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Oxford House, Inc.1010 Wayne Avenue, Suite 300Silver Spring , Mary la nd 20910

It is tim e aga in to sta rt p lann ing fo r th e a nn ua l O xfo rd House Wo rld C o nv en tion - th is y ea r, th e c onven ti onw il l b e h eld in C h ic ag o, IL a t t he Fa irmont Ch ic a go , M ilf enn ium Pa rk , 200 North C o lumb us D riv e , Ch icago ,

Ill in o is 6 0 601 wh ic h is located o n th e in th e h ea rt o f the m agn if icen t m ile .

Th is yea r's th em e is " Ce le bra tin g 3 5 Y e ars ". Jo in us! Lea rn firs thand from O xfo rd H ou se r es id e n ts a n d

a lu m ni h ow to expand o r s ta rt O xfo rd H ouses in your a rea . N IA AA and N ID A stud ie s s ho w th e cos t-e ffe ctiv en es s o f the O xfo rd H o us e m o vem ent. H e lp expand the num ber o f houses from over 1 ,400 to

10 ,000 o r m ore . The need is g re a t and a ft e r 35 years o f expe rie nce the c on ce p t, th e pro toco l and theimplem enta tio n is p roven !

Th e d ate s o f th e C o nv en tion are Thu rs d ay , Septem ber 2 to S und ay S ep te m be r 5 . E ve ry one w ill a rriv e o nThursday and the conven tion proceed ings w ill s ta rt ea rly F rid ay m orn ing and end arou nd 10 :00 am on

Sunday.

N o tes on arri va l tim es : th e Annua l W om en 's C on fe re nce w il l be he ld on T hu rsday , Sep t 2 a t 3 :00 pm . T he

Annua l G o lf T o u rn ament s ta rt s on T hu rsday , Sep t 2 a t 8 :00 am . Those plann ing to a tt end these even ts

shou ld schedu le the ir t rave l accord ing ly .

The W orld C onven tions are a lw ays a grea t oppo rtu n ity fo r the O xfo rd Housefam ily to com e toge the r in an exc it ing c ity to m eet res iden ts , a lum n i and

fr iends from across the country and share ideas on successfully liv in g inrecove ry . There wi l l be m any wo rk shops o f in te res t to a ll and seve ra l so cia l

even ts like th e Friday evening even t, a Sa tu rd ay e ve nin g Award s B anqu et,

and dances . 12 ste p m eetin gs wil l a lso be he ld a t th e ha te !. The O xfo rd

H ous es in Illi no is a re exc ited abou t p la y in g hosts to the convent ion th is ye arand p r om ise to show u s m uch hosp itality .

Regis tration a nd d et ails on the cost o f the rooms , regis tration fe e s, and how to reg is te r can be a c ce s sed a t

www .oxfordhouse .o rgandarea lso inc luded in theattachedre g is trat ion informa tion .Th is year we are

pleased to o ffe r o nline registration !

OXFORD HOUSE WORLD SERVICES IS LOOKING FORWARD TO

SEEING MANY OF YOU AT TmS YEAR'S EXCITING CONVENTION!

-_.._--_.... _._-.--.--_ .....__ .-

Telephone (301) 587-2916· Facsimile (301) 589-0302' E-mail: inf o@ ox to rdh ou sc .o rgA 50! (c)(3) Nonprofit Corporation' # I J 535Combined Federal Campaign/United Way

Winner of the 2003 Harry r~McNeill Award by the Americ an P sych ological A ss oci ationWebsite: www.oxfordhouse.org



1 2 t h Annua l O xfo rd H ouse World Conven t ion

Reg is tr ation In fo rma t ion

T his y ea r's re gis tra tio n process has been sim plif ied through the use of onl ine registration ,

wh ich a llow s partic ipants to use cred it ca rds as we ll as checks to pay the ir reg is t ra t ion fee of

$225 (unt il Ju ly 1) or $275 after Ju ly 1 or a t the door. There is a /so an insta llm ent plan

a va ila ble s o th at p artic ip an ts c an p ay $ 45 p er m onth for fiv e m on th s s ta rtin g in M arc h.

Partic ipants can access the on line reg is tra tio n form s by go in g to www .o xfo rd ho us e.o rg a nd

lin kin g to th e fo rm or by go ing d irectly to https://www.regonline.comJohwc2010. The form is

s im ple and easily to fo llo w. In div id ua l O xford Houses can reg is te r a ll the ir housem ates a t

one tim e or O xford House cha pters can re gis te r multiple in div id ua ls a t o ne tim e. The on lin e

registration m ateria l w ill a lso conta in a conven ien t lin k to th e Fa irmon t Ch ic ag o , M illennium

Park H ote l so that, a t one sit ting , partic ipants can reg is te r fo r the c on ve ntion and a lso m akeho te l reserva tions .

The Onlin e R eg is tra tion S ite a lso o ffe rs two types of paym ent m ethod s. Cred it card

paym ents are p rocessed d irectly on the w eb-site or prin t o ff an easy-to-read invo ice and

m ail p ayme nts in fo r re gis tra tio n w ith c he ck s m ad e p ay ab le to O xford H ouse, Inc. a t:

O xford House, In c.

2 00 9 O xford House W orld C onvention

1010 W ayne Ave, Su ite 300

S ilv er Spring , MD 20910

The on lin e r eg is tra tion s ite a lso a llows partic ipants to pay for th eir $ 20 w om en 's c on fe re nc e

fee, the $25 a lumni luncheon fee, the $75.00 annua l go lf tournament and buy a world

counc il t -sh irt a t the sam e tim e they pay fo r th e ir re gistra tio n fee.

W e are excited about th is new opport un ity to m ake th is year's re gis tr atio n s imp le r th an ever

for you and for O xford H ouse Inc. .

For those not w ish lnq to register online , you may use the enclosed registration form. P lease

take specia l care to com ple te your reg istration form s clearly and fu lly . Incom ple te

re gis tra tio n fo rm s w ill n ot be accepted. The deta ils on the cost o f th e ro om s , re gis tra tio nfees, and how to register are inc luded in the attached reg is tra tion fo rm , which provides ap la ce fo r th re e in div idua ls to reg is ter on one page .

Telephone (30I) 587-2916· Facsimile (30I) 589-0302· E-mail: [email protected]

A 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Corporation' # J /535 Combined Federal Campaign/United WayWinner of the 2003 Harry V.McNeill Award by theAmerican Psychological Association

Website: www.oxfordhouse.org



REGISTRATION FORMOXFORD HOUSE 1 2 T H ANNUAL WORLD CONVENTION

Ch icago \L on September 3- 6, 2 01 0 a t th e:

Fa i rmon t Ch icago M illen ium Park

2 00 N o rt h C o lu m b u s D r i v eChicago , Illino is 60601

H ow to R eg iste r: To reg is ter fo r th e 2010 Oxfor d Hou se Wor ld

Convention , g o o nlin e to www.oxfordhouse.org o r c omp le te t his

reg is tr at io n f orm (up to three registrants per form ), en close

r eg is tr at io n f ee and ma il t o:

Ox fo r d Hous e Wo r ld Se rv ic es/Conv en ti on

1010 Way ne A v en u e, #300Silver S prin g M D 2 091 0

Regis t ration F ees :Ox fo rd Hous e r esid en ts a nd a lumni: $225 p er p ers on u ntil Jul y 1,

2010 at which tim e the fee changes to $27 5 per person .

Registra tio n f or n on -membe r O x ford House a t tendees : $375 un tilJuly 1, 2010 at w hich tim e the fee changes to $400. Those

residents/alumni wan tin g to pay in in s tal lmen ts pay $ 45 pe r mon thbeginning in Mar ch a nd e nd in g in J uly . (R eg is tr ation fee includes

cont in ent al b reakf ast , sn acks/co ftee throughout day, Fridaye ve nin g e ve nt w ith meal, Saturday even ing ban quet andconvent ion mater ia ls)

Hote l Accommodat ionsCont ac t th e Fa irmont Ch ic ag o, M i lle nn ium Pa rk d ir ec tly a t 312·

565 -6698 o r F airmon t G lobal Res erva tion Cen ter at 1-800 · 526·2008 and id entify yourse lf as an Oxford Hous e Wo rld Convention

attende e. To registe r onl ine, vis it w ww .oxfordhouse.org a nd fol lowthe link to the 2010 Conve nt io n. Afte r r eg istering fo r e ve nt y ou

ca n lin k d irectly to ho te l.

Daily Room Rates Inc luding Tax For : Single /doub le o ccupancy$148 .87 pe r n ig ht ( Ba se $12 9 +15.4% tax). Tr ip le occupancy :

$171.95 pe r n ight (base $ 149 + 15 .4% tax)

Ho t el Res e rv a ti ons: Deadline is August 1, 2010 . Res ervationsma de a fter th at d ate are subject to rate and room availab ili ty .check-ln tim e is 3 :00 pm ; c he ckou t time is 12:00 noon. If you areunab le t o provide a credit ca rd to the Hot el yo u w il l be required to

make o t h e r ar rangements t o gu arantee your room . You m ay do

so by contactin g the h ote l d irec tly at 312-565-8000. The h o t e lmus t r ece ive cance ll at io n no ti ce 48 hours p rio r t o a rrival dat e.

P l ease Check One:I am a: DResident of Oxfo rd Hous e

DAlumni of Ox fo rd House

o Treatmen t Pro vider

o D ru g Court Pro fes sional

o Cor re ctional Profes siona l

o State AlcohofiD rug Agency

o Oth er Go vernment O fficial

o Fr iend o f Ox ford Hou se

Fi rs t Reg is tr ant

Na me: _

House Name or O rganization : _

SlreetAddress: _

Ci ty , St a te, and Z ip: _

Telepho ne: _

E -mail. _

Q Fo r Wom en Only : Ch eck the box i f you plan to a tt en d Women 's

Con ference from 3:00 PM to 9:00 P M o n Th ur sd a y S e pt ember 2. Fee of

$20.00 required fo r a dm is sio n to w om en 's con ference.

Q A lumni Lun ch : C he ck th e box if you plan to a ttend. Fee of $ 25 .00 is

required.

QAnnual Golf T ou ma me nt: C he ck h ere i f you wou ld like to re ce iv e mo re

information. Fee o f $85 .00 i s requ ired.

S ec on d R egis tmnt

Nam e: _

H ou se N ame or O r ga n ization: _

StreetAddr es s: _

Ci ty, state, and Z ip: _

Telephone: _

E-mai l, _

OFo r Women Only: Check the bo x if you plan to atte nd W om en's

Conferenc e from 3:00 PM to 9: 00 PM on Thu rsday S eptem ber 2. Fe e of$20.00 required fo r adm ission to women's c on fe re n ce.Q Alumni Lun ch: Check the bo x if yo u p la n to attend. Fee of $ 25.00 is

required .

Q A nn ua l G olf T oum am ent: Check here if yo u wou ld li ke to re ce iv e m ore

informat ion. Fee of $85 .00 i s requ ired .

Th ird Registran t

Nam e: _

House Nam e or Organization: _

S tr eet Address: __ -'- _

C ity , S tate, an d Z ip: _

Telephone: _

E-mai l, _

Q Fo r Women Only: Check the bo x if you plan to atte nd W om en 's

Conference from 3:00 PM to 9:00 PM on Thu rsd ay S ep tem be r 2 . Fee of

$20.00 req uired for admission to wom en's conference.

Q A/umni Lunch: C h e c k th e box i f yo u plan to attend. Fee of $25.00 is

r e q u i re d .QAnnual Gol f T o um am en l: C he ck h ere i f y ou w ou ld like to re ce iv e m o re

infonnation . Fee of $85 .00 is required.



Transportation To O'Hare international Airport

Private Sedan Service:

Cats an : $96 at $ 126 -- Pl eas e inquireWi}; yu r On.ierg? fo r seruo: d e t . q j h & ! : x x k & r g , a t 312 - 565 -6651 .

Private Six Passenger Limousine Service (prices vary for larger vehicles):c a t s a r e $ 108 o r $138 --P l e a s e in qu ireWth)VUr~for5en:i1:edeta i l s & / x x J ; ; & r g ,a t 3 1 2 - 5 6 5 - 6 6 5 1 .

Airport Express / Continental Air Transport:

c a t is $25 0l13-Wt)' or $46 roundtriper person

• Routine pick up t imes from the main entrance are 25 and 55 minutes past the hour; cash payment is

to the driver for one-way service.

• Oedit cards are accepted only at the airport for roundtrip service.

• Reservation not needed.

Ta...aService:

c a t is appraximady $4 0 w: h w r y

• Taxi stand is located at the main entrance, lobby level.

Blue Line Train: closest stop is Washington and Dearborn

Cat is $2 .0 0 tOafJES tra in You r rid e W lJ bea pprox imud y 50 mmae: to O'Hare. WTalk to th e subw: t ymt ranceis 15

minutes.

• Turn r ight one block to Randolph.

• Turn right on Randolph six blocks to Dearborn.

• Left on Dearborn 1 h block for train entrance

Transportation To Midway Airport

Private Sedan Service:

c a t s a r e $96 or $126 -- P l e a s e inquireWth)OICf ~ f O l " s e n . u e d e ta il s & /x x J ; ; & r g , a t312-565-6651.

Private Limousine Service:Cats an : $ 1 0 8 or $138 -- P l e a s e irK;ui:tewtJrpur~far s e n x e d e t a i l s & /x x J ; ; z r r g a t 312 -565·6651 .

Airport Express / Continental Air Transport:

c a t i s $ 2 0 o r ¥ : ! - ' u a y (J( $36 r o u nd r: rip p e r person

• Reservation is a must.

• With a reservation they will pick up at 15 and 45 minutes after the hour; cash payment is to the driver

for one-way service.

• Credit cards are accepted only at the airport for roundtrip service,

Taxi Service:

c a t is appraxirrntdy $30 ead.; w r y• Taxi stand is located at the main entrance, lobby level

Orange Line Train: closest stop is Randolph and Wabash

Cat is $2,00 tOafJES train. Y oo -ride idll b e ap pro xim ad y sc minute; toMiduuy . W alk to th e e leuaed station is 10 minutes,

• Turn right one block to Randolph.

• Turn right on Randolph three blocks to the "E1" train platform

Please consult your Concierge Team regarding travel times, as weather and rush hour arc significant [actors.

200 N. Columbus Drive / Chicago, Illinois I 3 12 -5 65 -8 00 0



Chicago Hotels: Luxu ry Chic ago Ho tel at 'The Fairmont Chic ago http://wv.'W .rn ir rnonLcom /C h icago /FactSheet?Displaytype=Popu p

THE FA IR M O NT C H IC AG OR is in g g ra ceful ly a bo ve G ra nt a nd

M illenn iu m Pa rk s and Ch icago ' s im p r es s ive

lake fr o nt, T he F airrm nt C h ica go is lo ca ted

convenien tly nea r m any cu ltu ra l

at t rac ti o n s , the c ity 's bus iness and

fi na n cia l d is tr ic t and the v ..or ld renow ne d

s ho pp in g a lo ng th e M agn ific en t M ile . T he

Fa irrron t C h icago o ffe rs its gues ts a n id ea l

add re ss fo r bo th bus ines s and p leasu re .

The Fairmont ChicagJ has been

recogJized for exceptional service and

amenities on the 2003 Conde Nast

Travelers Gold Ust and Travel & Leisure

Magazine's Top 500 Hotels List.

T he Fa irm o n t C hi ca go

200 N o rth C olu mb us D riv e

Ch icago, Ill inoisUn it ed S ta le s 60601

T e lephone : (312 )565 -8 000 Fax : (3 12 )856-1032

Emai ! :

ch i cago@fa i rr ron tcom

R O OM A llllEN IT IESCommon Am en itie s

A ll ro om s and su ite s o ffe r th e follo w ing

amen i t i es :

• 42 " F la t P ane l T ele v is io n 'i.1 t h c a b le and

Lodgene t• Air-condilioning and individually-

co n tr o lle d hea t

• A la rm c lo ck /rad io

• Bath robes• D re ss in g a re a 'i.1 th la rge c lo se t,

full-le ng th m irro r

• I- pod D ocki ng S ta tio n

• Ir on I i ron ing boa rd

• M in i -bar• S ere nity B ath (s ee In -R o om D in in g

menu )

• TOO a cc es s fo r h ea rin g- impa i red

• W in dow s tha t open to the ou tside

• Bathroom Am eni tie sB a th s ca le , H air dryer, M il le r H a rr is B a th

Am en itie s , O va rs i zed b a th tu b s, S e pa ra te

sh ow e r s ta lls , S ep ara te w ate r c lo se t w i1l1

d oo rs , T ele ph on e, T ow el h am p er•• In -R oom B us in ess A me nit ies

C om pute r da tapor t ,

c . ' Mu lt i-l in e te lephone w ith vo i ce-ma i l

" S pac ious, w eI1- lIt w ork desk

:, H ig h S pe ed In te rn et a ccess ($ 14. 9 5

per dA y)A!TIfi!nitIe:o on Request

The fol lo lM ng am en itie s m ay b e a va ila ble in

sc leared gues t r ooms. Pica$;? in qu ;r~ a t

tim e o f re se rva tio n .

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MYSPA

H ours o f O pera tio n :

• M onday -F ri da y 9am - 9pm

• S atu rday - S unday 8am -8pm

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m ySp a a t The Fa irrm n t C h icago o ffe rs

au th en tic spa ir ea t rnent s tha t aw aken

energ y, inst iR ha rmony, a nd in sp ire gues ts

t o a c hie v= th e p erfe c t ba lance o f m ind ,

body an d sou l.

The 11,000 square- foo t s an ctu ary o ffe rs

persona l i zed m assage , s k incare, body

tr ea tme n ts, m an icure, ped i cu re and

coup le s experie nces , a fu l l -service fitn e ss

s tud io and re ta il a re a fe atu rin g exclusiv e

p ro duc ts from Red F lo we r, T rue an d SpaR itua l .

MYSPA F ITNESS STUD IO

Hou rs o f O pe ra tio n :

• M onday -F rid a y 6 :30am - 9pm

• S aturday - S unday 8:00 am - 8 :00 pm

S pe cia l F a irm on t P re fe rre d G ue st Rates

• O ne-day pass fo r reg is te red gues ts :

$ 10. 00

• G ues t w ho expe r ience a m yS pa se rv ic e ,m ay utili z e 1 I1eF itn es s S tud io on 1 I1e

sa me d ay w ith ou r com p lim en ts ,

T o m ake an appointm ent , ca ll: (3 12 )946-8945.

BUS INE SS SERV ICE SA s Chicago 's p re mie r b us in es s d es tin atio n ,

ou r 14 meet ing r oo m s c re ate th e p erfe c t

se tti n g fo r any rree lin g o r c on fe rence . O u r

facil it i e s , am en it ie s an d s en ,.;ce s ha l.e

been des igned 'i.1 th F iv e S la r s ta nd ard s in

m in d w ith p lush com f o rts and s timu la t in g

! :nv ironm ents . T he F airm on t Ch icago

l) ffe rs 6 2,0 00 s q. ft of IU l<l Jr iou smee t i n g ,

con fe rence a nd b an qu et space , in cl ud ing

Jwo grand beD rooms . A n el€flt a t The

F a irm on t C hica go is ce rta in to be a

m e rro rab le e xp er ie nc e.

FULL SERV IC E BUS INESS CEN TER

Locati o n : B -1 L_ IHours :

Q N Io nday to F rida y: 6 :3 0 am to 9 :00

p.m

" S a tu rday : 8 :0 0 a .m to 8 :0 0 p .m .

" S unday : 9 :00 a .m . to 5 :00 o .m

H IGH SPEED I NTERNE T A CCESSGues ts o f Fa irm on t H otels & Reso rts 'i .1 11

G n jo y Hgh Speed In te rn e t connect iv i ty in

gues t room; as mO as E th e rn e t net.M:>rk

co nnec ted in m ee tin g room s and w ire le s s

TRANSPORTA TIO N

P UB LIC T RANSPORT A T ION

Chicago 's p u blic t ra n sit sy s tem is an

e ffect ive w ay to m ol.e a ro und the c ity . A

o ne -w ay ticke t is $ 2.2 5 p er rid e. D aily an d

w ee ke nd p as se s a re a va ila ble . Fo r rm re

in fo rm a tio n, c aB C T A (C hic ago T ransi t

Au lhor ity ) a t (312 ) 836 -7000 o r v is it

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CAR REN TAL

T he C onc ie rge can he lp 'i.1 th c ar ren tal

a r rangements .

• A la m o : 1 (8 00 ) 327 -8633• AVIS : 1 (8 00 ) 3 31 -1212

• Budget : 1{SOO)527" { )7oo• E n te rpr ise : (312 ) 565-6518

• H e rtz : 1 (8 00 ) 654-3131• N at io na l: 1 ( BO O) 227 -7368

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ju s t a fe w m inu te s from th e h ote l. Fo r rm re

in fo rm atio n, c aD G re yh ou nd a t ( BOO)

229 - 9424 .

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th e hote l. F or r mre in fo rm a tio n, ca ll Am tr ak

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A v aila ble in fro n t o f th e h ote l.

PARK ING

The h ote rs v ale t pa rk in g c ha rge s ( in c lu d in g

ta x) a re a s f oll ow s :

• Up to tw o hou r: $ 24 .00

• T v ..o to S ix ho urs : $ 36 .00

• S ix to 24 -hours and O \e rn ig h t p a rk in g :

$ 51 .00

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