The 2010 MAPACA conference is at the
The Crowne Plaza Hotel
Old Town Alexandria,VA
October 28, 2010 to October 30, 2010
MAPACA has received a special rate for rooms at The Crowne Plaza on Wednesday 10/27,
Thursday 10/28, Friday 10/29, Saturday 10/30, and Sunday 10/31. To make
reservations, click on the link below or
call the number below -- be sure to mention
that you are attending the Mid-Atlantic Popular/American Culture
Association's conference.
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The Crowne Plaza is located at 901 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 (1-703-683-6000), a short walk from Old Town. Newly renovated, the Crowne Plaza offers a number of rooms with views of the Potomac and, if you are on the North side of the building, Washington DC. Free in-room Wi-Fi access and free parking will be offered to all MAPACA Conference attendees. All conference activities will be held on the second floor of the hotel. Transportion: The Crowne Plaza runs a shuttle from Reagan National Airport every 30 minutes throughout the day. Look for the Crowne Plaza/Holiday Inn vans. If you are traveling by Amtrak, be certain to make use of the Alexandria Station at the King Street Metro. From here, the Crowne Plaza is a short cab ride through Old Town. The hotel also runs a shuttle to the King Street Metro at 10 minutes after every hour beginning at 2:00 PM and ending at 10:00 PM. From the King Street Metro, a trip into Washington, DC will take around 20 minutes depending upon the time of day. The Mid-Atlantic Popular Culture Association’s annual conference will be held at The Crowne Plaza Hotel in Old Town Alexandria, VA, just outside Washington, D.C. We are very pleased announce that our keynote speaker for the conference will be Hari Jones, curator of the African American Civil War Memorial and Museum. In addition to being a world-renowned Civil War expert and a sought after speaker, Mr. Jones is also a veritable encyclopedia of local DC history. As one of the oldest port cities in America, Old Town Alexandria has numerous historic sites of interest, such as Christ Church, the Lyceum, Gadsby’s Tavern, and the George Washington Masonic Memorial. Numerous walking tours of local points of interest are inexpensive and available throughout the day and early evening. A wide variety of shops and restaurants line King Street all the way from the Metro station to the river, where water taxis depart for Georgetown, National Harbor, and Mount Vernon. Washington, DC is quickly accessible via the King Street Metro. |
