2011 Jefferson-Jackson Dinner FAQ

Location: Georgia World Congress Center
285 Andrew Young International Blvd., NW
Atlanta, Georgia 30313-1591
Building B
Red Parking Deck

FROM THE AIRPORT AND THE SOUTH:
Take I-75/85 North to Andrew Young International Blvd. (Exit 248C). Turn LEFT onto Andrew Young International Blvd. After you cross Marietta Street, the Georgia World Congress Center’s Building B will be on the right just past the Omni Hotel and Building A. Parking is available in the Red Parking Deck which will be on your left at the end of Andrew Young International Blvd.

FROM THE NORTH:
Take I-75/85 South to Williams Street (Exit 249C). (The exit ramp becomes Williams Street.) Turn RIGHT at the first stop light onto Ivan Allen Jr. Blvd. Continue on Ivan Allen Jr. Blvd. Turn left onto Marietta Street. Turn right onto Andrew Young International Blvd NW. The Georgia World Congress Center’s Building B will be on the right just past the Omni Hotel and Building A. Parking is available in the Red Parking Deck, which will be on your left at the end of Andrew Young International Blvd.

FROM THE WEST:
Take I-20 East to Spring Street (Exit 56B). Turn LEFT onto Spring Street, LEFT onto Marietta Street, and LEFT onto Andrew Young International Blvd. Georgia World Congress Center’s Building B will be on the right just past the Omni Hotel and Building A. Parking is available in the Red Parking Deck, which will be on your left at the end of Andrew Young International Blvd.

FROM THE EAST:
Take I-20 West to Spring Street (Exit 56B). Turn RIGHT onto Spring Street, LEFT onto Marietta Street, and LEFT onto Andrew Young International Blvd. The Georgia World Congress Center’s Building B will be on the right just past the Omni Hotel and Building A. Parking is available in the Red Parking Deck, which will be on your left at the end of Andrew Young International Blvd.

There is construction on 75-Northbound approaching the southside of Atlanta. There could be significant delays of up to 2 hours. Please plan accordingly; construction details can be found here.
http://www.georgianavigator.com/traffic/construction.php

Hotel Information
We have a limited block of rooms at the Omni Hotel. Most of those rooms are blocked for Saturday night only; standard rooms, rate is $139/night for a single or double. If you have trouble booking a room, please let us know and we will try to expand the number of rooms available at this special rate.

Omni Hotel
100 CNN Center
Atlanta, GA
(404) 659-0000

In addition there are multiple hotels available throughout the downtown Atlanta area.

Parking
We recommend that participants park in the Red Deck. This is the closest covered parking for our event, although there are multiple parking decks located throughout the facility. These alternate decks might require significant walking, as the Georgia World Congress Center is a big facility.

Full Schedule
10am – 11am DPG Caucus Chair & Co-Chair Meeting B404
Asian American Caucus, Hispanic Caucus, Seniors Caucus, Disability Caucus, LGBT Caucus, African American Caucus.

10am – 10:45   GADCC Board Meeting   B403
The GADCC Board meeting will be for the GADCC Officers and District Directors

10:45 – noon   GADCC general meeting   B403
GADCC General Meeting will be for the County Chairs/Co-Chairs and Board Members

11am – noon   Congressional Chairs and Co-Chairs   B401
The Congressional Chair meeting will be for the 13 Congressional Chairs and their Co-Chairs

11am – noon   Sub-Committee Chairs and Co-Chairs   B404
Chairs and Co-Chairs of each committee listed below:
Affiliate, By-Laws, Communication, Compliance, Constituency, County Affairs, Finance, Grassroots, Platform, Rules, Strategic Planning, Technology, Unified Campaign, Voter Registration

12 – 1:30pm   DPG Executive Committee Meeting   B404
This meeting is for the Executive Board of the DPG

2pm – 5pm   DPG State Committee Meeting   B403

6pm – 6:45pm   General Reception Galleria outside of Murphy Ballroom

7pm – 9pm 2011   Jefferson-Jackson Dinner Murphy Ballroom