Rough Agenda for planning your travel
Sept 3: afternoon early career workshop, followed by welcome social for all attendees in the evening
Sept 4: full day, with poster session, dinner on your own
Sept 5: full day, with conference dinner off site in Berkeley
Sept 6: half day, one session, then site visit to Eden Landing. Adjourn around 1pm.
Meeting Venue and locations
Early Career Workshop and Main meeting: Doubletree Hilton at the Berkeley Marina (group booking code at $189/night coming soon)
Address: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Berkeley Marina, 200 Marina Blvd, Berkeley, CA 94710
Site visit: Eden Landing Ecological Reserve, site US-EDN
Transportation and Parking
We will arrange transfer to the site visit, and conference dinner.
Airports near Berkeley: San Francisco (SFO), Oakland (OAK) (also in the Bay Area: San Jose (SJC))
From SFO or OAK, you can take Bay Area Rapid Transit to Downtown Berkeley Station, and catch the 51B bus to stop University Ave & Marina Boulevard. There are also Ubers and Lyfts.
At the Hotel, meeting attendees can park all day for $20.
Poster session!
New this year: for in-person posters, we will limit poster size to 4×4 foot maximum. Two posters need to fit on the 4×8′ walls that we have available.
Restaurant options in Berkeley
Dinner on Sept 4 will be up to everyone individually – here are some highly subjective recommendations from the locals around Downtown Berkeley
- Imm Thai – excellent Thai dishes, limited space
- Jupiter – Craft brewery with wood fired pizzas, large beer garden
- Cornerstone – large pub, wide drinks selection and bar food, outdoor patio
- Taste of the Himalayas – Nepalese food and amazing naan bread
- Angeline’s Louisiana Kitchen – New Orleans inspired fare (beignets!)
- The Butcher’s Son – Vegan Delicatessen & Bakery
- La Burrita – lunch break mainstay for LBL staff, outdoor seating