225 E Coastline Dr
Jacksonville, FL 32202
USA
JAX Is Ready For URISA!
Jacksonville was recently impacted by record level storm surge from Hurricane Irma. The images of the St John’s River overflowing were amazing. Rest assured that the City and the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront will be ready for URISA!
Our Hyatt JAX contacts let us know that the first floor took on some water from the flooding which impacted the front desk, restaurant and lounge, and unfortunately for the Hyatt, they have to do some first floor reconstruction. During our conference, the hotel is relocating the front desk to the second floor skybridge, between the hotel and the parking garage. They are transforming some meeting space into a temporary restaurant offering limited menus for breakfast, lunch and dinner. A lounge area will also be created on the second floor offering beverage service starting at 2:30PM EST until Midnight. In room dining service will not be available during the conference. All other services, including housekeeping, laundry and dry cleaning will be available.
The hotel will be closed to the general public during our conference. They are only accommodating group guests like URISA GIS-Pro Conference attendees. Again, the meeting space and guestrooms were not affected by the storm.
We are appreciative of the Hyatt’s efforts to accommodate GIS-Pro in light of these unforeseen circumstances and are happy to support Jacksonville! We’ll be distributing a list of restaurants and other options that are within an easy walk. (Fionn MacCool’s a 3 minute walk away in the Jacksonville Landing is open for business along with all of the other popular spots.)
So make your plans now if you haven’t done so and start checking out the great dining options and attractions in the city. We’ve got a lot to talk about at the conference from Emergency Response and Disaster Assessment to GIS Strategic Planning and GISP Prep…and you need to be part of the discussion!
Use Your GIS Skills! To show our support for the areas impacted by the recent hurricanes, flooding and earthquakes, we’ve added a Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Mapathon to the conference program on Monday evening. Like we did with the service projects in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina, the GIS community has always been willing to give back to our neighbors.
See you there! #JAXStrong
