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Safety tips
• Do not travel alone – stay in groups and travel in well-lit
areas. Remove name badges when outside the hotels
and convention center unless you are participating in a
meeting event.
• Do not give your room number out to anyone you do
not know and avoid giving out your room number in
conversations where strangers may hear you talking.
• Bolt your hotel room door and only open when you
know who is on the other side. (Note: hotel personnel
wear uniforms and have identification badges. If
in doubt, call hotel security to verify an employee’s
identity.)
• Do not leave your door ajar if you are going down the
hall for ice or sodas. Someone may enter when you are
not looking.
• Know where the stairs are located in case of fire (do
not use elevators). Also count the number of doors to
the nearest exit in case you cannot see in a smoke-filled
hallway.
• Valuables, airline tickets, and money should be kept in a
hotel safety deposit box or in a room safe, if available.
procedures in Case of a Hotel Fire
• Try to leave the hotel as quickly as possible. If you
cannot, stay in your room and call the operator or
security to let them know you are in your room.
• Put your hand on the room door to see if it is hot before
opening it. If it is, do not open quickly. Open it just a
crack to see what is on the other side and be prepared to
slam it shut quickly if necessary.
• If you leave the room, take your room key with you!
Shut your room door to keep smoke out. You may have
to return if the exit is blocked. Remember the way back
to your room as you go to the exit in case you need to
return.
• If necessary, drop to your knees to avoid smoke. Tie
a wet towel around your nose and mouth to act as a
smoke filter. Fold it into a triangle and put the corner in
your mouth.
• Do not take the elevator when you smell smoke or if
you know that there is a fire in the building.
emergency information
Medical emergencies should be communicated to an APS
staff member at the Registration Desk or an employee
of the hotel where you are staying. In your hotel dial
0 for operator or phone the local emergency response
team by dialing 911 and give your exact location. At the
Minneapolis Convention Center, use any house phone
and dial “0” during an emergency. An Emergency Medical
Technician (EMT) will be available during show hours
at the Convention Center. Dialing “0” instead of 911
at the Convention Center is the quickest way to receive
assistance.
The hospital facility located closest to the meeting facilities:
Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC)
701 Park Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55415
+1.612.873.3000
Meeting Facilities
Minneapolis Convention Center
1301 Second Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Telephone: 612.335.6000
Hilton Hotel
1001 Marquette Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55403-2440
Telephone: 612. 376.1000
DoubleTree Guest Suites
1101 LaSalle Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Telephone: 612. 332.6800
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites
225 South 11th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Telephone: 612. 341.3300
Millennium Hotel Minneapolis
1313 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, MN 55403-2697
Telephone: 612. 332.6000
Crowne Plaza Hotel
618 Second Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Telephone: 612. 338.2288
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