Please arrive in New Orleans ready to meet other grantees and share information and best practices from your organizations and communities; learn from great speakers and one another about the importance and benefits of equity, justice and inclusion; deepen and renew your spirit to come away energized to invite those on the margins to our tables; and most of all, I hope you are ready to celebrate the recipients of the Saint Louise de Marillac Service Awards!  View links at the bottom of the page for important conference information and documents.

 

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU ARRIVE ... 

 

• ​NOLA Giveback – As part of one of the renewal activities, we are asking for your help in organizing and packaging items for a NOLA Giveback to these organizations serving the unhoused population in New Orleans: ​Harry Tompson Center (day center), Ozanam Inn (men and women temporary and permanent housing), and Hotel Hope (women with children temporary housing). We also need your help collecting basic living items for the Giveback - shampoo, soap, underwear, etc.  Click here for a complete list of items. If you can help, please bring some of these items with you to New Orleans - anything you can share - most of these items would fit in your luggage!  We will have a collection box at the registration desk.  On behalf of the Daughters of Charity, MMI and the Agencies listed above, thank you for your generosity and service to those in need.  Click the link below for more information.

 

• Dates and Times: The Grantee Renewal Conference opens on Tuesday, July 30th with registration from 1pm-4pm CT followed by the opening reception at 4pm CT. The conference closes on Thursday, August 1st at 5pm CT.

 

• Agenda – Click the link below for the latest conference agenda.     

 

• Accommodations – If you are staying at the hotel, we made reservations for you at the New Orleans Marriott Warehouse Arts District hotel.  The hotel is located at 859 Convention Center Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana, 70130.  Please note, there are numerous Marriott hotels in New Orleans.  Be sure you have the address handy for any taxi or uber drivers.  Please contact MMI at mmi.info@doc.org if you did not receive your hotel confirmation number.  We will have someone at the MMI Registration Table with this information if you have any problems checking-in.

 

• Transportation - The airport for the event is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport.  Transportation to and from the airport may be purchased from the following sources:

 

• • Airport Shuttle - $24 each way. Reservations required. Visit the airport shuttle website for more information.

  • Ride Share Apps - Krewecar, Uber, Lyft, shared rides, etc. are all available from the airport.  Visit the Ride Apps page on the airport website for more information.

  • Taxis - pick up is at a dedicated taxi loading zone on the Arrivals Curb outside of Level 1 Baggage Claim Door 7.  Taxi rides cost $36.00 from the airport to the Central Business District (CBD) or French Quarter (west of Elysian Fields) for up to two (2) passengers. For three (3) or more passengers, the fare will be $15.00 per passenger.

  • Car Rental – Visit the car rental page on the airport website for a list of rental companies available at the airport rental car center.

  • Parking - Valet parking is available through the hotel at $45/day; however, that expense is not covered by MMI.  Off-site parking is available at the Fulton Street Garage.

 

• Health precautions – Masks will be available for anyone experiencing cold related symptoms. Please be cautious and don’t bring a virus to share with your fellow grantees.

 

• Attire - Dress for the conference is typically business casual: The hotel has the best air conditioning in town so please plan to dress in layers with a sweater or wrap while in the hotel.  Evenings in New Orleans will be very hot and muggy.

• • ​​Renewal Activities: Please pack accordingly for the renewal activities you are interested in attending. A complete list of renewal activities can be found here.

  • ​Tuesday, Opening Reception: Feel free to dress as casual as necessary for travel comfort and dinner out in New Orleans after the reception.

  • Banquet on Wednesday night: Some people choose to dress up a little at the Awards Banquet.

 

• Food: You will be on your own for dinner after the opening reception on Tuesday evening and on Thursday evening after the conference closes.  On both nights, we will have local organizations willing to offer suggestions and be available to join you at local restaurants. Visit the Dine Arounds page for more information and to see a list of restaurants within walking distance of the hotel.

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The MMI staff and Committee Members are looking forward to being with you at MMI’s Grantee Renewal Conference on July 30th!