2008 FTA Technology Conference and Exhibition


August 10-13, 2008 • Hyatt Regency McCormick Center • Chicago , IL 60616

Conference Hotel The conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Center, 2233 South Martin L. King Drive, Chicago, IL 60616.

Note: The Hyatt Hotel is sold-out for Thursday, August 14. Space is available at the Sheraton Chicago, see below.

The Government rate at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place is (current per diem) $168 plus tax per night (single), $188 double, and $208 triple. 

The Corporate rate at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place is $189 plus tax per night (single), $209 double, and $229 triple. 

These guest room rates are available 3 days pre- and post-meeting based on hotel availability. The cancellation policy is 72 hours, by 4 p.m. hotel time (3 days prior to arrival). One night’s room and tax is charged at time of reservation in the absence of a credit card guarantee.

To call in your reservations, call 800-233-1234 or 312-791-7000 and ask for the Federation of Tax Administrators room block.   When calling to make your reservation, you may use the following names or hotel codes: FTA Government (Group Code:  HFTA), and FTA Corporate  (Group Code:  HFCO).

Rooms may be booked online at:

      Government - www.mccormickplace.hyatt.com/

      Corporate - www.mccormickplace.hyatt.com/

The deadline for making room reservations is July 17.

Transportation and Parking information.


For Thursday, August 14, FTA has secured a small block of rooms for that night (at the per diem rate) at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers, approximately 3 miles away. The NACTP meeting will be held at the Sheraton Chicago, and they have a room block there from August 13-15. It is our understanding that there may be a hotel-arranged shuttle available between the two locations.

Reservations can be made at the Sheraton Chicago in the FTA block on the 14th by calling in to the hotel directly at 1-800-325-3535. Tell the reservations agent that you are with the Federation of Tax Administrators group. They have a 72-hour prior cancellation policy, and the per diem rate will be honored 3 days before and after, based on availability.