RAJA 2010 – INDIANAPOLIS
JUNE 4 – 7, 2010

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA: Crossroads of America, Indianapolis 500 Mile Race, Amateur Sports Capital, home of the largest Children’s Museum in the nation, second only to Washington, D.C. in monuments dedicated to veterans, Eiteljorg Museum, which houses one of the best collections of American Indian and Western Art collections in the world, and the Indianapolis Museum of Art which is the fifth largest general museum of art in the country, and so much more!

HILTON INDIANAPOLIS, 120 West Market Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204, is located in the heart of the Indianapolis business district. You will be just steps away from dining, shopping, and sightseeing opportunities. The hotel offers 24-hour room service, heated indoor pool and whirlpool, health club, valet parking and self parking at the RAJA rate of $10 per day with in and out privileges or $20 per day valet service. The Market Fresh Grill is located off the lobby for breakfast, lunch and dinner. McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant is accessible from the hotel lobby.

According to the hotel, the special group rate of $119 (plus tax) per night will be available only if reservations are made by May 5 and before the group block is sold out. So book your room early at the special registration site for RAJA members. The hotel will honor the special rate before and after the dates of the meeting if requested, in case you want to arrive in Indianapolis early or stay after the meeting.

Please click here for directions to the hotel. If you are flying and not renting a car, you can use Carey Indiana transportation, 877-306-4826 or www.careyindiana.com.

ICE BREAKER, Friday, June 4, 2010, from 6:00 – 9:00 in the Indianapolis Ballroom in the hotel. There will be plenty of “dinner” food if you so desire! Come and greet your old friends and meet some new attendees!

HOSPITALITY ROOM will be open during registration, after the icebreaker, after the tour on Saturday afternoon and evening, and Sunday before and after the banquet. Be sure to come in, relax and have a drink and conversation.

BUSINESS MEETING AND BRIEFINGS will take place on Saturday morning at 8:30 in the Indianapolis Ballroom. The always brief meeting will be followed by an update on the JAG Corps and DA/DOD legal developments and the TJAGLCS commander will update us on the school and legal center. Following the briefings you can lunch on your own at any of the many downtown establishments before meeting at the hotel for our tour.

BUS TOUR will leave from the hotel at 1:00 pm (we should gather at 12:45) and take us to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway where we will tour the Hall of Fame Museum and possibly take a tour around the track. Other stops may include the USS Indianapolis, Scottish Rite Cathedral, Congressional Medal of Honor, Soldiers and Sailors Monument, and ending at the Indiana War Memorial where we will have a briefing and a tour of the museum. For those with energy left, it is a pleasant walk back to the hotel. The rest of us will travel by bus!

SATURDAY EVENING you are free to try the varied restaurants downtown. The registration packet will contain a list of restaurants.

SUNDAY MORNING is free to sleep in, walk the canal, or attend church services at the historic Christ Church Cathedral, the Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis, which is the oldest religious building in continuous use in Indianapolis and the oldest building on Monument Circle. Services are at 8:00 and 9:00 am. The closest Catholic Church is St. John the Evangelist, the oldest Catholic Church in Indianapolis. Mass is at 8:00 am (5:30 on Saturday evening).

Groups will meet in the lobby: Golfers at 10:00, Ladies at 11:00, and Men at 11:15!

LADIES LUNCHEON takes place at the Propylaeum, the oldest private club operated for and by women. The organization is housed in a beautiful Victorian home on historic Delaware Street. For lunch we’ll have a salad trio – Mandarin salad, potato salad, and a choice of chicken, tuna, or egg salad. Dessert will be angel food cake with fresh strawberries and whipped cream. After lunch we can tour the house on or own and then walk/drive down to the President Benjamin Harrison home. This home is a three-story Italianate mansion with a two story carriage house. Although the home has an elevator and ramps and so can accommodate wheelchairs, there will be a fair amount of walking and standing for those on foot. There are benches in the upper and lower hallways for those who need a rest. The tour will take about an hour. We will carpool to the Propylaeum and walk or drive to the Harrison house. Those who do not wish to tour the home can be taken back to the hotel.

MEN’S LUNCHEON will be at the Weber Grill, which is located one-half block from the hotel. The Weber Grill prepares everything on authentic charcoal kettles. The lunch will be served family style and will feature barbecue ribs and barbecue chicken, a mixed green salad, Maker’s Mark Bourbon baked beans, cornbread, coleslaw, and a beverage. After lunch the men are on their own to explore any of the downtown attractions, like the NCAA Hall of Champions, the Colonel Eli Lilly Civil War Museum at the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument, the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, or the Faces of Lincoln exhibit at the Indiana Historical Society.

GOLF at Brickyard Crossing located on the grounds of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The Pete Dye-designed course features four holes inside the oval. You can get a bite to eat at the course.

BANQUET will be Sunday evening in the Victory Ballroom. The pay-as-you-go happy hour will begin at 6:00 and will be followed by dinner (7:00) and music. This is a coat and tie affair.

Meeting Registration