TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATIONS
CONFERENCE HOTEL We have reserved a block of rooms at the Hilton DoubleTree Hotel Richmond Downtown (301 W. Franklin St., Richmond, VA 23220). Group rate = $109 per night (plus taxes) In order to receive the above group rate, attendees must identify themselves as part of the "ADS Thorium Utilization Conference-ADSThU". The deadline to receive this rate is September 26, 2014, while availability exists. Reservations can be made online or by phone by calling 1-800-222-TREE |
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RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
Founded in 1737 at the furthest navigable point on the James River, Richmond remained a small outpost until just before the end of the colonial era, when Virginians, realizing that their capital at Williamsburg was open to British attack, shifted it fifty miles further inland. When war broke out it was named the capital of the Confederacy. For four years the city was the focus of Southern defenses and Union attacks, but despite a near constant state of siege, it held on almost until the very end. After the war, Richmond was devastated. Much of its downtown was burned by fleeing Confederates who wanted to keep its stores of weapons and its warehouses full of tobacco out of the victors' hands. Today's Richmond has an extensive inventory of architecturally significant older buildings alongside its modern office towers, while tobacco is still a major industry.
For more information about the City of Richmond : http://www.richmondgov.com/common/Visitors.aspx . |
GETTING TO RICHMOND & VCU
The closest airport to Virginia Commonwealth University served by commercial airlines is Richmond International Airport (RIC). RIC is located approximately seven and a half miles, 12 kilometers, from VCU, only about a 15 to 20 minute car ride.
The nearest major airport, besides RIC, is Dulles International Airport (IAD), outside Washington, D.C. IAD is about 120 miles (2 hours) by car from VCU, Richmond, VA. IAD itself is 40 miles west of Washington, D.C.
TAXI INFORMATION
The city of Richmond provides taxi services that take visitors from the RIC airport to VCU campuses and hotels.
Pay by cash or credit card
The nearest major airport, besides RIC, is Dulles International Airport (IAD), outside Washington, D.C. IAD is about 120 miles (2 hours) by car from VCU, Richmond, VA. IAD itself is 40 miles west of Washington, D.C.
TAXI INFORMATION
The city of Richmond provides taxi services that take visitors from the RIC airport to VCU campuses and hotels.
Pay by cash or credit card
- Public Cab Inc.
Phone: (804) 248-0021
- Metro Taxicab
Phone: (804) 353-5000 - Yellow Cab
Phone: (804) 222-7300
Questions? Please contact us at adsthu@adsthu.org