ICAONA - International Checkers Association of North Am

Where	Sunny Isles Beach, Florida (fly to Miami (MIA) or Fort Lauderdale (FLL) airports).
When	November 19 – 28, 2010. Arrive on November 19, 2010 and no later than morning of November 20, 2010. Plan to leave no earlier than evening of November 28, 2010.
Venue	Newport Beachside Hotel & Resort, Tiffany Ballroom, 1st floor. http://www.newportbeachsideresort.com/ 16701 Collins Ave. Sunny Isles Beach, FL 33160
Rooms and Rates	$79.00 per day to be paid directly to ICAONA on arrival with timely reservation as below. Rate includes resort fee and continental breakfast for 2 people in each room. Every room is non-smoking, has 2 beds, free Internet, refrigerator, microware and a coffeemaker. Maximum allowed occupancy is 4 people in the room. Rollaway beds are extra $10.00 per night. Upon request, the different types of accommodations (smoking, kitchenettes) can be offered in other nearby hotels within walking distance or short bus ride (prices will vary).
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)* *(We had to increase the inscription fee because of new FMJD ruling, requiring us to pay for having our tournament and players rated.)
Prizes	Prizes will be awarded for the first 6 places. For blitz tournament, small prizes will be awarded for the first 3 places. Additional surprise prizes will be awarded as well. Main prizes: Blitz: 1st place - $1000 1st place - $100 2nd place - $600 2nd place - $ 60 3rd place - $400 3rd place - $ 40 4th place - $200 5th place - $150 US Champion 6th place - $125 Special prize for $150 awarded from the independent sources
Deadline	Please confirm your participation ASAP but no later than October 10, 2010.
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
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