Arresting the Flow - Graduate Student Conference - Northwestern University

Travel Information:

Accommodations:

Please note that we have blocked rooms at the Best Western in Evanston. Conference participants will receive a nightly rate of USD 99 (plus tax) for either single or double rooms. In order to get the conference rate you must book by March 14th.

Best Western University Plaza
1501 Sherman Avenue
Evanston, IL 60201
http://www.bwuniversityplaza.com
Reservations 847/491-6400

For information on other hotels in Evanston visit the following site:

http://www.univsvcs.northwestern.edu/travel/evanston_hotels.htm

In case you want/need to make travel arrangements well in advance, please note the following:

Conference registration will be from 11:00 am-12:00pm on Friday, April 14. The first academic session will be the Opening Remarks at 12:00pm on Friday, April 14, immediately followed by the first panel session.

The conference will end at 6:00pm on Saturday, April 15. There is an informal event (i.e. a party) later that evening.

Currently we are not offering funding for travel to the conference. We encourage speakers to apply for funding with their home institutions. We will supply an official letter for the purposes of applying for funding. Please contact Julia Ng (j-ng_at_northwestern.edu) for more information.

Getting to and around Evanston:

Directions to Evanston can be found on the following site. Taxi fare from O'Hare should be approx. USD 25 - 30, USD 40 from Midway; for other means follow the "Transportation to Evanston Campus" link for either Midway or O'Hare Airport. You will also find helpful links to other information about getting to and around Northwestern's Evanston Campus.
http://www.northwestern.edu/visiting/directions/

For a map of Evanston please visit:
http://maps.google.com

For a map of campus please visit:
http://www.northwestern.edu/visiting/maps/

The main events of the conference will be held in Harris Hall on the Evanston campus:
http://aquavite.northwestern.edu/maps/buildinglookup.cgi?lookupid=119