CCI welcomes you to this year’s CCI Symposium on April 4-5 at the Omni Richmond Hotel in Richmond, Virginia. To help you prepare, we’ve put together a reference guide so you’re ready for a successful event. 

General Information

Omni Richmond Hotel
100 S 12th St, Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 344-7000

Hotel Check-in & Check-out

Attendees can check in at 3 p.m.

Attendees must check out by 12 p.m.

Upon check-out, attendees can leave their luggage with the Omni staff at the front desk, and they will store your luggage in a secure area. Alternatively, attendees can store their luggage in their vehicle.

Cancellation Policy

Attendees are responsible for booking their rooms. The hotel will collect the attendees’ credit card information for incidentals and if the attendee is a no-show it will be charged. Should you need to cancel your reservation, you must cancel your reservation 72 hours before check-in.

Any reservations that fail to arrive on the scheduled arrival date will be considered No-Shows and subject to the Guest Room Performance Clause - the hotel will charge one night’s room, including tax, to the individual attendees’ credit card on file.

Parking

Valet Parking:

• 0-4 hours: $16 no tax

• Over 4 hours and overnight: $30+ tax 

Self-parking:

• Overnight self-parking available in the James Center (No in/out privilege): $25

• Secured parking for hotel guests is beneath the hotel and can be accessed via entrances on Canal Street or Cary Street.

Will there be electric vehicle charging stations?

• There are electric vehicle charging stations onsite at Omni Richmond Hotel.

• Additional parking nearby

• Please note that nearby decks offer “hotel” parking but are not secured or monitored by the hotel. The hotel will not be responsible for any damage or claims resulting from parking in these unauthorized locations

• Conference attire is business casual. 
• Completed Speed Briefing slides. For those attending the Speed Briefing, please bring your completed Speed Briefing slides. An option Speed Briefing PPT Template was provided to you and can be found here. The presentation submission deadline is tomorrow, March 31, 2022.
• Printed research posters. Students presenting posters: Don't forget your printed posters! Detailed information about the Poster Session can be found here.
• Business cards. There will be a lot of opportunity to network with researchers and peers from all across the state. Bring business cards with your contact information to easily share with others.

Transportation

• Amtrak Main Station – 6 blocks

• Amtrak Staples Mill Station – 8 miles

• Richmond International Airport – 10 miles

Food & Beverage

The CCI and Omni staff will try and accommodate all attendees’ dietary restrictions. Vegetarian options will be available at all meals. We apologize if the food provided does not meet your dietary needs.

The dinner will include the chop house salad, 12th St. Chicken, and vanilla crème brûlée with seasonal berries. The vegetarian dinner will include a fresh field greens salad, Tuscan ratatouille tart, and a fruit sorbet.

The breakfast will include fruits & berries; coffee cake, danishes, Greek yogurt & granola; spinach & swiss cheese omelet muffin; bagel & flavored cream cheese.

The boxed lunch will include your choice of a vegetarian white bean hummus wrap, fried chicken BLT wrap, or  the Virginian - ham & swiss sandwich. All lunches include a side of Israeli couscous. 

**Attendees practicing Ramadan will have their dinner held for them until sundown. Please let your Omni table staff know and they will keep your food warm in the kitchen.

Engage in Conversation at the CCI Symposium

Share your journey using the official CCI Symposium hashtag: #CCISymposium.

Follow CCI on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram to stay engaged.

Registration

The event registration desk is located on the second floor at the Omni Richmond Hotel. The registration table will be directly above the stairs and across from the elevators.

Registration Hours: Open from 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Monday, April 4

Attendees will use the self-check-in registration kiosks available in the registration area. All you need is your last name to check yourself in. CCI Badges will print with your name and affiliation.  

Look Who’s Talking

Check out who’s speaking at the CCI Symposium.

Student Posters

Students are responsible for printing their poster presentation and bringing it to the Omni Richmond Hotel. CCI will provide an easel, cardboard, and clips for you to clip your poster. The CCI staff will direct and assign you a spot in the dedicated poster area. 

Agenda

Registration for the Symposium begins at 10:30 a.m. and ends at 12 noon. The State of the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative begins at 12 noon. See the full agenda below.

Fun Run on Tuesday morning with Luiz DaSilva

Early risers who enjoy running are invited to join me for a fun 5K run at 7 a.m. Tuesday. We'll meet in the Omni Hotel lobby.

Still have questions? Contact Kendall Beebe. Safe travels, and we look forward to seeing you April 4-5, 2022.

All the best,

Luiz DaSilva
Executive Director