
Conference News
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01 - Dinner boat cruise
GENERAL NOTES
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Please bring your lanyard for entrance to the cruise
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Boarding location: Pier 4, 580 Water Street SW, Washington DC 20024
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Ship name: Spirit of Washington
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Cruise company: City Cruise
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Schedule:
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6-7 PM Loading
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7-9:30 PM Cruise
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If you arrive early, note that the DC Wharf is a vibrant area with bars, walking spaces, etc., and we encourage you to explore, grab a drink, etc.
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Your return from the event is on your own — so feel free to stay out, socialize, etc.
OPTION 1: Metro
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Take AU shuttle to Tenleytown/AU Metro stop — AU Shuttle website which includes a shuttle tracker
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Tenleytown/AU Metro Station to the cruise — Google Map directions
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Take Red line (Glenmont) 7 stops to Gallery Place/Chinatown
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Transfer to Green Line (Branch Avenue) 3 stops to Waterfront
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Walk 0.4 mile (8 minutes) to 580 Water Street SW
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OPTION 2: Lyft
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Lyft code: TCRBOAT25
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Please try to coordinate carpooling as possible as we only have 100 Lyft vouchers
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Vouchers are location and time constrained
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02 - Sunday Track Sharing
We invite everyone to voluntarily present to share/cross-pollinate with other tracks. In addition, we encourage meeting up with other tracks you may have commonalities to discuss your ideas.
INSTRUCTIONS
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Please complete one slide (template here) summarizing your track's work. Feel free to include whatever information you think is necessary: outcomes, next steps, ways to collaborate with others, outstanding questions, etc.
- Email it to TCR (tcr2025@american.edu) by Sunday at 7AM.
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We will consolidate the slides into one large deck.
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Identify a track chair to discuss the track for a maximum of three minutes.

