2015 location

Location - USPTO

USPTO
Madison Building
600 Dulany St.
Alexandria, VA 22314

Up to 350 participants. We might want to start with selling 300.

• National Inventors Hall of Fame and Museum - possible location for an evening event?
  • Hours are Tuesday - Friday 11AM - 5PM
• Public wifi
  • 3.20 Mbps down / 4.36 Mbps up / 45 ms ping
  • port 22 is blocked
  • Consider bringing in our own wifi? What's the cost?
• Sponsor Space
  • Lower level lobby
• Eating Space
  • half of one of the auditoriums
  • spill over into the lower leve lobby
• Meeting Spaces
  • Keynotes and Opening / Closing Circle
  • Break-out rooms
• Location
  • Not in DC but easily accessible via metro rail
  • No security, completely open space
  • Local Hotels
    • The Westin Alexandria - $242 - 3 minute walk
    • Residence Inn Alexandria Old Town South at Carlyle - $249 - 6 minute walk
    • Residence Inn Alexandria Old Town / Duke Street - $269 - 9 minute walk
    • SpringHill Suites Alexandria Old Town/Southwest - $194 - 10 minute walk
    • Courtyard Alexandria Old Town/Southwest - $199 - 5 minute drive

Location Requirements

• We greatly prefer to have the location/date locked down by no later than the end of January '15
• Room set theatre-style for the keynotes and ignite sessions
• Room set in a large circle, large enough to hold all attendees (targeting 300-500)
• 6-10 breakout rooms with space to accommodate all attendees during the open spaces.
• Space for sponsors
• Space for breakfast and lunch
• Preferably in the District, must be metro rail accessible
• Good accessibility features
• Good wifi
• Prefer to avoid attendees having to go through security checkpoint
• Hotel and location for an evening event within walking distance
• Minimal security procedures for attendees
• Not a hotel, because of cost
• Prefer free or inexpensive location

USPTO vs. our requirements

• Not in DC but easily accessible
• Wifi is suboptimal
• No security checkpoints
• Hotels and restaurants nearby
• Space sponsored by the USPTO