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GSA 2015 ANNUAL MEETING & EXPOSITION BALITMORE

Travel &
Transportation

Getting to Baltimore Roommates &
Rides
BY AIR
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Southwest Airlines is GSA’s official conference airline, and and talk about whatever you want, whenever you want. Meet
discounted pricing can be booked at https://www.swabiz.com/ new people, coordinate your schedules, and plan activities.
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expenses. It’s easy and it’s free! To access the secure Web
Baltimore is served by three major airports: page, go to the meeting website (community.geosociety.org/
gsa2015/) and click on “Attendee Info” and “Find a
(1) Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Roommate.”
Airport (BWI; www.bwiairport.com) in Maryland, just
15 min. from downtown Baltimore; Notice of GSA
Council Meetings
(2) Washington Dulles International Airport
(www.metwashairports.com/dulles/dulles.htm) in GSA 2015 ANNUAL MEETING & EXPOSITION
northern Virginia; and BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, USA

(3) Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Two meetings of GSA’s Council will be held at the Hilton
(www.metwashairports.com/reagan/reagan.htm), also in Baltimore during the meeting.
northern Virginia. Check each airport’s website for ground DAY 1: Sat., 31 Oct., 8 a.m.–noon, Holiday Ballroom 4
transportation information. (2nd floor)
DAY 2: Wed., 4 Nov., 8 a.m.–noon, Johnson Room (1st Floor)
BY TRAIN
All GSA members are invited to attend the open portions
Baltimore is easily accessible by train (and is within driving of these meetings.
distance of more than one-third of the nation’s population).
Erected in 1911, Baltimore’s Penn Station is a major stop for
Amtrak’s high-speed Acela Express service. Learn more
at www.amtrak.com. Penn Station is about three miles from
the convention center.

Commuter rail service is provided by the MARC Train. Local
areas served include Baltimore; Washington D.C.; and Martinsburg,
West Virginia. Most MARC Train service lines operate Mon.–Fri.,
but weekend service is provided on the Penn Line, which includes
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
Learn more at www.mtamaryland.com.

Getting Around

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

The Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) operates bus,
metro subway, light rail, and MARC train services. For fares and
schedules, please call +1-888-218-2267 (locally, +1-410-539-5000)
or go to www.mtamaryland.com. The Charm City Circulator
(www.charmcitycirculator.com) is a free transportation service
with four routes that intersect downtown Baltimore, including a
route to Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine.
Shuttles run every 10 min. from early morning to late at night,
seven days a week. The routes also connect to other forms of
transit, such as the light rail, MARC, the metro subway, and the
Baltimore Water Taxi.

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