Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems

General Information for the Workshop on Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems

LOCATION

The meeting will be held at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Administration Building, Lecture Room A, Gaithersburg, Maryland.

REGISTRATION

The registration fee is $140 and includes coffee breaks, lunches, a dinner, and workshop materials. The registration form and payment must be received by Monday, July 31, for your name to appear on the preliminary participant's list. Requests for cancellation or refund must be submitted, in writing, to Lori Buckland by July 31.

Electronic registration can be made at: https://sales.nist.gov/conf/secure/CONF234/conf_register.htm

ACCOMMODATIONS

A block of rooms have been reserved at the Gaithersburg Holiday Inn, 301/948-8900. A special rate of $90, single or double, plus 12% tax, has been arranged for attendees. To reserve a room, please call the hotel directly no later than Friday, July 28, and mention that you are attending the NIST/Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems Workshop. Reservations made after July 28 are subject to the prevailing rates of the hotel. Check-in time is 3 p.m., check-out time is 12 noon. Reservations must be cancelled 24 hours prior to arrival to receive a refund.

TRANSPORTATION

Super-Shuttle, 1-800-258-3826 offers commercial van service from Dulles International, Ronald Regan National, and Baltimore-Washington International Airports to Gaithersburg. Call for reservations.

The Washington Metro has subway service to Gaithersburg. Metro can be boarded at National Airport. Take a Yellow Line train marked "Mount Vernon Square" to Gallery Place and transfer to a Red Line train marked "Shady Grove" to the Shady Grove station. Service is every 6 to 15 minutes, depending on the time of day. The travel time from National to Shady Grove is about 50 minutes. Taxis are available from the Shady Grove Metro station to area hotels.

A NIST shuttle van operates for official visitors from the Shady Grove metro station to NIST. The van leaves the Shady Grove station on the quarter and three-quarter hour (e.g. 8:15, 8:45, 4:45, 5:15) from the east side parking lot.

DRIVING INSTRUCTIONS

To reach NIST:

Traveling north on I-270: take Exit 10, Rt. 117 West, Clopper Road. At the first light on Clopper Road, turn left onto the NIST grounds.

Traveling south on I-270: take Exit 11B, Rt. 124 West, Quince Orchard Road. At the second light turn left onto Clopper Road. At the next light, turn right onto the NIST grounds. To reach the Administration Building, turn left after passing the guard office. Signs will direct you to visitor parking.

To reach the Gaithersburg Holiday Inn:

Traveling north on I-270, take Exit 11, Rt. 124 East, Montgomery Village Avenue. At the second traffic light, turn left onto Rt. 355. The hotel will be on your right. Traveling south on I-270, use Exit 11A and follow the same directions.

MAP OF NIST AND SURROUNDING AREAS

For maps of NIST and surrounding areas, please see http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/maps/nistmaps.html

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Elena Messina
NIST
Telephone: 301/975-3510
Fax: 301/99-9688
Email: elena.messina@nist.gov

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Lori Buckland
NIST
Telephone: 301/975-4513
Fax: 301/948-2067
Email: lori.buckland@nist.gov

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