Archives & Museum Informatics: ICHIM99: Washington

Archives & Museum Informatics
2008 Murray Ave.,
Suite D
Pittsburgh, PA
15217 USA

The Fifth ICHIM Conference will be held in Arlington, Virginia, a short subway ride away from the US Capitol buildings and one stop from the Smithsonian Institution Museums on the Mall.

Conference Hotel

All conference events take place at the conference hotel:

The Marriott Crystal Gateway

1700 Jefferson Davis Highway
Arlington
Virginia 22202
USA

Telephone: +1 703 920 3230
Fax: +1 703 271 5131
http://marriotthotels.com/WASGW/

Make your reservations directly with the hotel, and mention that you are attending ichim99. A Special ICHIM rate of $139 (single or double) is guaranteed until August 30, 1999.

Washington, DC: Local links

The Washington Post, one of the nation's leading newspapers can be found online at www.washingtonpost.com/

Want to know what's happening while you are in town? www.washington.org provides a wealth of information to help you discover Washington, DC
The Washington Registry is an Internet guide to the DC area providing a comprehensive listing of Washington DC area web sites as well as chat rooms, bulletin boards, calendar of performances, lists of restaurants, and even the beginnings of a virtual tour of Washington DC.

Arts and Culture

The Smithsonian Institution is the largest cluster of museums in the world, each worth time and study.

Besides the Smithsonian, the DC area offers hundreds of hidden and not so hidden treasures which include:

Washington DC is second only to New York City in the number of theater seats, including:

TICKETplace at the Old Post Office Pavillion. The only discount, day of show ticket outlet. Call (202) TICKETS