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Accomodations for ASYNC 2005
Because of the variety of hotel options in NYC, and the varied
needs of different attendees, and the difficulty in NYC of reserving
large blocks of hotel rooms (without significant financial
risks and penalties for IEEE), we are following the lead of other
major NYC research conferences (such as ACM Multimedia 2004)
by offering 2 options to attendees.
Option 1: Reserve a guest room near Columbia University.
Right near the symposium site, there
are approximately 40-50 guest rooms (all with private
baths), within easy walking distance.
These rooms are all comfortable but simple (better
than dormitories, less fancy than hotel rooms).
All have private baths.
Some are single rooms, others accommodate 2-5 people.
The sites are at 3 affiliated institutions:
At Union Theological Seminary, there are approximately
20-25 guest rooms, but no group block reservation.
We STRONGLY recommend that you reserve as early as possible.
In the International House and in Teachers College,
there are over 20 guest rooms.
These are all reserved under a group reservation until
1 month prior to the symposium. WE also STRONGLY
recommend that you reserve quickly.
NOTE: each of the guest rooms has different policies on
check-in. Their web sites
provide more details.
ALSO NOTE: the rooms in Union Theological Seminary
are likely to disappear quickly, since we do not
have a block reservation. I suggest you
reserve very soon. While we have reserved blocks of rooms in
the International House and Teachers College,
these are also likely to disappear early.
Option 2: Make your own reservations for a hotel room.
We have assembled a list of easily-accessible hotels,
mostly in the Upper West Side, within a 15-20 minute
subway ride and walk to Columbia University.
You may also want to find hotels on your own
(using expedia.com, hotels.com, etc.).
This approach of allowing attendees to fill their
own needs (based on desire for proximity to symposium
site, lower rates, etc.) was successful at the recent
ACM Multimedia Conference, and is most suitable
for a New York City-based conference.
Some of the nearby hotels have rooms for $145-190/night,
plus tax. Rates vary, and promotional or discount offers
are available.
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