Hyatt Hotel
Philadelphia, PA April 8 - 11, 2013

CPSWeek 2013

Philadelphia


Venue

Hyatt Regency Philadelphia at Penn's Landing

The Hyatt Regency Philadelphia at Penn's Landing Hotel is located in the heart of the historic miles in Philadelphia. From the hotel room, you can see the stunning city and water views. Just steps away, you can explore the icons of our nationÕ's foundation, such as the Liberty Bell Center, the Independence Hall, the Betsy Ross House, the National Constitution Center or the Old City Philadelphia. The hotel is surrounded by numerous galleries and boutiques, theaters, shops, restaurants and an intriguing nightlife. The Philadelphia SEPTA subways and buses are also within a couple of blocks of the hotel, allowing you to experience downtown Philadelphia from an exceptional location.

Plenary sessions will be held in the adjacent Seaport Museum. Founded in 1960, the museum is the region's primary repository of art, artifacts and archival materials documenting the diverse maritime history of the Greater Delaware Valley, and the history of the Port of Philadelphia and the other major urban ports of the Delaware River.

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The room rate is $195 for a king of two double beds. Cutoff date for the hotel is March 18, 2013. After the cutoff date, rooms will be subject to availability and based on the hotel's prevailing rates.

Attention

At this time, we have completely exhausted the reserved room block and rooms at the Hyatt are no longer available at the conference rate. Reasonably priced rooms may still be available at the following hotels:

Hotel Address

Hyatt Regency Philadelphia at Penn's Landing
201 South Columbus Blvd.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 19106
Tel: +1 215 928 1234 Fax: +1 215 521 6600


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Parking:
The hotel has a parking garage connected to the building. Overnight self-parking is $25 plus tax and overnight valet is $32 plus tax.
For daily drivers (not staying overnight), they offer discounted vouchers that are $12 for self-parking and $19 for valet.

Directions:


From the Philadelphia International Airport (PHL):

By Airport Shuttle:     Lady Liberty Shuttle Service

  • $10.00 per person
  • Proceed to a phone in baggage claim area and dial 27
  • Pickup is at Ground Transportation
  • Van makes multiple stops
  • Every 20 minutes from 5:30a.m. - 12:00a.m.
  • Call 215-724-8888 for more information

By taxi:

This is the best way to get to the hotel from the airport. The taxi stand is located at the ground level of the airport terminal (all terminals). A typical taxi fare from the airport to the hotel is about 30 USD, excluding tip. (Most U.S. guides recommend 15% of the fare.)

By train:

Take the SEPTA R1 train from the airport terminal toward Center City Philadelphia. Alight at Market East Station.
Walk south on 11th Street to 11th St Station, then take the SEPTA subway Market-Frankford Line, direction toward Frankford Transport Center. Alight at 2nd St Station.
Head south on S 2nd St toward Black Horse Alley. Turn left onto Dock St, and stay left on Dock St. The hotel is located at the intersection between Dock St. and S Columbus Blvd.

You can buy the One-Day Independence Pass at 11 USD for an individual pass, which gives unlimited one-day travel on all SEPTA services (train, bus, subway). Tickets can be purchased on board or from the SEPTA website. The train schedules are available here

Driving Directions:

From I-95:
 Take I-95 to Exit 20 (Washington Avenue/Columbus Boulevard).
Make a left onto Columbus Boulevard.
The hotel is located one mile north on the right.

From Ben Franklin Bridge:
 Once over the bridge in Philadelphia, travel up the ramp towards I-95.
Take I-95 South to Exit 20 (Washington Avenue/Columbus Boulevard).
Make a left onto Columbus Boulevard.
The hotel is located one mile north on the right.

From Walt Whitman Bridge:
 Once over the bridge in Philadelphia, bear to the right towards I-95.
Take I-95 North to Exit 20 (Washington Avenue/Columbus Boulevard).
Make a left onto Columbus Boulevard.
The hotel is located one mile north on the right.

From Philadelphia Suburbs:
 Take I-76 East to I-676 East. Continue on I-676 East to I-95 South.
Take I-95 South to Exit 20 (Washington Avenue/Columbus Boulevard).
Make a left onto Columbus Boulevard.
The hotel is located one mile north on the right.

Why stay at the conference hotel?

The hotel is the center of conference activity. This is where you meet people to network, collaborate, or just have fun. Staying elsewhere, you will miss the chance to run into other attendees in the off hours and strike a conversation that will open up a new research direction.

We have a packed program that will keep you busy all day. If you are staying at the conference hotel, you will easily be able to sneak out to your room should the need arise. If you are staying elsewhere, it is much more difficult without missing some fun activity. You'll have to carry everything you need for the day with you, and then watch over it. If you are staying at the conference hotel, you can leave everything in your room and fetch things as you need them.

Yes, you may be able to find cheaper rooms elsewhere in the city - but, most likely, not in the immediate vicinity of the conference hotel. And they are unlikely to be as comfortable or as perfectly located.

As is common for conferences organized in the US, we had to guarantee that a certain number of attendees will stay at the hotel, in order to secure meeting space at lower cost. The hotel also offers a generously discounted room rate for conference attendees.

Occasionally, you may be able to find a better promotional rate elsewhere on the web. By all means, please make use of it. However, please mention that you are attending the conference when you make a reservation or check in. Your stay will still count towards CPS Week room block.

The conference leaders have taken their role of finding a conference site very seriously. They looked at a number of locations. The needs of attendees as individuals in addition to the conference meeting space were considered.