We now have 5 day CTA Passes for registered participants (including plenary speakers and special session organizers).  This gives unlimited Metro rides. 

Here is a map showing how to get to the meeting site from the EL, Red and Green Lines.

Accommodations

We have blocks reserved for CMMSE at the Ramada Plaza Hotel

and at the IIT campus dorms.  The block with special CMMSE price

is to be held (now extended) until June 5, 2007.

Primary Hotel*

A block of rooms is reserved for "CMMSE" at the price of $129 per night. 

Participants must make and pay for their own reservations.  When calling, be sure to mention the CMMSE

block of rooms to receive this discounted price. 

June 19 (check-in) -23 (check-out), 2007.

• This hotel is located near O'hare International airport (2 miles).  There is a hotel shuttle van or you may take

a taxi cab.  It is 3 minutes' walk to the Cumberland Station of the Blue Line EL (subway).  The Blue Line of the

EL begins in O'hare International airport, and this is the second stop from O'hare (called "Cumberland"),

at which point you can't miss the Ramada Plaza Hotel looming over you.  It is very easy to walk from the

Cumberland station to the hotel.  This is located in an up-scale suburb of Chicago.  You  may find more

information at the above website.

• The Ramada Plaza is about 20 miles from the IIT campus, but very easy access through the Blue Line of the EL,

which is very close to the hotel (3 minutes walk), and then transfer to either the Green Line or the Red Line,

which are very close to the meeting site (5 minutes walk).  It takes about 40 minutes on the blue line plus about 12 minutes on the green (or red) to reach IIT.

• The registration fee includes a 5 day CTA (Chicago Transit Authority, for Chicago public transportation)

pass for unlimited rides.  The CMMSE Meeting on the IIT campus is very close to the Green Line and the

Red Line of the EL, so it is only necessary from the Ramada Plaza Hotel to walk to the Cumberland Station

of the Blue Line EL, take a train with "Forrest Park" on the front (not "O'Hare," as that would be the opposite

direction) to the "Clark" or "State" stations to transfer to the Green Line, or to "Lake" to transfer to the Red Line

of the EL.  Take the Red Line EL south (not "Howard", which is to the North) to the "Sox 35th" exit. 

The Green Line exit is called "35th-Bronzeville-IIT."  These stops are close to the meeting site on the IIT

campus, with the Green Line stop being a little closer.  

• Keynote speakers will stay in a different hotel.  Please be in touch with Bruce Wade for details,

wade@uwm.edu.

IIT Dormitories

• CMMSE has negotiated a block of 30 dormitory rooms at the IIT campus. 

• Prices:

MSV (Traditional Dorm)

$45/night/person for double room

$55/night/person for single room

SSV (New Dorm)

$55/night/person for double room

$65/night/person for single room

It is necessary to arrange these rooms by mid may, May 18 the cut-off date, after which this opportunity will close out.    Please contact Greg Fasshauer at IIT, fasshauer@iit.edu to make the arrangements (Department of Applied Mathematics, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL 60616, Phone: (312) 567-3149, Fax: (312) 567-3135).

Accommodations- Secondary Hotels

• The following hotel has an arrangement with CMMSE for a discounted price, although there is not a block of

rooms reserved.  That is, availability is on a first come, first served basis.  Be sure to mention "CMMSE."

OTHER HOTELS

The following hotels offer discounts to university visitors in Chicago.  Follow the directions on the web sites in calling to make reservations.  These hotels do not have an agreement with CMMSE, specifically, but do have agreements with the universities through a sharing arrangements.
 

• The Red Roof Inn nationwide has an agreement with the University of Wisconsin System.  Check the following link for information and call for availability.  Red Roof Inn- UW System

• The following link has a list of hotels with agreements with Northwestern University, and NU has an agreement with the University of Wisconsin System for these prices.  Northwestern University Recommended Hotels.

• The following link has a list of hotels with agreements with the University of Chicago, and UC has an agreement with the University of Wisconsin System for these prices.  University of Chicago Recommended Hotels.

• The following hotels have agreements with IIT (in general), although no specific agreement with CMMSE.  We suggest trying Club Quarters first.  These are very good prices, but demand in Chicago in June makes it impossible for CMMSE to reserve a block- yet individuals who call may find space.    

Best Western Grant Park Hotel
1100 S. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60605
312.922.2900 or 800.472.6875
$135/night for a Single
$145/night for a Double

Best Western River North
www.chicagosbesthotel.com
(Cannot book IIT rate on line)
125 W. Ohio
Chicago, IL 60610
312.467.0819 or 800.727.0800
Sun-Thur and Fri & Sat seasonally
1/1 - 3/31 — $99 weekdays - $119 weekends
4/1 - 10/31 — $119 weekdays - $129 weekends
11/1 - 12/31 — $99 weekdays - $119 weekends
Has 1 Free Parking Space with Each Room

Sheraton Chicago
www.sheratonchicago.com
301 E. North Water Street
Chicago, IL 60611
800.325.3535
$155/night for Single/Double

Westin Chicago River North
www.westinchicago.com
320 N. Dearborn
Chicago, IL 60610
800.937.8461

Hyatt Regency McCormick Place
2233 S. Martin Luther King Drive
Chicago, IL 60616
312.567.1234
rates vary

Holiday Inn Chicago City Center
300 E. Ohio
Chicago, IL 60611
312.787.6100
$120/night for Single
$209/night for Double

Club Quarters, Central Loop
www.clubquarters.com
111 West Adams Street
(Next to the Rookery and near LaSalle)
Chicago, IL 60603
Phone: (312) 214-6400
Fax: (312) 601-3300
$129/night  (mention Illinois Institute of Technology)

Club Quarters, Wacker at Michigan
www.clubquarters.com
75 E Wacker Drive
(Off Michigan Avenue)
Chicago, IL 60601
Phone: (312) 357-6400
Fax: (312) 357-9900
$129/night  (mention Illinois Institute of Technology)

• The following hotel has no arrangement with CMMSE

but is recommended for its price and reasonable proximity to the EL:

Four Points Sheraton Chicago O'Hare Airport

10249 West Irving Park Road · Schiller Park, Illinois 60176 ·

United States Phone (847) 671-6000 · Fax (847) 671-0371

4 Points Sheraton Chicago O'Hare

Directions to IIT

The major International airport to Chicago is called O'Hare International Airport (its official abbreviation is "ORD").  The airport website is http://www.ohare.com/.  Directions to arrive at the IIT campus are below; be careful, the hotels are not located nearby the campus.

The conference site is the Engineering 1  building of the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), located at 10 West 32^nd ,although there really is no 32^nd street at that point.   Rather, the building is better found by realizing that it is on State Street  just south of 31^st.  It is very near the green or red lines of the "EL" (i.e., Metro).  

On campus there is a cafeteria, Center Court Cafe, located in the McCormick Tribune Campus Center (across State Street from Engineering 1, the meeting site), as well as  Cafe a la Carte, located in Hermann Hall / IIT Conference Center.   The Green Line and Red Line of the El run just a few blocks from the meeting site.   The stations are  called "Sox-35th" at 35^th and the Dan Ryan Expressway (for Red) and "35th-Bronzeville-IIT" at 35^th and State Street (for Green).

The hotels,  lunch, reception, and banquet sites are not yet decided, but may not be near the IIT campus.  The EL will be a convenient means of transportation, however.   The registration fee will include a (Chicago Transit Authority) CTA 7 day pass that is valid for an unlimited number of El and Bus rides.   Busses in Chicago run past each stop every 10 minutes, so it is only necessary to use a map to locate the desired route.  The Blue line runs from O'Hare to the "Loop" (downtown area), with several opportunities to transfer to the Green or Red lines.  It is recommended that you consult a CTA map.   (Details on how to get the CTA pass to participants have yet to be worked out.  Please be in touch by email.  We hope to mail them ahead of time, or have them available at your hotel desk.)

Directions - IIT Campus

Main Campus
3300 South federal Street
Chicago, Illinois 60616-3793
312.567.3000

Main Campus Map
Main Campus Parking Map

Other Campus Maps

Parking

Airports
IIT and Chicago are served by O'Hare International Airport, Midway Airport, and Meigs Field. Public transportation is available from O'Hare and Midway airports, and limousine or taxi will take you from all airports to IIT's campus. Check out the City of Chicago's Airport System Home Page for more information.

Train
Amtrak to Union Station, then public transportation, taxi or IIT shuttle bus from the Downtown Campus at 565 West Adams Street to Main Campus.

Bus
To Greyhound or Continental Trailways terminal, then taxi or public transportation to IIT.

Rapid Transit

• CTA Red Line (Howard-95th/Dan Ryan) to Sox-35th station
• CTA Green Line (Ashland-63rd or 63rd-Cottage Grove) to 35th-Bronzeville-IIT station
• CTA Bus lines with stops on Main Campus (#29-State, #35-35th, #24-Wentworth, #4-Cottage Grove)

Check out the CTA's home page for schedules and bus routes.