PLANET members already thinking ahead to the Green Industry Conference held in Louisville, Ky., in October can book their hotel.

PLANET has a block of rooms at the Louisville Marriott Downtown. Rooms can be reserved by calling the housing bureau at (800) 743-3100 and mentioning the PLANET access code of GIC2010PLA or by booking online and entering the access code GIC2010PLA on the left side of the page to access the PLANET hotels. Rooms at the Louisville Marriott Downtown are $179 single/double per night.

Those who plan to book five or more rooms should contact Kristin Stierle.

Overflow hotels include:

Galt House – Three blocks via covered walkway
Hampton Inn – One block from Marriott

GIC and the GIE+EXPO will be held Oct. 26-29.