
Oct. 24-28, 2010
Pittsburgh, PA



















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Tours are nonrefundable. All tours except Dinner Cruise depart from the main lobby at the Westin.
| Sunday, October 24 |
Guest Hospitality and Overview $.00 7:00 AM-10:00 AM Acquaint yourself with the week ahead and the local area. You'll also get a preview of the guest program for the ACI Spring 2011 Convention in Tampa, FL, and the ACI Fall 2011 Covention in Cincinnati, OH.
| | Sunday, October 24 |
Pittsburgh City Tour $80.00 9:30 AM-2:00 PM Take in the sites of "The Steel City" while on this drive-by tour of downtown Pittsburgh. This tour will point out must-see landmarks throughout the North Shore and Southside, highlighting such attractions as the Strip District, Allegheny County Courthouse, Point State Park, Mr. Rodgers Memorial, and more. A stop will be made on Mt. Washington. Following which you will take the incline down to lunch at the Grand Concourse in Station Square. After lunch, you will have time to go to the Station Square Shops. The tour will conclude in the Oakland area where you will see Schenley Park, Carnegie Museum, and the campuses of University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Melon University.
| | Sunday, October 24 |
Guest Tea $.00 3:00 PM-4:30 PM Please join Mrs. Lori Barth for afternoon tea. This is a wonderful opportunity to get to know other registered guests and to enjoy a refreshing break.
| | Monday, October 25 |
Fallingwater/Fort Necessity $100.00 8:00 AM-3:15 PM This in-depth tour will guide you through Fallingwater's numerous terraces and open-air walkways and help you to discover the harmony between the interior and exterior space of Frank Lloyd Wright's masterwork. Following the Fallingwater tour, a boxed lunch will be served en route to Fort Necessity. Upon arrival, you will explore the site where the Battle of Fort Necessity took place and learn the story behind this historic landmark. Please note: Fallingwater is 90 minutes one-way from the Westin.
| | Monday, October 25 |
Free Tour of RJ Lee Group, Tour 1 $.00 2:00 PM-4:00 PM What sets RJ Lee Group apart? Everything. In conjunction with the ACI convention, RJ Lee Group, Inc. will be hosting a tour of its Monroeville laboratory, located just outside of Pittsburgh. Tour attendees will learn the advantages of specialized sample preparations, analysis by hi-resolution microscopy, and the advantages of working with a full service laboratory. We wish to share our capabilities for diverse, specialized analyses as well as the traditional analyses of construction materials.
For more information and to register for the tour please contact Katherine Stein at (724) 387-1916 or kstein@rjlg.com
| | Tuesday, October 26 |
Clayton Mansion $90.00 9:30 AM-2:30 PM This tour will take you through the beautifully restored Clayton Mansion - one of the few intact homes from Pittsburgh's lost "Millionaire's Row." After your lunch at Church Brew Works you will continue to Phipps Conservatory, one of the world's more energy-efficient and sustainable conservatories. Since 1893, this steel and glass Victorian greenhouse has invited visitors to explore acres of its beautiful and mysterious plant life.
| | Wednesday, October 27 |
Carnegie/Warhol Museums $95.00 9:00 AM-3:00 PM Explore the Carnegie Museum of Art and Natural History's distinguished collection of contemporary art. The museum features the Hall of Architecture, the largest collection of plaster casts of architectural masterpieces in America. Following lunch at the Spaghetti Warehouse you will make your way to the Warhol Museum. The Warhol Museum features collections of art and archives on one of the most influential American artists of the twentieth century and acts as a primary resource for anyone seeking insights into contemporary art and popular culture.
| Free Tour of RJ Lee Group, Tour 2 $.00 9:00 AM-11:00 AM What sets RJ Lee Group apart? Everything. In conjunction with the ACI convention, RJ Lee Group, Inc. will be hosting a tour of its Monroeville laboratory, located just outside of Pittsburgh. Tour attendees will learn the advantages of specialized sample preparations, analysis by hi-resolution microscopy, and the advantages of working with a full service laboratory. We wish to share our capabilities for diverse, specialized analyses as well as the traditional analyses of construction materials.
For more information and to register for the tour please contact Katherine Stein at (724) 387-1916 or kstein@rjlg.com
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