The George Washington University (GWU) YES Center and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) are pleased to invite you to participate in the SPNS YMSM of Color Grantee Meeting. The meeting will be held from the evening of Sunday, July 27, 2008 through Tuesday, July 29, 2008. Please complete and submit the online registration form at www.YESCenter.org (click the “July 2008 Grantee Meeting Registration” link on the home page) by July 7, 2008 for each staff member planning to attend the conference.
 

Meeting Materials

Ready Reference Travel Sheet

The Westin Alexandria is located at 400 Courthouse Square, Alexandria, VA 22314. The hotel’s telephone number is (703) 253-8600. A block of rooms is reserved for this meeting at the rate of $154.00 plus 12.5% tax per night. Each grantee is responsible for reserving rooms DIRECTLY with the hotel. The process is:

1. Call (703) 253-8600
2. Request “Group Reservations”
3. Reference the “George Washington University SPNS Meeting”
4. Provide the dates of “July 27-29, 2008”
5. Request the number of rooms and provide  a credit card for payment and reservations.

Additional information about the hotel is available on their website at: www.westin.com/alexandria
 

Costs for hotel rooms, air travel, ground transportation, and evening meals are the responsibility of the participants. Please contact your HAB project officer or your agency director if you have questions about allowable expenses. Conference attendees will receive a packet of meeting materials. To minimize the amount of materials participants must take home, however, the majority of materials will be placed on the YES Center website for use and review.

For those grantees desiring to venture out in DC, the concierge at the Westin Alexandria is a great resource. The hotel lobby and each hotel room have information about area attractions. Gregory Phillips II, YES Center Senior Research Assistant, can also answer questions about area attractions or activities. Gregory can be reached at gphillipsii@gmail.com  or (202) 530-2309. 
 

To use the Metro from Washington Reagan National: Purchase a Metro ticket ($1.35) at the kiosk located at the entrance of the Washington Reagan National Airport Metro Station (located inside the airport). Take the escalator up to the platform and wait for the Blue Line train traveling in the direction of Franconia-Springfield. The signs on the platform and the train will indicate the train arriving and its direction. Exit the King Street Station by way of the King Street exit. Turn right on the walkway. Continue under the highway via the pedestrian tunnel. Turn right on Dulany Street and walk two blocks to Ballenger Avenue. Turn right and walk a half block to the hotel. Total walk is a little more than a 1 mile.

Dulles Airport is located 31 miles from the hotel. Taxi service from Dulles is approximately $65.00 and 30 minutes in duration. The Super Shuttle is approximately $25.00 from Dulles to the hotel. Driving directions can be provided upon request. If flying through Dulles, please be sure to allow sufficient travel time to and from the airport in case of traffic. This airport is not recommended for this conference due to its location from the venue and recent issues with missed flights because of timely arrival.
 

Baltimore-Washington International (BWI) is 41 miles from the hotel. Taxi service from BWI is approximately $80.00. The Super Shuttle is approximately $45.00 from BWI to the hotel. Driving directions can be provided upon request. If you are flying into BWI, please allow sufficient travel time to and from the airport in case of traffic. This airport is not recommended for this conference due to its location from the venue and increased air traffic at this airport causing significant delays going through security.
 

If you have any additional logistical questions, please contact Gregory Phillips II at (202) 530-2309 or via email at gphillipsii@gmail.com.