Agenda — Updated on April 24, 2012

Meeting Location

Please note: the workshop location has changed. The workshop is still in Asheville, North Carolina, but it will now be held in the Renaissance Hotel (in the Top of the Plaza room) rather than at the National Climatic Data Center.

Lodging

Renaissance Asheville Hotel
31 Woodfin Street
Asheville, NC 28801
1-828-252-8211
Room rate is $86 plus tax.

To make your reservation, please call 1-800-468-3571 no later than April 9 and mention group code "Normals Workshop" to get the discounted rate.

If you prefer to make your reservations online, please click here, enter your arrival and departure dates, then click next to the "Special Rates & Awards" option and enter group code "ucaucaa" in the "Group code" box.

Airport Information
The nearest airport is Asheville Regional airport (AVL), which is a 20-minute drive to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). Located adjacent to I-26, Asheville Regional Airport offers competitive airfares, easy check-in/baggage pick-up, ground transportation and plenty of amenities including wireless Internet access. The airport is currently served by Continental, Delta, United, and USAirways. Taxi fees are about $40 each way, and rental cars are available at the airport.

Distances (in approximate time) from other area airport locations:

• Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) 1.5 hours, Greenville, SC
• Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) 2 hours, Charlotte, NC

Local Information
For information about Asheville, please visit: www.exploreasheville.com.

Asheville Weather
Late April is quite pleasant in Asheville. Daily maximum temperatures are generally in the upper 60s to low 70s, and daily minimum temperatures are typically in the mid-to-upper 40s. Asheville receives an average of about 3 inches of precipitation in the month.

Logistics Contact
Tara Torres
UCAR - Joint Office for Science Support (JOSS)
tara@ucar.edu
303-497-8694