Logistics

							December 4, 1998

Dear BON Working Group Participant:

It is our pleasure to welcome you to the National Center for Ecological
Analysis and Synthesis in Santa Barbara and to the "Biodiversity Observatory
Network" working group with Leonard (Kris) Krishtalka from January 14-16,
1999.   If you wish to stay over that Saturday evening, we will be happy to
pay your hotel 
accommodation and we will arrange a field trip for you on Sunday morning,
January 17. 

NCEAS will reimburse you for your travel expenses (and per diem) to this
workshop.  Please make your own travel arrangements (advance purchase,
economy class on a US carrier) submit the original ticket receipt, and the
university will reimburse you (this usually happens within 3 weeks after the
submission of receipts). 

We have a block of rooms in a small hotel, the Franciscan Inn, which is one
mile from the Center and two blocks to the beach.   By securing this block
of hotel rooms, we have negotiated a lower rate than is usual.  This block
expires December 10 and you will need to make your reservations before then,
mentioning the UCSB Ecology Center when you register.  Please make your own
hotel reservation, guaranteeing that reservation with a credit card.  The
hotel will direct bill the room rate plus tax to NCEAS; you are responsible
for incidentals. This hotel serves a modest continental breakfast.

	Franciscan Inn      109 Bath Street        805-963-8845   
        FAX:  805-564-3295           email: franciscaninn@worldnet.att.net 
   
We have reserved a UCSB van for your use during your stay.  When you have
made your flight arrangements, please email me with your flight dates,
arrival and departure times, and flight numbers.  Please fly to Santa
Barbara rather than to Los Angeles.  If you arrive within our working day,
we may meet your plane.  Otherwise, secure a ride with the SuperRide Shuttle
outside the terminal and mention the Ecology Center when you state your
destination.  The cost should be approximately $13.00 and we will reimburse
you the actual cost.

The workshop will begin on Thursday morning, January 14 at 8:30 AM and end
on Saturday afternoon, January 16 at 3:00 PM.

My email address is snowball@nceas.ucsb.edu.  Please use the subject heading
BON when you respond.  I would appreciate knowing when you have made your
reservations.  If I can help you in any other way, please do not hesitate to
email, call, or write me.

Marilyn Snowball

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