LOCATION and LODGING 

Hotel Information 

The 207th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society will be held at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, 2660 Woodley Road, NW, Washington, DC 20008. 

The Wardman is off Connecticut Avenue, near the National Zoo and accessible by the Metro's Red Line. 

The Marriott Wardman Park Hotel is sold out. We have made arrangements with the Omni Shoreham Hotel to serve as our official overflow hotel. The nightly rate is $175.00 and must be booked within the AAS hotel block to receive the special rate. The Omni Shoreham is in walking distance (0.3 mi) of the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel.

For online booking go to www.omnishorehamhotel.com.

Under the "Rates & Availability" section, look below the departure date area and click on "More Options". Please be sure to enter the AAS Group Code of 12400607000 under the "Special Rates" section.

For telephone booking: Please call (800) 545-8700.

Booking is available immediately and will be open through January 3rd. Contact reg-help@aas.org if you have any questions.

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The Marriott Wardman Park Hotel

Room rates (plus tax) apply 6-14 January 2006 

$165.00 per night for single/doubles (lower than government rate)
$195.00 per night for triples    
$225.00 per night for quads 

Make reservations by 7 December 2005 to ensure the special rate.

Reservations may be made online, by phone, fax, or post. Reference group code  aasaasa.  

Online: http://www.stayatmarriott.com/AmericanAstronomicalSociety/ 

Phone: 1-800-393-3058 

Fax: 202-387-5397 (Advance Reservations only) 

Post: http:www.aas.org/meetings/aas207/houseform.pdf  

Reservations may be changed or cancelled up to 48 hours prior to arrival for a full refund. 

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Importance of Staying in the Conference Hotels 

In order to book the DC meeting, the AAS had to contract for a blocks of sleeping rooms in the Wardman. If we do not fill these blocks, financial penalties will be incurred. This ultimately impacts the health of the AAS and consequently registration fees. 

Roommate Search 

An informal forum is provided for those interested in sharing a hotel room, www.aas.org/forms/visitorbook/book.html 

Childcare 

Childcare Providers 

Call the concierge at 202-328-2934 for names of providers. 

Babysitter Sharing 

A forum is posted for those interested in sharing childcare in DC, www.aas.org/forms/visitorbook2/book.html 

Childcare Grants 

$100 grants are available to defray childcare costs at the DC Meeting. The online application www.aas.org/forms/childcare/ must be submitted by 1 December. If requests exceed available funding, preference will be given to those in the early stages of their careers. 

VISA Information 

Foreign meeting attendees need to apply for their visas as early as possible and no later than three months before the meeting. For further information on visa processing, see the National Academy of Sciences' International Visitors Office website: http://national-academies.org/visas. 

Local Information 

There are numerous events in DC in January 2006 and numerous online Entertainment Guides.  Two sources are www.washingtonpost.com and www.washington.org.  The average temperature in DC in January is 35 degrees. 

Special Airfares 

Northwest Airlines is the official airlines for this meeting. 

Car Rental 

Avis Rent a Car is offering special fares for this meeting. 

Travel from Airports 

Reagan Washington National Airport - DCA 

Dulles International Airport - IAD 

• Hotel Direction: 25 mi NE 

• Estimated taxi fare: $55 

• Shuttle: $25 1-800-BLUEVAN or  www.supershuttle.com 

• Driving Directions: Follow the signs to Interstate 66 east to Washington. Follow I-66 to the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge (US Route 50). Take the Constitution Ave exit off of the bridge. Continue on Constitution for 6 blocks and make a left turn onto 17th Street. This will change to Connecticut Ave. Continue on Connecticut. Ave. for 1 mile. Cross over the William Taft Bridge. Make a left turn at the 3rd light after the bridge onto Woodley Ave. The hotel entrance is on the left. 

• Washington Flyer $8  www.washfly.com  and Metro $1.85-$2.80 Red line, Woodley Park-Zoo
Take Washington Flyer to  WEST FALLS CHURCH METRO
Take ORANGE LINE towards NEW CARROLLTON
Exit at METRO CENTER
Take RED LINE towards SHADY GROVE
Exit at WOODLEY PARK-ZOO Hotel is "on top of" Metro Stop
 

Baltimore-Washington International Airport- BWI 

Driving 

Hotel Parking