May 1998
Volume 62 |
Number 5
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Welcome to Orlando!
ASA Annual Meeting Social Activities Program |
Jimmie D. Moore, M.D., Chair
Committee on Local Arrangements
Orlando, the home of world-famous theme parks and nonstop entertainment,
awaits your arrival this fall for the ASA
Annual Meeting on October 17-21, 1998. With such a wide variety
of activities and sites, Orlando offers a new experience with
each visit.
Several tours have been scheduled to provide ASA guests
with great ways to become familiarized with all there is to see
and do in Orlando. Shop-aholics will find plenty to keep themselves
busy. The "Winter Park/Park Avenue Shopping Tour" offers a boat
ride through the unique waterway of Winter Park, with shopping
in exclusive boutiques and a chance to see the Charles Hosmer
Morse Museum of American Art, which features the largest collection
of Louis B. Tiffany glass in the world. If you are looking for
a little bit of yesteryear, a day spent in Mount Dora will provide
antique shopping in specialty shops and boutiques and a look at
many historic buildings from the 19th century.
Looking for a relaxing way to spend a few hours? The Rivership
Cruise on the St. John's River is a great idea for grabbing a
bite to eat and viewing the river's inhabitants, from water skiers
and fisherman to manatees and alligators. If that doesn't provide
you with a glimpse of a Florida alligator, perhaps one or two
might surface during the "Airboat Adventure With Lunch." You will
travel down the Withlacooche River and see the many elements of
nature that make up the unique fauna and flora of Central Florida.
A visit to Orlando simply would not be complete without
stopping by some of Orlando's famous theme parks. Sea World will
give ASA guests a behind-the-scenes look at some of its inhabitants,
particularly the polar bears and penguins. You will also have
a chance to see Shamu and jet past mammoth glaciers, beluga whales
and walruses on the "Wild Arctic" tour.
Another famous theme park, Cypress Gardens, provides more
than 200 acres of botanical splendor. With 8,000 varieties of
plants and flowers from more than 90 countries, you will be amazed
at the beauty of this spectacular theme park. The "must-see" Cypress
Gardens Water Show and the "Wings of Wonder" Butterfly Conservatory
are two stops you will want to make while touring this magnificent
park.
If that isn't enough to keep you busy, perhaps a visit
to the Kennedy Space Center will give you a "boost." You will
visit the refurbished 363-foot-tall Saturn V moon rocket and embark
on a bus tour that allows you to view the shuttle assembly building,
actual launch pads and rocket museums. You will also see a breathtaking
film on a five-story IMAX screen.
The ASA Social Activities Program will again offer many
educational seminars that should be of interest to members and
their spouses. Barry Rubenstein, B.S., J.D., LL.M., will provide
information on "Effective Retirement Plans and Estate Strategies,"
and J. Michael Moody will lead a program titled "Effective Investment
Strategies." Both seminars will help you in identifying the advantages
and disadvantages and assessing the risks and rewards of numerous
investments and planning strategies. "How to Get Accepted to the
College of Your Choice," again presented by Diane E. Epstein,
has helped thousands of students and their parents focus on strategies
when looking into college admission processes.
If you are looking to collect some memories from this
year's Annual Meeting, "Where Are Your Family Photos?" is a program
you will not want to miss. Creative Memories instructors Char
Coan, Teri Lee and Susan Nalley will present methods to help you
organize your photos and store your negatives. They will also
teach you creative ways to produce beautiful family photo albums
that you can share with your family for years to come.
"In the Sandwich Generation" will help you deal with the
pressures involved in being both a caregiver for aging or ill
parents and your own children at home. Another program, "Dealing
With Stress Through Humor" will look at the everyday stresses
of life and help you find ways to deal with them and incorporate
some laughter in the process.
For further information on how to take advantage of these
exciting opportunities, look for the Social Activities Program
booklet that will be included with the ASA Annual Meeting registration
materials. Please share the information with your spouse and make
plans to take advantage of this year's programs before they are
sold out.
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