SMI-10
International Workshop on Stopping and Manipulation of Ions
Stanford University, March 21-24, 2010
Hotel Accommodations
Rooms have been blocked at The Stanford Guest House that is located on-site at SLAC. The Stanford Guest House is most convenient to the Workshop. From the Stanford Guest House it is a 10-minute walk to a 24-hour supermarket, a 25-minute walk to the Stanford campus and the Stanford Shopping Center, and a 50-minute walk to the main Palo Alto Caltrain station.
Reservations
Stanford
Guest House;
2575 Sand
Hill Road, Menlo Park CA 94025-7015
Phone:
(650) 926-2800 Fax: (650)
926-5388 Email: guesthouse@stanford.edu
Rate: $94/day
Group
Code: SMI-10
Reservation Deadline EXTENDED: February 19, 2010
Travel and Directions
Driving Directions from San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
- Get onto I-380 West
- Merge left onto I-280 South
- Exit Sand Hill Road
- Take Sand Hill Road East off ramp
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Driving Directions from San Jose International Airport (SJC)
- Get onto CA-87 South
- Merge onto I-280 North
- Exit Sand Hill Road
- Take Sand Hill Road East off ramp
- Turn right onto Saga Lane (at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center)
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Ground Transportation
- From San Francisco Airport:
- Super Shuttle (650) 558-8500
- Sam Trans Bus (800) 660-4287
- Cab Service (650) 361-1234
- Cal Train (800) 660-4287
- Barron Limousine (408) 257-7794
- Reliable Rides (650) 573-1482
- From San Jose Airport:
- South Bay Airport Shuttle, (800) 548-4664
- Santa Clara County Transit (800) 894-9908
- Yellow Cab, (650) 361-1234
- Cal Train (800) 660-4287
- Car Rental:
- San Jose Airport Ground Transportation or Rental Car Guide
- San Francisco Airport Ground Transportation or Rental Car Guide
- Oakland Airport Ground Transportation or Rental Car Guide
- Enterprise Rent-A-Car is located on campus and offers a free pick-up service from the Stanford Guest House lobby. Guests can take advantage of discounted rates by mentioning the Stanford Guest House. Enterprise Rent-A-Car, 360 Oak Road, Stanford, CA 94305, (650) 833-8060
Local Dining and Entertainment
There are many restaurants and coffee houses located near the Stanford campus. Four areas of concentration include: (a) University Ave. in Palo Alto (b) California Ave. (about 1 mile south of University Ave.), (c) Santa Cruz Ave. in Menlo Park (about 1 mile north of University Ave.), and (d) the Stanford Shopping Center, which is a 5-10 minute walk from the Palo Alto Caltrain Station. For dining out, there are local restaurants in Palo Alto and nearby Menlo Park. There are additional on-campus and off-campus places to eat. Local bookstores include the Stanford Bookstore (on campus), Borders and Keplers. Public transportation from Stanford to San Francisco, Berkeley, San Jose, etc., is readily available via Caltrain, local buses, and BART (from transfer stations). Throughout the year, Stanford hosts a number of artists and performers. For information on music, museum displays and other performances slated for Summer 2009, see http://www.stanfordjazz.org/education.html, http://museum.stanford.edu/, and http://livelyarts.stanford.edu/.