Location, Accommodations, Parking, and Local Information
Location
The program will be held at The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, one of the largest university-based conference center hotels of its kind in the country. The Penn Stater, part of Penn State's Innovation Park, features newly renovated rooms, extensive meeting facilities, and excellent restaurants.
Accommodations
The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel
Rates for The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel:
Single-$117.18 Double-$128.03 Triple-$138.88 Quadruple-$149.73
(All amounts are in U.S. dollars.)
Please note that the room block reserved for this conference expires on June 8, 2008. Due to the coinciding Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts,
it is recommended that you make your reservations as soon as possible, as rooms in State College will sell out. Please give the registration clerk the following reservation
identification number: 2000708.
If you choose to reserve your room online, please
1. Use the following link: click
here.
2. Type in the 2000708 reservation identification number and select Submit. This will take you to the block of rooms page.
To reserve your room via phone or fax, or for additional information
Phone: 800-233-7505 or 814-863-5000
Fax: 814-863-5002
Web site: http://www.pshs.psu.edu/
The Ramada Inn and Conference Center
A limited number of rooms have been set aside at the Ramada Inn and Conference Center at the following prices:
$81.38 from Tuesday, July 8, through Thursday, July 10
$146.48 from Friday, July 11, and Saturday, July 12
This room block expires on June 8, 2008. Please mention you are attending the Biorheology Conference. Due to the coinciding Central
Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, it is recommended that you make your reservations as soon as possible, as rooms in State College will sell out. The Ramada Inn and
Conference Center is approximately 5 miles from The Penn Stater Conference Center and Hotel.
To reserve your room via phone, fax, or e-mail, or for additional information
Phone: 814-238-3001
Fax: 814-237-1345
E-mail: ramarsvp@aol.com
University Residence Halls
University residence hall accommodations will be available from July 8 through July 14, 2008. The cost per person (single occupancy only) is $62.50 per night. Bed linens, soap, and a
towel will be provided, but you should bring your own alarm clock, and other personal items.
To make your room reservation, call 800-778-8006, Monday through Friday, 9:00-11:30 a.m. and 1:00-4:00 p.m., or fax the printable form (below) to 814-863-8877. All residence hall fees
must be paid in advance. This room block expires on June 24, 2008.
Due to the coinciding Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, it is recommended that you make your reservations as soon as possible, as rooms in State College will sell out.
University Residence Halls Reservation Form
Additional lodging choices
For more lodging choices, visit the Central Pennsylvania Convention and Visitors Bureau's Web site at http://www.lioncountrylodging.com/.
Parking
The University Parking Office does not work with the airport or bus services. Please check out the following Web sites for bus shuttle services to State College, Pennsylvania: http://www.greyhound.com/, http://www.fullingtontours.com/, or http://www.trailways.com/.
If you decide to rent a vehicle and park it on campus, parking fees are required. The fee is $6.00 per day for permit parking, cash or check payments only. Permit parking is one of three parking decks on campus: East Deck, Eisenhower Deck, or Nittany Deck (located next to Nittany Lion Inn). Permits can be purchased from the Parking Office on weekdays. You will need an ID and license plate number from the vehicle you are parking on campus.
Hourly parking is also available at HUB Deck, East Deck, or Nittany Deck. The fee is $1.00 per hour (or any portion of an hour), paid when exiting these decks. Only cash is accepted. Please do not lose the stub you receive upon entering, or you will be charged $12.00 per day. Permits are required to park in these decks overnight.
Please feel free to visit the following Web site for maps showing the lots available for visitor parking: http://www.transportation.psu.edu/.
Local Information
The Penn State University Park campus is surrounded by the picturesque town of State College, in the center of Pennsylvania, between the Appalachian ridges and valleys and the Allegheny Plateau. State College is a community of 40,000; University Park has a student population of about 44,000. State College and University Park combine to offer a friendly, college-town atmosphere, with many shops, restaurants, and points of interest. During summer months the area has a more leisurely pace, with fewer students in residence and plenty of opportunities for quiet strolls around the beautiful campus.
The campus has art, anthropology, and sports museums, and smaller galleries. Among the various recreational opportunities it offers are two fine golf courses. A favorite stop for visitors in the summer is the University Creamery, which produces the largest amount of ice cream of any university in the country-including a flavor named in honor of Penn State's noted football coach, Peachy Paterno.
The Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts will be "in progress" during the week of the conference. For those who enjoy hiking, the University has the Stone Valley Recreation Area (along with an environmental center, Shaver's Creek) about fourteen miles from the campus, and central Pennsylvania has numerous state parks. Among the other attractions in the area are several Amish communities, the Boalsburg Military Museum, and Penn's Cave. For more information about the State College area, visit http://www.visitpennstate.org/.
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