ROUTES, HOTELS, & BOARDING LOCATIONS SHUTTLE GUIDELINES Hilton Crystal City Curbside on South Clark Street • Busing is provided to delegates housed in official hotels only. 1 Westin Crystal City Curbside on South Eads Street • Delegates housed in the following hotels have a one-time The Liaison Hotel Curbside on New Jersey Avenue choice between Metro and the NEA Shuttle: Hilton Crystal 2 City, Westin Crystal City, Dupont Circle Hotel, Hotel Palomar, Renaissance Mayflower Hotel, Marriott Wardman Park, Omni Washington Marriott Georgetown Curbside Shoreham, and Capital Hilton. Delegates housed in those on 22nd Street hotels and also Shuttle Only hotels will be given stickers to 3 Fairmont Washington Curbside on M Street attach to their name badges to identify themselves as bus riders. See State Annual Meeting Coordinators for details. Melrose Hotel Curbside on Pennsylvania Avenue • First-priority for seating on any route bus will go to delegates housed in hotels on that route who have stickers on their The Dupont Circle Hotel On Dupont Circle @ name badges. (Stickers are distributed to delegates who are New Hampshire Avenue staying in shuttle only hotels and also hotels that offer choice 4 Hotel Palomar Curbside on P Street of Metro or shuttle.) Bus Information Renaissance Mayflower Hotel Curbside on • For HCR Awards Dinner only on July 3rd, limited shuttle DeSales Street bus service (see daily shuttle schedule for details) will be & Schedule provided for delegates housed in the following three desig- Marriott Wardman Park 24th Street Entrance 5 nated “Walking Hotels”: Embassy Suites, Grand Hyatt, and Renaissance Washington. Limited service will also be pro- Washington Hilton Curbside on T Street vided from designated “Metro Only” hotels: Crystal Gateway 6 – Terrace Entrance Marriott, Crystal City Marriott, and JW Marriott. Omni Shoreham Parkview Entrance • Family members/guests of NEA delegates may ride the 7 shuttle bus on a space available basis. Capital Hilton Curbside on 16th Street • The busing schedule follows the timing and locations of 8 official functions only. WALKING HOTELS* • Continuous shuttle service operates for the first 2 days only. • First priority for seating on any route bus will go to delegates Embassy Suites Curbside on 10th Street housed in hotels on that route. W Grand Hyatt 10th Street Entrance • Delegates requiring Physically Challenged Transportation Renaissance Washington Curbside on K Street Services must register ahead of time. Documentation of eligibility for Physically Challenged services is also required. For information, visit http://ra.nea.org/delegate-resources/ METRO ONLY HOTELS* physically-challenged-information/. National Education Association Crystal Gateway Marriott Curbside on th South Eads Street 154 Annual Meeting NEA SHUTTLE BUS INFORMATION M Crystal City Marriott Curbside on South Bell Street NEA Shuttle Bus Office: 202-249-4020 July 2–7, 2016 NEA Physically Challenged Transportation Office: J W Marriott Curbside on Pennsylvania Avenue Walter E. Washington Convention Center 202-249-4018 *For HCR Awards dinner on July 3 only, shuttle service will be provided. Washington, DC One pick-up at 5:45 PM and one return after dinner ends. This document has been printed by Organized Staff Union Labor at the National Education Association 20292 | 06.16 2016 NEA ANNUAL MEETING • BUS SERVICE FOR ALL ROUTES Saturday, July 2, 2016 Monday, July 4, 2016 Wednesday, July 6, 2016 8:30 AM–6:00 PM Shuttle service between route 8:30 AM–10:00 AM Depart from state delegation 9:00 AM–10:00 AM Depart from state delegation Departs every hotels and Walter E. Washington Departs every meeting locations to Walter E. meeting locations to Walter E. 15–20 minutes. Convention Center. 15–20 minutes. Washington Convention Center. Washington Convention Center. Note: departures will be scheduled 4:30 PM Last bus TO Walter E. Washington 6:00 PM Transfer from Walter E. Washington or after to accommodate delegates voting Convention Center Convention. Convention Center to Route hotels. Please vote RA breaks prior to the RA session. Service until 45 minutes after at your state’s designated voting 6:00 PM Last bus FROM Walter E. Washington RA breaks. Convention Center. time. Tuesday, July 5, 2016 Sunday, July 3, 2016 6:00 PM Transfer from Walter E. Washington or after Convention Center to Route hotels. 9:00 AM–10:00 AM Depart from state delegation meeting RA breaks Service until 45 minutes after RA 8:30 AM–6:00 PM Shuttle service between the route locations to Walter E. Washington Departs every breaks. hotels and Walter E. Washington Convention Center. 15–20 minutes. Convention Center. Note: departures will be scheduled Thursday, July 7, 2016 4:30 PM Last bus TO Walter E. Washington to accommodate delegates voting Convention Center. prior to the RA session. 9:00 AM–10:00 AM Depart from state delegation Please vote at your state’s meeting locations to Walter E. 6:00 PM Last bus FROM Walter E. Washington designated voting time. Convention Center. Washington Convention Center. 6:00 PM Transfer from Walter E. Washington Service provided from route hotels 6:00 PM Transfer from Walter E. Washington 5:45 PM–6:30 PM or after Convention Center to Route hotels. or after to the HCR Awards Dinner at Walter Convention Center to Route hotels. RA beaks Service until 45 minutes after the RA RA breaks E. Washington Convention Center. * Service until 45 minutes after RA breaks. breaks. 9:30 PM Transfer from the HCR Awards Dinner On July 7th, NEA will provide a complimentary baggage or after to route hotels. Vehicles depart as Dinner ends filled. Final departure is 30 minutes check in Salon G for delegates departing Washington, DC after the dinner ends. * directly from the convention center. *NOTE: For HCR Awards dinner on July 3 only, limited shuttle bus service will be provided for delegates housed in CONNECT WITH NEA TODAY the following three designated “Walking Hotels”: Embassy Follow us on Twitter with the hashtag #neara16 Suites, Grand Hyatt, and Renaissance Washington. Limited http://ra.nea.org service will also be provided from designated “Metro Only” hotels: Crystal Gateway Marriott, Crystal City Marriott, and JW Marriott. Service consists of one pick-up at 5:45 PM and one return after dinner ends. • facebook.com/neatoday NEA SHUTTLE BUS INFORMATION • twitter.com/neatoday NEA Shuttle Bus Office: 202-249-4020 • flickr.com/neapr NEA Physically Challenged Transportation Office: • youtube.com/neaabs 202-249-4018 • instagram.com/neatoday.