On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 10:49 PM, Evangeline Han <[email protected]>wrote:
> At which floor is the lobby of Marvin Center? > > We will be near the main entrance, on the ground floor, where registration desk is and sitting area with tables. Please bring your SmarTrip card, if you have one (with $3.80 on it, or you can put some on at the metro station). Otherwise, it's ($5.80) for the metro, roundtrip between Foggy Bottom and the Capitol, with a paper farecard which you can buy at the metro station. Cheers, Katie > -Evangeline > > On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 7:22 AM, aude <[email protected]> wrote: > > We are going again tomorrow morning to the Capitol. > > > > 9:00 am, Wednesday morning, July 11th meet at the Capitol Visitor Center, > > either inside by the Freedom statue, or outside by the security > checkpoint. > > > > Alternatively, we can meet 8:15 a.m. in lobby of Marvin Center. > > > > Don't bring food or water, as it's not allowed through security. (sorry, > I > > didn't know that) but backpacks and computers are okay. > > > > I got about 35 passes for the house/senate galleries tomorrow, and they > are > > in session and we can get more on site for international folks, if > needed. > > > > If anyone has questions, please let me know. > > > > Cheers, > > Katie > > > > On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 4:31 PM, Arnav Sonara <[email protected]> > > wrote: > >> > >> +1 > >> > >> We were there at Capitol today morning, found no one, later came to know > >> that you are not even allowed to take water inside and couple of guys > with > >> me had sunscreen lotions and water and snacks, so we returned. I just > wish > >> if there be a point of contact for all tours or groups and one final > mail > >> confirming the time and location (exact). > >> > >> > >> On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 1:13 AM, Deror <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>> The conference tours suffered from lack of organization from the > >>> beginning. The tours were poorly organized, badly publicized, not > properly > >>> described etc. > >>> > >>> I have signed up to the NARA conservation lab tour. The description of > >>> which included two meeting points - a block apart from each other (one > on > >>> Pensilvania ave and one on constitution avenue) both of which were > wrong - > >>> the group met elsewhere resulting in a delay trying to find the > >>> participants. > >>> > >>> The tour description listed that a photo ID is required and an official > >>> one - government one. I thought a driving license (sufficient for > driving in > >>> the US) with a photo ID suffices but no. After having passed security > checks > >>> (checking bags and detectors as in airport) And having to wait a bit > longer, > >>> I was informed that only a passport is acceptable, and denied entrance > to > >>> the tour, thus waiting a full hour and a half (traveling and waiting) > due to > >>> the fact that the tour organizer is clueless. > >>> > >>> I am not blaming the security staff there- they have their regulations, > >>> and need to follow them. But how hard would it be for the organizers > to do > >>> simple basic homework and ask what is required for a foreign tourist to > >>> enter. > >>> > >>> And I was not the only wikipedian disallowed from entering, Osama was > >>> also kept out. > >>> > >>> My recommendation to you all - if this tour is any indication - do not > >>> bother to go on any other tours. > >>> > >>> Deror > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Sent from my iPad > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Wikimania-l mailing list > >>> [email protected] > >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Thanks > >> Arnav (ricku). > >> (User:Rangilo_Gujarati) > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Wikimania-l mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Board member, Wikimedia District of Columbia > > http://wikimediadc.org > > @wikimediadc / @wikimania2012 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimania-l mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > -- Board member, Wikimedia District of Columbia http://wikimediadc.org @wikimediadc / @wikimania2012
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