Venue:
The meeting will take place from Mon-Wed., the 10-12th of November 2008, on Caltech campus in Pasadena, CA. A complimentary reception will be held on Sunday evening (9 November 2008) at the Pasadena Hilton where a group reservation has been made for participants. You will be responsible for making your own reservation. Please see Registration for more information.
The conference will take place in the Beckman Institute on the CalTech Campus (building 74 on the CalTech map. The Pasadena Hilton is 1.1 miles from the conference location. If you wish to drive to the conference, be aware that you must purchase daily parking permits from CalTech. See the CalTech parking page for more information.
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Transportation:
Los Angeles's award-winning public transportation system
Pasadena's local public transportation system
Pasadena Convention & Visitor Bureau's Comprehensive Transportation Page
LAX Airport to Pasadena:
Public Transportation:
Recently, Los Angeles
Airport and Metro introduced the Fly Away bus service. Now you can
get from the Airport to Pasadena in about an hour (max hour and a
half)! Not only is the system punctual, efficient, safe and even
luxurious, but it is also relatively inexpensive. We recommend this
route if you are arriving at a reasonable hour and don't have heavy
bags.
At the airport go to the Green sign which says "Fly Away Bus". Catch
the bus to UNION Station. It runs every on every half hour between
5:00 am to 1:00 am, and hourly from 1 am to 5am. You pay when you get
to Union station. ($4.00)
At Union Station - go to the Gold line station (Runs from 3:45 am
to 11:52 pm) and catch the Metro to Del Mar station. ($1.50)
From here you can walk the 0.7 miles to the Pasadena Hilton, or take the
#10 ARTS bus which runs 6am - 8pm weekdays, 11am - 8pm Saturdays, and
11am - 5pm on Sundays). (Fare: $0.50)
Shared Ride Vans:
There are basically two companies that operate between LAX (or Burbank Airport; see below) and
Pasadena. This ride will take you anywhere between 45 minutes (if you
are lucky and get on a full shuttle that is ready to leave the airport) and
up to 1.5 to 2 hrs if you are really unlucky (since the vans tend to orbit the gates until they are full). You don't need to make
reservations ahead of time but you can. More info at these sites:
Super Shuttle - Blue Vans ($25.00 to downtown Pasadena hotels)
Prime Time Shuttle - Red Vans ($19.00 to downtown Pasadena hotels)
Other Ground Transportation Choices
LAX website's grand transportation page. Note that a taxi to Pasadena will cost you about $80 one way.
Burbank Airport to Pasadena:
Public Transportation:
The smaller Burbank Airport is recommended for its efficiency and proximity to Pasadena. Travel time by car, shared ride vans, or taxi is typically half of that from LAX. Shared ride vans offer the same services as described above for LAX, at about the same cost (but generally faster pickup and delivery to Pasadena, and vice versa). Taxi rides will run about $35-45 one way.
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