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The Bay Area, with San Francisco to the lower left, and Berkeley to the upper right. Please see a map of Berkeley with the symposium & Reflections dinner venue marked.
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ACCOMMODATIONS:
Following
is a partial list of hotels in the area. All are convenient
to
campus and the Berkeley campus "Hill" shuttle to get to Lawrence Hall
of Science for the daytime and evening events. Note that Berkeley has many more accommodations. Accommodations in San Francisco are another option. The BART (underground) from San Francisco takes roughly ~30 minutes, and it's another 15-20 minutes to catch the campus "Hill" H-shuttle from the Berkeley BART station or the Hearst Mining Circle on campus to the Lawrence Hall of Science. AIR TRAVEL: The closest airports are San Francisco International (SFO) and Oakland (OAK). GROUND TRANSPORTATION:Berkeley may be reached by BART ($5-$6; www.bart.gov), by shuttle (www.bayporter.com), and by car ($70 and $50 for a taxi from SFO & OAK, respectively). Rental cars are available at the airports and from locations in Berkeley. However, parking near the UC Berkeley campus and Lawrence Hall of Science will cost $8 to $15/day depending on where you are parking. One of the easiest ways to reach Berkeley from either SFO or OAK airports is to ride the BART train. The SFO BART station is located in garage G adjacent to the International Terminal, accessibly by foot or airport shuttle train from the other terminals. From OAK, follow the signs to the AirBart bus stop just outside the airport, and pay $3 for a ride to the Oakland airport BART station. From either OAK or SFO, you should then ride the BART train to Downtown Berkeley station (not "North Berkeley"), costing $3-5. All the conference hotels are within a short walk (< 10 min) of Downtown Berkeley, or there is a taxi stand immediately next to the station exit if you wish to be driven to your hotel (~$5). DRIVING: Click here for directions to UC Berkeley. Berkeley is one of the few cities in the U.S. where just about everything is accessible by walking or public transit. INTERNET CONNECTION & POWER: The Lawrence Hall of Science Auditorium has wireless connectivity, but to get it you will have to register your laptop or PDA in advance. The easiest way to register your laptop is to do it when you register for the symposium. On the registration website, there is a field asking for your MAC address and instructions for finding that number on your computer or PDA. Another way to pre-register your computer is to email Barbara Hoversten with the MAC address. This must be done several days prior to the seminar. Please note that this symposium will be held in a large room, so the availability of power will be limited. LOCATION: The two day symposium and the Anniversary dinner are being held at the Lawrence Hall of Science (LHS), located just up the hill from the UC Berkeley campus. MAPS:
For a map to the Lawrence Hall of Science, please click here.
Also helpful is a map of the UC Berkeley campus. PARKING: Click herefor parking information for Lawrence Hall of Science. The LHS parking lots are operated by the University of California parking system-- thus, ALL UC 'F' and 'C' PARKING PERMITS ARE VALID in their lots. For those people without a valid UC Berkeley parking permit, machines are located in the vista lot, the terrace lots, and near the LHS plaza. Please note that you will need quarters and small bills for the parking machines. Parking is $8 per day. If the parking machines are broken or you do not have correct change, please park and go to inside the Lawrence Hall of Science and let them know-- they will provide change or make sure you are not ticketed for a broken machine. Click here for campus parking information, and here for City parking information. Call your hotel for additional parking arrangements. Note that the residential areas around campus require resident permits for parking >2 hrs during working hours. REGISTRATION: You may register for any or all of the Anniversary events:
TO REGISTER FOR ANY OR ALL OF THE ABOVE EVENTS, PLEASE CLICK HERE. CAMPUS SHUTTLE: The Hill or "H" shuttle runs from Hearst Mining Circle on campus to the Lawrence Hall of Science every 30 minutes. Cost is $1 for non-UC Berkeley staff/ students. Click here for a link to the shuttle schedule. Click here for a link to a map of the campus shuttle routes (the Hill shuttle route is in red). TAXI: You can try (510) 528-9999. They have flat fee rates between Berkeley and SFO (~$55), and between Berkeley and OAK (~$45). WIRELESS ACCESS: The auditorium at the Lawrence Hall of Science has limited-bandwidth wireless access. Attendees must register their laptop MAC (Ethernet) addresses to receive access. This can be done when you register for the conference or by emailing Barbara Hoversten several days prior to the symposium.
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