Overall Event Times: The event begins Monday, May 6th at 12:30 p.m., but please plan to pick up your name badge and welcome materials any time between 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. that day in the Presidential Foyer on the 3rd floor of the Marriott. The Rendezvous ends when the Thursday afternoon sessions wrap up at 3:30 p.m.
Elizabeth River Ferry: If you're "commuting" from Portsmouth for the Rendezvous sessions, the Elizabeth River Ferry makes it an easy and inexpensive trip. The ferry leaves North Landing in Portsmouth (the stop closest to Tidewater) every 30 minutes from 5:35 a.m. to 9:35 p.m. From Waterside, the ferry leaves every thirty minutes from 5:45 a.m. to 9:45 p.m. Expect the ride from Portsmouth to Waterside to take less than 10 minutes. Expect the ride from Waterside to Portsmouth to take about 20 minutes. Fares for the ferry are $2 each way (or $1 if you're over 65) or multi-day passes are available.
Nearest Airport: The Norfolk International Airport (ORF) is about 10 miles away from the event site.
Event Emails: Please be sure to add [email protected] to your contact list or safe senders list in your email account. Your registration confirmation email, and other important emails leading up to the Rendezvous, will come from this address. We'd hate for you to miss something because our emails land in your spam folder.
Other helpful tips:
- For the comfort of all attendees and per the facility's rules, no pets are allowed in the Rendezvous meal and seminar spaces. Service animals are, of course, welcome.
- Meeting rooms are often chilly. Please consider dressing in layers.
- The dress for all parts of the Rendezvous, including dinners, is very casual.