2006 National Convention

of the Reserve Officers Association

The Dates: Wednesday – Saturday, July 19 - 22, 2006

The City: San Antonio, Texas

The second largest city in Texas is the most visited in the state.

The Hotel: The Marriott Rivercenter

Located on the famous San Antonio Riverwalk, the Marriott is the largest hotel in the city. It is two short blocks from the Alamo.

Guest Room rate is $125 single/$135 double

Travel: Air by all major airlines, Rail by Amtrak, Car via I-10 or I-35

Nearby Brooks City Medical Facility – The only US military “burn center”

Military Fort Sam Houston - Established in 1845, home of Army medicine

Bases: Lackland Airforce Base - Basic training center for the Air Force

Naval Air Station at Corpus Christi – Padre Island is close by

Randolph Airforce Base - Home to the 12th Flying Training Wing

Places to Alamo - Remember the famous 1836 battle landmark

Vist: Market Square - El Mercado provides a cultural injection of Mexican shopping, dining and partying

Missions - Four Spanish frontier missions, part of a colonization system that stretched across the Spanish Southwest in the 17th, 18th, 19th centuries

Paseo Del Rio River Walk - In the heart of downtown, is the pride of the city. Lush green foliage and cobblestone walkways lines the banks of this peaceful, historic river

Tower Of The Americas – 750 ft high panoramic view of city

For the SeaWorld - The world's largest marine life adventure park

Family: Six Flags Fiesta Texas - A theme and water park

Splashtown - 20 landscaped acre family water-park

Web Sites: ROA National: www.roa.org

Department of Texas: http://www.uh.edu/~rpare/roa/Texas.html

San Antonio Visitors Center: www.sanantoniocvb.com

Marriott Hotel San Antonio Rivercenter: http://marriott.com/property/propertypage.mi?marshaCode=SATDT