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Program
Program
- The conference began on October 11 at 9am, with breakfast and registration starting at 8am.
- The conference ended at 3pm on October 13.
Venue and getting around
- Wireless: information is on the back of your nametag, you can get directly to login page here.
- A complete campus map can be found here.
- Important locations for ETAP4 are shown in the annotated campus map inset to the right.
- An interactive Google map with important locations/directions for ETAP4 is given below.
- Bus lines to campus:
- From Hadley, Northampton, (or downtown Amherst): take the B43 (schedule, line map) and get off at Haigis Mall. If you are at the Howard Johnson conference hotel, the nearest stop is Holiday Inn/Staples. $1.25 per ride. (Coming from downtown Amherst, there are other options as well, see free UMass-run buses.) [Google map directions from Howard Johnson to Haigis Mall]
- From North Amherst, including the Amherst Inn/Allen House: take Route 30 (schedule, line map) and get off at UMass ILC/Morrill. Free of cost. The nearest stop to Allen House is Aspen Chase Apartments. The nearest stop to Amherst Inn is Churchill Street on the way to campus, and Gray Street on the way back to the hotel. [Google map directions from Allen House to campus, Google map directions from Amherst Inn to campus]
- Other local bus lines can be found at the PVTA website, and UMASS-run local bus lines (which are free) can be found here
- Participants staying at the Howard Johnson (Hojo): there will be a shuttle taking you to/from campus, with the following schedule
- Thursday 10/11:
- 7:45am Pick up from Hojo, drop off at Haigis Mall (walk to Old Chapel)
- 8:30pm Pick up from Old Chapel, drop off at Hojo
- Friday 10/12:
- 7:45am Pick up from Hojo, drop off at South College
- 9:30 Pick up from ILC, drop off at Hojo (for alternative times for rides, talk to co-organizers; rides available from conference volunteers)
- Saturday 10/13:
- 7:45am Pick up from Hojo, drop off at South College
- 3:15pm Pick up from South College, drop off at Hojo
- Dispatcher cell: 413 658 8211
- Thursday 10/11:
- Uber and Lyft are available in the area, too.
- Information on parking is here, including an interactive map.
- You can park in any outside lot for free on Saturday; try Lot 25 or Lot 71.
- On weekdays, you could park in the Parking Garage ($1.75/hr) or at the Visitor's Center ($1.50/hr, you can pay using Parkmobile or at the machine). You can also get a $8/day temporary one-day parking pass from Parking Services, which is next to Lot 25.
- Warning: there's another big conference at UMass Wed-Fri, so the campus garage may be quite full, and overflow parking for that conference is in Lots 25, 12, and 45.