PDS COMET DATA REVIEW

The Stardust/Deep Space 1 PDS Comet Data Review will take place at the College Park campus of the University of Maryland (UMCP), located north of the District of Columbia, just inside the Washington Beltway (Rte. 495 & 95). The review will begin at noon on Wednesday, 29 October in room 2316 of the Computer and Space Sciences Building. The review will conclude at 4pm on Thursday, 30 October. Following are links to information about the campus, local amenities and meeting logistics.

Meeting Logistics

• Agenda

• Local Contacts:
  • Ed Grayzeck, CSS Room 2337D
  • Anne Raugh, CSS Room 2336, 301-405-6855
  • Mike A'Hearn, CSS Room 2337A

  • Tony Farnham, CSS Room 2321
  • Stephanie McLaughlin, CSS Room 2352

Campus & Vicinty

• The University maintains a general on-line Visitors site.

• Here is a collection of directions for finding us, by car, shuttle, and/or foot.

• Here's a campus map. The Computer and Space Sciences building (number 224) is located in the northwest quadrant, at about E-7 in this map.

• A list of area hotels

• Nearby restaurants (note that, particularly for on-campus establishments, schedules may vary drastically during finals week or between semesters):
  • Off campus
  • On campus

Notes for Drivers

• Rush Hour: Rush hour around the Capitol Beltway (I-495 and I-95) is well underway by 6:00am and lasts until 9:30-10am. In the area of campus it affects the outer (westbound) beltway and southbound surface roads in the morning and the inner (eastbound) beltway and northbound surface roads in the evening. Evening rush begins at about 3:30-4pm and lasts until about 7pm. The suspension of classes at the University has a small positive effect on the Beltway and a large positive effect on the surface roads running past the campus.

  Note: There is construction on the Beltway in Montgomery County on both sides between University Blvd and Connecticut Ave from 9am-3pm every week day. This make traveling the outer loop (westbound) rather annoying and traveling the inner loop (eastbound) hell.

• Traffic Reports: Radio station WTOP (a CBS affiliate all-news station) provides traffic reports for the DC, Beltway, and Northen Virginia areas every 10 minutes starting 8 minutes past the hour, 24 hours a day. They are at 1500AM, 107.7FM and http://www.wtopnews.com.

• Class Schedules: Attempting to drive onto campus in a reasonable amount of time during morning class rush is doomed to failure, so it is worth noting the predominant class schedule for the day on which you arrive:
  • Monday, Wednesday and Friday: Classes are on the hour, every hour, starting at 8am. Classes let out at 10 minutes before the hour.
  • Tuesday and Thursday: Classes start every 90 minutes, beginning at 8am (8am, 9:30am, 11am, etc.). Classes let out 15 minutes before the next class.

  The worst traffic comes in the 20 minutes preceeding the start of the first two classes of the day.

• Parking is available at the Visitor's Lot located on Paint Branch Drive and in the Stadium Drive parking garage. Payment is collected upon departure from the lot. There are some meters distributed around campus, but these are generally filled by students whenever classes are in session.

  Never park at a meter unless you are prepared to deposit a quarter immediately. Never, ever park at a meter that has a red-colored top, even with a meter permit or a fist full of change. Red-topped meters are for courier use only and require a special courier permit. Meters and handicapped parking restrictions are always enforced regardless of holidays, snow days or class schedules.

• Local Roads:
  • Baltimore Ave = Baltimore Blvd = Route 1. The main entrance to campus is located at about the 7600 block of Baltimore Ave.
  • University Blvd = Greenbelt Road. It's called "University Blvd" west of Route 1 and "Greenbelt Rd" east of Route 1.

• ASCII character map of the area.

Last update: 24 October 2003, ACR