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Wednesday, September 26

Thursday, September 27

Location

Crystal Gateway Marriott
1700 Jefferson Davis Hwy
Arlington, VA 22202-3505 

Directions to Crystal Gateway Marriott from:

Metro: Blue Line to Crystal City Metro Stop - Map

Driving

From New York/Baltimore (the North):
Take Interstate 95 to Interstate 495/Interstate 95 South towards Richmond. After crossing the Woodrow Wilson Bridge, take the second exit onto Route 1 North. Follow Route 1 to 20th Street. Turn left and at the first traffic light turn right onto South Eads Street. The hotel is 1.5 blocks on the right.

From Richmond/Springfield (the South):
Take Interstate 395 North to exit 8C for Crystal City. Turn left onto Army Navy Drive then right onto South Eads Street. The hotel is three blocks on the left.

For GPS mapping, use 1601 South Eads Street as the hotel's address.

Parking: 
Self Parking fee: 10 USD hourly, 22 USD daily
Valet parking fee: 27 USD daily

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport - DCA 

Airport Phone: 1 703 417 8370

Hotel direction: 1 mile(s) South

Complimentary Shuttle from Reagan Washington National Airport from 6:05am to 11:00pm, pickup locations are the A Gates and Doors 5 and 9, in the B and C Concourse Lower Level.

Airport shuttle service, scheduled, complimentary
Shuttle Phone: 1 703 920 3230
Courtesy phone available
Subway service, fee:  2 USD  (one way)
Estimated taxi fare: 7 USD  (one way) 

 
Washington Dulles International Airport - IAD

Hotel direction: 28 mile(s) South West

This hotel does not provide shuttle service.

Courtesy phone available
Alternate transportation: Washington Flyer; fee: 45 USD (one way) ;reservation required
Estimated taxi fare: 45 USD  (one way)

Driving directions from Dulles Airport:
Exit the airport onto the Dulles toll road and proceed to Interstate 66 East. From Interstate 66 East exit onto Route 110 South and follow the signs to US Highway 1 South. Continue on US Highway 1 South to the 15th Street exit and turn right at the end of the off ramp. At the first traffic light turn left onto South Eads Street and the hotel is one half mile on the left *** For GPS mapping, use 1601 South Eads Street as the hotel's address.

Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport - BWI

Hotel direction: 55 mile(s) South East

This hotel does not provide shuttle service.

Courtesy phone available
Alternate transportation: Super Shuttle; fee: 61 USD (one way) ;reservation required
Estimated taxi fare: 65 USD  (one way)

Driving directions from BWI:
Take Interstate 195 West. Merge onto Interstate 95 South towards Washington DC then Interstate 95 South towards Richmond. After crossing the Potomac River via the Woodrow Wilson Bridge, take the second exit onto Route 1 North. Follow Route 1 North to Crystal City and turn left onto 20th Street. At the next traffic light turn right onto South Eads Street. The hotel is 1.5 blocks on the right *** For GPS mapping, use 1601 South Eads Street as the hotel's address.

Lodging

Marriott Crystal Gateway
1700 Jefferson Davis Highway
Arlington, VA 22202-3505

The room block has closed. You may contact the hotel directly to see if they will honor this rate*. 
A guest room rate is $224 per night* plus applicable taxes. All reservations must be accompanied by a first night room deposit or guaranteed with credit card.

Room reservations may be made via this reservations link (group code AFEAFEA) or by calling (800) 228-9290 or (703) 920-3230. 

Hotel information
www.marriott.com/hotels/fact-sheet/travel/wasgw-crystal-gateway-marriott/ 

Registration

Registration closes by COB, Friday, September 21, 2012 After this date, you may still register onsite. You may register online or complete a Registration Form to mail or fax to (703) 522-3192.

*Only available for active-duty military and civilian employees with valid Government ID.

Important Registration Dates:

On-line registration closes September 21, 2012.

Registration by fax closes September 21, 2012

Registration by mail closes September 14, 2012.

Registration Policy

Deadline to register online or by fax is by COB Friday, September 21, 2012.

After September 21 a Registration Form may be downloaded, completed, and brought to the conference for onsite registration.

Please do not mail any registration forms after September 14, 2012. Registrations will not be taken over the phone; payment must be made at the time of registration.

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations received by Wednesday, September 14, 2012 will receive a full refund, less $75 transaction fee. No refunds will be given for cancellations after September 14 due to guarantees made to venue. Substitutions are welcome in lieu of cancellations.

All substitutions and cancellations must be made in writing to Tammy Kicker (tkicker@afei.org)

Whay Attend?

• Come hear government and industry leaders discuss the new landscape and their evolving priorities
• Listen to a panel of senior decision makers discuss priorities for IT investment
• Discuss mobility, MDM, BYOD and security topics with a panel of experts
• Understand what Government desires from Big Data
• Learn innovative approaches to building a cyber workforce
• Understand the relationship between sequestration and continuing resolution

Sequestration - the Gift that keeps on giving!

In the first sequestration, which occured in 1986, as a result of Gramm-Rudman-Hollings, there was a one-time, across the board reduction of 4.9% for Federal Departments.

In 2013 the Budget Control Act kicks in 10 years of annual budget reductions of $55 Billion. How will Federal Departments make the cuts?  Bloomberg Government indicates that in January of 2013 DoD will take a 9.6% reduction while the rest of Government will see a 9.1% cut. 

We will begin to see consequences in September of 2012 as contract signings may be delayed.  However, for DoD unobligated multi-year funds will included in the cuts, so we may see a rush to get these under contract.  Contracts will likely have contingency clauses, and on January 2 we may see contracts cancelled.