Climate Service Tiger Team #3 Meeting
General Information and Logistics
Hilton Washington D.C./Silver Spring
21-22 October 2008
UPDATED: 27 October 2008
PARTICIPANT LIST
Please verify that you are on the Participant List, and that your contact information is correct. If you are not on the list, we do not know that you are planning to attend; please send any corrections to Brian Jackson.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
- Science Advisory Board: A Review of the Climate Services Strategic Plan
- Terms of Reference for Developing a Climate Service
- NRC: Think Strategically: The Appropriate Use of Metrics for the CCSP
- Read-Ahead document
- NCS Examples (NEW - 10/27/08)
MEETING VENUE
- Hilton Washington D.C./Silver Spring
8727 Colesvile Road
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910
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Tel: (1) 301-589-5200
Web site
We will be meeting in the Chesapeake II & III Room, located on the 2nd Floor, starting at 9:00 a.m. (UPDATED 10/20/08 )
The CONUS M&IE rate for Silver Spring is $64.00.
DIRECTIONS FROM AIRPORTS TO HOTEL
Click here
for driving directions to the Hilton Washington D.C./Silver Spring.
PARKING
The Hilton Washington D.C./Silver Spring offers valet parking at a rate of $12.00/day for hotel overnight guests, and $10.00/day for nonguests.
METRO
The Hilton Washington D.C./Silver Spring is located approximately .7 of a mile from the Silver Spring Metro Center (Red Line),
2 blocks northeast of Georgia Avenue. Exit on the north side to Colesville Road. Click here
for a map of of the local area.
CALL-IN INFORMATION
Boulder is 2 hours behind Washington.
Call-in Number: 866-740-1260
Code: 4330
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
Continental breakfast will be served at 7:30 a.m., both mornings, just outside the Quorum Room.
WORKING LUNCHES
Please note that two working lunches will be provided. It is assumed that all meeting participants will attend.
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Federal attendees - Please note that UCAR is not allowed to provide meals for federal employees. Therefore
federal employees are requested to contribute $18.00 (the lunch portion of the M&IE for Silver Spring) towards the
cost of each lunch. See PAYMENT below.
PAYMENT -
It is now possible for federal attendees to pay for their meals via the Internet. Please note that UCAR accepts Visa and MasterCard only.
Federal attendees may combine the lunches into one payment:
$36.00 - 2 working lunches
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$36.00 - Total due UCAR
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1. Please proceed to https://www.fin.ucar.edu/epayment/startEpayments.do
2. Under "Payment Select", click on "Other Items" and then from the drop-down menu, choose
"NCS Tiger Team #3 - Silver Spring - 21-22 Oct. 2008 - Reg. Fee", and then click on the "Next" button.
3. On the following screen, enter the amount above and fill in your billing information.
When you are ready,
click on the "Start Process" button.
4. You will receive an e-mail confirming your payment.
If you prefer to pay by check, please make your check payable to "UCAR" and send it to Brian Jackson, UCAR-JOSS, P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, CO 80307. Receipts will be mailed to those who request one, following the meeting.
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