Important Transportation and Local Information

Here is some important information for attendees arriving for the conference:

1. Transportation from the airport to the Omni hotel is not provided. The Omni Hotel has an agreement with Groome Transportation. The Virginia Radioactive Materials Program is working with Groome to coordinate transportation services for those arriving at the Richmond International Airport. Please provide Kristi White (kristi.white@vdh.virginia.gov) with your arrival date and time.

2. The Omni Hotel provides underground parking for cars. If you plan on driving and parking your vehicle at the Omni, please e-mail Kristi White with your information. There are self parking lots located within a few blocks of the Omni. A map of these locations can be found at: http://www.ridefinders.com/FrontEnd/HTML/WSI/images/downtown%20commuter%...

3. If you arriving on Sunday August 21st, there will be a limited number of restaurants available. The following list details those restaurants within walking distance that will be open on Sunday:

a. Tobacco Restaurant (Steak, seafood & night club: thetobaccocompany.com)
b. La Grotta (Italian: lagrottaristorante.com)
c. Peking Pavilion (Chinese: pekingdining.com)
d. City Dog (Hot dogs, sausages, burgers)
e. Sine Irish Pub (Bar & restaurant: sineirishpub.com)
f. Dora’s Brazilian Grill (dorasbraziliangrill.com)
g. Buffalo Wild Wings (buffalowildwings.com)

4. The following banks are located near the Omni and provide ATMs.
a. Wachovia
b. Bank of America
c. Suntrust

5. If you have any other questions you may contact Kristi White or Mike Welling.