The
TPC meeting for ACM Mobicom 2007 will be held at Northwestern University ,
June 2
June 3:
The
main airport serving
If you rent a car, it takes approximately 35 minutes to
drive from O'Hare to
Click
here for the map and driving directions.
Continental
Airport Express Continental Airport Express offers daily shuttle service from
O'Hare International Airport between downtown Chicago and north suburban
locations
from 6:00am to 11:30 pm. Departures are about every 5 to 10 minutes.
The fare to
You can reserve a seat in advance by calling (312) 454-7799 or you can make
your reservation at
the Continental Air Transport ticket counter after you have collected your
baggage.
The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA/elevated/"L")
train provides rapid transit service from O’Hare to downtown and from downtown
to
Warning: El fare is only $2, but this trip takes about 1 hour, 30
minutes.
Several
companies offer a flat rate of approximately $30 from O'Hare to
(plus $1 each additional person). Advance reservations are not available, but
upon arriving at O'Hare, call the taxi company and they will assign a cab
number. The cab will meet passengers outside of the baggage claim on the outer
lanes, just beyond the median. Taxis with this system are:
Metered Taxis are also available. A metered Taxi ride typically costs between
$40-$60.
Driving
directions: Click
here to see the map.
To take the
Airport Shuttle from Midway, you MUST make reservations one day in advance by
calling 312-454-7799.
Check in with the Continental Air Transport ticket agent located near the
baggage claim area.
Continental Airport Express offers daily shuttle service between Midway and
north suburban locations from 6:00 am to 11:30 pm.
Departures are about every 15 minutes. The fare to the Evanston Campus is about
$28. The pickup location is located in front of the main terminal building.
The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA/elevated/"L")
train provides transit service to downtown. There is an "L" stop at
the airport.
Warning: El fare is only $2, but this trip takes about 2 hours.
American Taxi offers flat rate from Midway to
(plus $2 for each additional passenger). The dispatch number for American taxi
once you reach
website at http://www.americantaxi.com/.
303 Taxi offers similar service at $44 from Midway. Their dispatch number is
(847) 256-0303.
The TPC
meeting will begin in the Pancoe Auditorium in the Pancoe Life Science Pavilion
at
Click here to view the
interactive Northwestern Evanston Campus map.
Here
is the map with Pancoe Pavilion highlighted in red.
The Pancoe Pavilion is about 0.6 miles from the Hotel Orrington.
This is a reasonable walk or a very short cab ride.
We have
requested Northwestern Wi-Fi for the TPC members. Each TPC member will get a short-term NetID
for access. There will be a sign-up
sheet for the NetID. When getting a
NetID, please put down your name, contact info (mailing address), phone number
and email address on a side sheet. This
is a requirement from Northwestern IT group.
Access instructions are online at http://www.it.northwestern.edu/oncampus/wireless/wireless-connections/
. Please try using “northwestern”
network first instead of “nuwlan”.
On Saturday and Sunday, June 2 and June 3, you may park in
any of the Northwestern parking lots.
A dinner will
be held on Saturday, June 2 at Prairie Moon restaurant. It will start at 7 PM.
The address of the restaurant is:
Visit restaurant webpage at the following link.
http://www.prairiemoonrestaurant.com/index.php
If you have extra time on while you are here - you can
easily get to downtown
Tourist attractions of
Chicago