When I Where I Registration I Registration Fees I Accommodations I Agenda I Contact Info

When:

Thursday, May 24th and Friday, May 25th, 2007

Where:

National Academy of Sciences 2101 Constitution Avenue, NW “C” Street Entrance Washington, DC 20418

Registration:

The meeting registration system is up and running. Please log into the FDP web site to register for the meeting, http://nrc59.nas.edu/login.cfm. Also, if you are planning to attend the Export Controls Symposium, keep in mind that event is a separate registration, http://nrc59.nas.edu/exp_cntrl_registration.cfm.

Registration Fees:

Employees of federal agencies, faculty and staff from FDP member institutions, including Emerging Research Institutions, DO NOT have to pay a registration fee for meetings held at the National Academies’ in Washington, DC. This applies to anyone from a member institution who wishes to attend, not just your designated representatives. Affiliate Fee – Registration fee for affiliate members is $75. Non-Member/Vendor Fee – Registration fee for non-members/vendors is $100. On-site registration – On-site registration fee for non-members/vendors is $125. Checks should be made payable to FDP-MIT and should be mailed in advance to Edvin Hernandez at the address below. The Taxpayer ID number for MIT is 04-2103594 (if you require the signed W9 Form please send an email to fdp@nas.edu). Checks and cash will be accepted during on-site registration provided the participant has pre-registered. We are unable to process credit card transactions. Edvin Hernandez Program Associate Federal Demonstration Partnership Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable The National Academies 500 5th Street, NW Keck W517 Washington, DC 20001

Accommodations:

All participants are responsible for making their own hotel and travel accommodations. Blocks of rooms have been reserved at the hotels listed below. All meeting participants need to call the hotel directly to make a hotel reservation. When calling please identify yourself as part of the NAS/FDP meeting group to receive the negotiated rate. The State Plaza hotel requires you to provide code # 9069 when calling to make a reservation. The deadline for hotel reservations is April 15, 2007 for The Watergate and State Plaza hotels. Rooms will be released after this date so please make your reservations early (especially since hotels in the DC area are already sold out for the week of May 20-25, 2007)! We have just added the Georgetown Suites hotel; they’re holding a small room block for us. The cut-off date to make reservations there is April 15, 2007. Last minute reservations may be found at http://www.hoteldiscount.com. Watergate Hotel www.thewatergatehotel.com The Watergate Hotel 2650 Virginia Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20037 Phone: 800-289-1555 Room rate: $188 + tax Reservation Cut Off Date: 04/15/2007 The Watergate hotel is located in the vicinity of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. This property is an approximate 10 minute walk to the NAS building. State Plaza hotel www.stateplaza.com 2117 E Street, NW Washington DC 20037 800-424-2859 Room rate: $188 + tax, code # 9069 Reservation Cut Off Date 04/15/2007 State Plaza hotel is located between the U.S. State Department and the Foggy Bottom/GWU Metro Station, and is 3 blocks from The Kennedy Center, 6 blocks from Georgetown. Georgetown Suites http://www.georgetownsuites.com/ 1111 30th Street, NW Washington, DC 20007 202-333-4594 The Georgetown Suites is located in the heart of Georgetown and is about six blocks from the NAS building.

Agenda:

Draft Agenda

Contact Info:

For more information pertaining to logistics, audio visual and special needs please contact: Edvin Hernandez Program Associate Federal Demonstration Partnership Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable The National Academies 500 5th Street, NW Keck W517 Washington, DC 20001 202.334.3994 phone 202.334.2725 fax ehernandez@nas.edu (preference)