CCA Meeting Information
| Dates: |
October 5: 9:00 am CDT - 5:00 pm CDT
October 6: 9:00 am CDT - 12:00 pm CDT
October 4: optional subgroup working meetings;
please email Lois
if you want to host a subgroup meeting.
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| Location: |
Argonne National Laboratory - Argonne Guest House (Building 460) |
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| Nearby airports: |
O'Hare and Midway |
| Argonne travel info: |
http://www.anl.gov/Visiting/anlil.html,
including maps, driving instructions, info about the Argonne Guest House,
etc. |
| Registration deadline: |
September 20, 2006 (or
August 23, 2006 for non-U.S. citizens) |
Registration
You must fill out the registration form to
be allowed on site. Please note that this registration is not a
hotel reservation; you must make hotel reservations separately.
Note: Non-U.S. citizens
must register by August 23, 2006 so
that the laboratory has sufficient time to process gate passes.
Transportation options from airports to Argonne
We recommend traveling to the lab by either rental car or an airport limo.
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rental cars: the usual options
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taxis or airport limos, e.g.:
- United Livery Service, Inc., ($45 per person for a trip
between O'Hare or Midway and Argonne) and $10 for each additional person. Please
note that the limo rates are significantly higher after 11:00PM. Advance
reservations are needed; call 630-969-3865 or 800-331-9037. When making
a reservation, give 630-252-1842 (LaJoyce Bullock) as the local contact number.
- Hellas Jet Way Limousine Service ($37 per person from O'Hare or Midway), reservations required, 847-451-7300.
When traveling to O'Hare from Argonne, you should depart approximately
3 hours before your scheduled flight (particularly on Friday afternoon,
which is usually a very congested time).
Lodging
The Argonne Guest House (a facility run by the Marriot Corp.) is located
on site (building 460).
Single and double rooms are available for $65 and $75 per night, respectively.
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are served there on Monday - Friday (note
that dinner service concludes at 8pm).
For reservations, call 800-632-8990 or 630-739-6000. A block of
rooms is reserved for the "CCA Meeting"; please mention this
when making your reservation. The cut-off date to reserve a room
in this block is September 20, 2006.
More info about the Argonne Guest House is at
http://www.aps.anl.gov/travel/anlghhome.html
A variety of other motels/hotels are in the area also; please email
if you'd like information on alternatives.
Driving instructions from O'Hare to Argonne
Directions: To reach Argonne from O'Hare Airport, drive east (toward Chicago)
on Interstate 190 to the exit for Interstate 294 south (toward Indiana).
Go south on Interstate 294 to the exit for Interstate 55 south (toward
St. Louis). I294 is a toll road, so you will need $1.90 in change (there
are two tolls at $0.80 and one at $0.30) for the automatic lanes. Alternatively,
you can use the manual lanes with a human toll taker. Take I55 south to
the exit for South Cass Avenue. Exit at South Cass Ave, drive over the
overpass, and you will see the sign for Argonne National Laboratory on
your right. Follow the signs and turn into the Laboratory entrance on Northgate
Road.
For instructions from Midway, see http://www.anl.gov/Visiting/anlil.html.
Questions
For questions or to arrange a working subgroup meeting on October 4, please contact
Lois Curfman McInnes.
Last updated 8/3/2006.