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

Transportation Security Administration's Comprehensive Travel Guide

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

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


The address where you can receive mail while in Santa Barbara (June 21 - July 20) will be as follows:

Your Name
c/o 2004 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 housing office, phone number +1-805-893-2626, and you will be notified by the office.  In any case, you should check with the 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.  Los Angeles, California (July 9-11)

Best Western
8400 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90069

Tel: +1-323-654-0750

B.  Salt Lake City, Utah (July 21-24)
The Inn at Temple Square
71 West South Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84101

Tel: +1-800- 843-4668 (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.

C.  Atlanta, Georgia (July 24-28)
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.

D.  Washington, DC (July 29-August 2)
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 20: In cases of extreme emergency, you may be contacted through Holly Grether by email at grether@umail.ucsb.edu or by phone at +1-805-971-1376, or cell 1-805-453-9233; and also through Cori Montgomery at +1-805-893-2557.
July 21 - August 2: You may be contacted directly ONLY through the hotels listed above. Please note that some hotels will charge you to receive a fax.


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