2024 Leadership Retreat
December 5-8, 2024
JW Marriott Resort
Guanacaste, Costa Rica
The 2024 Meeting is being organized by Toni R. Pak, Ph.D. (Dept. of Cell & Molecular Physiology, Loyola Univ. Stritch Sch. of Med.).
The theme of the meeting will be Sustainability: for Departments, the Discipline of Physiology, and the Environment.
Meeting Registration
Registration Rates
Early Registration Late Registration
(due by Oct. 31) (due by Nov. 31)
ACDP Member $500 $600
ACDP Member $550* $650*
*with donation
Non-member $800 $900
Guest $300 $400
*donations support mentoring luncheon and other ACDP initiatives
Optional Events:
Mentoring Luncheon - $0
Open to prospective Chairs (Interim, Vice Chairs, etc.), and current Chairs who have been in the role for less than 3 years.
Team Bonding Catamaran Beach Clean Up - $175/person (see details below).
Guest Registration: To register guests, click “register someone else”. Then click “create account” on the next page (email address is all that is required). The registration process can proceed once the guest account is created.
Please make sure your dues are paid for 2024 before registering as a member.
For questions contact Toni Pak, President ACDP (tpak@luc.edu)
Hotel and Airport Information
JW Marriott Resort & Spa
Hacienda Pinilla
Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Reservations
Click on the link below to register online for rooms.
Note: to reserve a room that includes dates before or after the meeting please email Brayan Barrantes (brayan.barrantes@r-hr.com).
Room Rates (single or double occupancy)
Deluxe Run of the House $298/night + taxes and fees
Garden or Pool View
Ocean View $348/night + taxes and fees
Ocean Front $398/night + taxes and fees
Rates include :
Breakfast for up to 2 persons/room
Welcome non-alcoholic drink upon arrival
Unlimited free access to the Gym
20% discounts in all spa massages (spa products not included)
No resort fee
Rates are extended for 3 days prior to the meeting and after the meeting, subject to rate and room type availability.
Rooms will also be charged $9 for Bell persons (in/out) and $6/day/room for housekeeping
Airport
Daniel Oduber Quiros International Airport (LIR; also known as Liberia Guanacaste Airport)
Airport Transportation
Car rental agencies at the airport
Onsite Car Rental
National Car Rental
Car service
Go Costa Rica Vision
Fee: $160 one way (reservation required)
Airport transportation can also be arranged through Memorable Incentives (same company to book optional tours with) by emailing Fabiola Vega at fvega@memorableincentives.com.
We strongly recommend trip insurance in case of unforeseen life circumstances.
Awardees
2024 Distinguished Service Awardee
Ivor Benjamin, M.D.
Director, Cardiovascular Center; Professor, Medicine, Physiology, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy, and Surgery; Program Director, CVC T32 Training Program
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
2024 Arthur C. Guyton Distinguished Lectureship Awardee
Douglas R. Seals, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor, Department of Integrative Physiology
University of Colorado Boulder
Team-building Event
Catamaran Sail with beach cleanup - $175 per person
Sign up at the Registration link
Sunday, Dec. 8, 7 AM - 1 PM
Note: hotel conference rate will apply if staying an extra night.
Silently glide along Costa Rica’s Gold Coast while passing some of Guanacaste’s exotic bays, white sand beaches and tropical jungles. Gaze off the bow with a cold tropical drink prepared and served by our crew as you scan the seas for dolphins, sea turtles, flying fish or even a breaching whale. Stop in a tranquil bay, drop anchor and frolic in the blue Pacific. We will stop at 2 to 3 beaches were you can give back to our planet by helping on a beach clean up project, while the ever helpful crew prepares a feast for lunch on board. The Catamarans will set sail and you will hear the waves slide along the catamarans as we go back to shore.
Includes: Transportation, beach clean up project and equipment, tropical drinks, fruits & lunch.
Optional Tours
Memorable Incentives DMC offers both half- and full-day tours.
To reserve your space on a tour, please email Fabiola Vega/Katherine López with your selection of tour and they will assist you in booking it.