Logistics for August 26-28, 2008 OOS Interoperability Planning Workshop

Meeting Location

University of Alabama at Huntsville, National Space Science and Technology Center 320 Sparkman Drive, Huntsville, AL 35805

Tuesday's meeting will be in Conference Room 1010 and the Wednesday and Thursday meetings will be in Conference room 4078.

Monday's MMI Planning Meeting will be in Conference Room 4078

Local map attached below.

Registering Your Computer with NSSTC

To use the wireless connection, the equip-reg form below needs to be completed by all in need of wireless connection. It must be filled out and signed and faxed to Wayne Parker at 256-961-7755 or scanned and emailed to him at wayne.parker-at-nsstc.uah.edu by August 20th.

Hotel

Hampton Inn

$78.00 a night + Tax (Complimentary On the House Breakfast)

Contact: 256-830-9400
Please mention that you are with the WHOI group
You may need to reference one of the following:
9:00am- 5:00pm: Clara or
3:00pm-11:00pm: Valerie

Note to workshop organizers: Our WHOI contact for the hotel is Sheila Hurst, email is shurst(at)whoi.edu.

It is approximately a 20-minute walk between the hotel and the meeting location, or you may choose to drive. Local map attached below. Park in the south parking lot of the NSSTC building. All participants' names will be left at the front desk. You will need to sign in the prepared participant list at the front desk on the first day. All other entrances to the building require a building access card.

Alternate Hotel: Hilton Garden Inn
(same distance; $115/night with no continental breakfast)

Transportation

Make reservations to fly into Huntsville International Airport (HSV). Plan to arrive Monday evening (August 25th) and depart Thursday late afternoon/evening (Aug. 28th). (If you are attending the MMI Planning Meeting on August 25, plan to arrive Sunday evening August 24, and please stay for the team-building activity Monday evening if you can.)

From the airport, you may choose to take a cab or rent a car. HSV Ground transportation information.