PowerMEMS 2009 Workshop - Washington DC, USA


	Attendees Registration Hotel Info Transportation Local Info Visa Information		Transportation The region's 3 major airports easily access Silver Spring, Maryland: Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), Reagan National Airport and Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI). Air Transportation Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) is located in Chantilly, Virginia as approximately 30 miles from downtown Silver Spring. Dulles is a major hub for domestic and international air travel with 11 domestic carriers and 22 international carriers. Major passenger airlines servicing the Washington Dulles International Airport can be found via this link: www.metwashairports.com/dulles/flight_information_3/airlines_serving_iad_2 Reagan National Airport (DCA) Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) is located in Arlington, VA, just across the Potomac River from the National's Capital and 15 miles from Silver Spring. Major passenger airlines servicing the Reagan National Airport can be found via this link: www.metwashairports.com/reagan/flight_information_2/airlines_serving_dca Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI) Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI) is located new Friendship Church, Maryland and is approximately 30 miles from Silver Spring. Baltimore/Washington International Airport is serviced by 25 commercial airlines and a list of these airlines can be found here: www.bwiairport.com/en/flight/airlines Ground Transportation Washington - Union Station via Amtrak Silver Spring/Washington, DC metro area is also easily accessible by train via Amtrak's Union Station in downtown Washington, DC for those of you traveling from US's East Coast. Union Station is also connected to Metrorail System via the Red Line. To see a current schedule of trains servicing the Washington DC area, please visit: www.amtrak.com Washingon, DC Metrorail System AFI Silver Theatre in Silver Spring is easily accessed by the Metrorail's Red Line Silver Spring stop, going towards Glenmont. From the rail station, AFI Silver Theatre is less than 0.5 miles by walking up Colesville Road and crossing Georgia Avenue. AFI Silver Theatre will be on your right hand side. View a map of Washinton's Metrorail System (pdf) Metrorail at Reagan National Airport The Washington, DC Metrorail system has an elevated Metrorail station connected to the concourse level of terminals B and C at Reagan National Airport. Metrorail fare cards may be purchased at machines locates at all entrances to the Airport Metrorail station. The station is also fully accessible via elevators. For more information regarding the Metrorail at Reagan National Airport, please visit www.metwashairports.com/reagan/about_reagan_national/directions_maps_reagan/ Airport Arrival Procedures Ronald Reagan National Airport Gaylord Branded Vehicle Guests arriving in terminal B&C will check in at SuperShuttle ticket counters and the staff will assign them to a vehicle. Gaylord Guests arriving in Terminal A will find a SuperShuttle Customer Service Representative in the Baggage Claim area from 6am to 10pm to assist them checking in and assign them to a van. All Gaylord Branded vehicles pick up on the inner roadway at designated stops marked on the curb. ExecuCar Guests arriving at the terminal will receive Meet and Greet services in the Baggage Claim area where they will be met by a greeter with a Gaylord National Resort sign and then be escorted to their vehicle in the General Arrival Lanes outside baggage claim. Dulles International Airport SuperShuttle Guests arriving at the terminal should proceed to the lower level and check in at the SuperShuttle Counters or Kiosk located in the Ground Transportation Area. Guests are escorted to the loading area for SuperShuttle vehicles. ExecuCar Guests arriving at the terminal will receive Meet and Greet services in the Baggage Claim area where they will be met by a greeter with a Gaylord National Resort sign and then be escorted to their vehicle in the General Arrival Lanes outside baggage claim. Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport SuperShuttle Guests arriving at the terminal should proceed to the SuperShuttle counters located in the baggage claim area. Guests are assigned to their vans and directed to SuperShuttle vehicles just outside the door from the ticket counter on the inner roadway. ExecuCar Guests arriving at the terminal will receive Meet and Greet services in the Baggage Claim area where they will be met by a greeter with a Gaylord National Resort sign and then be escorted to their vehicle in the General Arrival Lanes outside baggage claim. Directions The AFI Silver Theatre is located at 8633 Colesville Road - at the intersection of Colesville Road and Georgia Avenue - in the heart of the new downtown Silver Spring. By Car: The AFI Silver Theatre is less than two miles south of Beltway exit 30 (Colesville Road) and exit 31 (Georgia Avenue) . The theatre is also convenient to the Bethesda area via East- West Highway, and a short drive from downtown Washington via 16th Street, NW. By Metro: The AFI Silver Theatre is located on Colesville Road, just two blocks north of Metro's Red Line station in Silver Spring. By Ride-On Bus: The Silver Spring station is served by Ride-On routes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 28. By Metrobus: The Silver Spring station is served by Metrobus routes 70, 71, J5, F4, F6, JH1, J2, J3, J4, Q2, S2, S4, Y8, Z5. Parking NOW OPEN: The Wayne Avenue parking garage is now open with convenient and easy access to Downtown Silver Spring. The Wayne Avenue garage is located between Georgia Avenue and Fenton Street. The Wayne Avenue garage offers FREE PARKING after 6:00 p.m. On weekdays and all day on weekends. Convenient parking is available to AFI patrons behind the Lee Building at the corner of Colesville Road and Georgia Avenue ($3.00 for the entire evening). The lot can be entered from either Georgia Avenue or Fenton Street. There are new parking garages on Wayne Ave and Ellsworth Drive that offer parking free after 6pm. In addition, parking is available at Gateway Plaza after 6:00pm (in front of the historic shopping center at the corner of Georgia and Colesville) . The AFI Silver is also within easy walking distance of several public parking decks. The closest is one-and-a-half blocks from the theatre at Colesville Road and Spring Street. The public garages offer free parking on week-ends and metered rates of 50¢ per hour weekdays. The Town Square garage, located on the northeast corner of Ellsworth Drive and Fenton Street is also now open.