Open Thread: Ride Sharing

Please post to the comments for this posting if you wish to try and find others to share rides to and/or from the airport. If you do so, please be sure to give your own e-mail address, since you will need to be chatting amongst yourselves at that point. It will be helpful if you let others know when your plane is arriving and/or when your plane is departing.

A Mac Convert

Even though I won't be at the Winter Working Meeting, I'll be there in spirit. Actually, my spirit will be rather happy, because I'll be playing with my new Intel iMac.

Vince, are you silently rejoicing?

UPDATE:

I knew some of my favorite Windows software (Google's Picasa for example) wouldn't be available, but I didn't realize that Safari was missing a few features as well. I was forced to download Firefox for the Mac because Safari doesn't allow Rich Text Editing when posting to the blog. Small details, but the Apple Switch hasn't been as fun as I'd hoped it would be.

New Edition of Vince Polley's MIRLN Newsletter

Read our Chair-Emeritus' most recent posting of his always excellent newsletter. An archive of past issues, and subscription information for those who are interested (no charge!), is posted here.

United States Senator to Speak to WWM Attendees

Thanks to the great efforts of our hosts at WWM, we will have a VIP speaker at our Friday evening cocktail reception. U.S. Senator Tom Carper (Del.-D) will attend our reception, and will be prepared to make brief remarks about Cyberspace-related issues pending before the U.S. Senate. Tom Carper served five terms as Delaware's sole representative in Congress, and later served two terms as governor of the State of Delaware, during which he served also as chairman of the National Governors' Association. Senator Carper currently serves on the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, the Environment & Public Works Committee and the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, as well as the Special Committee on Aging. He is currently the ranking Democrat on both the Clean Air Subcommittee and Federal Financial Management Subcommittee. In 2004, Senator Carper was named Deputy Whip - the first time since 1881 that a U.S. senator from Delaware has served in a leadership position. Most recently, Senator Carper was named vice-chairman of the Democratic Leadership Council, a leading centrist organization formed in the 1980s to promote "New Democrat" messages of national security, economic growth and personal responsibility.

WWM attendees are all strongly urged to join us for the 5 PM Friday reception at the Potter Anderson offices and welcome the Senator to our meeting.

Getting to Wilmington

A few thoughts on transportation:

• The closest airport is Philadelphia International. Baltimore's airport is a couple of hours away by car.
  
  
• To get from PHL to Wilmington:
  
  
• Taxis are available, at a price of course. Taxi services can be picked up at Zone 5 on the Commercial Transportation Roadway at the airport. (The ride is about 20-30 minutes).
  
  
• Rental cars are available at PHL.
  
  
• Shared rides and airport limos are popular choices. Sedan and Limousine services can be picked up at Zone 6 and Shared ride van services can be picked up at Zone 7 on the Commercial Transportation Roadway. For information regarding transportation go to the Ground Transportation Information desk which is located in each baggage claim area. You should have your luggage prior to making your reservations. The Potter Anderson firm recommends the following services, and also advises reserving in advance:
  
  Eagle Transportation Services
  800-669-5460
  302-325-4200
  
  Dave's Limousine Services
  (302) 762-5700
  
  Road Runner
  800-337-9551
  302-426-9551
  
  
• If you are driving from PHL, here are the directions:
  
  
• To the Hotel du Pont:
• Take I-95 South through Chester to Wilmington.
  Follow I-95 South to Exit 7A marked "52 South, Delaware Avenue."
  Follow 11th Street in the middle lane through six traffic lights. Hotel du Pont is on the right. Valet parking is available at Hotel entrance. For self-parking, turn left on Orange Street; Car Park is on left.
  
  
• To the Potter Anderson offices:
  
• Take I-95 South to Wilmington, take the first Delaware Avenue exit. Turn left onto Delaware Avenue, then tbar left onto W. 11th Street. Turn left onto N. Market Street. Hercules Plaza (Potter Anderson's building) is at the corner of 13th and Market Streets.
  
  
• Amtrak serves Wilmington for those on the Eastern seaboard.

Coffee?

I propose that we continue our traditions with yet another coffee run to the finest local bean brewers. The award-winning BrewHaha coffee shops appear to be very fine, although unfortunately not open very late. Still, maybe an early morning Friday cappucino would be in order? Call on Michael Fleming if you might be interested.

Updated Project Chart

Download a copy of the current draft of the Project Chart for CLC. We will be updating this during the WWM with new information, but this is good information for the time being.

Details on Facilities, Events and other Logistics

The folks at Potter Anderson will have a registration table set up at the entrance level to Hercules Plaza, where participants can pick up their badges and materials. They will provide folders for the materials, and also have a complimentary mug and a pen to give to each attendee.

Breakfasts and lunches will be provided on the lower level outside the Atrium, and the snacks will be provided in the Potter Anderson reception area on the 6th floor. The snacks and drinks for the breaks will be set up at 10:30 am and 3:00 pm on Friday and at 10:00 am on Saturday. The conference rooms will have bottled water. Coffee, tea and sodas will be available at the meals and with the snacks during the breaks.

The Friday evening cocktail reception will be in the Potter Anderson reception area on the 6th floor at 5:00 pm.

Program Guide for 2006 Winter Working Meeting

The official Program Guide for the 2006 WWM is ready for download here. Please give it a read before the meeting -- It has all the details on the meeting proceedings.

Open Thread - When are you arriving in Wilmington?

For attendees at the Winter Working Meeting -- Please give the comments for this post a note with your approximate arrival day and time in Wilmington. It is always good to know when our friends will be around!