Zama Alumni Association

The Zama Alumni Association is pleased to announce the registration for the
2023 All-Class Reunion in San Antonio, Texas on the Riverwalk!

May 19-21, 2023

Holiday Inn San Antonio Riverwalk

217 N. St. Mary’s Street

San Antonio, Texas 78205

***PLEASE NOTE:  As of 3/20/23 I'm showing two rooms available at our discount rate of $149 + tax for May 17-21. I believe the reservation supervisor is adding rooms to our bloc again (because my list shows we've exceeded room bloc).  Check the reservation link below to determine if there are rooms available and right now your odds of getting a room are good. In looking at Hotels.com, there are rooms in our price range available at hotels within 1/2 mile of our hotel (downtown Holiday Inn and Comfort Inn). I strongly suggest that if you don't get into the bloc you consider reserving rooms at a nearby hotel now rather than waiting to see if a room at our hotel will become available because there is a real risk that room pricing at adjacent hotels will increase that weekend due to heavy convention occupancy. We currently have no constraints on registering for ZAA reunion events. We have large venues reserved that should accommodate everyone for our Friday night reception and Saturday dinner/dance without an issue.***

Registration on the ZAA web site for the reunion events is open until April 19, 2023. Please note, we will not issue refunds for ZAA registrations for cancellations made after May 1, 2023. We are offering a discounted rate for early ZAA registration through April 13, 2023. 

The hotel cutoff date for room reservations at our $149 + taxes per night rate is April 13, 2023. After that date, they won't guarantee the discounted rate. The hotel allows room cancellations up to 48 hours prior to arrival, so there is no downside to booking early.

There is a lot of information and step by step instructions for making your room reservation and registering for the reunion -- please read throughly! 

Questions? Send us an email!

HOTEL RESERVATIONS

The room rates at the Holiday Inn Riverwalk are $149 plus tax per night. While the reunion activities are only scheduled for May 19-21 (Fri-Sun), the $149 per night rate is available from Wed-Sun night. We have a below market room rate and once our room bloc is gone, the rates may be higher so book early, particularly if you are interested in Wednesday, Thursday or Sunday night stays. The hotel has indicated that if early bookings are consuming the room bloc they will try to add rooms, but there are no guarantees. The hotel is also discounting their full breakfast buffet to $20 + tax for our group during your stay. 

Self parking is $20/day for hotel guests (based on our discounted rate). Please note, the garage has low ceilings that won't accommodate large-size SUVs or trucks. Please call the hotel directly at (210) 224-2500 if you have questions about whether your vehicle will fit in the garage.

Follow this link to make your reservation: ZAA Hotel Group Rate . You must use this link to book a hotel rooms at our group rate in our reserved room bloc. In order to get the $149 + tax per night rate via this link, you must select dates between May 17 and May 22 and then scroll down to the the rate discount options and select Group rate ZAA. You should then see $149 listed by most room options. 

Important Hotel Information

Hotel guest rooms are not included as part of the ZAA reunion registration fee.

To access our Zama Alumni Association discounted group rate, you must make your reservations by using the link provided above or call (210) 224-2500 (and ask for the 2023 Zama Alumni Association All Class Reunion group rate). The hotel's cutoff date making reservations that get the discounted rate is April 13, 2023--after that you'll get market rate which is much higher. Making your reservation using the ZAA room bloc helps our group receive additional benefits from the hotel and meet our contractual room block commitment.

Individual reservations must be guaranteed for late arrival with a credit card for first night’s room and tax. That said, cards will not be charged until check-in and reservations may cancelled without penalty up to 48 hours prior to arrival date. If you fail to cancel by the date listed on your reservation cancellation form, you will be charged one night's room and tax.

REUNION EVENTS AT HOTEL

Friday Night Welcome Reception (Included in Registration Fee)

Casual Meet and Greet

Light Appetizers
Cash Bar

(4:00pm - 6:00pm)

Saturday Night Dinner and Dance (Included in Registration Fee)

Decade and Class Picture Photo Session

(5:00pm – 6:00pm)

Dinner Buffet/Dance

Cash Bar

(6:00pm - 11pm)

Sunday Morning Sayonara Breakfast (not included)

Hotel Restaurant - (Discounted $20 + tax per person rate for our group for full breakfast buffet)

(8:00am - noon: they will try to seat us all in the same section)

REUNION FEES

Discounted Early Registration (through April 13th)

*Registration fee includes Friday Night Welcome Reception and Saturday Night Dinner/Dance 

Registration/Check-in at the reunion will be held on Thursday, May 18^th (3:00pm - 5:00pm), Friday, May 19th (2:00pm - 4:00pm) in the ZAA hospitality office (Rumba). We will also have registration packets for those who have not checked in earlier at the Friday reception and Saturday morning general membership meeting. And as with previous reunions, our hospitality office may be open at other times and full of folks catching up, but we are just specifically scheduling volunteer staff at the times indicated.

The Zama Alumni Association Board will hold a general membership meeting on Saturday, May 20th (10:00am - 11:00am) in the Tango 2 ballroom. The purpose of this meeting is for the board members to provide an update to members on association activities. There will be a pastries, coffee and juice.

Please stay tuned for more details from the ZAA Decade Representatives about any Friday night activities being planned outside the official reunion events.

60’s Decade Rep
Currently vacant: Need a volunteer

70’s Decade Rep
Currently vacant: need a volunteer

80’s Decade Rep
Contact:  Roberta Stott (c/o '88)

90’s Decade Rep
Contact:  Michelle Dethlefsen (c/o '92)

00’s Decade Rep
Contact:  Temeshia (Rivera) Jarvis (c/o '00)

SUPPORT THE ZAA FUNDRAISERS!

T-shirts

The commemorative t-shirt for our 2023 Reunion featuring our San Antonio Reunion logo was designed by Vanessa Clark (a former Army wife and freelance graphic designer who has lived in Okinawa and is now based in Texas). The t-shirt has our large reunion logo (shown below) on the back plus small chest logo.

Cost for t-shirts will be $25 and you will be able to order shirts as part of your registration process or separately through The Student Store link on the left of the home page. If you order the shirt for postal delivery after the reunion, be sure to "buy" the shipping fee option, which is also in The Student Store. There will only be a limited number of t-shirts for purchase at the reunion so pre-ordering your shirt prior to March 15th is recommended. We also have non-t-shirt reunion collectible options available on our CafePress Shop (plus youth and toddler size t-shirt options): ZAA 2023 San Antonio Reunion Collectibles : Zama Alumni Association (cafepress.com). Please note that all CafePress Shop items must be shipped to your address and any quality issues must be resolved through CafePress.

There is an $11 shipping charge for t-shirts if you will not be attending the reunion and want one shipped to your U.S.  address. Please add that item to your cart if you need the shirt shipped.  Reunion t-shirts will be sent to you by USPS after the reunion. We can only ship to U.S. addresses.

Raffle

The ZAA will be holding a raffle during the Saturday Night Dinner/Dance.  Raffle tickets will be $1 each.  Buy a raffle ticket for a chance to win a free room night at the Holiday Inn San Antonio Riverwalk Hotel.  There will also be other great items donated by alumni!

HOW TO REGISTER FOR THE REUNION AND ORDER YOUR T-SHIRT

All registration information is being collected online this year. You can pay through paypal via credit without having a Paypal account.

Online Form and Online Payment:

Step 1: Sign in to the ZAA web site and click on the 2023 San Antonio Reunion link.

Step 2: Select the event items at the top of the event registration you wish to purchase--you will have an opportunity to pay 2023 dues in Step 3 so select Dues Paying Member Rates if you plan to pay dues as part of your registration. We will change to higher registration rates on May 14, 2023.

Step 3: Hit continue and you will be able to make choices to pay dues. 

Step 4: When you have completed your selections, continue to PAYMENT OPTIONS to pay for the items in your shopping cart. Select your payment type, enter your credit card information and submit your payment. You will receive email confirmation which will include the details of your order.  The payment amount you make will be sent to the bank account for the Zama Alumni Association.

ZAA Membership Dues

Your Zama Alumni Association Board of Directors encourages all alumni to become members of the ZAA. Your membership fee is used to support the activities of the ZAA which include but is not limited to providing the ZAA website, maintaining the legal status of the association, and for organizing the reunions.  You may pay future year's dues by using the Student Store link.

Non-Dues Paying Member Fee

Alumni who attend the reunion who do not pay member dues are being charged a higher registration fee--simply paying current year dues will enable you to get the lower registration rate. Guests of alumni are not required to pay membership dues or non-member fees--this includes the non-member family members you may be bringing to the reunion. Register them at the Family/Guest rate when checking out.

Cancellation and Refunds

If you cancel your paid registration, your fees will be refunded in full prior to May 1, 2023. After that there will be no refunds because are incurring expenses based on estimated headcount.  Please contact us as soon as possible if you need to cancel your registration.

Cancellations of hotel reservations are between alumni and the hotel, and are made according to their policy.

Data Privacy
Personal data that you submit during the registration process is used for administrative purposes only.  The data in the ZAA web site is private and is never sold or distributed to third parties outside of the association for any reason.  The Holiday Inn San Antonio Riverwalk will provide information to the Zama Alumni Association for purposes of tracking reservations and ensuring that the guaranteed room block commitment is met according to the contractual agreement.

Indemnification

By registering, you agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Zama Alumni Association, (ZAA) and their, subsidiaries and other affiliates, and its and their directors, officers, employees, information providers, licensors, licensees, consultants, contractors and other applicable third parties from and against any and all claims, demands, causes of action, debt or liability, including reasonable attorneys fees, including without limitation attorneys fees and costs incurred by the Indemnified Parties arising out of, related to, or which may arise from: (i) your use of the Service; (ii) any breach or non-compliance by you of any term of this Terms of Service or any of ZAA's policies; (iii) any dispute or litigation caused by your actions or omissions; or (iv) your negligence or violation or alleged violation of any law or rights of a third party.

Questions about Registration?  Send us an email!