As an update here, there used to be a shuttle from the airport to the hotel (and the website still says there is) but it is only for aircrews now and not for regular guests.  We found this out personally when we flew in on Saturday night. Bottom line is, the only way to get to the hotel now is via Uber or Lyft.  Arrange to share the cost with another attendee by clicking on ‘Community Posts’ in the App and creating a rideshare post.

Early check-in will be from 5 pm to 7 pm on Wednesday 8/12 in the lobby, right past the hotel registration desk.  You can’t miss it.
On Thursday morning the registration desk will move further down the passage and be outside the Pacific Ballroom which is where the mainstage talks will take place.  The symposium kicks off at 9 am.

There is a place to get coffee in the passage on the way to the Pacific Ballroom.  Alternatives are across the road from the main hotel entrance and a Hazelwood’s Deli up the street to the left. There is also a Starbucks further up the street, about 2 blocks away at 901 Bayfront Ct.

If you exit the main lobby and turn left then about half a block up the road, just past Ruth’s Chris, you will see a bunch of Boar’s Head umbrellas and there at Hazelwood’s Deli. They work with us to make a bunch of keto options available. They try really hard but service is slow so make sure you give yourself plenty of time, especially if you go there for breakfast.  The hotel is right downtown so there are a lot of options that are walkable, but the Deli is usually the best option.

We work very hard with the hotel chef to provide special low carb dinners on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights.  At our other events they are included in the ticket price but due to exorbitant costs here at this hotel there is an extra charge for them. They are not cheap but we collect a lot less for them than the hotel charges cause there is only so much we feel we can charge for a dinner. Many of you have already purchased them when you bought your ticket but there is still time to order them now, if you want, through the Upgrades button on the event page

NO! Apple will not allow us to make anything that we charge for available in the App unless we use Apple Pay to collect the money.  You have to watch the Livestream and the subsequent videos in a browser on your phone, tablet or computer.

The breakouts as well as the viewing The Cholesterol Code on Wednesday evening will be held in the Embarcadero Room.  As you walk through the lobby towards the main entrance, just as you pass the reception desk there is a passage down to the left.  About half way down that passage on the right hand side is the Embarcadero Room.

If you did not order your CME certificate when you purchased your ticket, you can still do that through the Upgrades button on the event page. Once the event is over you will find an ‘Access Content’ option in the blue menu bar at the top which will give you a link to the 2026 San Diego Recordings. On that page will be a link to the survey which you need to complete and submit and we will send you an email with a digital copy of your certificate within a day or two.

Click on the Profile Icon in the App and then there is an ‘Edit’ icon in the top right corner.  Then click on ‘Change Photo’.  The image MUST be 15MB or less in size or it won’t work.

In the past we have given away 2 pairs of free tickets to one of our future events at the raffle on the last day.  In order to win, you had to be present in the room during the raffle. This year we are only going to give away one pair of tickets in that manner and, for the other pair, we are going to draw a name from the entire list of attendees, In-Person AND Livestream.  You do not have to be present to win, however, we will check the app at the time of the drawing and you will only be eligible for the prize if you have added a picture to your profile.  If not, we will redraw. So go in now and get that set up so that you are in line to win these tickets.

After the event the ‘Livestream’ button will no longer be available but in the blue menu bar at the top is an ‘Access Content’ option which will give you a link to the 2026 San Diego Recordings. The full day recordings will be there right away and the individual talks will be cut out and posted within a week or two.

After the event click on the ‘Access Content’ option in the blue menu bar at the top which will give you a link to the 2026 San Diego Recordings. On that page you will find a link to the Dropbox folder where you will find all the slide decks.