On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 10:49 PM, Evangeline Han
<evanbejin(a)gmail.com>wrote;wrote:
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 <aude.wiki(a)gmail.com> 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 <sonara.arnav(a)gmail.com>
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 <deror_avi(a)yahoo.com> 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
>
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