Travel, Lodging, Food, and Reimbursement

July 12-16, 2010

Dr. Stephen Bloch, Adelphi University

Reservations
You are responsible for making your own reservations for travel and lodging, except for dorm housing.
Lodging

Off-campus housing is available in hotels a mile or two away from campus, but it's quite expensive (so much for your travel-food-and-lodging allotment). Dorm rooms are available on campus, either single or double occupancy, much closer to the workshop and much less expensive. The Adelphi dorms do not accept cash, checks, or credit cards from individuals, so if you want to stay in a dorm room, let me know by July 9: I'll pay for it from my Adelphi account, and count that amount towards your reimbursement limit.

Dorm rooms cost $75/night for a single, or $100/night for a double (i.e. $50/person). This is much cheaper than any respectable hotel in the area.

If you're un-funded but want to stay in the dorms anyway, you can do that for the prices above (give me a check, payable to Adelphi University, the first day of the workshop). Several of you asked about bringing family members: they can stay in the dorm room too, for the price difference (which we'll subtract from your reimbursement, if you've got enough expenses to reimburse, or we'll have you give me a check as above).

We've been given a number of dorm rooms in Earle Hall (buildings EHA and EHB on this map). To check in, go to the entrance at the northeastern corner of Earle Hall, and you'll be given a swipe key for the front door and a hard key for your room. There will be someone at the "hall attendant booth" from 8AM to 2AM, and on call from 2AM to 8AM. The building is generally organized with males and females at opposite ends of each floor, so if you're in a double room with your opposite-sex spouse, one of you will have to walk down the hall for the bathroom.

Travel schedule
If you live outside day-trip range, we recommend that you arrive Sunday afternoon (the 11th) before the workshop, to allow for travel delays and relaxation. The workshop starts early Monday morning and follows an intense pace, so you'll want to get a good night's sleep.

If you're flying, you may want to stay over a Saturday night to save money on air fares. If so, we recommend the Saturday after the workshop (the 17th) rather than the one before the workshop; that way you can either finish up class projects or sight-see with the people you've met at the workshop.

Parking

The Public Safety people aren't allowing me to get parking passes in advance and hand them to you; instead, they want you to bring your car's registration card to the Public Safety office in the basement of Levermore Hall (about 300 yards north-northwest of Post Hall, where the workshop takes place). They open at 8:30 AM, or you can deal with it at lunchtime. In the unlikely event that you get a ticket before you have a chance to get a parking pass, there should be no difficulty getting it voided retroactively.

Food
Most of our meals and snacks will be catered in Post 104. You can also visit the University cafeteria or nearby restaurants on your own. The "main" cafeteria is at the other end of campus, and may or may not be closed for renovations; the "annex" cafeteria is a few steps away in Post Hall. Any meals you eat beyond catering are on your own, but (if you've been offered funding) save your receipts so you can be reimbursed for them later. There are a few restaurants within walking distance of campus, but for more variety you'll need to either take the train into New York City or drive a mile or two to a suburban shopping center.
Reimbursement procedures
Most of you have received financial aid letters, and will be reimbursed for reasonable expenses, up to a specified limit, for the duration of the workshop, as specified in that letter. Keep original receipts for anything you want reimbursed! (The workshop is Federally funded, and we don't want the Federal government to think we're handing out money without accountability. Among their rules is no reimbursement for alcohol.)

Turn in your receipts in one bundle at the end of the workshop, or by mail a few days later (if you haven't got them all yet when the workshop ends). It'll probably take a few weeks to send you a check.

If you're flying on "e-tickets", make sure you get a printed receipt (probably available at the kiosk in the airport) including the following information:


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