Please note that the "ground floor," where registration is, is really floor 1, not floor G.
Nicholas 2012/7/10 aude <[email protected]> > On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 10:49 PM, Evangeline Han <[email protected]>wrote: > >> At which floor is the lobby of Marvin Center? >> >> > We will be near the main entrance, on the ground floor, where registration > desk is and sitting area with tables. > > Please bring your SmarTrip card, if you have one (with $3.80 on it, or you > can put some on at the metro station). Otherwise, it's ($5.80) for the > metro, roundtrip between Foggy Bottom and the Capitol, with a paper > farecard which you can buy at the metro station. > > Cheers, > Katie > > > >> -Evangeline >> >> On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 7:22 AM, aude <[email protected]> wrote: >> > We are going again tomorrow morning to the Capitol. >> > >> > 9:00 am, Wednesday morning, July 11th meet at the Capitol Visitor >> Center, >> > either inside by the Freedom statue, or outside by the security >> checkpoint. >> > >> > Alternatively, we can meet 8:15 a.m. in lobby of Marvin Center. >> > >> > Don't bring food or water, as it's not allowed through security. >> (sorry, I >> > didn't know that) but backpacks and computers are okay. >> > >> > I got about 35 passes for the house/senate galleries tomorrow, and they >> are >> > in session and we can get more on site for international folks, if >> needed. >> > >> > If anyone has questions, please let me know. >> > >> > Cheers, >> > Katie >> > >> > On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 4:31 PM, Arnav Sonara <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> +1 >> >> >> >> We were there at Capitol today morning, found no one, later came to >> know >> >> that you are not even allowed to take water inside and couple of guys >> with >> >> me had sunscreen lotions and water and snacks, so we returned. I just >> wish >> >> if there be a point of contact for all tours or groups and one final >> mail >> >> confirming the time and location (exact). >> >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 1:13 AM, Deror <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> The conference tours suffered from lack of organization from the >> >>> beginning. The tours were poorly organized, badly publicized, not >> properly >> >>> described etc. >> >>> >> >>> I have signed up to the NARA conservation lab tour. The description of >> >>> which included two meeting points - a block apart from each other >> (one on >> >>> Pensilvania ave and one on constitution avenue) both of which were >> wrong - >> >>> the group met elsewhere resulting in a delay trying to find the >> >>> participants. >> >>> >> >>> The tour description listed that a photo ID is required and an >> official >> >>> one - government one. I thought a driving license (sufficient for >> driving in >> >>> the US) with a photo ID suffices but no. After having passed security >> checks >> >>> (checking bags and detectors as in airport) And having to wait a bit >> longer, >> >>> I was informed that only a passport is acceptable, and denied >> entrance to >> >>> the tour, thus waiting a full hour and a half (traveling and waiting) >> due to >> >>> the fact that the tour organizer is clueless. >> >>> >> >>> I am not blaming the security staff there- they have their >> regulations, >> >>> and need to follow them. But how hard would it be for the organizers >> to do >> >>> simple basic homework and ask what is required for a foreign tourist >> to >> >>> enter. >> >>> >> >>> And I was not the only wikipedian disallowed from entering, Osama was >> >>> also kept out. >> >>> >> >>> My recommendation to you all - if this tour is any indication - do not >> >>> bother to go on any other tours. >> >>> >> >>> Deror >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Sent from my iPad >> >>> >> >>> _______________________________________________ >> >>> Wikimania-l mailing list >> >>> [email protected] >> >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Thanks >> >> Arnav (ricku). >> >> (User:Rangilo_Gujarati) >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Wikimania-l mailing list >> >> [email protected] >> >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Board member, Wikimedia District of Columbia >> > http://wikimediadc.org >> > @wikimediadc / @wikimania2012 >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Wikimania-l mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimania-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >> > > > > -- > Board member, Wikimedia District of Columbia > http://wikimediadc.org > @wikimediadc / @wikimania2012 > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > >
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