Det 4 Marine Corps Symposium
Sarasota, Florida
January 29 - 30 - 31, 2018
Mon - Tue - Wed
Arrive Monday Jan 29, 2018
Depart Wednesday Jan 31, 2018
Lido Beach Resort on the Gulf of Mexico in Sarasota, Florida lidobeachresort.com
Mon Jan 29, 2018
1500 - Meet at the Lido Beach Resort Tiki Bar at the Pool / Beach or if weather is bad, the bar on the 7th floor.
1630 - Pub crawl on St Armands Circle - 7 blocks away, shuttle / car / forced march / Combat Shuffle to and from.
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1800 - Dinner Crab and Finn on St Armands Circle.
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Walks on the Beach / Drown Proofing in the Surf / PFT / Mad Passionate Love on the Beach on your own.
2000+- - Join us at the Tiki Bar at the Lido Beach Resort.
Tue Jan 30, 2018
0500 - PT and 3 mile run on the beach. If we are not there start without us.
0800 - Boats - fishing and/or bay tour Captain Woz and Captain Byron Hill - for those who don't want to spend the day on the boat - you can relax on the beach or at the pool, or shop at St. Armands, or about 15 other things to do - will list below. We will meet in the front lobby of the hotel and car pool to the boat launch at 0800.
1500 - Join us at the Tiki Bar at the Lido Key resort or if weather is bad, the front hotel lobby.
1630 - Drive to Marina Jacks - 1.5 miles away.
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1830 - Dinner cruise
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Wed Jan 31, 2018
0500 - PT and 3 mile run on the beach. If we are delayed start without us.
1000 - Breakfast in the hotel - visit, scheme plan, check out, debrief - adios, amigo
Wed Jan 31, 2018 - Optional extension
We can arrange for Marine Command Briefs at MacDill Air Force Base - depending on your interest - with Centcom (US Central Command) centcom.mil, SOCOM (Special Operations Command) socom.mil/default.aspxs. You can stay an extra day at Lido Beach, or move to the Temporary Military Lodging on MacDill. It is new and very nice. Of course active duty personnel have the first call on quarters so it is possible you could get bumped.
The new and nice MacDill Inn is located at 7637 Bayshore Blvd., Bldg. 350. Reservations can be made in advance by emailing macdill.inn@us.af.mil or calling the MacDill Inn Reservations Office, DSN 312-968-4259 or 813-828-4259.
Let us know if you would like to do the Command Brief and we will set it up for the afternoon.
We certainly look forward to welcoming you and your group to our resort in January. We appreciate your selection of The Lido Beach Resort.
As stated in our agreement, Individual reservations are due by December 28, 2017. There are two options available to your group when making their reservations.
The first option would be to follow this link: Det 4 Marine Corps Symposium. This booking link will take guests with your group directly to our hotels online reservation system, allowing them to book rooms for the dates of your event at the discounted group rate.
Always available as a second option is our reservations desk, reachable at 800-441-2113. When calling, please be sure to mention the Det 4 Marine Corps Symposium. If there are any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me.Thank you again for selecting The Lido Beach Resort.
Sincerely,
Kim Lemke
Area Sales Manager
If anyone has trouble making a reservation or they are being told that there are no rooms available, please provide them with my phone number and have them contact me directly. I will then take care of their reservation while I have them on the phone and add rooms to the block. This will be better than you having to be the middle person and will allow me to identify any issues with the block as they come up.
Kimberly Lemke| Area Sales Manager
PH# 941-387-1182
Lido Beach Resort
Rooms are expensive in Florida in the winter and the Lido Beach Resort is very nice. You can get a little lower cost room at two close by hotels - The Holiday Inn at Lido Beach
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and the Sand Castle Lido Beach
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An even lower cost option would be to stay at the lodging at MacDill Air Force Base, which is a little over an hour from the Lido Beach Resort. Of course you have the commuting costs.
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Getting here - From Tampa International Airport TPA. The Tampa Airport is large and provides relatively low air fares. The Sarasota Bradenton Airport is close to St Armands, but a little more costly to fly into. srq-airport.com. Allegiant Air also offers low cost air from many small airports in the north to either St Petersburg-Clearwater Airport or Punta Gorda.
Click below for route:
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Tampa+International+Airport,+4100+George+J+Bean+Parkway,+Tampa,+FL+33607/lido+beach+resort/@27.6469548,-83.0668076,9z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x88c2c246939e4443:0x7a5b8408c601d509!2m2!1d-82.5370781!2d27.9834776!1m5!1m1!1s0x88c36a88dcc5e883:0xc8c218ae84109d34!2m2!1d-82.575089!2d27.310252
From Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport SRQ
Click below for route:
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/SRQ+-+Sarasota%2FBradenton+International+Airport,+6000+Airport+Circle,+Sarasota,+FL+34243/lido+beach+resort/@27.350548,-82.6113303,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x88c33fd3a22af455:0xcba0ca79061be50a!2m2!1d-82.5533147!2d27.3874231!1m5!1m1!1s0x88c36a88dcc5e883:0xc8c218ae84109d34!2m2!1d-82.575089!2d27.310252
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Additional Nearby Attractions That You Can Do On Your Own
Selby Gardens selby.org
Mote Marine - Aquarium mote.org
Downtown Sarasota sarasotadowntown.com
Ringling Circus Museum, Art Museum, Mansion ringling.org
Possible Additional Trips on Your Own
Optional - You are coming down from the cold. There are lots of things to do in Florida before or after the Symposium. Probably a good idea to stay a few days before or after the Symposium.
Optional - 3-5-7 Day cruises from Tampa just before or after the Symposium
Greg McLaughlin is looking into this possibility.
Disneyland - Nice to visit in Orlando.
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Wander Around Florida - Lido Key to MacDill AFB, Patrick AFB, Kennedy Space Center, NAS Jacksonville, Magic Kingdom.
Google Map Directions
Wander Around Florida - Lido Key to MacDill AFB, Patrick AFB, Kennedy Space Center, NAS Jacksonville, Magic Kingdom.
Google Map Directions
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Or you could go down to Key West. You can drive or take the ferry from Fort Meyers
Or you could go down to Key West. You can drive or take the ferry from Fort Meyers
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You could take this opportunity to fly Space A to Europe. Macdill, Jacksonville, Norfolk, Andrews, and BWI all have flight opportunities. Come down with your passports, ready to travel, and if a flight comes up, take it!! Woz, Linda, Beth and I went from Macdill to England and then on to Germany last year. More info on my blog, spacea.us, and we will be glad to tell you more by email or at the symposium.
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Call us if you get lost or arrested. If you need bail money
call Woz or Byron.
Byron Hill_________ 573 424 9528
Craig Hullinger______ 309 634 5557
Ron Wozniak______ 941 761 5447
