Travel and Venue

Forum Start and End Times
To help you plan your travels, the Forum start and end times allows for some travel time for those who are coming from outside the greater Washington area. The Forum will start at 3:00 PM ET Thursday, July 10, 2008 with registration, hotel check-in and an opportunity to peruse the exhibition area. The formal program starts at 6:30 with a special opening dinner. The Forum ends 1:00 PM ET on Saturday, July 12.

Venue
The Renaissance Washington Hotel
999 Ninth Street NW Washington, DC 20001
More information about the hotel (including map)

Area Airports and Ground Transportation

Washington, DC/Dulles (airport code: IAD)
Distance: 27 miles West
Estimated one-way taxi fare: $65

Ronald Reagan Washington National (airport code: DCA)
Distance: 7 miles East
Estimated one-way taxi fare: $18
Metro subway service: $1.20 (Mt. Vernon Square/7th street station; one transfer and three blocks' walk)

Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (airport code: BWI)
Distance: 40 miles South
Estimated one-way taxi fare: $75

Parking
The hotel offers parking at $22/day ($27/day with valet service). Please contact the hotel for off-site parking recommendations.