PyCon 2006 / Alternate Venues¶
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Preliminary DC-area surveys¶
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The Inn and Conference Center (University of Maryland University College)
Contact Tim Ultenbern (301-985-7855).
Auditorium supports 750 people.
Foodservice available in hallway or in main ballroom.
Flexible catering.
3 Floors of meeting rooms ranging in sizes from small to large.
Available March 21 - 25, with sprints and/or open space rooms available 2 days before and/or after.
Cost is $85 per person per day, which includes rooms, beverages (coffee and soda), AV, lunch, service charges, and parking.
Rooms available for reservation.
Wireless complimentary in public areas (hallways), and to get a line into each meeting room we’d need $175 per line per day. We can install our own switch and/or 802.11 access point.
Stamp Student Union (University of Maryland College Park)
Contact Paul Prescott (301-314-7881) or Stamp Student Union (ask for reservations: 301-314-3375)
Grand ballroom supports 800 people, auditorium style
Hoff theatre supports 500 people
Food is catered (same as UMUC above)
The food outlets in basement are closed during spring break
There are rooms that hold 100 - 250 people, including the colony ballroom
Recommended talking to UMUC, as it is more self contained and perhaps more appropriate. Am waiting on a callback from Stamp Union.
Other possibilities¶
Some possible sites:
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (really!) http://www.conferencesolution.com/ (Arlington, up to 750)
Marymount U.: http://www.marymount.edu/confcenter/main.html (Arlington, up to 750, but only available from May to August 1st),
DoubleTree Tysons Corner: http://www.doubletree.com/en/dt/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=IADLRDT (largest room is 600; calls itself “executive”, so probably pricy).
4H Center, Chevy Chase, Maryland http://www.4hcenter.org/index.html (up to 800, but specializing in youth conferences; has 800 beds available, though)
Hilton Mark Center, Alexandria http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=DCAAHHH (largest room seats 1200; this is where Python10 was held; forget about mass transit, though).