Glad to see a plug for public transportation.  I personally never rent a car
when going to a larger city for symposiums, etc.  The only time it was ever
inconvenient was in Los Angeles.  Of course, I'm from car-unfriendly Boston
where we are also terrible drivers, so I am used to using public
transportation.

regards,
Joe Dumas
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Sr. Programmer
Communications & Power Industries
Beverly Microwave Division
Beverly, MA   01915

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Debbie Lawson [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Friday, December 01, 2000 5:29 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: SIG3000
>
>
> In a message dated 12/1/00 1:26:59 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> << We are contemplating sending someone to this event.  In
> trying to come up
>  with a cost estimate, I am curious about whether a car rental will be
>  needed.  I assume that the hotel has a shuttle service to
> and from SJC
>  airport, but what about other (after hours) activities?
> Such as shopping
>  and entertainment?  Is a car needed to get around in San
> Jose, or would it
>  be like Boston, where a car is a detriment? >>
>
> Hi Jim,
> If you are going to the Solutions Symposium and staying at
> the Wyndham you
> don't need a car.
> You can pick up the light rail right outside the hotel and it
> goes into San
> Jose.
> (Very convenient - a bunch of us went into San Jose for
> dinner last year on
> the light rail. It was a lot of fun.)
> The hotel is also just a few miles from the airport. There is
> a shuttle  from
> the airport.
>
> If you are going to the SIG 3000 meeting and manage to get a
> reservation at
> the Cupertino Hilton
> or the Cupertino Courtyard you don't need a car either. They
> are right across
> from HP.  There are also a few
> restaurants in the area.
>
> Best Regards,
> Debbie Lawson-Kirkwood
>