Workshop by the Alliance for Risk Assessment

• Register for the Workshop
• Location and Time
• Logistics: In-Person Participants
• Logistics: Webcast Participants
• Power Point Presentations, Case Studies, and Additional Workshop Materials
• Contacts During the Conference

Register for the Workshop

To register for the workshop, and for more information regarding registration, visit the ARA website.

Location and Time

The workshop will be held at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) complex, 12100 Park 35 Circle, Austin, TX, on May 22-24, 2012 in Room 201S of Building E (see map).

Tuesday, May 22           1:00 pm to 5:00-5:30 pm

Wednesday, May 23      8:00 am to 5:00-5:30 pm

Thursday, May 24          8:30 am to 1:00 pm

The most current agenda can be downloaded at the ARA website

Logistics

In-Person Participants:

Meals and Breaks
Lunch will be provided on Wednesday. There will be mid-morning and afternoon breaks.

Opening Mixer
An opening mixer will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn on Tuesday night from 6:30 to 9 pm with dinner portion hors d’oeuvres. If you have not already done so when you registered, please let us know as soon as possible if you have food restrictions or food allergies.

On Wednesday night, there are no dinner activities planned. A listing of recommended restaurants in the area is provided. Please visit the Austin 360 website for information on Austin events.

Lodging
A block of rooms has been reserved for May 20-25, 2012 at the Hilton Garden Inn North Austin, which is located approximately 1 mile north of the TCEQ complex:

• The Hilton Garden Inn North Austin, Austin, TX, at $85 per night (Tel: 1-512-339-3626). Location: 12400 North IH-35 Building C, Austin, TX, 78753. A hot-cooked breakfast is included with stay.

When calling for reservations, please be sure to reference the TCEQ conference. The special room rate will be available until May 7 or until the group block is sold-out, whichever comes first.

Directions/Transportation from the Airport to and from the Hotel
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is approximately 15 miles from the Hilton Garden Inn. Driving Directions: Take Highway 71 west (left) to I-35 North. Take exit onto I-35 North toward Waco. Take exit 245 toward Parmer Lane. Turn left at the Parmer Lane light and take an immediate left onto the southbound service road.

Once on the southbound service road, take the 2nd right and circle around to the left around the 24-Hour Fitness Center to the Hilton Garden Inn parking lot.

The hotel does not provide shuttle service to/from the airport. The estimated taxi fare is $40 USD one-way (Yellow Cab, 512 452-9999, http://www.yellowcabaustin.com/) or you can use the Super Shuttle for approximately $36 USD (one-way) (reservations required at http://www.supershuttle.com/).

Transportation from the Hotel to and from the TCEQ Complex
TCEQ vehicles are available to shuttle meeting participants from the Hilton Garden Inn to the TCEQ and to transport them back to the Hilton Garden Inn after the meeting is over.

• On May 22 in the afternoon (starting at 12:15 pm, with subsequent pick-ups at 12:25, 12:35, and 12:45 pm)

• On May 23-24 in the morning (starting at 7:30 am, with subsequent pick-ups at 7:40, 7:50, and 8:00 am)

In order to allow time to check in with security, please plan to be at the TCEQ complex 30 minutes ahead of the meeting start times.

Security
Meeting materials including meeting badges will be available in Building E on Tuesday afternoon. Your meeting badge will serve as your security badge. For security sign-in, you will have to initial beside your name and then show identification to the security guard at the tables where you pick up your meeting materials.

Parking at the TCEQ Complex
Disability parking spaces are located immediately east of Building D. Take the 2nd entrance into the TCEQ complex to access disability parking. Visitor parking spaces are located around Building F and on the top floor of the parking garage (Attachment 1). Take the 3rd entrance into the TCEQ complex to access visitor parking spaces.

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Webcast Participant Logistics

Website for Webcast
Sessions held in the Agenda Room (Rm 201S of Building E) will be webcast by TexasAdmin.com at no charge beginning at 1:00 pm on May 22 and ending at 1:00 pm on May 24. Information on connecting to the webinar will be on the Texas Admin website, including tips for viewing video webcasts with RealPlayer .

Participants are encouraged to register at the ARA website to access background information. There is no registration fee for online participants.

Procedure for Submitting Questions during the Workshop
Webcast participants can submit questions regarding presentations by emailing them to Oliver Kroner: kroner@tera.org. Please provide your name and affiliation when you submit your questions. Staff will be regularly monitoring email.

Power Point Presentations
The webcast screen on your computer is fairly small, so it is not possible to clearly see the power point slides on the webcast screen. Therefore, webcast participants should download the speaker’s presentations and have the webcast screen and the presentations open on your computer at the same time.

Power Point Presentations, Case Studies, and Additional Workshop Materials

Power point presentations, case studies, and additional workshop materials are now available for download via the ARA website .

Contacts During the Conference

If you have questions, please feel free to contact the following TCEQ toxicologists, or for emergencies or problems call 1-877-992-8370 (from 8 am to 5 pm):

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