Travel and Security
With the establishment of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), entry to and travel within the United States is a focus of heightened government concern.  We strongly encourage you to visit and revisit the following pages in order to keep up to date on the latest rules & regulations regarding travel and luggage restrictions.   

Please note: items (including medications) confiscated by officials of the Bureau of Customs & Border Protection or the TSA will not be returned -- so please make sure you that have followed the rules and that you have sufficient documentation with you when you travel!
Links

Permitted and Prohibited Items

Department of Homeland Security -- Travel & Transportation

Transportation Security Administration's Comprehensive Travel Guide

Immigration and Borders -- What to Expect

Entry into the United States -- What to Expect

Title: Special Registration  (read this carefully if you are from Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, or Pakistan; we shall have more information for you upon your arrival in Santa Barbara)

U.S. Customs Inspections -- What to Expect

U.S. Customs -- Know Before You Go!

U.S. Department of Agriculture -- Traveler's Tips

The address where you can receive mail while in Santa Barbara (June 22 - July 23) will be as follows:

Your Name
c/o 2003 UCSB-Fulbright American Studies Institute
Department of Religious Studies
University of California Santa Barbara, CA 93106-3130
USA

If someone needs to contact you by telephone during the evening or weekends, he/she can leave a message at the Santa Ynez accommodations office (+ 1-805-893-2626) and you will be notified by the office.  In any case, you should check with the Santa Ynez office regularly to make sure you are receiving your messages.

Please note that UCSB is in the Pacific Daily Time Zone, or Greenwich Summer Time +- 8 hours. When it is 6PM in London (18.00h), it is 10am in Santa Barbara.

Hotel Contact Information
A.  Salt Lake City, Utah (July 5-7)
The Inn at Temple Square
71 West South Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah 84101

Tel: +1-800-8434668 (toll free from within USA only)
Tel: +1-801-531-1000
Fax: +1-801-536-7272

Daylight Savings:  Greenwich Summer Time +-7 hours when it is 6 PM in London (18.00h), it is11 AM (11.00h) in Salt Lake.

B.  Los Angeles, California (July 10-14)
Emergencies only:
Shawn Landres, Project Co-Director +1-805-689-9108
C.  Indianapolis, Indiana (July 24-26)
Renaissance Tower Historic Inn

230 East 9th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204-1151
Tel: +1-317-261-1652
Fax: +1-317-262-8648

Daylight Savings:  Greenwich Summer Time +- 6 hours. During the Summer, when it is 6PM in London (18.00h), it is 12 Noon (12.00h) in Indianapolis.
D.  Atlanta, Georgia (July 26-30)
Emory Inn

1641 Clifton Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30329
Tel: +1-404-712-6700

Fax: +1-404-712-6235
Daylight Savings:  Greenwich Summer Time +- 5 hours

When it is 6PM in London (18.00h), it is 1PM (13.00h) in Atlanta.
E.  Washington, DC (July 30-August 4)
Tabard Inn

1739 N Street NW, Washington, DC 20036
Tel: +1-202-785-1277
Fax: +1-202-785-6173

Daylight Savings:  Greenwich Summer Time +- 5 hours

When it is 6PM in London (18.00h), it is 1PM (13.00h) in Washington, DC.

Cases of Extreme Emergency
June 22 - July 23: In cases of extreme emergency between June 22 and July 23, you may be contacted through Holly Grether by email at grether@religion.ucsb.edu or through her cellular phone number, +1-805-252-8307.
July 24 - August 4: You may be contacted directly ONLY through the hotels listed above. Please note that some hotels will charge you to receive a fax.