There's been many times I've slept in the car too. There's just no sense in leaving once you get there,,,at least not until it's over.
I use the car as my base, for my med's, my cooler for food & drink, for things to heavy to lug back & forth, shorts & rain gear.

Speaking of leaving. The Coast Guard base where the Symposium is at
(taken from Marc's post above)

Dimick Auditorium, located in Smith Hall, at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, 27 Mohegan Ave., New London, CT 06320.
For directions: Try Here
& try here for a Campus Map

I don't suppose the Coast Guard or the Government will suppy shuttle service back & forth to Mystic?
Is this a college campus or a base? I'm usually allowed into places of academie (heh, heh, see, no threat here), but high securiety installations, they may require of me an alien ID or some sort of armed escort.

The Saturday Symposium will be easy, on site & everyone knows enough to stay clear of me after a late night.

See you on Thrusday

Love the extra symposium & the extra day's head start.

Barry