FEW 2009 Information and Links Page

Local Organizers

• Richard Scheines, scheines@andrew.cmu.edu.
• Kevin Kelly, kk3n@andrew.cmu.edu.

Local Graduate student organizers

• Arthur Paul Pedersen, apaulpedersen@cmu.edu. 
• Conor Mayo-Wilson, conormw@andrew.cmu.edu
• Hanti Lin, hantil@andrew.cmu.edu
  

Session Location.

• All sessions will take place in Baker Hall A53 at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh.   The Philosophy Department at CMU is in Baker Hall 135. CMU campus map.
  
• General travel and accommodations information (directions, parking, hotels, etc.). 
  
• Pittsburgh general information. (n.b. Laura won't be attending FEW).
  

Travel from the airport:

• The 28X Port Authority Bus leaves directly from the lower level of the airport and arrives in Oakland.  The terminus is CMU so you can even snooze on the way.  It has a dedicated busway that bypasses most of the traffic on the freeway and costs only $2.75. 
  
• Yellow Cab $40.00-50.00.
  

Campus Dormitory Housing:

• Housing Registration Deadline:  Please register for on-campus accommodations by June 12, 2009 at 5:00 PM EST.
  
• Handled directly by CMU Conference and Event Services (412) 268-1125.  Mention FEW.  Our contact is Bethany Rutter. 
  
• Location: Boss House
  
• Rates:
  
  • $50.00/night per person in a Double room (1 person per room) w/ linen in Traditional Room.
  • $28.00/night per person per room in a Double room (2 people per room) w/ linen in Traditional Room.
• Check-In:  The Check-in/out location is Mudge House.  The office is open from 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM EST Monday through Friday, with 24 hour on-call coverage Monday through Sunday.  Official check-in time is 3:00 PM EST and check-out time is 12:00 PM EST.  Room key cards are activated and deactivated based on the above check-in and check-out times. There is no formal procedure for check-out.
• Travel information for dormitory housing.
  

Nearby hotels:

• Wyndham Garden University Place (412) 683–2040
• Courtyard by Marriott (412) 683–3113
• Holiday Inn Select (412) 682–6200

Walk-to attractions (i.e., lunch time).

• Carnegie Museums (around the corner).  Especially check out the dinosaurs, the hall of minerals (much better than it sounds) and the 1:1 scale models of famous buildings in the hall of architecture (nothing was too good for Andrew's plebians).
• Phipps Conservatory (across the lawn).   New, huge,  award-winning rain forest exhibit.  Do it with lunch---nice, sunny cafe and sidewalk dining.
• Schenley Park (next door).  Lots of wooded trails.  Visitor center nice cafe with canyon view patio.  Nice for lunch.

Downtown attractions

• Pittsburgh Pirates are away during the conference. 
  
• Gateway clipper "steamboat" tours.  Open evenings.  Kitchy alternative to Pirates game for brain-dead revelry after long conference sessions.  Chicken and ribs cruises available Jun 16, 18. 
• Point State Park and Fort Pitt Museum.  This was a focal point in the French-Indian war.  The museum is much better than they manage to show on their web page.
  
• Duquestne Incline and famous view of the Golden Triangle from Mount Washington.  One of America's best urban views.  Really!  Restaurants with views on top.  E.g., Monterey Bay Fish Grotto

Entertaining neighborhoods

• Strip district.  Wacky, wonderful several blocks of real Pittsburgh.  Lively on Saturday,  dead on Sunday!  There you will find the huge Heinz Pittsburgh History Center.
• South side/Carson Street.  Long entertainment street with atmospheric red-brick buildings anchored by Station Square downtown and South Side Works in Homestead.
• Squirrel Hill.  Lots of non-chain restaurants.  Short bus ride or half-hour walk from campus.
• Shadyside/East Liberty

Large-scale beer and schmoozing needs

• Church Brew Works.  Exactly what it sounds like.  Spectacularly unique. Recommended!
• South Side Works Hofrauhaus.  New.  Actually licensed by Munich Hofbrauhaus.  Review.
• Sharp Edge Beer Emporium. 
  

Day trips

• Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater House.
• Frank Lloyd Wright's Kentuck Knob House.
• White water rafting.
• Bring your bike---rail lines have been converted to miles of bike trails.

Restaurants

• Opinionated local advice
  
• Google map