ST. JUDE VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE

Hotel:

We have room blocks at 4 hotels in the Downtown Memphis Area. Please reach out to your St. Jude Representative for your hotel assignment.

Transportation:

Arrivals/ Airport:

LEO Transportation will pick up all guests from Memphis International Airport based on flight times. LEO Transportation will have a Greeter with signage that states St. Jude/VLC inside of Baggage Claim B. They will have a copy of the guest’s manifest, and will track their flights. They will also do roll call as they arrive on the bus. Buses will run every 30 minutes between hotels and airport. Pick up will be in the Baggage Claim B for the greeter to come find them. LEO Transportation will shuttle guests to your hotel. Any guest with no flight info, will not be on the manifest and will risk not having a ride to the hotel.

• Guests at Doubletree and Hilton Garden Inn will be dropped across from Doubletree Hotel and walk to either Doubletree or Hilton Garden Inn, which are next door to each other. Once guests check in, they can walk across the street to the Peabody for registration and evening activities.  

• Guests at Springhill and Courtyard will be dropped at the corner of Main and Jefferson Ave and walk to their hotel. (This is a short walk). Once checked in, a shuttle will be picking guests up at Main/Jefferson to take them to the Peabody for registration and evening activities. This shuttle will run on a loop from 11am-6pm. No shuttles to the Peabody after 6pm.

If you are arriving prior to Wednesday, 2/6, you will need to take a Taxi/Lyft/Uber to your hotel. If your flight is delayed, please contact your St. Jude Representative. If you have a new flight, please supply that information.

Conference Transportation:

Guests at Doubletree and Hilton Garden Inn will walk across the street to the Peabody each day for their daily activities. Buses will be provided leaving from Peabody to off-site activities such as campus day, etc.  On Saturday morning, please check out of your hotel prior to coming to the Peabody, and please bring your luggage with you. We will have a luggage room for storage (The Continental Ballroom) while you finish your conference.

Guests at Springhill and Courtyard

• Each morning a shuttle will run on a loop from Main/Jefferson to Peabody from 6:30am-8:00am. At the conclusion of the conference, a shuttle will bring you back to your hotel. These shuttles will pick up at the Peabody on the Union Ave side.
• On Saturday morning, please check out of your hotel prior to coming to the Peabody, and please bring your luggage with you. We will have a luggage room for storage (The Continental Ballroom) while you finish your conference.

What to do in Memphis:

View a list of attractions near downtown Memphis.

Departures/Airport:

On Friday morning (DGG) or Saturday morning (Fitness), you must check out of your hotel and bring your luggage with you to the Peabody. Please bring your luggage to the Continental Ballroom (on the mezzanine floor) for storage before the morning sessions. You will then pick up your luggage after the morning sessions and head to the buses.

We encourage you to arrive at the airport 2 hours before your flight departure. Buses will load on the Union Ave side of Peabody.

LEO transportation will run buses from the Peabody to the Airport from 9:00am-3:00pm. They will run every hour and half hour. You will leave on the time frame that is 2 hours prior to your departure time in order to make it to the airport in a timely manner. We will have greeters stationed at the Peabody at the Luggage Room and at the Union Ave. side where buses will load. Final transfer to the airport will be 3pm, so all luggage will need to be claimed from luggage room.

Conference Registration:

Conference events will take place at The Peabody Hotel and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Physical address for the hotel is:

The Peabody Memphis
149 Union Avenue, Memphis, TN 38103
Phone: 901-529-4000

Upon arrival to your hotel and after you check in, proceed to the VLC conference registration, in the Peabody Hotel Bert Parker Room on the mezzanine level between 10am – 3pm.

For any arrivals after 3pm, we will have a smaller registration area until 6pm.

• You will receive your name badge and helpful information.   Please wear your name badge during the entire conference.
• For those driving into Memphis, self-parking fees are included with your hotel stay for the nights ALSAC/St. Jude are covering.