Special Offer
Accommodations - Updated!
All attendees are responsible for
their own lodging and transportation arrangements. The
deadline for reserving rooms at the Fairfax Marriott
Hotel under the special discount rate has expired.
Guests will no longer be able to make direct
reservations with Marriott under the promotional rate
listed below.
BPSOS, however, has secured 10
additional rooms at the Fairfax Marriott Hotel and will
offer these rooms under the special rate listed below on
a "first come first serve" basis. In order to reserve
these rooms, you must contact BPSOS directly.
Note: You will ONLY be able to reserve these discounted
rooms through BPSOS!
Fairfax Marriott at Fair Oaks
11787 Lee Jackson Memorial Highway
Fairfax, Virginia 22033
For reservations:
1-800-228-9290 or 703-352-2525 or online at
www.marriott.com
Room Rate: $149.00 for
Wednesday and $89.00/night from Thursday to Sunday (for a
single or double rooms) plus 9% tax. Check in time is at
3pm. Check out time is 12noon.
Room Block Name: BPSOS
Conference
Deadline for making hotel
reservations: May 3, 2007 Please note that the
discounted rates do not apply after this date.
Airport Information,
Transportation and Hotel Parking
Airport Information
Two airports provide easy access to
the hotel and conference site at George Mason University.
- Washington Dulles International
Airport (IAD)
- Ronald Reagan Washington National
Airport (DCA)
Note: If staying at the Fairfax
Marriott, there is a free shuttle service to and from
Dulles airport at designated times in the day. The hotel
will also provide a shuttle to and from the conference.
Please note that the shuttle service leaves promptly
at their scheduled times.
Transportation
A promotional code is being offered
by Thrifty Car Rental for those who want to rent a
car from the airport. This promotional code will be sent
to conference attendees in their registration packet. All
attendees wishing to rent a car are responsible for making
their own arrangements.
Washington, DC / Dulles (IAD) Airport
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1-703-572-2700
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Hotel Direction: 12 mi NW
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Driving Directions: exit Dulles
Airport toward Washington. Take exit 1 (Route
28, Sully Road) South. Go approximately 2 miles
to Fairfax/Winchester exit follow 2nd right to
Route 50 East. Proceed on Rte 50 East
approximately 8 miles and follow the signs
marked Fair Oaks shopping center. Exit on the
right into the Shopping Center road and follow
the ramp around until you get to the bottom and
turn left. The Marriott Fair Oaks will be on the
left hand side
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Estimated taxi fare: 35 USD (one
way)
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Washington, DC / Reagan National (DCA)
Airport
- 1-703-417-8000
- Hotel Direction: 15 mi SE
- Driving Directions: Exit Reagan National
airport to Route 1 north through Crystal
City, stay to your left onto Route 110
approximately 5 miles to Interstate 66 West.
From Interstate 66 West take exit 57B which
is the Route 50 West exit. Follow the signs
marked shopping center. Follow the ramp
around until you get to the bottom and turn
left. The Marriott Fair Oaks will be on the
left hand side.
- Estimated taxi fare: 55 USD (one way)
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Hotel
Parking
Hotel
Parking is free for guests staying at the Fairfax
Marriott.
Area
Attractions
Make this
trip a family trip! There are many area attractions worth
seeing and doing. Below is a list of things you might
want to consider. Note: More detailed information will
provided in the registration packet.
- Eden
Center – the largest Vietnamese shopping center on the
east coast.
- Fair
Oaks Mall – directly across from the hotel parking lot
(walking distance)
-
Tyson’s Corner Center
- GMU
Aquatic & Fitness Center
-
University Mall Theatres
- The
White House
- US
Capital (Capitol Hill)
-
Washington Monument
-
Lincoln Memorial
- Thomas
Jefferson Memorial
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial
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Smithsonian museums, including the National Museum of
Natural History, National Air & Space Museum, and Freer
Gallery of Art (Asian art museum)
- The
National Zoo
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Department of the Treasury Bureau of Engraving &
Printing Tour Office
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