The Society for Effective Lessons Learned Sharing (SELLS) Spring 2007 Workshop is being held in Kennewick, WA, May 15-16, 2007. All interested parties are welcome to attend. The workshop is being hosted by CH2M HILL.

Dinner Social:

Tuesday from 6 – 9 p.m. Tony Roma’s Restaurant 8551 W. Gage Blvd., Kennewick, WA.

Map to Tony Roma

CALL FOR SPEAKERS:
The workshop will be held at the Three Rivers Convention Center. Workshop sessions will include presentations on programs from various locations within and outside the DOE complex. We are requesting speakers for this workshop to focus on Lessons Learned Good Work Practices and implementation of DOE O 210.2. Interested contributors and participants are invited to submit additional topic ideas or abstracts by e-mail before March 8, 2007 to:

The abstract need only be one or two lines — long enough to convey the substance of your proposed paper or presentation. One or two sentences should be enough for most cases. Presentations should be approximately 30 – 45 minutes.

REGISTRATION:
There will be a $50.00 registration fee for the SELLS Workshop. Checks should be made payable to: SELLS/Rich Higgins (Receipts will be available at the workshop). (All checks must be mailed to Rich Higgins, CH2M HILL Hanford Group, Inc., MSIN R2-50, P.O. Box 1500, Richland, WA 99352). Please register for the workshop by April 24, 2007. Registration can be accomplished in one of four ways.

1. Electronic Registration: Complete the registration form at the SELLS Spring 2007 Workshop web page
   
   
2. E-Mail: E-Mail the attached registration form to Richard_Higgins@rl.gov.
   
   
3. FAX: FAX the attached registration form to 509-372-1664 (ATTN: Rich Higgins).
   
   
4. Mail: Mail the attached registration form to: Rich Higgins, CH2M HILL Hanford Group, Inc., MSIN R2-50, P.O. Box 1500, Richland, WA 99352
   
   
5. HOTEL ARRANGEMENTS:
   Hotel reservations must be made separately by Friday April 13, 2007. Blocks of rooms are reserved at the four local hotels for the "SELLS Workshop," Monday, May 14, 2007, through Thursday, May 17, 2007, at the Government rate:

FAIRFIELD INN – 20 ROOMS
7809 Quinault Avenue, Kennewick
509-783-2164
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KING/QUEEN	$60.00
DOUBLE (Two separate beds)	$60.00
(+ Plus state and local taxes) per night. Plenty of parking spaces are available at no cost.

Reservations made after Sunday, April 15, 2007, will be on a space-available basis and are not guaranteed at the group rate. Remaining unreserved rooms will be released back to the hotel on that date. Please let the hotel know that you will be with "SELLS Workshop" to obtain the group room rate. The rooms are non-smoking.

The hotel does not provide shuttle service to and from the Pasco airport to the hotel. A rental car or taxi must be used.

HILTON GARDENS INN – 10 ROOMS
701 N Young, Kennewick
509-735-4600
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KING/QUEEN	$60.00
DOUBLE (Two separate beds)	$60.00
(+ Plus state and local taxes) per night. Plenty of parking spaces are available at no cost.

Reservations made after Sunday, April 15, 2007, will be on a space-available basis and are not guaranteed at the group rate. Remaining unreserved rooms will be released back to the hotel on that date. Please let the hotel know that you will be with "SELLS Workshop" to obtain the group room rate. The rooms are non-smoking.

The hotel does not provide shuttle service to and from the Pasco airport to the hotel. A rental car or taxi must be used.

HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS – 20 ROOMS
1970 Center Parkway, Richland
509-737-8000
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KING/QUEEN	$60.00
DOUBLE (Two separate beds)	$60.00
(+ Plus state and local taxes) per night. Plenty of parking spaces are available at no cost.

Reservations made after Sunday, April 15, 2007, will be on a space-available basis and are not guaranteed at the group rate. Remaining unreserved rooms will be released back to the hotel on that date. Please let the hotel know that you will be with "SELLS Workshop" to obtain the group room rate. The rooms are non-smoking.

The hotel does not provide shuttle service to and from the Pasco airport to the hotel. A rental car or taxi must be used.

RED LION HOTEL COLUMBIA CENTER – 40 ROOMS
1101 N Columbia Center Blvd, Kennewick
509-783-0611
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KING/QUEEN	$60.00
DOUBLE (Two separate beds)	$60.00
(+ Plus state and local taxes) per night. Plenty of parking spaces are available at no cost.

Reservations made after Sunday, April 15, 2007, will be on a space-available basis and are not guaranteed at the group rate. Remaining unreserved rooms will be released back to the hotel on that date. Please let the hotel know that you will be with "SELLS Workshop" to obtain the group room rate. The rooms are non-smoking.

The hotel does provide shuttle service to and from the Pasco airport to the hotel. For this service, call 509-783-0611.