Practical Information

• Schedule of events for ETP
• Locations, start times and directions to events
• Information for students that will be coming in from out of town
• If you have extra time in Seattle..

Locations, start times and directions to events:

• The events on Friday, August 13 and Saturday, August 14 will officially start at 10am in the Gates Commons (6th floor) of the Paul Allen Center for Computer Science and Engineering (Allen Center) on the University of Washington Campus. Coffee and muffins will be available starting at 9:30am.
  • Here is a campus map showing the Allen Center. Here are directions for getting to the Allen Center by public transportion and directions for driving to the Allen Center. If you drive and park in the parking garage indicated in the directions, we can reimburse your parking costs.

  • If you are staying in the dormitories, it is a 10-15 minute walk to the Allen Center. If you would like to be escorted on Friday, meet in front of Haggett Hall at 9:15am on Friday morning. Anna Karlin will lead a group from Haggett Hall to the Allen Center.

• The hike on Sunday, August 15 will originate at 10am at the Microsoft Research Redmond Campus (MSR).
  • We will have a shuttle from Haggett Hall (in the U district) to Microsoft Research, departing at 9:15am.

  • If you want to get to MSR on your own, either follow the driving directions here, or use public transportation.

Information for students that will be coming in from out of town

• Transfer to and from airport: We have arranged for transportation to and from the airport with Shuttle Express for most of you. You should have received an email with the relevant information. (But for those who may not be using the services we provide, here is some information.)

• Accomodations: Visiting students will be staying at Haggett Hall, a University of Washington dormitory.
  • You will be checking in at McMahon Hall. When you check in, you will receive a building access card.
  • The building access card is pre-programmed for food purchases (see section on food below).
  • Your dormitory room comes equipped with linens, towels and a blanket. You'll want to bring your own alarm clock if you need one.
  • Here is some other useful information about the accomodations.
  • If you bring a laptop you'll be able to access the internet in the dorm room. You will either need to bring an Ethernet cable, or ask the desk in the building what the wireless guest access code is.
  • Map of campus showing McMahon Hall (number 20 on map), Haggett Hall (immediately north of McMahon) and the Allen Center for Computer Science and Engineering (number 6 on map). This map also shows the various dining options on campus -- more on that below.

• Food:
  • If you are staying at Haggett Hall, you will be provided with a dining card that will enable you to purchase food (at no cost to you) at any of the on-campus dining locations. The expectation is that you will use this on Thursday, August 12 and Monday Aug 16 if you are here for any part of those days, for breakfast on August 13-15 and for dinner on August 15. We will all be eating lunch and dinner together on August 13-14, and those will be provided separately (and we will provide coffee and muffins at the start of the day on August 13-14). In addition, for those students attending the hike on Sunday, August 15, lunch will be provided separately.
  • This is a list of on-campus dining options and hours and a map showing their locations.
  • Probably the most relevant dining and food option is the 8 at McMahon (number 20 on this map), located in McMahon Hall (right next to Haggett Hall).

If you have extra time in Seattle....

• You may be interested in exploring the University District (or U District as it is known here), which abuts the University of Washington campus. This is one of the "student" neighborhoods of the University of Washington. This area has many inexpensive restaurants, cafes, bookstores (e.g. the University Bookstore) and a few movie theatres (e.g. Neptune and Metro). All of this is walking distance to the dormitory. However, please be aware of the fact that this area is not necessarily safe at night, so if you do wander around there at night, it would be advisable to make sure you stay in well-lit areas that have lots of people in them.

• Here is a list of things to do in and around Seattle.