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22nd International ACM SIGIR Conference on Research and Development in Information Retrieval University
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Note that the SIGIR'99 tutorials and workshops will take place in the conference hotel; the conference itself will take place on the UC Berkeley campus. Conference HotelThe conference hotel is the Berkeley Marina Radisson, located west of Interstate 80 at the north end of the Berkeley Marina. See the map of the hotel area.ACM has negotiated a conference rate of $109/night (plus applicable taxes) for single or double occupancy. Conference participants are requested to call the hotel directly at (800) 243-0625 or (800) 333-3333 to reserve, mentioning the group rate for ACM. For those attending, ACM-Digital Libraries will also be in this hotel. The cut-off date for reservations is July 15, 1999. After that date, there is no guarantee that that rooms will be available, or that they will be charged at the conference rate. To expedite check-in, please at reservation time include the following information
Alternate HotelsThe conference hotel is recommended because it is quieter, nicer quality, and has with more business amenities than the others. The drawback is that there are few amenities nearby, while campus has a variety of excellent inexpensive eating places nearby.The recommended alternate hotels are listed below. Note that hotel rates do not include CA state tax.
Hotel Shattuck
Travelodge Berkeley
Holiday Inn Emeryville Called the San Francisco-Oakland/Bay-Bridge Holiday Inn. This 14 story highrise hotel is located directly off I-80 on the waterfront in the East Bay. Fifteen minutes to U.C. Berkeley by car.
Continental Airlines is offering a special airfare for SIGIR '99 which
allows a 10% discount off Continental's published round-trip fares*
within the continental U.S., Hawaii and Alaska.
(*Applicable restrictions must be met. Seats are limited.)
For more information, call 1-800-468-7022.
United Airlines is offering special meeting fares for all attendees
who use the Special Meeting Desk to book their reservations.
Earn a 5% discount off the lowest applicable fare,
including First Class, or 10% off the mid-week coach fare by calling
(or have your travel agent call) 1-800-521-4041 and referring to Meeting
ID Number 547XW. Mileage Plus members receive full credit for all
miles flown to this meeting. Tickets can be mailed by United, picked
up at your local travel agency or United Airlines ticket office. You
or your travel agent should call today as seats may be limited.
Directions by car directly to the Berkeley Campus:
From Highway 80 take the University Avenue exit east. Follow
University Avenue about 3 miles until it ends at Oxford Street
(the next street beyond Shattuck Avenue). Turn right on Oxford
street and follow it to Durant Avenue or Channing Way (prior to
this, Oxford Street changes its name to Fulton Street). Turn
left on either Durant or Channing and follow up beyond Dana
Street to the Sather parking garage (Entrance on the right off
Durant, on the left off Channing) which is $12/day for parking.
Somewhat closer parking may be had by turning left on Telegraph
Avenue (one way) then left on Bancroft Way and entering the
parking garage on the right which costs $1.50/hour. Both
Bancroft Way (west) and Durant Avenue (east) are one-way streets.
Channing way is two-way. Consult the map
for details.
Directions to the conference hotel:
 By car: From San Francisco Airport, take U.S. 101 north to San Francisco; follow the signs to the Bay Bridge/Sacramento, bearing right when the freeway splits after Army Street. On the other side of San Francisco Bay you will bear left following signs that say Interstate 80/Sacramento. About 5 miles north you take the University Avenue exit which takes you right toward the University of California. At the first light (6th St) make a U-turn and go back across the freeway toward the Bay. As the road forks (with water on your left and grass on your right), bear to the right and the Marina Radisson entrance will be 1/3 mile on your left. From Oakland Airport, take Interstate 880 north until you meet I-80. Do not take 980 or 580. Continue north (the signs should say Sacramento/Berkeley) to the University Avenue exit. At the first light (6th St) make a U-turn and go back across the freeway toward the Bay. As the road forks (with water on your left and grass on your right), bear to the right and the Marina Radisson entrance will be 1/3 mile on your left. From I 80 to the north, Take the University Avenue exit and follow the circle and at it's end turn left (not right), and follow directions above. By Airport Shuttle: A number of shuttles are available from both Airports to the Berkeley Radisson hotel. The most reliable from San Francisco Airport is Bayporter Express. You can reserve by calling (415) 467-1800. The rate from San Francisco Airport is $13.00/person. The rate from Oakland Airport will be posted. By Cab: Cab rates from San Francisco Airport run about $55 and about $30 from Oakland Airport. By Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART): The BART train system is a convenient method to travel between San Francisco and Berkeley. Schedules and maps can be found at www.bart.org. However, BART does not go directly to either airport; a shuttle bus or cab must be taken to the nearest BART station. To get to the Radisson from BART, take the downtown Berkeley exit and get a cab, which should be less than $10. The # 51M bus across the street (Shattuck Avenue) will go to the Berkeley Marina for $1.25. To get to campus from BART, take the downtown Berkeley exit and walk east for about 5 minutes until you reach the appropriate campus building. By Bus: The 51A bus runs regularly from the Berkeley Marina to campus (see bus schedule and map). Generally you catch it on University Blvd at the intersection of Marina Blvd. A few buses stop at the Radisson (those marked with * on the schedule). The trip takes 15-20 minutes. This bus also stops at Berkeley BART (corner Allston Way and Shattuck, across from the Shattuck Hotel) which is near campus. The 51M bus runs in the opposite direction from campus (corner Bancroft and Telegraph) to the Berkeley Marina. Cabs can usually be found at the Berkeley Bart station. More information on the AC Transit bus routes (the relevant bus routes are 51 and 52; more information can be found at www.transitinfo.org
Parking on Campus: Parking on campus requires a permit; there is little non-metered parking near campus. See this map and public-safety.berkeley.edu/p&t/public.html
The wine tour has been cancelled. Those who signed up will receive refunds at the registration desk at the conference.
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