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KAON - 2005
International Workshop
Travel and Financial Information
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Registration Fee:
$350.00 will be charged to participants registering before
Monday, May 16th, and $450.00 will be charged to those registering after May
16th. Please
download the payment form and read the various options listed below for payment of this
fee. The options are listed below in order of our preference. Please note that
wire transfer is listed first because this is the most convenient means of
processing the fee.
1. WIRE TRANSFER:
Please download the payment form and read it over, then
inform me (andy@diablo.phys.northwestern.edu) that you will
pay by wire
transfer. Transfer should be made to:
Bank One, NA
ABA
#071000013
Northwestern
University
General Funds
Account
#5571111
Reference
Kaon 2005 International Workshop
[Name of
Participant]
Physics &
Astronomy 1-3488
2. CHECK OR CREDIT CARD BY MAIL
NOTE: Checks MUST be payable in US
dollars.
Please download the payment form, fill it out, and mail it
(along
with a check if you are paying by check) to:
Business
Administrator
Department of
Physics and Astronomy
Northwestern
University
2145 Sheridan
Road
Evanston,
Illinois 60208-3112
3. CREDIT CARD BY FAX
Please download and fill out the
payment form. Then, please fax it to:
1.847.491.9982 with attention to "Business Administrator"
4. CREDIT CARD AT CONFERENCE
5. CASH AT THE CONFERENCE
Location:
The conference will be held in
It is located at the intersection of Sheridan
and Noyes. Northwestern University
is in
Visa Information:
If you require a visa to travel to the
More information about obtaining a
visa is available at
http://www.nationalacademies.org/visas
Information
about visa wait times is available at
http://travel.his.com/visa/tempvisitors_wait.php
IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT LODGING: Graduation Commencement for
Options for during the conference only:
IMPORTANT: All of the following options require check-out ON FRIDAY, JUNE
17th, the final day of the conference. Thus, if you decide to stay here we will
provide a secure location to store your baggage on Friday during the conference.
For other lodging options, see below.
Option 1: HILTON
GARDEN INN -- EVANSTON
- The Hilton Garden Inn in Evanston is holding 25 single-occupancy rooms for $115.00 per night.
- We are currently negociating for transportation. However, it is easily walkable because this hotel is little more than a km from the conference site.
- Reserve these rooms by either calling 1.847.475.6400 or emailing smorgenstern@ahmco.net and mentioning that you are coming for the "KAON 2005 conference" at Northwestern.
- After May 12th, any remaining rooms will be released to the public so it is recommended that you reserve before then.
Option 2: COMFORT INN -- SKOKIE
- The Comfort inn in Skokie is holding 40 rooms: Rooms with a queen-sized bed are $79.00 per night, and rooms with a king-sized bed or two double-sized beds are $99.00 per night.
- These rates include a hot breakfast each morning as well as transportation to and from the conference (a 10-15 minute drive).
- Reserve these rooms either by calling 1.847.679.4200 and mentioning that you are coming for the "KAON 2005 conference" or by emailing customerservice@comfortinnskokie.com.
- After May 12th, any remaining rooms will be released to the public so it is recommended that you reserve before then.
Option 3: BEST WESTERN UNIVERSITY PLAZA -- EVANSTON
- The BEST WESTERN UNIVERSITY PLAZA in EVANSTON is holding 30 single or double occupancy rooms for $99.00 per night.
- Transportation to and from the conference will be provided.
- Reserve these rooms either by calling 1.847.491.6400 and mentioning that you are coming for the "KAON 2005 conference" or by emailing efilkova@bwuniversityplaza.com
- After May 12th, any remaining rooms will be released to the public so it is recommended that you reserve before then.
Options for after and/or during the conference:
The following downtown hotels have space available and very good rates (under $150.00 per night) for the entire week of the conference and the weekend after. If you have booked or are interested in booking a hotel that is not listed above, please let me, Andrew (andy@diablo.phys.northwestern.edu), know so that I can assist you with traveling to and from the conference:
- The Howard
Johnson Inn is located a few blocks from the shopping
- The Red
Roof Hotel is also located a few blocks from the shopping
In addition, any of the following websites can be used to find very good deals
around
- Orbitz (my personal favorite for hotels)
- Travelocity
- Expedia
- Hotels.com
Flying:
Parking:
The most convenient parking lot is the central
parking lot. This is the parking lot across the street from (just west of)
the Technological Institute. A permit is required to park here, so information
about obtaining one if needed will be forthcoming. Do not park in the following
Northwestern lots: Student Health, University Police, Central Utility Plant,
Tech Institute lots and drives (which are within 30 feet of Tech), and Foster
Walker complex. Parking on
Weather and Time:
Average high is 80ºF (27ºC) and low is 60ºF (16ºC). Rain at
some point during the week is a likely possibility.
Food:
Here is a great
guide to Evanston area restaurants.
Secretary
Andrew Dreyfuss
andy@diablo.phys.northwestern.edu
1.847.491.7338
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