ICAONA - International Checkers Association of North Am

Where	Sunny Isles Beach, Florida (fly to Miami (MIA) or Fort Lauderdale (FLL) airpoprts)
When	August 19 – 28, 2011. Arrive on August 19, 2011 and no later than morning of August 20, 2011. Plan to leave no earlier than evening of August 28, 2011
Venue	Days Hotel Thunderbird Beach Resort, 2st floor. Thunderbird Beach Resort Hotel Miami 18401 Collins Ave. Sunny Isles Beach, FL 33160
Rooms & Rates	$69.00($34.5 for 1 person) per day to be paid directly to ICAONA on arrival with timely reservation as below. Rooms with kitchenettes are $74.00($37.00 for 1 person). Rate includes resort fee and continental breakfast for 2 people in each room. Every room is non-smoking, has 2 double beds, free Internet. Maximum allowed occupancy is 4 people in the room. Rollaway beds are extra $10.00 per night.
Local Transportation	The hotel is situated about 30 minutes driving from both airports. Shuttle buses, taxis, and car rentals are available at both airports. If you need to be picked up at the airport, please provide your airline flight information. A public bus stop next to the hotel can take you to South Beach and Miami sightseeing.
Inscription Fee	$US 105 ($65 for ICAONA members in good standing)
Prizes	Prizes will be awarded for the first 3 places in US OPEN TOURNAMENT and for the first 3 places in US NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. About the amounts of the prizes we'll report a little bit later. The prizes from US OPEN 2010 - Kolman Turiy Memorial: 1st place - $1000 2nd place - $600 3rd place - $400 4th place - $200 5th place - $150 6th place - $125 For blitz tournament, small prizes will be awarded for the first 3 places. Blitz: 1st place - $100 2nd place - $ 60 3rd place - $ 40 Additional surprize prizes will be awarded as well.
Deadline	Please confirm your participation ASAP but no later than July 19, 2011.
Organizational Committee	Yevgeniy Sklyarov : 1 (631) 421-7496, e-mail: yevgeniy76@gmail.com Robert Capriata : 1 (484) 343-2812, e-mail: mando200769@hotmail.com Dr.Joseph Leon Paul : 1 (718) 434-1011, e-mail: leomds@aol.com Alex Rudnitsky : 1 (786) 543-1034, e-mail: alexr@goprimecast.com
Travel Support	We made arrangement with the full-scale travel agency Fort Ross Travel to assist our guests with their travel needs to attend US Open 2010. ICAONA board does not receive any commissions or have other financial interests in Fort Ross Travel activities. While we hardly recommend Fort Ross Travel, you are not obligated to use its services. Please contact Fort Ross Travel directly for more information. The agency personnel speaks several languages including Russian. website: http://www.fortrosstravel.com/ email: info@fortrosstravel.com phone: (760) 881-4FRT