Workshop on Information Processing in the Biological Organism (A Systems Biology Approach)

November 4-5, 2003
Four Points Sheraton, Bethesda, Maryland (5 minutes walk from NIH)

Organizers:: SCIENTIFIC CONTACT:
Dr. Fred S. Roberts , DIMACS / Rutgers University, froberts@dimacs.rutgers.edu; Eduardo Sontag, Co-chair, Rutgers University, http://www.math.rutgers.edu/~sontag; CONTACT FOR ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS:
Christine Spassione , DIMACS / Rutgers University, spassion@dimacs.rutgers.edu

The workshop will be a "satellite" meeting prior to the NIH Biomedical Information Science and Technology Initiative (BISTI) Symposium, "Digital Biology: the Emerging Paradigm" to be held November 6 and 7, 2003 in Natcher Auditorium on the main NIH campus. See URL: http://www.bisti.nih.gov/2003meeting/.

Presented under the auspices of the Special Focus on Computational Molecular Biology and sponsored by the National Science Foundation.

Airport Transportation:

Barwood Taxi Service (located in hotel lobby): 301-984-1900

Meter rates
Transportation to BWI, Reagan National, and Dulles airports

RMA Chauffeured Transportation Services: 301-231-6555 or 1-800-878-7743

Reservations required 24 hours in advance
Transportation to and from BWI, Reagan National, and Dulles airports
24-Hour service, 7 days a week
Special/Private event services and sightseeing tours available

Montgomery Airport Shuttle: 301-590-0000 or 1-800-590-0000

Reservations required 24 hours in advance
Transportation to and from BWI, Reagan National, and Dulles airports
24-Hour service, 7 days a week
Airline vouchers accepted

Supershuttle: 1-800-258-3826

No reservation required from airport to hotel
Located at the ground transportation desk, lower level of BWI Airport between baggage gates 3 and 4
Located at each terminal of Reagan National and Dulles airports
Request for transportation will be processed within 45 minutes
24- hour advance notice for return reservations

Affordable Airport Shuttle: 301-670-0400

Reservations required
7 days a week, 5 a.m. to midnight
Group rates available
Private service available
Mastercard, Visa and American Express accepted
Transportation to BWI, Reagan National, and Dulles airports

General Directions to the Four Points Sheraton, Bethesda:

From National Airport

Take George Washington Memorial Parkway North to the Capitol Beltway (I-495) towards Rockville.
Turn off at exit 34 (Wisconsin Ave.) and continue 1 1/2 miles south, the hotel will be on the right.

From Dulles Airport

Take Dulles Toll Road to Capitol Beltway (I-495) towards Rockville.
Turn off at exit 34 (Wisconsin Ave.) and continue 1 1/2 miles south, the hotel will be on the right.

From the North

Take I-95 South, Fort McHenry Tunnel at Baltimore to Capitol Beltway (I-495) towards Silver Spring and Bethesda.
Turn off at exit 34 (Wisconsin Ave.) and continue 1 1/2 miles south, the hotel will be on the right.

From the South

Take I-95 North to the Capitol Beltway (I-495) towards Rockville.
Turn off at exit 34 (Wisconsin Ave.) and continue 1 1/2 miles south, the hotel will be on the right.

From the Southwest

Take I-66 to the Capitol Beltway North (I-495) in the direction of Rockville.
Turn off at exit 34 (Wisconsin Ave.) and continue 1 1/2 miles south, the hotel will be on the right.

From the Midwest & Western Pennsylvania

Take I-70 North to I-270 at Frederick, MD.
Take I-270 South.
Turn off at exit 34 (Wisconsin Ave.) and continue 1 1/2 miles south, the hotel will be on the right

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