KDD-2003	The Ninth ACM SIGKDD International Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining
Washington, DC, USA	August 24 - 27, 2003

Program

For Authors

KDD-Cup

Registration

Hotel

Although the hotel deadline has passed, the hotel will take reservations on a space available basis. The hotel will still honor the conference rate if the block of rooms reserved by the conference is still available. However, we recommend calling the hotel directly rather than using the hotel web site to get the conference rate.

Please contact Todd Olsen (tolsen1@cs.umbc.edu) for all the accommodation and roommate matching requirements.
Use "KDD'03 Lodging" as subject tag.

Conference Hotel

All conference events will be held at the conference hotel:

Hilton Washington and Towers
1919 Connecticut Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20009
Tel: 1-202-483-3000
Fax: 1-202-232-0438

To get the conference rate of $135 per night for either single or double occupancy, make your reservations before August 2nd. There are two ways to make reservations:

Call the hotel directly or call 1-800-HILTONS and be sure to mention that you are with the ACMKDD group.
Go to the hotel web site, click on the "Book a Room" link, and be sure to enter ACM for the group/convention code.

Note that the code you give to the person on the phone is different from the code you give to the web site.

Getting to the Hotel

For those coming from outside of the DC area, you'll want to fly to one of the following airports:

Reagan National (DCA) - 5 miles from hotel
Dulles (IAD) - 28 miles from hotel
Baltimore Washington (BWI) - 33 miles from hotel

Driving directions from the airports to the hotel can be found here. If you're coming from somewhere other than an airport, driving directions can be found here. In either case, it will cost $19 per day to park in the hotel garage.

Getting there from National Airport

Shuttle - The SuperShuttle service costs $10 each way. When you get to the airport, go to the outside curb and look for the SuperShuttle representative. If you get there late at night, call 1-800-BLUE-VAN to get a shuttle dispatched. You must make a reservation for the return trip to the airport at least 24 hours in advance by calling 1-800-BLUE-VAN.

Taxi - The ride will take about 30 minutes and should cost approximately $25.

Metro - Take the Yellow line from the airport to the Gallery Place/Chinatown stop. Then take the Red line to the Dupont Circle stop. Leave the Metro station via the Q Street North exit. The hotel is four blocks north on Connecticut Avenue.

Getting there from Dulles Airport

Shuttle - The SuperShuttle service costs $21 each way, but you can save $2 by printing this coupon and presenting it when you pay. If two or more people travel together, each person after the first costs $11. When you get to the airport, collect your luggage and follow the signs for ground transportation. They will lead you directly to the SuperShuttle boarding area located on the lower level, outside at curb 2A or 2H. After 12:00 AM call 1-703-416-7884 get a shuttle dispatched. You must make a reservation for the return trip to the airport at least 24 hours in advance by calling 1-800-BLUE-VAN.

Taxi - The ride will take about 45 minutes and should cost between $45 and $55.

Getting there from BWI Airport

Shuttle - The SuperShuttle service costs $31 each way, but you can save $3 by printing this coupon and presenting when you pay. If two or more people travel together, each person after the first costs $11. When you get to the airport, go to the lower level and follow the signs to the SuperShuttle desk located between baggage claims 6 and 7. The ticket counter is open between the hours of 6:00 AM and 2:00 AM. During other times call 1-888-826-2700 to arrange service. You must make a reservation for the return trip to the airport at least 24 hours in advance by calling 1-800-BLUE-VAN.

Taxi - The ride will take about 1 hour and should cost between $55 and $65.

Train/Metro - The train runs Monday through Friday only. To get to the BWI train station, go to the curb outside baggage claim and look for a black and red BWI Shuttle. Tell the driver you want to go to the MARC train station. The shuttle is free and the ride to the train station will take about 10 minutes. At the station, buy a ticket for Washington Union Station. A round trip costs $8.75. Trains to Union Station depart approximately every hour (look here for a schedule). At Union Station, take the red line (toward Shady Grove) to the Dupont Circle stop. Leave the Metro station via the Q Street North exit. The hotel is four blocks north on Connecticut Avenue.

Washington DC

Public transportation in DC is outstanding. You can use either metro-rail or metro-bus to get just about anywhere. If you've never been to DC you should try to visit one of the many Smithsonian Museums, see some of the monuments on the National Mall, see the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights at the National Archives, tour the White House, or visit one of the many art museums such as the National Gallery and the Hirshhorn (which is part of the Smithsonian).

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