Federation Starship USS Augusta Ada NCC-55011

she dreams of the future...

The U.S.S. Augusta Ada meets monthly!

Normal Meeting Time: Fourth Saturdays at 1 pm, all afternoon
exceptions: May (San Jose area 6pm), Nov & Dec (Same place 3rd Sat)
Location: Round Table Pizza (Richmond District)
Geary near Arguello (actual cross street Palm)
3567 Geary Blvd   San Francisco, CA 94118   415-387-5054

The U.S.S. Augusta Ada NCC-55011 meets on Fourth Saturdays:

January 2008 February 2008 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 27 28 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 March 2008 April 2008 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 1 2 3 4 5 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 16 17 18 19 20 21 29 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 27 28 29 30 30 31 AWAY TEAM! PLEASE REPORT The Silicate LifeForm Research Bay (internet lounge) will be at these places on the above calendar: Consonance will be at the Crowne Plaza in Milpitas this March. ... in the early afternoon -- we aim for 1 pm -- at the San Francisco Richmond District Round Table Pizza restaurant. (Might be closer to Laurel Heights, really.) Usually we get the back room. In the worst case, you can call the restaurant at its phone number, 415-387-5054. During the Roster Calls contact phone numbers for the meeting will be posted on the list so that people who are lost or running late can call in. Away Missions this year: Consonance, March 2008 Annual San Francisco Bay Area filk convention SiliCon, October, 2008 Annual Science Fiction and Fantasy convention for the Silicon Valley/Bay Area benefits juvenile diabetes Loscon, Thanksgiving Weekend 2008 Annual Los Angeles Area science fiction convention Making communicators and showing starship operations to kids Other West Coast conventions are seeking our services, we will list them when they are confirmed.

	Captain:  Heather Stern	Executive Officer: Ken Parker

Navigational Coordinate Systems

• Specific: 3567 Geary Blvd   San Francisco, CA 94118  
• Hailing Frequencies at site: 415-387-5054
• Interactive: Google Maps
• General area: University of San Francisco driving directions
• Thomas Grid: [coordinates offline]
• GPS/ Latitude and Longitude: 37d 46m 52s North, 122d 27m 27s West.
  See also, Transporter Beam below before punching them in and beaming down.

Car

Take your favourite route to San Francisco's Inner Richmond District. There should be few problems parking on-street.

• This area of Richmond is near the University of San Francisco.
• Visitors to the region:
  Geary is a huge street visible on even rental-car maps. It cuts across most of the city, eventually running into Market in the northeastern quadrant. Arguello is not so big, but the University of San Francisco is a point of interest and likely to be on the maps. (See above, too.) From these you should be able to get onto the South Bay directions.
• From the South Bay:
  Take 280 up into the city, exit "19th Avenue/Hwy 1." Don't accidentally end up on Junipero Serra; you want to head toward Golden Gate Park, continue through it, reach Geary, and then head East. Skip Cross Over Drive (if you get stuck in that lane you'll come out at 25th or so); normal traffic should put you on Park Presidio Drive, and that's much better (it pops out around 14th or so). Turn right on Geary.
• From Berkeley:
  Golden Gate drops you into the city much closer than the Bay Bridge, but of course there's the tolls. We recommend carpooling. Take the exit for Hwy 1/Park Presidio, then don't bother going all the way to the park, just turn east on Geary. It's a fine route for getting home - crossing the bridge with no toll outbound from SF.
• From Oakland:
  Come across the Bay Bridge, and follow the University of San Francisco directions for getting near the area, then break north and come over to Geary.
• If you are lost
  beware assuming that seeing numbered streets means you are in the correct section of town unless you have also seen other key street names from this map. Many neighborhoods in SF have sets of numbered streets or avenues.

Golden Gate Transit

Take Route 10 Marin City-San Francisco to Geary and Arguello. Walk half a block east along Geary to Round Table Pizza, which will be on your right.

BART/Muni

Muni bus routes 33, 38, and 38L stop at Geary and Arguello. Route 33 connects with BART at the 16th St. Mission station, while routes 38 and 38L connect with BART at the Montgomery station. Be sure to get a Muni Discount coupon from the machine before exiting through the faregates. Travel time on the 38L is approximately 22 minutes; the 38 makes more stops, and takes about five minutes longer. Each runs every seven minutes. The 33 takes around half an hour, and only runs every 20 minutes. It's a viable alternative if something (e.g. a parade or political demonstration) is known to be interfering with transit downtown. If you're coming from San Mateo County, you can take the 28 from Daly City BART (32 minutes, runs every 12), then transfer to an eastbound 38 or 38L at Geary and Park Presidio.
 
The 38L skips many of the 38's stops, and is generally more pleasant to ride.

CalTrain

From the 4th & King terminus, you should be able to take any Muni 15, 30, or 45 bus to Kearny and Post, then transfer to the 38L at Geary and Kearny. The problem with with this is they all stop in different places, and you have no way of knowing which will depart first. So, if you don't mind a short walk, proceed east along Townsend to 3rd St., then walk half a block north to reach the combined 15-30-45 stop. Next-best alternative: take the Muni Metro N-Judah to Montgomery, and transfer to the 38L at the curbside stop on Market St. If you want to avoid downtown, the Muni 47 will take you to Van Ness and Cedar; walk back to Geary, and turn left. The 38/38L stop is between Polk and Geary.
 
Beware of slow CalTrain service on weekends; it runs once an hour.

SamTrans

Take the KX Express Bus to the Transbay Terminal, where you can board a Muni 38L.

Transporter Beam

There is walking traffic in the area and someone is bound to notice if you beam in at ground level. Beaming into the restaurant has these disadvantages:

• only the back is protected from view by the street, but there are arcade machines so we do not have the area to ourselves. There's always the chance you might beam into a b-day party or something.
• People do occasionally access the restrooms at the back.
• The restrooms are rather small; any decent size landing party would draw attention.

The abandoned lot across the way contains no suitable cover for the light and is locked. We will have redshirts investigate other options.
 

Fleet uniforms are acceptable but incognito attire would be denim jeans and a "T shirt". Cross Index early 21st century Earth. Vulcans note the salad bar is minimally stocked though edible enough; we highly recommend the garlic bread or a vegetarian pizza. Klingons note there is no live food on site.

Please let us know if any of these directions become inaccurate, or if you can add any useful details.

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