HOTEL & TRAVEL

Attendees must make their own hotel and travel arrangements.

Hilton Washington DC North, in Gaithersburg, MD is the primary hotel and has a block of rooms at the special rate of $109 per day. The Hilton is ~0.5 miles from the NIST campus.
Attachment 1 provides information for making reservations.

Daily shuttle - NIST will provide a bus to transport attendees to and from the NIST Administration Building (Bldg. 101). The hotel also provides a free shuttle to and from NIST.
Local transportation, at other times, can be arranged using the free hotel shuttle, taxis, busses or personal vehicles.

NIST provides a free shuttle van between the Gaithersburg campus and the nearest Metrorail station at Shady Grove (www.wmata.com), for anyone wishing to stay downtown. Shuttle vans and busses pick up and discharge passengers from the lobby entrance to the Administration Building.

Montgomery County Ride-On busses stop at the Administration Building in the morning and afternoon. In the surrounding community, there are numerous local bus stops marked with a small blue and white sign.

Washington Metro busses also run frequently. Metro bus stops are marked by small red, white, and blue signs (www.wmata.com).

Three international airports serve the region: Baltimore Washington International (BWI), Dulles International (IAD), and Reagan National (DCA). Approximate driving times (non-rush hour) are BWI 75 min, DCA and IAD both 45 min. BWI patrons can use Amtrak service to Washington Union Station where they can board the Metrorail Red Line subway. DCA is served by the Yellow and Blue Metrorail subway lines. We recommend you fly in Sunday to avoid Monday morning rush hour.

The NIST Visitors website has additional information on alternate hotels, airport information, rail travel, directions to NIST, transportation choices, local dining choices, etc.

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REGISTRATION

All attendees must be registered with the NIST Police to enter the campus.
There is no registration fee for this workshop.

To register and receive a visitor pass, please send an e-mail to bfr2005@nist.gov that includes the following:

1. Name
2. Institution
3. Mailing address
4. E-mail address
5. Phone number
6. The days of the workshop you will attend
7. Country of citizenship

Attendees arriving by personal vehicle may obtain their pass at the Visitors' Center at the Main Gate at the intersection of Clopper Road and Bureau Drive.

Visitor passes will be valid for the duration of the conference. Therefore, attendees must keep their pass until their final departure. Passes must be worn at all times when on NIST property. To enter the NIST campus, you must show a photo ID. For citizens of other countries, the preferred photo ID is a passport.

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SUBMITTING AN ABSTRACT

The abstract deadline is March 1, 2005. Abstracts should have a maximum of 500 words and include the following:

1. Author names. Indicate the corresponding author.
2. Indicate a preference for an oral or poster presentation.

Please submit your abstract to bfr2005@nist.gov as a MS Word or WordPerfect e-mail attachment. Corresponding authors will be notified about their session assignment by April 1, 2005.

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ORAL SESSION GUIDELINES

Oral presentations will be 20 min., including time for questions.

 

POSTER SESSION GUIDELINES

The maximum size for posters is 58 in. wide × 60 in. tall.

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MISCELLANEOUS

Special Needs - Please advise the hotel and NIST of any disability which will require special attention.

Parking on the NIST campus is available near the Administration Building (the tallest NIST building).

Shuttle vans and busses pick up and discharge passengers from the lobby entrance to the Administration Building.

NIST has an excellent technical library and a small museum near the meeting rooms. The library is open to the public. Walking tours are available by prior arrangement. Contact the Information Desk at 301-975-3052 or by e-mail, library@nist.gov, for an appointment.

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      The 2005 BFR workshop is organized by the Analytical Chemistry Division and the
          Building and Fire Research Laboratory of NIST.
      Workshop Chairs: Heather M. Stapleton and Nathan G. Dodder. E-mail address: bfr2005@nist.gov