Document: X3J16/96-0168 = N0986 date: 20 September 1996 author: Randy Meyers WG21/X3J16 Meeting Information 9-14 March 1997 Digital Equipment Corporation is pleased to host the March 1997 meeting of WG21/X3J16. Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel 2 Somerset Parkway Nashua, New Hampshire 03063-1036 USA Hotel Phones: 1-800-962-7482 +1-603-886-1200 +1-603-595-4199 (Fax) Important: State that you are attending the WG21/Digital meeting in order to get the special room rates! Verify you are getting the rates below when you make your reservation. Room Rates: $63.00 Single Occupancy $73.00 Double Occupancy $85.00 Concierge Single $95.00 Concierge Double plus 8% New Hampshire State Tax (Concierge rooms are luxury rooms with whirlpool baths, etc) Cutoff Date: Please reserve your room by 17 February 1997. Airports: You can fly into either the Manchester, New Hampshire airport or the Boston, Massachusetts airport. I strongly recommend Manchester Airport. Manchester Airport is about 30 minutes away from the hotel. The hotel provides a free shuttle service to and from Manchester Airport from 7 AM to 11 PM (there is a $20 charge outside of those hours). The hotel requests that you reserve a seat on the shuttle by calling the hotel's reservation desk in advance once you know your flight information. The hotel does have courtesy telephones in the luggage pickup area of the airport. However, if you wait until reaching the airport before requesting shuttle service, there may be a long delay before you can be picked up. Boston Airport (Logan Airport) is 60 to 90 minutes away from the hotel. Boston traffic near the airport is frequently heavy and the roads can be tricky to navigate. The hotel does not provide free transportation to/from Boston Airport. There are two commercial shuttle services: M and L Transportation. Cost: $26/person one way. Hours: 8 AM to 11 PM (10 PM on Saturday). Major Credit Cards accepted. Call 938-8646 once you arrive at the airport to be picked up. To reserve a return trip from the hotel to the airport, call 1-800-225-4846 the day before leaving. Flight Line. Cost: $26/person one way. Hours: 9 AM to 11 PM (or anytime with a reservation). Reservations requested, call 1-800-245-2525 or +1-603-893-8254. Cash or Traveler's checks only. Car: A car is unnecessary. The hotel has two restaurants, and six other restaurants are within a five to ten minute walk. If you would like to rent a car while at the hotel, the hotel can arrange for Budget Rent-a-car to deliver and pick up a car. Hotel Facilities: Modular plugs on phones for modems. Full Health Club with free weights, Nautilus machine, indoor pool, outdoor tennis (see weather). Laundry and Dry Cleaning Service. Weather: During March, below freezing temperatures are common. Typically, snow is upon the ground. Large snow storms that disrupt air travel are possible. (Hey, I tried to volunteer for a Summer meeting.) Problems/ Questions: Randy Meyers Digital Equipment Corporation 110 Spit Brook Road ZKO 2-3/N30 Nashua, NH 03062-2698 rmeyers@decc.enet.dec.com Work phone: 603-881-2743 Home phone: 603-886-6540 DIRECTIONS TO: Crowne Plaza Hotel 2 Somerset Parkway Nashua, New Hampshire 03063-1036 FROM NORTH OF NASHUA: Take 293 South to Route 3 South (Everett Turnpike). Take 3 South to Exit 8. Proceed with GENERAL DIRECTIONS below. FROM SOUTH OF NASHUA: Take 495 towards Lowell, Massachusetts. At Lowell, take Route 3 North (towards New Hampshire) to Exit 8. Proceed with GENERAL DIRECTIONS below. GENERAL DIRECTIONS: From Route 3, Exit 8: Make a left turn at the second set of traffic lights into Trafalgar Square. The Crowne Plaza is on your left. FROM MANCHESTER AIRPORT: When exiting the airport, turn right onto Brown Avenue. Take Brown to Route 293 North. From Route 293, take the exit for Route 3 South (Everett Turnpike). Take Route 3 to Exit 8. Proceed with GENERAL DIRECTIONS above. FROM NEW YORK CITY: Take I-95 North to New Haven, CT. In New Haven, exit onto I-91 North. Follow I-91 North to Hartford, CT. Then exit onto I-84 east to Sturbridge, MA and the Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90). Take the turnpike east 10 miles to Exit 10, Route 290. Take Route 290 east though Worcester, MA to Route 495 North. Proceed with FROM SOUTH OF NASHUA directions above. (Total travel time from New York is approximately 5 hours.)