Program - Society of Toxicology

Society of Toxicology 2011
General Information
Registration Confirmation
You should receive a registration confirmation/receipt via
e-mail regardless of whether you registered on-line, by mail, or
by fax. If you don’t receive your confirmation within 2 weeks,
please contact SOT Headquarters at sothq@toxicology.org or
call 703.438.3115.
Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities
The Walter E. Washington Convention Center and most of the
SOT hotels (with the exception of the Eldon Suites and Henley
Park Hotel) are accessible to persons with disabilities. If you
require special services, please mark the appropriate box on
the Annual Meeting Registration Form.
Scooters can also be rented from Scoot Around. For more
information, please go to www.scootaround.com or call
888.441.7575. They will deliver to your hotel. If you require
a sign language interpreter, please contact the Sign Language
Associates via e-mail: info@signlanguage.com or call
301.946.9710.
If you require more information about accessibility, please
contact Heidi Prange at SOT Headquarters: 703.438.3115 ext.
1424.
Attire
The official attire for the Annual Meeting is business casual.
No coat or tie is required! We encourage you to bring
comfortable clothing and shoes. Because meeting rooms may
seem cold, please bring a sweater or jacket and/or dress in
layers.
Business Center
Telephone: 202.289.5233
Fax: 202.289.0299
E-mail: info@capitalbusinesscenter.com
The Walter E. Washington Convention Center’s Capital
Business Center is conveniently located on First Level
and offers services such as UPS, FedEx, USPS shipping
and receiving, common office supplies, Internet access,
high-quality copying and printing for brochures, fliers, and
posters, binding and various finishing options, enlargements
and reduction prints, and uploading documents from a disk,
memory stick, or CD. You may also e-mail your files before
arrival and have your documents ready for you at the start of
the meeting.
Business Center hours:
Monday–Sunday......................................... 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Career Resources and Development Services
As part of the Career Resources and Development (CRAD)
services, the on-site Job Bank Center is located in the Walter
E. Washington Convention Center in Rooms 157 and 158 on
the First Level.
The Job Bank Center hours:
Sunday......................................................... 1:00 PM–4:30 PM
Monday....................................................... 9:00 AM–4:30 PM
Tuesday....................................................... 8:30 AM–4:30 PM
Wednesday.................................................. 8:30 AM–4:30 PM
Full CRAD details may be found on page 60.
Badges
Annual Meeting attendees who register by January 21, 2011,
will receive badges and registration materials in the mail.
Attendees who already have their 2011 Annual Meeting
badges do not need to wait in the registration line. If you have
registered and have NOT received your badge by mail, or
need a replacement badge, go to the “Badge Pick Up Only”
registration counter to pick up your badge. You will be asked
to show a photo ID.
All on-site badges will be issued on gold badge paper to assist
with the registration auditing process.
If you have not registered for the meeting before you arrive
in D.C., please complete the on-site Registration Form found
at the kiosks in the registration area and proceed to the
appropriate registration line.
For security reasons badges may not be altered. Please go to
SOT Registration to update information on your badge.
up-to-date information at www.toxicology.org
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Climate
In March, D.C.’s typical temperature range is an average
low of 37.4°F/3°C and an average high of 55.7°F/13.2°C. For
an up-to-date and more detailed weather forecast, visit the
National Weather Service Forecast Office at www.erh.noaa.
gov/er/lwx.
Coat/Luggage Check
For your convenience, a coat/luggage check will be available
in Salon F in the Grand Lobby near Registration on the First
Level. The coat/luggage check will be open Sunday, March
6 through Thursday, March 10. There will be a fee of $3 per
item checked. Laptops, cameras, and other electronics will
not be accepted.
Hours of operation:
Sunday........................................................ 7:00 AM–8:00 PM
Monday....................................................... 7:00 AM–8:00 PM
Tuesday......................................................6:00 AM–10:00 PM
Wednesday.................................................. 6:00 AM–8:00 PM
Thursday......................................................6:00 AM–1:00 PM
Coat/Luggage check hours are subject to change.
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