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Dates

TBD

Location

About Washington DC

Capital city of the United States of America.

Major Local Airports

Reagan National Airport
IATA: DCA
  • Approximately 20 minutes to the convention center on the Yellow line ($3.05)
  • Airlines: Air Canada, AirTran, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta, Frontier, jetBlue, Southwest, Sun Country, United, US Airways, Virgin America, and general aviation
Dulles International Airport
IATA:IAD
  • Approximately 90 minutes to the convention center on bus and rail
  • Airlines: Aeroflot, AeroMexico, Air France, ANA, American Airlines, Austrian, Avianca, British Airways, Brussels Airlines, Cayman Airways, Copa Airlines, Delta, Emirates, Ethiopian, Etihad Airways, Icelandair, jetBlue, KLM, Korean Air, Lufthansa, porter, Qatar Airways, Saudia, South African Airways, Southwest, Sun Air, Taca, Turkish Airlines, United, US Airways, Virgin America, Virgin Atlantic, and general aviation
Baltimore-Washington Airport
IATA: BWI
  • Approximately 60 minutes to the convention center on bus and rail (MARC)
  • Airlines:

Local Amtrak Station

Washington, DC - Union Station (WAS)
  • Approximately x minutes from DC proper

Local Mass Transit

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
  • Light rail and bus service throughout the Washington DC area.

Local Restaurants

Hotels

Renaissance Washington DC Downtown Hotel (Marriott)
999 Ninth Street NW · Washington, District Of Columbia 20001 USA
  • Three-minute walk to the convention center (0.2 miles)

Meeting venues

Walter E Washington Convention Center
801 Mount Vernon Place NW, Washington, DC 20001
  • Meeting rooms (40 capacity) $250
  • Other rooms of various capacities available
  • Internet connectivity and security extra
  • Food and beverage service
  • Conveniently located near a Metro light-rail station (Yellow and Green lines)

Internet Connectivity

SmartCity
  • $2900 wireless (2.4GHz 802.11g/n and 5GHz 802.11a/n)
  • $5900 3Mbit WAN (higher connectivity available)
  • $795 per hardwire drop
  • Local server connectivity is possible (repos, git, DNS, ?)
  • IPv4 and IPv6 connectivity
  • Contact is Marisa

Security

FUDPub options

Transportation to event

From everywhere to KCI

Some basic pricing of flights as of xxx. Round trip, Thu Jan 17 / Mon Jan 20, 1 person, prices in USD, 1-stop unless otherwise noted. Data from KAYAK (therefore does not include Southwest Airlines).

  • RDU:
  • BOS:
  • SJC:
  • PHX:
  • IAD:
  • ORD:
  • LAX:
  • PRG:
  • VIE:

From KCI to Lawrence

Between event locations

Local weather patterns