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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

When am I presenting? Is there a conference schedule?

The conference schedule is available here.

How am I supposed to travel from the Ithaca-Tompkins Regional Airport to Hotel Ithaca? And how do I travel from the hotel to the Cornell campus?

Hotel Ithaca to Cornell shuttle times:

Friday, September 8

Shuttle from Hotel Ithaca to Cornell Campus (Stimson Hall)

10:30 am
11:00 am
11:30 am

Saturday, September 9

Shuttle from Hotel Ithaca to Cornell Campus (Goldwin Smith Hall)

7:15 am
7:45 am

Shuttle from Cornell Campus (Goldwin Smith Hall) to Hotel Ithaca

8:30 pm
9:00 pm

Sunday, September 10

Shuttle from Hotel Ithaca to Cornell Campus (Goldwin Smith Hall)

7:45 am
8:15 am

Shuttle from Cornell Campus (Goldwin Smith Hall) to Ithaca Airport

12:30 pm

Shuttle from Cornell Campus (Goldwin Smith Hall) to Hotel Ithaca

12:30 pm
1:00 pm

There is no shuttle on Friday (8th) evening because dinner will be arranged by language specific locations. Some language groups will be going to a Cornell language instructor's home for a home cooked meal; others will be going to the Ithaca Commons for dinner in a restaurant (Hotel Ithaca is walking distance from the Ithaca Commons).

Hotel Ithaca to Ithaca-Tompkins Regional Airport:

If you are travelling to Ithaca via flight, Hotel Ithaca does provide free airport shuttles. If you wish to be picked up at the Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport for arrival or require a ride to the airport for departure, you must contact Hotel Ithaca directly and send them your flight itinerary in your request for a shuttle.

In your request, 1) explain that you are a part of Cornell University's Southeast Asian Language Teaching Conference (September 8-10, 2017), 2) request the exact time that you require a shuttle from the airport when you arrive in Ithaca, and 3) request the exact time that you require a shuttle to go to the airport from the hotel when you depart Ithaca.

If your plane is delayed on the day of travel, please call the Hotel Ithaca front desk at 607-272-1000 and reschedule your airport shuttle time.

You can contact Hotel Ithaca via email at naudit@harthotels.com to request an airport shuttle.

TCAT (local bus in Ithaca)

Please look up route times online (the bus runs infrequently on weekends) or download the MyStop app (select TCAT).

Green St. @ Commons is the bus stop that is two minutes away from Hotel Ithaca. It is right in front of Urban Outfitters and Green Street Pharmacy.

Each ride is $1.50 and you can pay the bus driver in dollars/quarters. When you get on the bus, make sure to ask the bus driver that s/he is going to the same destination as you want.

Hotel Ithaca -> Airport (weekdays)

Route 32
From the Ithaca Airport to Hotel Ithaca: Embark on the Airport bus stop and disembark at Green St. @ Commons (the bus stop that is a two minute walk from Hotel Ithaca).
From Hotel Ithaca to the Ithaca Airport: Embark on Green St. @ Commons (the bus stop that is a two minute walk from Hotel Ithaca) and disembark on the Airport bus stop (the last stop of the route).
Infrequent bus times

Hotel Ithaca -> Airport (weekends)

Route 72
From the Ithaca Airport to Hotel Ithaca: Embark on the Airport bus stop and disembark at Green St. @ Commons (the bus stop that is a two minute walk from Hotel Ithaca).
From Hotel Ithaca to the Ithaca Airport: Embark on Green St. @ Commons (the bus stop that is a two minute walk from Hotel Ithaca) and disembark on the Airport bus stop (the last stop of the route).
Infrequent bus times

Cornell -> Airport (weekdays)

Route 32
From the Ithaca Airport to Cornell: Embark on the Airport bus stop and disembark at Balch Hall.
From Cornell to the Ithaca Airport: Embark on the Balch Hall bus stop and disembark on the Airport bus stop (the last stop of the route).
Infrequent bus times

Cornell -> Airport (weekends)

Route 72
From the Ithaca Airport to Cornell: Embark on the Airport bus stop and disembark at Balch Hall.
From Cornell to the Ithaca Airport: Embark on the Balch Hall bus stop and disembark on the Airport bus stop (the last stop of the route).
Infrequent bus times

Hotel Ithaca -> Cornell Campus (weekdays)

Route 30
From Hotel Ithaca to Cornell: Embark on Green St. @ Commons and disembark on the Rockefeller Hall bus stop.
From Cornell to Hotel Ithaca: Embark on Goldwin Smith Hall bus stop and disembark at Green St. @ Commons.

Hotel Ithaca -> Cornell Campus (weekends)

Route 70
From Hotel Ithaca to Cornell: Embark on Green St. @ Commons and disembark on the Rockefeller Hall bus stop.
From Cornell to Hotel Ithaca: Embark on Goldwin Smith Hall bus stop and disembark at Green St. @ Commons.

Email us at sealangteaching@gmail.com if you have any questions on how to navigate the city via the bus system and we can help you plan your local transportation.

What should I do in Ithaca outside of the conference?

Many of you are arriving on Thursday and/or departing on Monday, so you have additional time to explore the Cornell campus and Ithaca. Here are some recommended places to visit and to eat at. If you want a more broad selection of ideas, you can visit yelp or tripadvisor.

Cornell University

Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art
Andrew Dickson Library in Uris Library
Guided Walking Tour of Cornell University (meet at Day Hall): This tour will give you an introduction to Cornell's history, its seven undergraduate colleges and schools, student life, athletics, and some legend and tradition. The tours are wheelchair accessible, are mostly outdoors, and last about one hour. Meet at Day Hall.
Cornell Botanical Gardens
The Cornell Store

Ithaca, NY (outside Cornell)

Buttermilk Falls State Park
Robert Treman State Park
Cascadilla Gorge Trail

Food in/near Cornell

The Cornell Dairy Bar: a Cornell-owned store that serves Cornell-made ice cream from the Cornell Dairy Farm.
The Cornell Orchard Store (next to the Cornell Orchards): a Cornell-owned store that sells Cornell-made apples, cider, maple syrup, and other autumn-related items.
Collegetown Bagels
Mehak: Indian cuisine

Food in/near Ithaca, NY (outside Cornell)

Purity Ice Cream: brunch and home-made ice cream
Saigon Kitchen: Vietnamese cuisine
Hawi: Ethiopian cuisine
Other restaurants in downtown Ithaca: Visit this link for a comprehensive list of restaurants in downtown Ithaca (within walking distance to Hotel Ithaca).

How do I book my hotel accommodations? Is it covered by the conference or do I have to pay for it?

If you opted to have a roommate in your original registration, hotel accommodations will be covered by Cornell for THREE nights (for most people this will be the 7th, 8th, and 9th of September). If you opted to have a private room on your registration, it will be $80 per night. Please email us at sealangteaching@gmail.com if you want to confirm your roommate/private room status and if you have a preference for a roommate (that you did not already list on the google form registration).

Room assignments will be sent out in a few weeks in mid-late August.

If you need to stay for four nights due to a lack of afternoon flights, please email us at sealangteaching@gmail.com to arrange hotel accommodation for Sunday (10th) night.

When should I arrive and depart Ithaca?

It will be convenient for you to arrive in Ithaca sometime on Thursday (September 7th) and depart on Sunday (September 10) after 1 pm (the conference will be over by then for most attendees).

How much funding will I receive? When will I know about funding decisions?

Funding decisions about travel grants have already been made and participants have been notified. You are still welcome to register for the conference, but no more travel grants will be given.

I plan on driving to Ithaca with a car. How will I park in the city and campus?

If you are staying in Hotel Ithaca, the hotel offers parking. While the conference will be arranging transportation from the hotel to the Cornell campus, you are also welcome to drive to Cornell. Parking is severely restricted on weekdays from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm. However, there are many parking options for the weekend. Please visit this page to learn about parking options in the Cornell University campus.