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Housing & Travel
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The conference hotel for the APS
DFD 2005 Meeting will be the
Hilton Chicago where all technical sessions will be held. Guest
rooms at reduced rates have been set aside at this hotel for attendees
from Friday, November 18 to Wednesday, Novermber 23, 2005.
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The Hilton Chicago is a historic grand hotel located on South Michigan
Avenue overlooking Grant Park and Lake Michigan. The hotel is within
easy walking distance of the Chicago Loop, Lake Michigan, Symphony Hall,
the Chicago Art Institute, the Magnificent Mile, the Sears Tower, and the
Chicago Museum Campus including the Field Museum of Natural History, where
the conference reception will be held. (Map)
Hotel
Reservations
Hotel reservations must be received by October 11, 2005. After this date,
attendees making reservations can expect to pay higher rates, if rooms are
available. To make your reservation, phone or fax the hotel at the numbers
listed below, identify yourself as a DFD attendee, and obtain a
confirmation number for the reservation. A convenient hotel reservation
form (MS Word
or
PDF) can be mailed
or faxed directly to the hotel.
Hilton Chicago
720 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60605 USA
Tel: 1-800-HILTONS (toll free), or 1-312-922-4400
(identify yourself as a
DFD attendee;
do not indicate
APS attendee to avoid confusion with
another meeting
at the hotel)
Fax: 1-312-922-5240
(hotel reservation form:
MS Word
or
PDF)
Online:
Hilton Chicago (Group/Convention Code: DFD)
Room Rates (for reservations prior to October 11,
2005):
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$145 + 14.9% tax, single occupancy
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$175 + 14.9% tax, double occupancy |
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$200 + 14.9% tax, triple occupancy |
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$225 + 14.9% tax, quad occupancy |
Due to the large attendance
expected at the DFD meeting and many special events in Chicago, the
Chicago Hilton has very few rooms available, particularly for Saturday
night, November 19. (Rooms at the conference rate are no longer
available.) If you still need a room, we recommend that you act
immediately and use one of following two alternatives:
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Call the Chicago Hilton directly
at 1-312-922-4400 and see if any rooms are still available for lower
rates at least during nights other than Saturday. You should be able to
stay at a hotel near the Chicago Hilton or near the airport on Saturday
night and move to the Chicago Hilton for the remaining nights; OR
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Stay at one of the nearby hotels
for the duration of the meeting (star ratings based on
expedia.com):
Closest hotels to Hilton
with comparable level to the Chicago
Hilton (3.5 stars) include:
◊ Palmer House Hilton (3.5 stars) - 6 blocks (0.75 mi) to Hilton
◊ Hotel Alegro (3.5 stars) - 9 blocks (~ 1 mi) to Hilton
◊ Club Quarters, Central Loop (3.5 stars) - 10 blocks (~ 1 mi) to Hilton
Hotels that are close but do not have the same level of
amenities as the Chicago Hilton:
◊ Essex Inn (2 stars) - Next door to Hilton
◊ Travelodge Hotel Downtown (2 stars) - 2 blocks from Hilton
◊ Best Western Grant Park (2 stars) - 3 blocks from Hilton
We recommend that you use online travel services for making reservations,
where rooms at these hotels are still available. In addition, web
sites like
TripAdvisor.com are useful for honest appraisals of hotels.
Sharing a Room
If
you are interested in sharing a hotel room at the Chicago Hilton with
another participant at the DFD meeting, contact the conference
coordinators, "Meetings and More," at
mtgs911@aol.com. "Meetings and More" will reply with a list of other
persons seeking to share a room. When contacting "Meetings and More"
please note your gender (male/female), smoking preference
(nonsmoking/smoking), and email address. The only information that will be
shared with other persons requesting to share a room is your name, gender,
smoking preference, and email address. This information will only be
shared with persons currently seeking to share a room. Note that it is
your responsibility to contact other persons on the list and arrange for
sharing a room. "Meetings and More" will only provide a list of persons
seeking to share a room and will not provide any roommate matching service
or hotel reservation service. Reservations and charges for the room are
the sole responsibility of the persons sharing the room.
Transportation
The Hilton Chicago is accessible via taxi, subway, and shuttle service
from both O'Hare International Airport and Chicago Midway Airport. More
detailed travel directions are available on
this page.
O'Hare International Airport and Chicago Midway Airport are served by
nearly all major US and international airlines with flights. It is several
blocks from Amtrak's Union Station and on the CTA orange, green, and red
lines (near the Van Buren St. stop).
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Ground transportation from O'Hare
International Airport
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Distance from
hotel: 18 mi.
Drive time: 45
min.
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Shuttle Service,
typical minimum charge is USD 24.00
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Taxi , typical
minimum charge is USD 35.00-40.00
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Subway/Rail ,
typical minimum charge is USD 1.75
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Limousine ,
typical minimum charge is USD 70.00
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Driving
Directions: From
O'Hare International Airport: Follow signs for I-190. Take I-190 to
I-90/94 east. Take I-90/94 approximately 18 miles to
Congress
Parkway. Exit Congress Parkway East. Follow Congress approximately 1/2
mile to Michigan Avenue. Turn right on Michigan Avenue and drive 3 blocks.
The hotel will be on the right.
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Ground transportation from
Midway International Airport
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Distance from
hotel: 12 mi.
Drive time: 25
min.
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Shuttle Service,
typical minimum charge is USD 19.00
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Taxi , typical
minimum charge is USD 25.00-28.00
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Subway/Rail ,
typical minimum charge is USD 1.75
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Limousine ,
typical minimum charge is USD 70.00
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Driving
Directions: From
Midway Airport: Cicero Avenue north.
Take I-55 North toward downtown Chicago. Exit North on Lake Shore Drive.
Turn left on Balbo two blocks to the hotel on the left.
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Parking:
Daily Parking Charge: $32.00
Valet Parking
Charge: $37.00 |
