport one way. To make your reservation, please call 800-525-6363 and ask for the special ECHO rate.

Registration
Registration is only available online. 

Mayo Clinic Division of Cardiovascular Diseases implemented an online conference registration system in January 2012. If this is your first time using the online system, you will need to create a profile. The attendee’s email address is required upon registration. A letter of confirmation and receipt will be forwarded to this email address upon receipt of submitted registration and payment. Present this letter when checking in at the meeting registration desk. 

The registration fee includes tuition, electronic course syllabus, continental breakfasts, break refreshments, and reception. Although it is not Division of Cardiovascular Diseases policy to limit the number of registrants for a course, conference room facilities may necessitate closing of enrollment; therefore, early registration is advised. Enrollment for this program is limited.

Recreation

Discounted lift tickets and Ski/Snowboard Rentals are available. This group rate is good during the entire meeting to include Vail, Beaver Creek, Keystone and Breckenridge. However, the tickets must be purchased in advance. 

Discounted rental equipment is available from Charter Sports, located in the Vail Marriott Mountain Resort & Spa. Reservations can be made directly by calling 888-295-9797 and mention ECHO 2016 or on the Charter Sports website; click on Group Reservations, then select ECHO 2014 from the drop down menu. The equipment reservation form is also available in the Download section of this website.

For additional information, contact:
Cardiovascular Continuing Education
200 First Street SW – Gonda 6-138
Rochester, MN 55905