Fwd: NAPC96 Housing Check-In

[Tompaleo@aol.com]

Hey Gang. Here's another important tidbit this time courtesy of
Paleonet...

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>From:  rahgeol@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu (Rex Alan Hanger)
>Sender:        paleonet@ucmp1.Berkeley.EDU
>Reply-to:      rahgeol@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu
>To:    paleonet@ucmp1.Berkeley.EDU (Multiple recipients of list)
>
>Many of you (many) have expressed concern to the Organizing
>Committee about the stated check-in times for dormitory housing at
>NAPC96.  Despite the stated "official" check-in times on all of the
>GW and/or NAPC literature, there will be a staffed desk ready to
>give you your room assignment and key 24 HOURS/DAY.  If you arrive
>very late (e.g. 12 midnight or later) you will be given your room
>and your check-in will be completed the next morning. You will not
>be forced to spend a night on the DC streets!
>
>For those of you that are driving and need to park your vehicle, you
>will need to check in at the dorm FIRST. Once you have your room
>assignment and you've unloaded your belongings, you need to go to
>the University Parking Office.  The address is 2211 H Street, which
>is only a few short blocks away from the dorm.  With your verified
>room registration in hand, you are eligible to purchase reduced rate
>parking passes for the University Parking garage.  The reduced rate
>is $8.50/day. They accept ONLY cash, money orders or traveler's
>checks.  The parking garage has several entrances >>IMPORTANT<< and
>you will use the I Street entrance between 22nd and 23rd Streets.
>>>>VERY IMPORTANT<<< The parking office is only open Monday through
>Friday from 8AM to 5PM, but if you arrive for example, on Saturday
>night and need to park, you can still enter and park in the garage,
>but you will not be able to gaet the reduced rate until the office
>opens on Monday morning. Instead you will pay the regular rate of
>$11.50/day. (I know these sound steep to some of you, but even the
>regular rate is cheaper than comparable garages in the vicinity -
>welcome to DC!)  The parking garage is staffed 24 HOURS/DAY and so
>you will be able to get in and aprk even if you arrive very late.
>
>When you get to the dorms, you will get "clear" map of the general
>GW campus + a pocket guide to the Metro System and other "general
>information" to make the non-science part of the meeting flow a
>little smoother for you. If you have any questions please send
>message to: napc.six@simnh.si.edu OR rahgeol@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu

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While we are on the topic of dorms, a pleasant turn of events will now
allow me to reside at the dorm for at least _part_ of the
conference. Anybody need a married, non-smoking (but heavy beer
drinking) , non-traditional undergrad as a room mate?

Regards,
Thomas R. Lipka
Paleontological/Geological Studies