24th Annual PAASE Meeting

August 13-14, 2004, University of Maryland, College Park, MD


1. REGISTRATION RATES:

$125 for PAASE members and associate members
$125 for non-PAASE members who are presenting
$40 for graduate students and post-docs
$40 for Philippine participants
$40 for spouses

2. HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS: Listed below is the recommended hotel, which is
just 1 mile from the meeting venue and is run by Marriott. Dan Romero
volunteered use of his van for shuttling participants to and from the hotel
to the meeting venue during the meeting.

Univ. of MD University College Marriott Inn and Conference Center
3501 University Blvd E
Adelphi, MD 20740
tel (800) 228-9290, (301) 985-7850
fax (301) 985-7850

Current Room Rates Per Night - excluding 5% Maryland tax, subject to further
discount if there are enough to comprise a group
$89 for Leisure Rate Quality Room, 1 queen bed
$99 for Leisure Rate Quality Room, 1 king bed or 2 queen beds (max 5 people)

$99 for Weekend Discount Quality Room, 1 queen bed with restrictions
$109 for Weekend Rate with Breakfast Quality Room, 1 king bed
$109 for Weekend Discount Quality Room, 2 queen beds (max 5 people)
$119 for Weekend Rate with Breakfast, 2 queen beds (max 5 people)
$119 for Weekend Rate with Breakfast, 2 queen beds (max 5 people)

3. MEETING VENUE: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, A.V.
Williams Bldg, UMCP (see campus map, bldg 115):
http://www.inform.umd.edu/CampusInfo/About_UMCP/Maps/northeast.html

4. DIRECTIONS TO THE HOTEL FROM AREA AIRPORTS:
Washington, DC/National/ Reagan Airport - DCA (20 MI E) Take GW Parkway to
I495 towards Baltimore. Stay on 495E to New Hampshire Ave S. Left at 2nd
light (Adelphi Road). Go 3 miles. Left on University Blvd.
Baltimore-Washington Intl - BWI (30 MI S) 195S to 95S to exit 25. Take Rte
1S to 193W to 3rd light (Adelphi Rd). Make U turn and immediate right into
garage.
Washington, DC/Dulles - IAD (35 MI E) Follow signs to Washington DC. Take
I-495 East towards Baltimore to New Hampshire Ave exit. Left at 2nd light. 3
miles to 193. On corner.

5. GENERAL DIRECTIONS TO UNIV. OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK:
http://www.uga.umd.edu/visit/plane.html