LOCATION AND ACCOMMODATIONS
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 recently renovated rooms, extensive meeting facilities, and excellent restaurants. Click here for more location information, directions, and a map.
A limited number of rooms have been set aside at the conference location. Participants are responsible for making their own lodging arrangements. Call or fax to make your room reservation. The group block at The Penn Stater will be released to the general public on June 15.
The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel
Rates: $106 single occupancy, $116 double occupancy
Reservation Group Code: McNair Scholars Summer Research Conference (block code: RONG09A)
Phone: 800-233-7505 or 814-863-5000
Fax: 814-863-5002
Courtesy airport shuttle is available.
TRAVEL
By car: The University Park campus is located in the center of the state, at the intersection of Interstate 99/Route 26 and Route 322, fifteen miles south of Interstate 80, and is within driving distance of many major cities, including Harrisburg (1.5 hrs., 90 mi.), Pittsburgh (3 hrs., 137 mi.), and Philadelphia (3.5 hrs., 194 mi.), Baltimore (3.5 hrs., 155 mi.), Washington, D.C. (4 hrs., 190 mi.), New York City (5 hrs., 250 mi.), and Toronto (6.5 hrs., 304 mi.).
By air: The State College/University Park Airport (airport code: SCE) is located approximately five miles away from the conference site. Call 814-865-5511 or visit http://www.UniversityParkAirport.com/ for information on flights.
See http://www.psu.edu/ur/visitors.html for detailed visitor information, including maps.
For more information on attractions and sites to visit while attending this conference, visit the Central Pennsylvania Convention and Visitors Bureau.
service of McNair Scholars Program, The Graduate School Office of Graduate Educational Equity, and Office of the Vice Provost for Educational Equity
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