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June 14–19, 2008 |
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Meeting Venue |
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The Richmond Marriott will host all meeting functions, technical sessions and exhibits. The Marriott is located in downtown Richmond, just blocks away from the Virginia Capitol, and has been completely refurbished over the past two years. The annual society dinner will be held at Shirley Plantation, a short bus ride away in historic Charles City County. | ||||||||||
| Richmond Virginia | |||||||||||
Downtown Richmond has undergone an impressive rebuilding and revitalization program over the past several years, and provides an impressive array of restaurants, museums, historical attractions, and entertainment options (http://visit.richmond.com/). Of particular note are the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens, Confederate White House & Museum of the Confederacy, James River Canal Walk, and numerous Civil War battlefields. Richmond is served by eight major airlines via the newly reconstructed Richmond International Airport (RIC) and by Amtrak rail service. |
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| Major Attractions Within One Hour of Richmond: | |||||||||||
Busch Gardens, Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown Settlement, Kings Dominion, Shirley Plantation, Yorktown Victory Center, and 10+ Civil War battlefields. |
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| Major Attractions Within Two Hours of Richmond: | |||||||||||
| Quantico Marine Museum, Smithsonian Aviation Museum at Dulles, Virginia Beach, Washington D.C., and many more Civil War battlefields! | |||||||||||