Registration

Foundations of Genetic Algorithms Workshop
July 21-23, 2000
Charlottesville, VA











FOGA 2000 will be held in a brand new hotel that is a couple blocks
from The University of Virginia grounds and several blocks from the
historic downtown mall of Charlottesville. Since the hotel is in
the finishing stages of construction all registration for rooms
at the hotel (included in the FOGA registration fee) will be through
the registration form or through communication with Mrs. Kim Gregg
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Important Dates



July 20      5-9pm Welcome and on site registration
July 21      8am FOGA 2000 sessions begin
July 22      8am sessions continue; 8pm banquet
July 23      8am sessions continue, ending at noon; Monticello tour







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Hotel Information


The Courtyard by Marriott Group is putting the finishing touches on
a new facility on West Main Street in Charlottesville. Because of the
newness of the facility booking rooms will have to be done through
the FOGA registration process. After registering one will be contacted
with payment information and there after direct contact with Mrs. Gregg

or Professor Martin
 will allow updating or modifying one's room reservation.


Unfortunately, the central Marriott reservation system will not
be able to make the reservations for this particular unit.





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Special Student Information



Yes, students are special people and to encourage their participation we have a student registration rate.
This rate primarily unbundles the hotel room cost. Though the room rate we have arranged is quite good
for most of the hotels/motels in Charlottesville, this unbundling is intended to allow students to
arrange less expensive housing (possibly even camping on the Blue Ridge, ha, ha).
More seriously, several students may want to get together to arrange accomodations together.
If you have registered as a student and would like to be put in contact with other student
registrants, please contact Mrs. Gregg
or Professor Martin and we will exchange your email addresses.
If you are about to register as a student then add your interest in communicating with other
students to the note at the bottom of the registration form.






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Directions




From Charlottesville Airport (CHO):


Rental car counters are just inside the terminal building; rental car parking is just outside the baggage claim area.
Taxis are available just outside the terminal building. Exit the airport, stop at the stop sign, proceed cautiously
across the intersection (dangerous intersection) and continue straight ahead on Airport Road for 0.8 miles. At the
traffic light turn right onto Route 29 South. Proceed south on Route 29.
Mileage is measured from this intersection along Route 29 south: 



From Washington National Airport (DCA):


Take Highway 1 north, then Interstate 66 west, then Route 29 south. Driving distance is about 130 miles, driving
time is about 2.5 to 3.0 hours (during non-rush hours) depending upon Washington traffic.


From Washington Dulles Airport (IAD):


Exit Dulles on the Dulles access road; take the first exit onto Route 28 south. At the intersection with Interstate 66
take I-66 west, then Route 29 south. Driving distance is about 110 miles, driving time is about 2.0 to 2.5 hours
depending upon traffic.


From Richmond International Airport (RIC):


Exit airport and go straight ahead (north) 1 mile.
Turn left and enter Interstate 64 West.
Stay on Interstate 64 West, though Richmond to Charlottesville.
Distance is about 80 miles from the Richmond airport and Charlottesville.
Take Exit 118B  for the Route 29/250 Bypass.
Go approximately 2 miles and take the off ramp for Route 250 East
Business (Ivy Road). Turn right off
the exit ramp and follow Ivy Road.
The third traffic light is the intersection of Route 29 with
University Ave./Ivy Rd./Business 250, continue as in the Charlottesville directions.





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Charlottesville
is a pretty little town just off the east slope of the
Blue Ridge Mountains in central Virginia.



There is a Visitors Center (with complete tourist information) 
located on Rt. 20 South, just off Interstate 64 (804) 977-1783.



The area was home to four U.S. presidents. The closest is:



Thomas Jefferson's Monticello 

FOGA 2000 is offering a "group tour option" in case you would like to visit the house and its gardens.



Very near to Monticello is:


James Monroe's Ash Lawn-Highland (804) 293-9539



Within a 40 minute drive is:


James Madison's Montpelier  (540) 672-2728 (near Orange, Virginia)



Within a 30 minute drive is:


the Woodrow Wilson Birthplace and Museum, Staunton, Virginia (888) 496-6376.




On the Downtown Mall in Charlottesville is the
Virginia Discovery Museum.
A dynamic place where young people (ages 1-10) and adults can explore and learn together through interactive
exhibits. (804) 977-1025



Central Virginia is home to several up and coming wineries.
Here are a couple:



Horton Cellars (540) 832-7440


Jefferson Vineyards (804) 977-3042


Oakencroft Winery (804) 296-4188


Barboursville Vineyards & Historic Ruins (540)832-3824


Rose River Winery (540)923-4050





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General FOGA 2000 Contact Information


http://www.cs.uwyo.edu/~wspears/foga00/index.html
 

wspears@cs.uwyo.edu




Terence C. Fogarty
Napier University
219 Colinton Road
Edinburgh EH14 1DJ, UK
tcf@dcs.napier.ac.uk

Worthy Martin
Department of Computer Science
School of Engineering and Applied Science
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA 22903-2442
martin@virginia.edu

William M. Spears
Department of Computer Science
College of Engineering
University of Wyoming
Laramie, Wyoming, 82071
wspears@cs.uwyo.edu








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