Meeting Location: Union College, F.W. Olin Center 115

Schenectady is located in upstate New York near Albany, the capital of New York state. By car, it is 3 hours north of New York City and 3 hours west of Boston. Albany International Airport is a 20-minute car drive.

Getting to Union and the Conference Hotels
From the Albany Airport: Taxi is the fastest route – cost around $30. ( Albany Airport Link.) Bus Service is also available.
Driving Directions to Conference Hotels
Driving Directions to Union Campus

Getting from the Conference Hotels to the Union Campus
Walking Directions from Conference Hotels to Union Campus
Driving Directions from Conference Hotels to Union Campus

Campus Maps
Campus Visitors Map with Conference Venues Marked
Campus Visitors Map (pdf):
Important buildings:
19: Olin 115 (lectures), F.W. Olin Center
31: Wold Atrium (Sunday reception and lunches), Peter Irving Wold Center
23: Reamer Campus Center (Banquet)

Restaurants near Union
List of Restaurants and map of locations (with QR code!)
Link to Google map of restaurants, including links to individual restaurants
Where Union Goes to Eat

Links to Area Information

Union College Homepage
Schenectady Stockade History
Union College “What to Do” page
Information about Schenectady

Hotel Information

Rooms are available at a block rate under the code “Galaxy Conference” at the following hotels (rooms are double bed or king). Reservations should be made by contacting the hotel directly. The block rates expire June 8.

• Holiday Inn: $109.95
  100 Nott Terrace; Schenectady, 1/2 mile from campus
  (518)393-4141 or use online reservation system available via the link. This link will provide the conference rate, however the online system requires check-in date to be 7/8 and check-out date 7/12 to get the discount. Contact the hotel via email (salesmgr@hischenectady.com) if you need to adjust the dates (earlier or later arrival/departure) once you have made the reservation online. 
• Hampton Inn: $155
  450 State St., Schenectady, 1 mile from campus
  (518) 377-4500 or use online reservation system using the link and note in the comments section that you would like the Galaxy Conference rate (do not use Advanced Purchase option)

Other hotels are listed here.