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GENERAL INFORMATION

CONFERENCE DATES: August 19-23, 2000 http://ismb2000.sdsc.edu/agenda.html

LOCATION: University of California, San Diego - Price Center
http://www.ucsd.edu/map/directions.html

CAMPUS PARKING INFORMATION:
Parking on campus is by permit (currently $6 per day) or metered parking only. You may stop by the information desk and purchase permits or you may purchase them at the ISMB conference registration desk in the UCSD Price Center. The closes parking lot to the Price Center is: P411 and P412. To get to these lots, you would take the Gilman exit Northwest from the 5 North, enter the campus (still on Gilman) and make a left on Myers Drive. The lots are straight ahead.

Please do not park on campus without paying a meter or purchasing a parking permit, or you will receive a citation.

AIRPORT TRANSPORTATION: Cloud Nine Shuttle Service provides transportation to the designated conference hotels and to UCSD Campus.

Arrivals: go to the transportation area and see the transportation coordinator with the red coat and ask for the Cloud Nine Shuttle Service

Departures: IMPORTANT, you must call Cloud 9 Shuttle at least 24 hours in advance of your departure flight by calling 1-800-974-8885

Rates:

  • To UCSD Campus - $13pp one way
  • To Embassy Suites LaJolla - $10.50pp one way
  • To Radisson Hotel La Jolla - $10 pp one way
  • To Residence Inn - $9.50pp one way

DIRECTIONS: (read below and/or view http://www.ucsd.edu/map/directions.html for specific campus locations)

From South of La Jolla or Airport: Take interstate 5 North, Exit on Gilman Drive, Turn Left at the light on Gilman Drive, Continue for about 1 mile until you see a UCSD Visitors Center on the right. You may obtain specific directions, visitor parking information and a campus map at the UCSD Visitor Center.

From North of La Jolla: Take interstate 5 South, Exit on La Jolla Village Drive, Turn Right at the light on La Jolla Village Drive, After you pass the next traffic light, you will see the ramp to Gilman Drive on the Right, Turn Right on Gilman Drive and the a UCSD Visitors Center on the right. You may obtain specific directions, visitor parking information and a campus map at the UCSD Visitor Center.

Price Center Location: Enter at South Entrance. Go past the Gilman Information Booth, and continue until you reach Myers Drive. Turn left on Myers where you will find metered parking at a rate of 25¢ per 1/4 hour. The Price Center (910) is directly in front of you, the Bookstore (911) is on the south side of the Price Center Plaza.

Conference Delivery Directions to the Price Center Loading Dock:
From Hwy 5 exit Genesee East.
Turn right at 2nd light on to Campus Point Road.
Turn right on Voigt Road and proceed over the freeway.
Turn left at 3rd stop sign on to Matthews Lane.
This will bring you to the cul-de-sac in back of Price Center.
The 1st and 2nd shipping bays are for Price Center.

LOCAL BUS TRANSPORTATION
The local transit authority can be reached by going to the following site:
http://www.sandag.cog.ca.us/sdmts/.

HOTEL ROOMS: Blocks of rooms have been reserved at the hotels listed below. Please make your own reservations and request the ISMB2000 room block in order to receive this special rate. Please make your hotel reservations prior to July 21, 2000. After July 21, 2000, any unreserved rooms will be released to the general public and will only be reserved on an "as available" basis.

Radisson Hotel La Jolla
3299 Holiday Court
La Jolla CA 92037
(858) 453-5500
(800) 333-3333
http://www.radisson.com/lajollaca
Rate: $125 per night, August 20-24
$134 per night, August 18-19

Residence Inn
8901 Gilman Drive
La Jolla CA 92037
Phone: (858) 587-1770
http://residenceinn.com/LAJCA/
Rate: $119 per night

Embassy Suites La Jolla
4550 La Jolla Village Drive
San Diego CA 92122
Phone: (800) EMBASSY (362-2779)
http://www.embassy-suites.com/
Rate: $159 per night (Two-room suite, includes full
breakfast)
Note: Space also available for early arrival or those wishing to stay beyond the conference date.

CAMPUS HOUSING: To reserve housing complete registration form located at http://ismb2000.sdsc.edu/reg.html

Located on the west side of UCSD campus, the Tenaya and Tioga high rise residence halls, and the Muir Tuolumne Apartments feature single and double rooms. http://hdsu.ucsd.edu/loc/muir.html for a map.

Check in 8/18-23 (5 nights)
Apartments - single $350, double 300
Residence Halls — single $315, double $270

Check-in 8/19-23 (4 nights)
Apartment — single $278, double $238
Residence Halls — single $250, double $214

Additional Nights:
August 16, 17 and/or 24th
Apartments per night: $46.66
Halls per night: $30.66

Please note: in campus housing there are no telephones, alarm clocks, reading lamps or televisions.

REGISTRATION FEES AND DEADLINES: http://ismb2000.sdsc.edu/reg.html

Includes: conference materials, one copy of the proceedings (20-23 August), coffee breaks in the morning and afternoon, and the welcome reception on the evening of August 19.

Students must include a letter signed by their thesis advisor on institutional letterhead indicating their student status

Fees:

  • Non-ISCB Member Academic Before June 30 $US375; after June 30 $US450
  • Non-ISCB Member Corporate Before June 30 $US600; after June 30 $US720
  • Non-ISCB Member Student Before June 30 $US325; after June 30 $US390
  • ISCB Member Academic Before June 30 $US325; after June 30 $US400
  • ISCB Member Corporate Before June 30 $US550; after June 30 $US670
  • ISCB Member Student Before June 30 $US275; after June 30 $US340

Registration Cancellation:

A 90% refund will be provided if the written notice of cancellation is received with your signature, is postmarked no later than Friday, August 4, 2000. Telephone cancellations cannot be accepted. You may substitute another in your place. All refunds will be processed after the conference.

THERE WILL BE NO REFUND AFTER AUGUST 4, 2000

ISCB MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION:

To obtain information on becoming a member of ISCB: http://www.iscb.org/registration.html


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