Location

Conference Venue
Internet Access
Transportation to/from Washington, D.C. Airports (Metro rail)
Transportation from Metro Rail to Conference Hotels
Transportation from Conference Hotels to Metro Rail

Conference Venue

The 2008 Book Conference will be held at:

The Catholic University of America
Edward J. Pryzbyla University Center
620 Michigan Ave NE
Washington, D.C. 20064 USA

The Pryzbyla Center is located in section of E12 of the campus map.

Presenters: Data projectors with computers will be provided in all of the parallel session rooms. We recommend that you bring your PowerPoint presentation on a USB memory stick. In addition, your presentation will need to be saved with the file suffix '.ppt', not '.pptx'. The computers in the presentation rooms will not 'recognize' a PowerPoint presentation saved in the 2007 format (.pptx).

Internet Access at the Conference Venue

Wireless Internet access is available at the Edward J. Pryzbyla University Center. Although this is free of charge and no password is required, you will need to bring you own laptop – computers are not available for Internet access.

Transportation to/from Washington, D.C. Airports (Metro rail)

Public transportation is available from the airports in the Washington D.C. area to Catholic University of America.

From Reagan National Airport (about 45 minutes/$3.00-$5.00 US) Take the Metro Yellow line (toward Fort Trotten) to the Gallery Place stop; transfer to the Red line (towards Glenmont) to the Catholic University of America (CUA)/Brookland stop. If you are staying at one of the Conference hotels, continue on the Red line to the Silver Spring stop. From the Silver Spring Station, you may take a 5-minute taxi to either Conference hotel, or take bus to either Conference hotel.

From Dulles International Airport (about 35 minutes/$3.00-$5.00 US)
Follow the signs for the Shuttle to the Metro Station. Take the Shuttle to the Metro Station (Rosslyn). At the Metro Station, take the Orange line (toward New Carrollton) to the Metro Center stop; transfer to the Red line (towards Glenmont) to the Catholic University of America (CUA)/Brookland stop. If you are staying at one of the Conference hotels, continue on the Red line to the Silver Spring stop. From the Silver Spring Station, you may take a 5-minute taxi (about $7.00 US) to either Conference hotel, or take bus to either Conference hotel.

From Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (about 90 minutes/$3.00-$5.00 US)
Follow the signs for Ground Transportation. Take Bus B30 to the Green Belt Metro Station. (The bus only goes one-way and this is its only stop. The bus runs from 6:58 a.m. to 10:50 p.m. Monday through Friday; and 9:38 a.m. to 10:50 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.) Take the Green Belt (toward Branch Ave.) to the Fort Trotten stop; transfer to the Red line (towards Shady Grove) to the Catholic University of America (CUA)/Brookland stop. If you are staying at one of the Conference hotels, continue on the Red line to the Silver Spring stop. From the Silver Spring Station, you may take a 5-minute taxi (about $7.00 US) to either Conference hotel, or take bus to either Conference hotel.

For a Metrorail System Map, please visit http://www.wmata.com/metrorail/systemmap.cfm. For additional information on the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority http://www.wmata.com/.

Transportation from the Silver Spring Metro Stop Station to Conference Hotels

Saturday and Sunday
During the weekend, take the Route 70 bus from the Silver Spring Station to the Georgia Avenue and 13th Street stop. The Georgia Avenue and 13th Street stop is about a 5-minute bus ride from the Silver Spring Station. Please refer to the ‘Saturday Southbound’, ‘Sunday Southbound’ and ‘Weekday Southbound’ sections of the schedule at this link http://www.wmata.com/timetables/dc/70-71.pdf. (Note: Although the Georgia Avenue and 13th Street stop is not listed on this schedule, the stop actually occurs prior to the Georgia and Eastern Avenues NW stop.) Cost of a one-way trip is US$1.35.

Monday through Friday
Weekdays only, there is a free shuttle (the Route 28, Purple, ‘Vango’ bus) available at the Silver Spring Metro Stop Station that stops less than one block from the Conference hotels. Take the Route 28 bus from the Silver Spring Station to the Georgia Avenue and 13th Street stop. The Georgia Avenue and 13th Street stop is about a 5-minute bus ride from the Silver Spring Station. Please refer to the schedule at this link
http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/apps/dpwt/transit/routesandschedul es/allroutes/route_sche
dules/route28.asp?sched=weekday&routename=28&routecode=1.
(Note: Although the Georgia Avenue and 13th Street stop is not listed on this schedule, the stop actually occurs between the 13th-Kennett St. stop and the East West-Colesville stop.)

Transportation from the Conference Hotels to the Silver Spring Metro Stop Station

Saturday and Sunday
During the weekend, take the Route 70 bus from Georgia Avenue and 13th Street to the Silver Spring Station. The Silver Spring Station is about a 5-minute bus ride from Georgia Avenue and 13th Street. Please refer to the ‘Saturday Northbound’, ‘Sunday Northbound’ and ‘Weekday Northbound’ sections of the schedule at this link http://www.wmata.com/timetables/dc/70-71.pdf. (Note: Although the Georgia Avenue and 13th Street stop is not listed on this schedule, the stop actually occurs between the Georgia Avenue and Kennedy Street stop, and the Georgia Avenue and Blair Road.) Cost of a one-way trip is US$1.35.

Monday through Friday
Weekdays only, there is a free shuttle (the Route 28, Purple, ‘Vango’ bus) available less than a block from the Conference hotels to the Silver Spring Station. Take the Route 28 bus from Georgia Avenue and 13th Street to the Silver Spring Station. The Silver Spring Station is about a 15-minute bus ride from Georgia Avenue and 13th Street (travel back to the station is longer because this shuttle only goes one direction, making a complete travel circle of sorts). Please refer to the schedule at this link
http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/apps/dpwt/transit/routesandschedul es/allroutes/route_sche
dules/route28.asp?sched=weekday&routename=28&routecode=1.
(Note: Although the Georgia Avenue and 13th Street stop is not listed on this schedule, the stop actually occurs between the 13th-Kennett St. stop and the East West-Colesville stop.)