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TRAVEL, LODGING, AND LOGISTICAL INFORMATION
SHB special rates for hotels. Rooms are being held at the Courtyard by Marriott Shadyside/Oakland and Wyndham Garden Hotel. Hotel cut-off dates for the special Workshop rates are May 17, 2011. See the information below for details, and check out this handy map of Workshop events prepared by Sasha Romanosky. Quick links
Workshop locations and mapsMapsSessions (June 17 and June1 8, 8am-5pm)Heinz College Welcome reception (June 16, 6-8pm)Grand Room at Posner
Hall (3rd floor, Tepper School of Business) Banquet (June 17, 6-9pm)Phipps Conservatory and
Botanical Gardens Flying to PittsburghThe Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) is 22 miles (approximately 45 minutes driving time) from the Carnegie Mellon campus. For more information, please visit FlyPittsburgh or call 412-472-3525. If you need help scheduling your flights, you can contact Carlson Wagonlit -- the official campus travel agent -- at call 1-800-466-7801 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday. How to get to the WorkshopOnce you arrive at the Pittsburgh International Airport there are several transportation options to bring you to campus or to your hotel: Public BusThe 28X Airport Flyer bus stops in the heart of the Carnegie Mellon campus and typically takes 45 minutes en route to the airport. The fee is $2.25 one-way. For more information about schedules and rates, please visit the official PAT website. Express Shuttle ServiceAnother viable option is the Airport Express Airlines Transportation Company (1-800-991-9890), which provides a shuttle service between the airport and several hotels/inns in the downtown Pittsburgh and Oakland areas. (Fare is $24/person one way; $42/person round trip). Taxi ServiceThe average taxi fare from the airport to campus is about $45. We recommend that you arrange for a pick up prior to arriving in Pittsburgh. To arrange for a taxi, call Yellow Cab 412-321-8100 or Checker Cab 412-381-5600. DrivingYou can rent a car at Pittsburgh International Airport and follow these directions to get to CMU campus and back: From Pittsburgh International AirportTake Rt 60 South (name will change to Parkway West or I-279). Continue and go through Fort Pitt Tunnel in right-hand lane. Take the first exit on the right after driving through the tunnel (I-376 Monroeville). Take I-376 to the Oakland. Stay in the right-hand lanes, following Forbes 1.3 miles through the Oakland business district to campus. Immediately at the intersection of Forbes Avenue and Beeler Street. CMU and the Heinz College will be on your right. To Pittsburgh International AirportTurn left onto Fifth Avenue. Turn left onto Craft Avenue. Turn right onto the Blvd. of the Allies. Take exit for I-376 West. Follow signs for I-376/Airport. Go through the Fort Pitt Tunnel and onto I-279/Parkway West. Continue east on I-279 (Parkway West/Rt. 60). Follow the signs for the Pittsburgh International Airport. Parking at the East Campus garage is available at a first come basis. You can find information about parking around campus here. Where to stayWe have arranged rates and rooms with two hotels close to CMU campus. Hotel room cut off date is May 21, 2007. When making a reservation by phone, mention the SHB Security and Human Behavior Workshop for reserving a room at the discounted rate. Wyndham Garden Hotel University Place3454 Forbes Avenue Walking distance from the Campus is around 15/20 minutes. The SHB rate is $129/night. To phone in reservation requests, please use the following number: 412-683-2040 and refer to the CMU Security and Human Behavior Room Block. For online reservations, you can use the following link: http://www.wyndham.com/groupevents2010/pitup_security/main.wnt. Complimentary local shuttle transports guests to Campus: information coming soon. Hotel offers valet parking; SHB discount rate: information coming soon If you prefer to walk to campus, exit the hotel and go right (eastbound) on Forbes Avenue. Keep on Forbes Avenue until your reach Craig Street (around 10/15 minutes walk), then continue past the small bridge. The Heinz College and Hamburg Hall will be on your right.
Courtyard by Marriott Shadyside/Oakland5308 Liberty Avenue Walking distance from Campus is around 20 minutes. The SHB rate is: $134/night. To phone in reservation requests, please
call 1-800-321-2211 and refer to the CMU Security and Human Behavior Room Block. For
online reservations, you can use the following links: Complimentary local shuttle transports guests to Campus: information coming soon. Hotel offers valet parking; SHB discount rate: information coming soon If you prefer to walk to campus, exit the hotel onto Centre Avenue and go right (westbound). Make a left on Morewood, and then (approximately after 8 blocks) a right on Forbes. The Heinz College and Hamburg Hall will be on your left. Additional hotelsYou may find additional information about alternative accommodations by visiting Carnegie Mellon University visitors pages. An additional hotel close to campus (around 10 minutes walk) is: Holiday Inn Select University Center100 Lytton Avenue Pittsburgh visitors informationVisit the Convention and Visitors Bureau web site for information about travel and tourism in Pittsburgh. |