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2010 MCS-P UpDate Session in Charleston, SC

Date:  September 27, 28, and 29 (noon), 2010

Location:            Francis Marion Hotel 
                               387 King Street
                                 Charleston, SC 29403

Charleston, SC will be the location for the September UpDate Session this year and hope you can join us.  A few of days of relaxed learning will be fun.

Dates:     September 27, 28, and 29(noon), 2009 – Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday (noon)

Location:    Francis Marion Hotel – 387 King Street – Charleston SC 29403
The Francis Marion Hotel is located in the heart of historic Charleston, South Carolina, was the largest and grandest in the Carolinas when it opened in 1924.
·         Reservations:  1-843-722-0600 or 1-8077-756-2121 and ask for the Medical Compliance Training block rate.
·         Room Rate:  $139 plus tax, etc.
·         Cut-off Date:  Thursday, August 12, 2010

Please make your reservations as soon as possible.  The block sleeping room rate is guaranteed until August 12, 2010  There is a cancellation policy on the sleeping rooms so please ask for details when making your reservation.  Let me know if you have any problems. 
Self parking is available in the City Garage located next door to the Hotel.  Charge - $12/24 hour period; payable in cash to garage attendant

Shuttle Service:           
Airport shuttle or taxi service is available from Green Taxi and reservations can be made at 1-843-819-0846 and will cost $35-45.  Other shuttle/taxi services are also available at the kiosk outside of the baggage area of the airport; reservations are not required.

Lots to do in Charleston:
·         City Market is a short stroll from the Hotel and is home to local artisans and craftsmen selling items indigenous to the area.  Charleston’s original Market Street Saloon is the place to kick up your heels.
·         Charleston’s white beaches include Folly Beach with surf shops, cafes, watering holes and boutiques.
·         Experience natural wonders of Charleston by kayak, canoe or guided tours. Paddle through Blackwater swamps, rice Plantations, barrier islands and salt marsh creeks, shrimping villages and indian ruins. 
·         Carriage rides through Charleston’s financial district, pass the famed Battery and other historic sites.
·         Magnolia Plantation is a 17th century estate known for its romantic gardens and features America’s oldest gardens, c. 1680.  Boone Hall Planation reflects southern heritage spanning 300 years and is a ‘still working’ plantation. 
·         Historic homes can be toured such as the Aiken Rhett house, the Edmondston-Alston Tours, the Heyward-Washington House 1772, the Nathaniel Russel Federal style house near the High Battery.  Walk the passageways where Poe was a soldier and see his writing and life dramatized on beautiful Sullivans Island, a fifteen minute drive from downtown. Staged within the labyrinthine passageways of Fort Moultrie, Poe’s characters come to life through vignettes and amazing special effects.
·         Quality golf courses such s the Charleston/Kiawah a top golf destination in the 2009 Readers Choice Awards.  Forbes Traveler named Charleston as the best golf city in America.
·         Fort Sumter is touted as the place where the Civil War began with the first shots being fired in April of 1861 by Confederate artillery.
·         Museum attractions include Patriots Point offers flight simulators, the Charleston Museum includes kids tours, the Children’s Museum of the Lowcountry and the Gibbes Museum of Art with impressive collections of Charleston and Southern works.

Classroom Sessions:
Classroom sessions will be same this year; from about 8:00am until about 5:00pm; Monday and Tuesday.  Wednesday class will be from 8:00am until noon. You will need to bring your large MCS-P Manual.  Do not bring the P&P Manual or any handouts from previous classes. We will start Monday morning by updating your Manual.  AAPC awards 18 CEUs and MCT awards 20 CEUs for attending the UpDate Session.

A continental breakfast and everything you need for class will be waiting for you.  Come a little early, get settled in and meet everyone.  I’m looking forward to another great UpDate!

Yes, Yes, Yes…….a “surprise’!  H’mmmmm……wonder what it could be this year?  Hint….it will be another year to wear comfortable clothes and shoes. 

The registration fee is $750.00. MCT accepts VISA, MasterCard and American Express credit cards. Or, you can also pay by personal or corporate check by mailing the registration form and registration fee to the address below.

Please email and let me know if you will be able to attend so I can finalize catering, etc. Upon receipt of your registration, MCT will send you confirmation of enrollment by email and also send receipts via mail for accounting purposes.

If you have any questions, email or call.  Looking forward to seeing you in Charleston.......Becky