Sphere Summit: Teaching Civic Culture Together


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Registration


Please submit your registration via this secure web form. If you have any questions pertaining to registration, you may email Katherine Chacon at events@cato.org or call (202) 789-5229. Registration will be confirmed via e-mail.

Participant

Hotel and Travel

Cato will cover room and tax for up to four nights at the Courtyard by Marriott Washington Downtown/Convention Center with a check-in date of Sunday, July 14, and a check-out date of Thursday, July 18. Let us know if you would like to arrive earlier or depart later, and we will check the hotel’s availability and rate. You will be responsible for any additional nights and for incidentals such as phone calls, room service, or extra meals. The front desk will require a credit card upon check-in to cover those expenses. For more information on the hotel, please visit Courtyard by Marriott Washington Downtown/Convention Center.

 

Scholarship recipients will be matched with one other recipient per room. Hotel check-in time is 3:00 p.m.; check-out time is noon. Valet parking and self-parking are available at the hotel for $47 (plus tax) per night. The Cato Institute and the hotel are approximately 20 minutes from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), 45 minutes from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), 50 minutes from Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI), and 20 minutes from Amtrak Union Station. Estimated taxi fare (one-way) is $25, $80, $85, and $15, respectively. Alternate transportation is available through Airport Shuttle shared van service; 24-hour advance notice is required. In addition, both Cato and the hotel are conveniently located within walking distance of Washington’s Metro system. The closest Metro stations are Mount Vernon Square for the Yellow and Green lines and Metro Center for the Red, Orange, Silver, and Blue lines. DCA is on the Yellow and Blue lines and Union Station is on the Red line. Please visit WMATA for full details.

 

Expectations

As a recipient of the 2019 Sphere Summit Scholarship, I understand that by accepting this scholarship I am expected to attend all sessions during the Sphere Summit and to conduct myself in a professional manner. Attendance includes all lectures, workshops, breakouts, and meals scheduled during the seminar.

 

Cancellation Policy

I understand that I am one of a limited number of scholarship recipients selected from a competitive applicant pool. If for some reason I am unable to attend the Sphere Summit, I will notify Cato in writing of my cancellation as soon as possibleto allow for another recipient to be invited. If I cancel, I agree to pay a $75 cancellation fee. I will also assume this charge if I fail to attend all scheduled events, engage in disruptive behavior toward other attendees or hotel guests, or am responsible for any destruction of property. Please note that the cancellation fee will increase to $250 after July 5.

 

If you have any questions you may contact Katherine Chacon at events@cato.org.