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2009 National Annual Meeting Travel & Visitor
Information
The Durham
Convention and Vistors Bureau provides links to cultural events and
local attractions. The Independent
Weekly,a progressive local publication, covers entertainment and news
of the Triangle Area.
Transportation
 Get around Durham on the Durham Area Transit Authority System (DATA). DATA also provides
service to connectors to outlying regions. DATA bus schedules can be found here. There is a fare-free NCCU shuttle around the campus.
It's route can be found at
Route 14 on the DATA site. The DATA site also contains links to other
Durham points of interest.
Transportation to and from the airport and around Durham is also provided by On
Time Taxi. On Time Taxi will do $25 each way from airport to NCCU or the Studio
Plus. Multiple riders can receive a $15 per person rate. In town rate is $2.00
(two dollars) per mile.
North Carolina Central University
 Our meeting place, North Carolina Central University (NCCU), is an Historically
Black College or University. As a part of the University of North Carolina
system of public colleges and universities, NCCU is a focus of Durham life and
culture.
We will be meeting in the Miller-Morgan Center. The NCCU Campus Map is an interactive map that will help find the location of
specific campus buildings.
Lodging
The Studio Plus Hotel in Durham's Research Triangle Park has offered
Annual Meeting attendees a special rate of $70.00 including tax. Studio Plus is
an extended stay hotel and offers suites with kitchens.
To take advantage of the special negotiated rate, please contact the manager
Brian Hines, at DTP@extendedstay.com
Cuisine
Durham has many good restaurants. Closest to NCCU is the Know Bookstore and
Deli, at 2520 Fayetteville St. <img src ="Know front.jpg" > More
information about The Know Bookstore can be found at Restaurant.com. Downtown Durham along Main Street features several
restaurants. The Federal Lounge is popular, features reasonably priced food and a good beer
selection. On Ninth Street, near the Duke East Campus,
International Delights a Mediterranean restaurant, the Cosmic Cantina (burritos), and Elmo's
Diner (family style, breakfast, lunch, and dinner, beer and wine available) are
a few of the good eating places in this area. A block over on Broad Street, Watts
Grocery serves lunch and dinner, using locally grown food (2 hour
radius) as much as possible.
The North Carolina Green Party hopes that you enjoy your time in Durham. Members
of the Triangle Greens, the local chaper of the NCGP, will be available after
hours for anyone who wants a guide or just plain company.
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