By the time that you read this we will be just a few short weeks from the Monumental Conference in Washington D.C. We have listed here a few things that will help you with your travels.
The Hotel and
Registration
The Hotel is the Pentagon City Ritz Carlton, 1250 South
Hayes Street, Arlington, Virginia 22202. It is connected to and has a private
entrance to the Pentagon City Fashion Mall featuring over 120 stores and dozens
of restaurants and eateries. The direct number for the hotel is 703-451-5000
Registration will be open at noon on Thursday and at 7:30 AM
on Friday and Saturday. It is located on the second floor next to the Grand
Ballroom. All room elevators have a second floor stop so there is no reason to
leave the building.
Getting There By Air
Reagan airport is the closest and is a $7 cab fare to the
hotel. Washington/Baltimore is about 35 miles away and Dulles about 15. For the
best means of transportation from these hotels, please contact the hotel
Concierge Services direct at 703-415-5000
By Automobile
The hotel is located right off US route I-395 at the Pentagon City exit. The
hotel has a Concierge Service at 703-415-5000 that will be happy to give you
personalized directions from any location.
By Amtrack
Amtrack trains discharge at Union Station in center city
D.C. I would highly recommend the Metro to the hotel as it is only $3 and takes
you right to the front door of the hotel. I used it last week and found it to
be clean, fast and safe.
RECOMMENDED ATTIRE
The average temperature for Washington in September is 80
degree high and 63 degree low.
All sessions Thursday Friday and Saturday are Business
Casual. We want you to be comfortable; however it is a business meeting in a
very business district, so please use your own discretion.
Thursday evening is Vendors welcome night, be comfortable.
It is a great chance to wind down from your trip, meet old friends, and make
some new ones.
Don’t miss the Friday night outing at the National Press
Club and the nighttime tour of our Nations Capital. Dinner will be at the press
club near the Whitehouse where correspondents and reporters have been writing
stories for decades. You will have a chance to walk the halls where Newspaper
Legends have made history and the signed pictures on the walls will attest to
that. As this is a working business property, please dress accordingly, no
shorts or dungarees. Sport coats would be accepted, but not required,
Saturday night will be on your own and your packet will
include area restaurant guides for everything from Taco Bell to Ruth Chris, all
within 5 minutes of the hotel.
WHAT TO BRING
- Please bring a bundle of your papers to exchange and plenty of business cards
- Please bring your open mind and 3-minute ideas and plan to learn from the great speakers and your peers
- Please bring your appetite, we always have plenty of great food
- It’s Washington DC! If you have any ideas to change it, Congress is in session, go tell them
- Bring your wallet and credit card to buy a drink for one of the hard working people who made all of this possible
