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Attendees must be cleared for Top Secret SI/TK Registration Fees (Program sessions, continental breakfasts, breaks, lunches, and reception included) Before February 24, 2009
After February 24, 2009
*Includes FFRDC and Government Contractor Special Notice Regarding Government and Military Attendee Fees AFCEA Intelligence offers a special discounted registration rate for active government and military personnel. This special rate does not apply to contractors who work for or with the government or military. Member Registration Discounts To receive the member rate for conference registration you must be an active AFCEA individual member or designated associate member of an AFCEA corporate member company. If you sign up for the member rate and do not meet the criteria, you will be charged the correct rate. To join AFCEA or verify current membership status: Cancellations, Refunds, and Substitutions Refund requests must be emailed to Emily Bourke and received no later than March 16, 2009. Cancellation requests received by that date will be refunded in full. Due to security clearance requirements, no substitutions are permitted after March 30, 2009. If you register and later determine that you are unable to attend because you do not have the proper security clearance, you must submit a cancellation request in writing to AFCEA Intelligence, 4400 Fair Lakes Court, Fairfax, VA, 22033, prior to March 16, 2009. Your request must be accompanied by a written statement from your security officer confirming that you do not have a Top Secret clearance with SI/TK access.
Symposium Start Times The Symposium will begin at 8:00 a.m. on the first day and 8:30 p.m. on the second day.
All attendees must be registered, cleared for Top Secret, and currently indoctrinated for SI and TK access. Attendees WITH IC blue or green badges do not need to pass clearances. Attendees WITHOUT IC blue or green badges must arrange for their Special Security Officer (SSO) or Contractor Special Security Officer (CSS) to send an SSO- or CSSS- originated clearance certification message to the DIAC. Your social security number (US Citizen) or passport number (Non-US Citizen) and date of birth are required by the DIAC as part of the security clearance verification process and also for base access. The clearance message must include the following:
Security Officers Should Pass Clearances Via:
Timely passage of your clearance/accesses is important. Please note the submission deadline. If your clearance is not passed as required, you will not be able to attend the symposium. The deadline for submitting clearances is March 30, 2009. Prohibited Items Cell Phones Magnetic Media (disks, CD-ROMs) Cameras, including new digital technology Camcorders Wireless Devices Two-way transmitters Personnel electronic devices (Palm Pilots, PED's) Portable Scanners Recording Devices Personal Computers Firearms Knives with a blade in excess of 2 1/2 inches Ammunition Illegal Substances Alcohol Briefcases Directions From points north of DC: Take the Capital Beltway (495) to the Baltimore/Washington Parkway (295) South. PLEASE NOTE: NEW TRAFFIC PATTERN – Stay in right “local” lanes in order to exit onto 295 S. Follow 295 to Exit 1, US Naval Research Lab. As you exit, stay in the right lane and turn right on Overlook Avenue. Proceed for approximately 1/2 mile. Overlook Avenue leads directly into the South Gate of Bolling Air Force Base. (This is the only base entrance that will be ready to facilitate your entry.) From points south of DC: Take the Capital Beltway (495) to the Baltimore Washington Parkway (295) North. PLEASE NOTE: NEW TRAFFIC PATTERN – Stay in right “local” lanes in order to exit onto 295 N. Follow 295 to Exit 1, US Naval Research Lab. As you exit, stay in the right lane and turn right on Overlook Avenue. Proceed for approximately 1/2 mile. Overlook Avenue leads directly into the South Gate of Bolling Air Force Base. (This is the only base entrance that will be ready to facilitate your entry.) Once you are through security at the South Gate, proceed to the DIAC on Chappie James Boulevard for approximately one and a half miles. The DIAC will be on your right at the corner of Chappie James Boulevard and MacDill Boulevard. To enter the DIAC, see "DIAC Entry" below. Please be advised that due to this Symposium the South Gate will be very busy and may have delays. Plan to arrive early and when possible, carpool with others. For a Google map of the South Gate, please click here. Parking On Bolling AFB, you may park in any open, unrestricted spot, but you likely will find available parking very limited. Two specific parking garages have been designated for symposium attendees. These garages (two-story cement structures labeled 357 and 358) are located off Thomas Road (once through the South Gate proceed two miles on Chappie James and make a right onto Thomas Road. The parking garages will be on your left.) Shuttle buses will run approximately every 15 minutes from the parking garages to the DIAC. Please note that attendee parking in the Commissary lot is prohibited. For the location of parking options, please click here (once open, to enlarge right click image for full screen). DIAC Entry All Symposium attendees must enter the DIAC through the main entrance located at the corner of Chappie James Boulevard and MacDill Boulevard. For a schematic showing the DIAC entrance, please click here (once open, to enlarge right click image for full screen). Metro Due to limited parking on Bolling Air Force Base, the DIAC staff suggests using the Metro as an alternative. Take the Metro Green Line to the Anacostia stop. Look for the shuttle bus marked DIAC, this shuttle will take you directly to the DIAC. You will be required to show a valid state or federal issued photo identification (i.e. a drivers license, state identification card, passport). Hotels Should you need accommodations, listed below are three hotels located relatively close to Bolling Air Force Base that you may wish to contact. Please be aware that AFCEA has made no special arrangements with any hotel. 2700 Eisenhower Avenue Alexandria, VA 22314 703-329-2323 2000 Jefferson Davis Highway Arlington, VA 22202 703-418-8181 Arlington, VA 22202 703-418-1234 Special Needs
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