Travel:

• Driving: If you are driving to Cornell, directions to the campus can be found at: http://www.cornell.edu/visiting/ithaca/directions_car.cfm
• Flying: If you are flying to an area airport, take a cab to campus or to your hotel. The Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport is recommended, but there are also airports in Elmira, Binghamton, Syracuse and Albany which require between 1 - 3 hour drives to Cornell.

The conference was be held at the Robert Purcell Community Center (RPCC) on Jessup Road, Ithaca New York, 14850.

A map of the Cornell campus can be seen here (PDF file).

Parking for the conference was at the "CC" Lot next to the Robert Purcell Community Center. RPCC can be seen in section E1 of this map and the CC parking lot can be seen in section D1 of this map.

Accommodations:

We are pleased to have offered on-campus housing for those requiring a place to stay while attending LabMan 2005. Near the Robert Purcell Community Center, where the conference sessions were held, attendees chose to stay in a single or double-occupancy room in Mews Hall residence hall, a recently-built and fully air-conditioned building. Information about this residence hall can be found here. Rates for the LabMan Conference are:

• Single: $52.00 per night
• Double: $38.00 per night
• Double with Guest not attending LabMan: $76.00 per night total

For those who desired more formal accommodations, Cornell's Statler Hotel is a 15 minute walk from the Robert Purcell Community Center. Information about the Statler Hotel can be found here. Driving directions to the Statler Hotel can be found at: http://www.statlerhotel.cornell.edu/explore/directions.html.

A local hotel offering a discounted rate was:

• University Best Western: $109.00 per night - Deadline is: May 19, 2005
  1020 Ellis Hollow Road
  Ithaca, New York, 14850-2808
  Phone: 607-272-6100 Fax: 607-272-1518

Other local hotels can be found at the VisitIthaca.com web site.