Logistics

Location:

All sessions will be held at the NRAO Headquarters on the University of Virginia grounds in  Charlottesville (520 Edgemont Road,  Charlottesville, VA 22903). During working hours, the receptionist will check you in against the list of registered attendees.

The conference dinner will be held at Fig: https://www.figuva.com/

 

Registration:

The registration link will be sent to all attendees with the acceptance letter. Registration fee is $100.

 

Food:

All lunches and coffee breaks will be provided to registered attendees at no additional cost, as well as a conference dinner (on Wednesday 29).

 

Lodging :

The organizers have reserved a block of rooms at the Graduate Hotel Charlottesville at the discounted group rate of $129/night ($159 for Thursday night). This is one of the closest hotels to the meeting space, located in the heart of the University of Virginia's business district called "The Corner". Chocked full of restaurants, bars and shops (but not students at this time of year), it's a great location with free transportation via the Trolley or a lovely 30 minute walk across UVa grounds.  Please refer to the registration link in your acceptance letter for details on lodging booking.

 

Getting around.

The city-run Trolley runs between the Graduate hotel location (stop: JPA at UVA hospital) and the Aquatic Fitness Center, on a 25 min frequency. The Aquatic Fitness Center is a 10 min walk from the meeting location. We recommend the ETA SPOT app for real-time information.

The UVA-run green and orange lines also run frequently with stops close to the meeting location. Please see https://parking.virginia.edu/university-transit-service-0 for detailed maps. We recommend the TransLoc app for real-time information
Lyft and Uber are also available.

Helpful Maps of Charlottesville

 

Getting to Charlottesville

Air Transportation

Charlottesville Albemarle Airport (CHO):  The meeting site is 9 miles from CHO. The easiest way to get to the Omni from CHO is via taxi. Lyft and Uber also service Charlottesville. Note that these can be very limited in the very late or early morning hours.

Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD):  The meeting site is 100 miles from IAD. The easiest way to get to  Charlottesville from IAD is to rent a car. It's about a 2 - 2 1/2 hour  drive.

Richmond International Airport (RIC):  The meeting site is 85 miles from RIC. The easiest way to get to  Charlottesville from RIC is to rent a car. It's about a 1 1/2 hour drive.

Train

Charlottesville is serviced by Amtrak on the Cardinal, Crescent and Northeast Regional lines. The train station is downtown, and a 10 min walk to the Graduate hotel.

Connect with NRAO

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