Beyond Science and Decisions: From Problem Formulation to Dose-Response Workshop I IN-PERSON PARTICIPANT LOGISTICS

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1 Beyond Science and Decisions: From Problem Formulation to Dose-Response Workshop I IN-PERSON PARTICIPANT LOGISTICS

2 Page 2 Table of Contents IN-PERSON PARTICIPANT LOGISTICS...3 ATTACHMENT 1. MAP OF TCEQ COMPLEX...5 ATTACHMENT 2. MAP OF WALKING PATH FROM FAIRFIELD INN & SUITES TO THE HILTON GARDEN INN...6 ATTACHMENT 3. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED RESTAURANTS...7 HOUSEKEEPING NOTES...9 CONFERENCE ROOMS...10

3 Page 3 In-Person Participant Logistics Location & Time The workshop will be held at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) complex, Park 35 Circle, Austin, TX, on March 16-18, 2010 in Room 201S of Building E (see Attachment 1 for a map). On March 16-17, the workshop will begin at 8:30 am (all times are in Central Standard Time) and run until approximately 5:00-5:30 pm. The workshop will begin at 8:30 am on Thursday, March 18, and will end around 3:00 pm. The most current agenda can be downloaded at Meals and Breaks Box lunches will be provided each day of the workshop. There will be mid-morning and afternoon breaks. An opening mixer will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn on Tuesday night from 6:30 to 9 pm with dinner portion hors d oeuvres. Those staying at the Fairfield Inn can walk to the Hilton Garden Inn on a hike-and-bike trail (about 1/10 mile). Please see Map of Walking Path from Fairfield Inn & Suites to the Hilton Garden Inn (Attachment 2). If you have not already done so when you registered, please let us know as soon as possible if you have food restrictions or food allergies. On Wednesday night, there are no dinner activities planned. Attachment 3 provides a listing of highly recommended restaurants in the area. Please visit the following website for information on Austin events: Lodging A block of rooms has been reserved at two hotels located approximately 1 mile north of the TCEQ complex and within 1/10 mile of each other: The Hilton Garden Inn North Austin, Austin, TX, at $115 per night (Tel: ). Location: North IH-35 Building C, Austin, TX, A hot-cooked breakfast is included with stay. The Fairfield Inn & Suites Austin North/Parmer Lane at $89 per night (Tel: or Toll-Free: ). Location: North IH35, Austin, TX, A continental breakfast is included with stay. When calling for reservations, please be sure to reference the TCEQ conference. The reservation deadline was March 1, After that date reservations will be accepted on a space availability basis. Directions/Transportation from the Airport to and from the Hotels Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is approximately 15 miles from the Hilton Garden Inn and the Fairfield Inn. Driving Directions: Take Highway 71 west (left) to I-35 North. Take exit onto I- 35 North toward Waco. Take exit 245 toward Parmer Lane. Turn left at the Parmer Lane light and take an immediate left onto the south bound service road. Once on the south bound service road, take the first right and circle around to the right to the Fairfield Inn parking lot. For the Garden Inn, take the 2 nd right and circle around to the left around the 24-Hour Fitness Center to the Garden Inn parking lot. The hotels do not provide shuttle service to/from the airport. The estimated taxi fare is $39 USD one way (Yellow Cab, , or you can

4 Page 4 use the Super Shuttle for approximately $20 USD (one way) (reservations required at Transportation from the Hotel to and from the TCEQ Complex TCEQ vans are available to shuttle meeting participants from the Fairfield or Garden Inn to the TCEQ in the morning (starting at 7:30 am, with subsequent pick-ups at 7:40, 7:50, and 8:00 am) and to transport them back to the Fairfield or Garden Inn after the meeting is over. Please plan to be at the TCEQ complex by 8:00 am in order to allow time to check in with security. Security Meeting materials including meeting badges will be available in Building E on Tuesday morning. Your meeting badge will serve as your security badge. For Security Sign-in, you will have to initial beside your name and then show identification to the security guard at the tables where you pick up your meeting materials. Parking at the TCEQ Complex Disability parking spaces are located immediately east of Building D. Take the 2 nd entrance into the TCEQ complex to access disability parking. Visitor parking spaces are located around Building F and on the top floor of the parking garage (Attachment 1). Take the 3 rd entrance into the TCEQ complex to access visitor parking spaces. Contacts If you have questions, please feel free to contact the following TCEQ toxicologists or for emergencies or problems call (from 8 am to 5 pm): Roberta Grant rgrant@tceq.state.tx.us Tel: Allison Jenkins ajenkins@tceq.state.tx.us Tel :

5 Page 5 Attachment 1. Map of TCEQ Complex

6 Page 6 Attachment 2. Map of Walking Path from Fairfield Inn & Suites to the Hilton Garden Inn Fairfield Inn entry Einstein Bagels 24 Hour Fitness entry Hilton Garden entry Opening mixer at the Garden Inn (dinner portion hors d oeuvres, 6:30 to 9:00) Tuesday, March 16th

7 Page 7 Attachment 3. Highly Recommended Restaurants The Oasis on Lake Travis: Sunset Capital of Texas Where you can admire a scenic sunset, your libation of preference in hand, from a choice of over a thousand chairs (imagine the agony of Goldilocks in a joint like this!). Best Place To Impress Out-of-Towners: The Oasis (Readers Poll, Food & Drink, 1996) Best Restaurant With A View: The Oasis (Readers Poll, Food & Drink, 1996) Best Place To Drink Outdoors: The Oasis (Readers Poll, Arts & Entertainment, 1995) Tex Mex; Seafood; Sandwiches, etc. Salt Lick Barbeque in Round Rock Best Barbecue: The Salt Lick (Readers Poll, Food & Drink, 2001) The Roberts family have been Q-ing up Central Texas for years, and the friendly feel of the picnic table dining room have folks coming back for more. When it's served "family style" (all you can eat), even folks hitting deep meat stupor will hear themselves uttering the words, "Yes, please!" The Salt Lick in Round Rock is within a few hundred feet of the Dell Diamond, home of the Round Rock Express (AAA affiliate of the Houston Astros). Unfortunately, the first home game isn t until April 16, 2010, but that gives another reason to return to Central Texas and enjoy more barbeque! Scholz Garten, The Oldest Business in Texas since : Best Tourist Destination for Your Bachelor Brother Why not show your bro' one of the last Texas biergartens? This 140-year-old watering hole has been the gathering place for generations of Texas politicians and exuberant Longhorn fans. Head on down on any night, grab some suds, tuck into your schnitzel, and soak in the history to the oompah soundtrack provided by the Wurst Band. He'll never look at Austin the same way. Barbeque, chicken fried steak, German food, variety of beers, etc. South by Southwest (SxSW) For the adventurous and young at heart, travel to the 6th Street downtown entertainment center ( South by Southwest (SxSW) will be in full swing on March 17. Austin's eclectic melting pot boils during the SxSW entertainment industry summit. Record-company executives, producers, dot-commers and other movers and shakers descend on the city looking to discover the next hot musical act or independent filmmaker ( For the SxSW venues, tickets/armbands must be purchased, although there are many restaurants/music venues that host different musical acts.

8 Page 8 Iron Cactus Stonelake Blvd. Austin, TX (512) Pappasito s 6513 N Interstate 35 Austin, TX (512) Alternate Dinner Ideas Roaring Fork Stonelake Blvd Austin, TX P ~ 5.5 miles from the hotel Z Tejas 9400-A Arboretum Blvd. Austin (512) ~5.75 miles from the hotel Salt Grass Steakhouse Research Blvd. Between W. Braker Lane & Great Hills Trail 512/ N. I-35 Round Rock Between 3406 and / ~12.75 miles from the hotel Cool River 4001 West Parmer Lane Austin, Texas Main: Chuy s Research Austin, TX (512) Chuy s in Round Rock 2320 N. IH 35 Round Rock, TX (512) North by Northwest Capital of TX Hwy N Austin, TX ~ 6.3 miles from the hotel For other restaurants near the hotel visit the following Marriott hotel site:

9 Page 9 HouseKeeping Notes Suggested Attire business casual Smoking The TCEQ is a smoke-free facility. However, there is a covered smoking gazebo located on the west side of Buildings E and D. Bathroom facilities Restrooms are located in the hallway outside the Agenda Room (Rm 201S). Take a left as you exit the Agenda Room. Food and drinks Only bottled water is allowed in the Agenda Room. Other types of food and drinks are not allowed. Rm 254S, which is located off the Agenda Room, toward the back, will be where morning and afternoon refreshments will be served. There are TVs and audio in Rm 254S so you can watch the proceedings in the Agenda Room. Lunches Lunches will be served in Rm 254S. Rm 254S will hold approximately 45 people. There are three conference rooms in Bldg. E available for lunches (capacity 12 people each room). Tables will be set up outside between Bldgs. D and E for lunches, if the weather is nice. Breakroom area Vending machines, microwaves, and ice machines are located on the 2nd floor of Bldg. E in Rm 204S. Cafeteria and deli Goodrum s Cafeteria is located in Building A on the 1 st floor. K s Deli is located in Building F on the 2 nd floor. Wi Fi connections The TCEQ complex has WiFi connections in the Agenda Room and in Rm 254S. Wireless Network (ssid) = Agenda User Name = agenda Password = google Assistance traveling between buildings We have a vehicle to transport you if you need assistance traveling between buildings during the breakout sessions or at other times. Please contact Allison Jenkins if you need assistance: ajenkins@tceq.state.tx.us, Tel : or (from 8 am to 5 pm). Binders The TCEQ used recycled binders for the meeting handouts. If you would like to take the meeting handouts with you, but leave the bulky binder, we will have a collection area in the Agenda Room where you can return the binder to be recycled.

10 Page 10 Conference Rooms Location Room Phone # chairs Projector Screen Computer Dry Erase Board Bldg E (all conference rooms available the entire day on March 16-18) 2 nd Floor 201S Agenda Room 180 Y Y (TVs) Y N 2 nd Floor 215S (512) Y Y CPU Y 2 nd Floor 254S (512) Y Y N Y 3 rd Floor 326S (512) Y Y CPU Y 3 rd Floor 368S (512) N * N * N Y Bldg F (Except for 2210, conference rooms available during breakout sessions) 3 rd Floor 3202A (512) N * N * N Y (2) 4 th Floor 4201 (512) Y Y N Y 4 th Floor 4315 (512) Y Y N Y 4 th Floor 4213 (512) N N N Y 2 nd Floor pm Tues & 85 N N N Y Thurs * There is a wall to project on if you bring a portable projector The table provides information on available conference rooms in Buildings E and F. The conference rooms in Building E have been reserved the entire 3 days of the workshop. These rooms are available if you want to set up your laptop, check your , or if you wish to have a small group planning meeting. If you want a Building E conference room reserved, please contact Roberta Grant, rgrant@tceq.state.tx.us, Tel: or (from 8 am to 5 pm). The conference rooms in Building F are only available during the breakout sessions Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning, except for 2210, which is only available on Tuesday and Thursday from 12-1 pm.