A meeting room has been reserved at Capitol Hill Suites for Sunday and Monday, May 19 and 20 for the CERA/CERF annual meeting. We are urging attendees to stay through Thursday so we can visit as many congressional and administration officials as possible. The following weekend is the Memorial Day weekend, so try to book your Thursday evening return flight home ASAP.
The Phone # for Capitol Hill Suites is 1-888-627-7811. Special CERA rates may no longer be available. Room costs at Capital Hill Suites are expensive, but it is only a short walk to Congressional Office buildings.
Here's some additional Hotel info for CERA/CERF members to use for lodging arrangements in May:
Hilton Garden Inn
815 - 14th Str. NW
Phone: 202-783-7800
Crown Plaza Hamilton
1001 H Street NW
Phone: 202-682-0111
Loews L'Enfant Plaza
480 L'Enfant Plaza SW
Phone: 202-832-5800
Holiday Inn-Alexandria
2460 Eisenhower Ave.
Phone: 703-960-3400
Days Inn
2700 New York Ave
Phone: 202 - 832-5800
Several folks are also staying at the Hampton Inn (1-800-426-7800), 5821 Richmond Highway, in the Alexandria area. Rooms are $105.00 (+$8.93 tax) and they supply shuttle services to the metro.
We have a guest speaker scheduled on Monday morning; Jeff Benedict, author of N.Y. Times best seller Without Reservations: Expose of the Foxwood Casino in Connecticutt.
Please contact your state congressional delegation to arrange meetings, then let Lisa Morris know the dates and time. She will compile a master schedule of all appointments so we can make the best possible use of our time. If you have items you want included on the meeting agenda, please call CERA Secretary Jim Petik 1-605-347-5836 or email him, cow@sdplains.com. There will be a $45.00 registration fee for each organization attending to help defray expenses.