Travel Information

Don't Forget! Download the following medical and emergency information form, complete it, and bring it with you to the workshop in a sealed envelope.
Medical Emergency Information Form (Acrobat (PDF) 5kB Jan13 04)

The workshop will begin at 5:30 pm on Thursday evening, July 27 with optional workshop events in the School of Earth Sciences during the mid-afternoon (beginning at 2:30). We will end after dinner on Saturday July 29 (~7:00) with optional sessions on Sunday morning. Before making travel plans, read about the options for ground transportation to Stanford, recognizing it may take an hour to get to Palo Alto and that you may have to wait a while for some modes of public transportation. We strongly recommend that you do not schedule plane flights to arrive in San Francisco or San Jose any later than 3:15 p.m. in order to allow time for travel from the airport and check-in at the workshop.

Transportation
You are responsible for your transportation to and from Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. The two major airports serving Palo Alto are San Francisco International Airport, SFO and Mineta San José Airport, SJC. Train and bus service is also available. An excellent source of specific information about ground transportation to Stanford and directions to the Stanford campus is the Stanford Summer Conference Services site. Some of the shuttles are considerably cheaper for the second person going to the same location. Also, sharing a taxi might be an inexpensive option if several share the ride. We will provide workshop participants with information about others arriving at the same airport after travel information has been submitted so that you could contact each other if you would like to share rides. Those driving themselves may want to consult these directions to Stanford University.

Finding Your Way Around Campus
We encourage you to print out a campus map and bring it with you to the workshop.

Check-in and Lodging
Check-in will be at 3:00-5:30 p.m. at the Escondido Village (EV) Conference Service Center located in Building 123, Blackwelder Ct. Participants will sign in, pick up workshop materials, and return the completed Medical Emergency Health Form (Acrobat (PDF) 5kB Jan13 04) in a sealed envelope. If you check in later, and after our program has started, someone from the Summer Conference Services will be at that location until 10:00 pm. Participants will be staying in Studios I and II residences located near the corner of Campus Drive East and Escondido Road. Check-out on Sunday will be done individually at the EV Conference Service Center anytime between 8:00 am and 2:00 pm. Those needing to check out before 8:00 am will need to have made alternative arrangements the night before. An $80 key deposit is required for each room key issued to participants at check-in. Our Career Prep conference staff will hold this deposit, paid by cash or check made out to Stnaford University, until the key is returned. Accommodations will be single-occupancy dorm rooms with private bathroom facilities and kitchenette (unstocked). Towels and linens will be provided. Persons wishing to share a room may do so by informing us in advance of the workshop. (We will need to hear from both persons wishing to do so.)

Parking
Daily "Scratcher" permits are $4.00 per day and should be purchased at the time of check-in. They must be hung from the rear view mirror, facing out. Daily conference scratchers are valid only in areas designated for "Residence" parking and only on the date specified on the permit.

Meals
Most meals will be served buffet-style on campus in Branner Dining Hall, which is a short walk across Campus Loop from the Studio apartments. All meals will have vegetarian options. We may have one catered dinner on campus as well. If you chose to eat other than the planned meals, you will be responsible for the costs.

Communications
The dorm rooms will have active, local-only telephone lines. You will need a telephone card for long distance calls from those, or other, campus phones. If you have a cell phone, you should plan to bring it. Internet access, if desired, must be arranged and paid for on an individual basis. If you have an ethernet card, cable, and credit card, you can arrange access directly from your room. (Wireless access MAY be active in our residences by conference time, but there is no guarantee this will be the case.) Minimum weekly fee is $30. More information can be found at Stanford Residential Computing.

What to Wear
Dress for the workshop is casual. Areas close to the water can be cool in the summer in the Bay area. Palo Alto has mild, average temperatures that range from 39 to 77 degrees Fahrenheit. Summer average high is 77 and low is 54. The evenings are cool.

Emergency Contact Information
Conference Services (650) 736-6000 (EV Conference Center: 8 am-10 pm)
Conference Services (650) 723-3126 (Summer Conference Services Office)
Campus Police (650) 329-2413 (after-hours dispatch)