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Hotel
The conference room rate is $135 per night for a single, double, triple,
or quad room. The deadline for reservations was October 25, 2005 and the
hotel is now completely sold out for these dates. To change an existing
reservation, please call the number below.
Hyatt Regency
at Penn's Landing
201 South Columbus Blvd.
Philadelphia,
PA 19106
Tel 215 928-1234 or 800-233-1234
Fax 215
521-6600
10/27/05 If you are not able to secure a room in our block, another option is to try the Sheraton Society Hill, which is within walking distance at 1 Dock St. (tel 215-238-6000 or the Sheraton website).
Getting there from the airport
Public transport: Take SEPTA to Amtrak's 30th St. Station. Take the Blue line east (toward Frankford Trans. Ctr.) to the 2nd St. stop. From the 2nd St. stop walk east on Market St. to Columbus Blvd. (Delaware Ave.), turn right on Columbus Blvd. go south until you reach the Hyatt Regency at Penn's Landing.
Shuttle service: Shuttle service for Philadelphia International Airport is the Lady Liberty Airport Shuttle. Reservations are not necessary. The Lady Liberty van runs 24 hours a day, 7 days per week. You can locate Lady Liberty shuttle vans at the baggage claim area or by dialing #27 on the airport phones located in the Baggage Claim Area, or call 215-724-8888 and telling them which terminal you are in and your destination. Remain in the seating area near the Ground Transportation Counter (open 5:00am to 12:00 midnight) and you will be called when your driver arrives. Lady Liberty will prearrange shuttle service also if you call 215-724-888 or contact your hotel Bell Captain. Please allow a minimum of 2 - 2 1/2 hours for your return trip. Shuttle service cost is $ 8 each way. Please note that Lady Liberty's last shuttle is at 12:00 midnight, taxi or train are the only options after that time.
Driving to the hotel
Take exit #20 from I-95 and make a left onto Columbus Blvd. Proceed for one mile, and the hotel will be on the right at 201 South Columbus Blvd.
Jewish religious services and Sabbath meals on Friday and Saturday will be available at Congregation Mikveh Israel. For more information and meal reservations, please contact Joseph Weinstein (weinstein@bbn.com).
Philadelphia
Museum of Art
The vast collections of this temple of art make it the third-largest
art museum in the country.
Benjamin Franklin Parkway and 26th Street
Philadelphia,
PA 19130
Univ. of Penn. Museum
of
Archaeology and Anthropology
3260 South St.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Hours:
Tuesday through Saturday: 10:00am to 4:30pm
Sunday 1 to 5pm
transport
from hotel to the UPenn Museum
The
Barnes Foundation
300 North Latch's Lane
Merion, PA 19066
Academy
of Natural Sciences
Founded in 1812, The Academy of Natural Sciences is
the oldest continually operating museum of its kind in the Western Hemisphere.
It sponsored some of the seminal explorations for American wildlife and fossils,
and by the early 1900s, expanded those explorations to Africa, Asia and the Antarctic.
1900 Ben Franklin Pkwy.
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Philosophical
Hall, American Philosophical Society
On view are exhibitions that explore
the intersections of history, art, and science, with a focus on the early days
of Philadelphia and the nation.
104 South Fifth Street
Mütter
Museum
The Mütter Museum is a riveting storehouse of the history of
anatomy and medicine. Features "Only One Man Died: Medical Adventures on
the Lewis & Clark Trail" through Feb. 2006.
19 S. 22nd Street
Philadelphia,
PA 19103
