Venue
The 2022 conference will take place in the beautiful and relaxing Loews Ventana Canyon Resort, Tucson, AZ.
Address
7000 N. Resort Drive
Tucson, Arizona, 85750
Book your room now: https://www.loewshotels.com/ventana-canyon/group-27th-enzyme-mechanisms-conference
The default settings will set the dates as Jan 2 (check-in) to Jan 6 (checkout), which covers the dates of the conference, but the price is available Dec 30-Jan 9 for those of you that may want to come earlier and celebrate New Year’s or stay longer. By clicking on the dates at the top of the reservation page, you can change the length of the stay.
In addition to a terrific scientific program we are happy to be able to provide:
• $175 nightly room rate at a five-star resort
• Resort fee of $29/night is waived when you make your reservation
• Free parking, free high-speed internet
• Beautiful hikes on a nature trail along saguaro cacti in the Catalina Mountains
• Two Tom Fazio-designed championship 18-hole golf courses
• Four lighted tennis courts Four restaurants on site and six more nearby
• Two miles from Sabino Canyon; 30 minutes from Saguaro National Park
Committed to Safety
The resort and the EMC organizing committee are both committed to holding the conference in a safe environment.
The organizing committee will follow CDC recommendations and hence attendees will be asked to wear face masks indoors at the conference events, which take place in a separate wing of the resort. In addition, Loews is committed to masks/face coverings on the premises as per CDC recommendations (https://cdn.loewshotels.com/loewshotels.com-2466770763/cms/pressroom/a_072921_loews_hotels_co_safety_protocols.pdf), which currently means all guests and Loews team members are requested to wear masks indoors.
The opening reception and breakfasts are currently planned to be outdoors to minimize risks of transmission. Poster sessions will be held in the Grand Ballroom Foyer and Salon A, which have a combined capacity of 1000 people, thus assuring social distancing will be possible. Similarly, the closing banquet and the talks will be held in Ballrooms BC, with a banquet seating capacity of 440 (we will cap attendance at 200 to assure the possibility of social distancing).
Of course, we are keeping a close eye on the developments in the US. In the event that the conference cannot be held due to COVID-19, we offer either complementary registration when the conference is held at a later date (to which we are committed) or a return of your registration fees (minus a small 2.9% credit card fee) if you cancel by the registration deadline of October 31, 2021.