2019 Guest Program
The 2019 IIAR Natural Refrigeration Conference & Expo Guest Program is designed to provide interactive activities for Guests and Spouses of conference attendees. Spouse/Guest Registration is only available to individuals who are not employed in the industrial refrigeration industry or staffing an exhibit booth. Spouse/Guest attendees must accompany an individual with full registration for the conference. Specified activities, events and tours are only available to fully registered Spouse/Guest conference attendees.
 Time  Event  Location  
Sunday, March 3
 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm 
  First Timer's Reception  Timer's Reception  Phoenix Grand Sheraton Hotel - Oculus
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm  Chairman's Reception    Phoenix Grand Sheraton Hotel - Valley of the Sun Ballroom  
 Monday, March 4 
 7:00 am - 7:30 am  Continental Breakfast  Phoenix Convention Center - North CD Foyer
 7:30 am - 9:15 am  Business Meeting and Keynote Speaker   Phoenix Convention Center - North CD
8:00 am - 10:30 am   Guest Breakfast & Concierge Presentation*  Phoenix Sheraton Hotel - Ahwatukee A
 8:30 am - 9:30 am Zumba  Phoenix Sheraton Hotel- Oculus Patio 
10:00 am - 11:00 am  Coffee Break Expo Hall  Phoenix Convention Center - West Hall 1-3 
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm  Coffee Break Technical Program
   Phoenix Convention Center -  121-123 and 125-128 Pre-Function 
 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm  The Duce Walk to event - ADA shuttles available  
 Tuesday, March 5
 7:30 am - 8:00 am  Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Hall  Phoenix Convention Center - West Hall 1-3
 8:00 am - 10:30 am  Guest Breakfast Phoenix Sheraton Hotel - Ahwatukee A 
8:00 am - 10:30 am  Coffee Break Expo Hall  Phoenix Convention Center - West Hall 1-3  
2:55 pm - 3:25 pm   Coffee Break Technical Program  Phoenix Convention Center -  121-123 and 125-128 Pre-Function 
 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm  Exhibitors Reception Phoenix Convention Center - West Hall 1-3
 Wednesday, March 6
 7:30 am - 8:00 am  Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Hall Phoenix Convention Center - West Hall 1-3
 10:50 am - 11:30 am  Coffee Break Technical Program Phoenix Convention Center - 125-128 Pre-Function
 12:30 PM  Conference Adjourns  

*During the Monday morning guest breakfast there will be a Concierge presenting information about the Phoenix area and all that the city has to offer. They will be available to answer any questions you may have as well as manage reservations for you and provide coupons and discounts for different events and tours in the area. 

Tours available either directly downtown, or accessible by light rail

Outdoor Activities: Tours & Sightseeing



 
DETOURS American West
722 S. Perry Lane
Tempe, AZ 85281
Phone:(480) 633-9013 

Website: http://detoursamericanwest.com

Description:
DETOURS is the premiere Arizona tour company offering professionally guided day and multi-day experiences of the American West. From tours of the Grand Canyon and Sedona to Tombstone and Apache Trail, DETOURS can take you and your group just about anywhere in the West. The combination of our professional guides, custom tour vehicles, individualized service, and vibrant attitude creates a highly personalized and fun touring experience for each of our guests. Our mission is to show our guests the best tours in the American West!

Phoenix Rising Tours
Downtown Phoenix, AZ 85004
Phone:(480) 710-1006

Website: http://phxtours.com

Description: 
Hop aboard this trolley tour and enjoyseeing the many sights that make downtown Phoenix great, including: entertainment and arts venues, professional sportsstadiums, historic buildings and homes, fantastic public art, award-winning restaurants, our state capitol and monuments, and much more! This narrated tour is 90minutes. Groups of 12 minimum (30 max) can be scheduled at any time.

Relocation: Visitor Information, Bureaus, Chambers & Cities

Downtown Phoenix Ambassadors
1 E. Washington St., Ste. 230
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Phone:(602) 495-1500

Website: http://www.dtphx.org

Description:
Looking for a restaurant before a show, or the closest parking? Would you like someone to walk you to your car after dark? Look for the Downtown Phoenix Ambassadors–we’re at your service! The Downtown Phoenix Partnership provides 24 Ambassadors, specially trained in customer service to serve as a welcoming presence for visitors and employees. On duty seven-days-a-week, Ambassadors can be found in areas of high pedestrian activity near event venues, the Convention Center, hotels, restaurants and office buildings. Ambassadors are at your service–to give directions, answer questions, or walk you to your destination–anything to make your visit more convenient and enjoyable. Ambassadors are easy to recognize in their Orange and Khaki uniforms with the “Ambassador…Ask Me!” logo.

Referral listing of tours that would require transportation and are not light rail accessible. 

 

 

Arts & Culture: Museums




Arizona Capitol Museum
1700 W. Washington St.
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone:(602) 926-3620

Description:The Arizona Capitol Museum serves as a symbol of the state’s vast and colorful history. The museum creates authentic educational experiences by offering visibility to political, social, cultural, environmental, and economic history. Through its stewardship of priceless collections, partnerships and interactions, the museum improves visitors' understanding of this distinct region that inspires appreciation for our rich cultural heritage. Celebrating Arizona’s vibrant cultural heritage through history.

Musical Instrument Museum (MIM)
4725 E. Mayo Blvd.
Phoenix, AZ 85050
Phone:(480) 478-6000

Description:
The Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) showcases instruments and music of cultures from around the world. Rated Phoenix’s number one attraction by TripAdvisor, MIM is the world's only global musical instrument museum. Explore at your own pace the more than 6,500 musical instruments and objects displayed in MIM’s Geographic Galleries using our state-of-the-art guide PORT audio system, along with high-resolution video screens. Guests see and hear instruments being played in their original cultural context. Other MIM highlights include the Artist Gallery, featuring instruments played by renowned artists such as Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Taylor Swift, Maroon 5, and more. Another favorite, in the Experience Gallery, guests can play instruments from around the world. Be sure to allow time for lunch or snacks in the award-winning Café Allegro. For live music, MIM Music Theater hosts more than 200 concerts each year presenting artists from around the world, from jazz to folk and American legacies to classical music. Open year round. Whether planning a visit with family and friends, or your special event, think MIM.

 

 

Outdoor Activities: Gardens, Parks & Zoos




 

Desert Botanical Garden
1201 N. Galvin Parkway
Phoenix, AZ 85008
Phone:(480) 941-1225

Website: http://www.dbg.org

Description:
The Desert Botanical Garden offers the world's finest collection of arid plants from deserts of the world in a unique outdoor setting. The Garden has more than 50,000 desert plants on display throughout five thematic trails that illustrate topics such as conservation, desert living, plants and people of the Sonoran Desert, and desert wildflowers. Visit the Garden and enjoy specialized tours, special events, seasonal exhibits, concerts, family activities, Gertrude's restaurant, Patio Café and the Garden's gift and plant shop.

Arts & Culture: Museums


Heard Museum
2301 N. Central Ave.
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Phone:(602) 252-8840

Website: http://www.heard.org

Description:
The internationally acclaimed Heard Museum is one of the best places to experience the myriad cultures and art of American Indians of the Southwest. Located on Central Avenue in downtown Phoenix, the museum hosts 200,000 visitors a year and "provides Indian artists with a wonderful home that will excite and inspire visitors from around the world," according to Arizona Highways. The museum's 11 spacious exhibit galleries and beautiful outdoor courtyards feature outstanding traditional and contemporary American Indian art. The Heard Museum Shop offers an array of authentic Native art, while the Berlin Gallery features outstanding contemporary fine art for purchase. The Cafe whips up tasty Southwest-inspired salads, sandwiches and soups; visit the Cantina for gourmet coffee drinks and snacks.

Phoenix Art Museum
1625 N. Central Ave., Central Avenue and McDowell Road
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Phone:(602) 257-1222

Website: http://www.phxart.org

Description:
Since it opened in 1959, Phoenix Art Museum has become the largest art museum in the southwestern United States providing access to visual arts and educational programs in Arizona. In the last fifty years millions have visited the museum to view the over four hundred national and international exhibitions it has hosted. These are shown alongside Phoenix Art Museum's collection that has grown to over seventeen thousand objects of American, Asian, European, Latin American, Western American, modern and contemporary art, photography, and fashion design. The museum hosts photography exhibitions through its landmark partnership with The University of Arizona's Center for Creative Photography in Tucson. Visitors can also enjoy the interactive PhxArtKids gallery and the lush Dorrance Sculpture Garden.

Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park
4619 E. Washington St.
Phoenix, AZ 85034
Phone:(602) 495-0901

Website: http://www.pueblogrande.com

Description:
Pueblo Grande Museum is an archaeological site once inhabited by the Hohokam culture, just east of downtown Phoenix, next to Sky Harbor International Airport. It's a National Historic Landmark and Phoenix Point of Pride accessible by the Sky Train and the Light Rail. Part of the City of Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department since 1929, it's the largest preserved archaeological site in Phoenix. A fully accessible 2/3 mile trail takes you through a prehistoric Hohokam archaeological site with a platform mound, ball court, and replicated houses. Three galleries display artifacts and information on the Hohokam and village site and a hands-on children's gallery. Purchase Native American gifts, art and jewelry at the Museum Store. Open 7 days a week Oct.-Apr.; Closed Sundays & Mondays May-Sep.