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Hackathon location

Hackathon room location is Gates Hillman Centers, Raj Reddy Conference Room 4405

Additional info:

• Break-out rooms are Gates Hillman Centers rooms: 7101, 9115, 6121 and 6501 (Saturday and Sunday only)

Gates Hillman has an entrance to the 4th floor right off of Forbes Avenue - Conf. room 4405 is to the right.

Travel

Bus/Lyft/Uber/Taxi to CMU

General travel info

Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)

Bus/Uber/Taxi to CMU/Hotel/Air B&B: the bus takes about 1+hr, Uber/Lyft 30+min depending on the time of day

Walking distance to CMU from: Shadyside, Squirell Hill, Oakland

Bus app: Transit

Several options for the hotels (please ask for CMU discounted rate):

Wyndham Pittsburgh University Center

100 LYTTON AVE PITTSBURGH , PENNSYLVANIA 15213 Hotel Front Desk: 1-412-682-6200

• close to campus - about a 3 or 4 block walk + complimentary shuttles

http://www.wyndham.com/hotels/pennsylvania/pittsburgh/wyndham-pittsburgh-university-center/hotel-overview?hotel_id=47154&cid=whg_wyn_ggl_br&wid=ps:br_whg&002=2195185&004=9136743502&005=49669780222&006=61633838662&007=Search&008=&025=c&026=

Hilton Garden Inn

Pittsburgh University Place 3454 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-683-2040 Fax.: 412-683-3934

• Local Area Transportation https://hiltongardeninn3.hilton.com/en/hotels/pennsylvania/hilton-garden-inn-pittsburgh-university-place-PITUCGI/index.html

Shadyside Inn

(more like an apartment and still walkable; does not have an onsite restaurant, but provides in-suite dining - Free shuttle within a 3 mile radius of Inn , free parking)

5405 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15232 412-441-4444

https://www.shadysideinn.com/

AirBNB

Look for Squirell Hill, Shadyside locations

Reimbursement

In a nutshell: economy class for flights, conus rates, no alcohol, minimize expenses

Travel Policies

Travel Policies -- more

Kelley, Melanie [email protected] will be handling travel expenses