Information

·         Housing Information

o        Dormitory Accommodation

o        Off-campus Housing

·         Reimbursement of Travel Expenses

·         Ground Transportation on Long Island

o        Directions to Stony Brook

o        Taxi and Limousine Services

o        Long Island Railroad (LIRR)

o        Car Rentals

·         Stony Brook Campus Facilities

o        Dining

o        Computers and Internet

o        Document Copy and Fax Services

o        Postal Services

o        Entertainment

 

Housing Information

On-Campus Accommodation

Conference Housing accommodations are located in the air conditioned Residence Halls in Roth Quad (see campus map). The accommodations consist of 3-bedroom suites; each suite includes a common sitting room (3-seat couch, 2-seat couch, 2 end tables and overhead lighting or lamp), bedrooms (each containing 2 twin beds, 2 dressers, 2 desks w/shelves, overhead lighting or lamp), and a shared suite bathroom. While daily housekeeping in guest rooms is not provided, you may request basic linen and exchange service. Guests will receive 2 bed sheets, 1 pillow and pillow case, 2 towels and a wash cloth. Linens can be exchanged at the Conference Housing Main Office in Hendrix College from 9am to 9pm. Please remember to bring toiletries and personal care items as they are not provided. If you forget to bring these items they can easily be purchased during normal business hours from the Student Activities Center, Seawolves Market Place, which is within walking distance from Roth Quad. Room phones are provided for incoming calls, on-campus calling, as well as for credit card or collect calls. Free high speed 10/100 ethernet access is available in all rooms. A Common Kitchen is located in the lower level of each building. Coin-operated washers and dryers are available in the lower level of each residence hall.

All guests staying in the Residence Halls in Roth Quad should enter the campus at the Main Entrance on Nicolls Road, which is the second entrance on your left going North on (CR 97). After entering make a left past the Guard Booth at the light on Circle Rd. Continue straight past the first stop sign to the Traffic circle and stay to your right onto Circle Road. Continue straight to second Stop sign and make a right on Engineering Drive. Mount College is the first building on your right. Housing registration & check-in takes place in Roth Quad, in Mount College.

The Mount Conference Housing office can be reached at: (631) 632-6674

Online reservation (preferred) -- Click here

·         Reservation by fax or mail -- Please fill in the dormitory reservation form (Word or PDF format) and send it back or fax it to 1-631-632-7535 (please do NOT send to the dorm officer). 

The reservation deadline is June 21, 2010.

Rates

·         Double Space (shared occupancy) with Linen:               $49.00 per night/per person

·         Double Space (shared occupancy) without Linen:          $42.00 per night/per person

·         Single Space (single occupancy) with Linen:                   $59.00 per night/per person

·         Single Space (single occupancy) without Linen:              $52.00 per night/per person

For reservation, a full payment is required at least two weeks prior to arrival - the reservation is not complete until we receive the payment. All major credit cards are accepted if you make a reservation online. Otherwise, please send us a check or money order made payable to "Center for Game Theory" (see the reservation form for details).

To obtain a refund please email us to organizers@gtcenter.org. We guarantee full refund if the request is made 72 hours before arrival. Otherwise, the refund will be less by the amount that the Campus Residences have already charged to us.

Please note that the accommodation payment can be paid along with the registration fee. If you have any special needs or questions regarding payment, please contact us by phone (1-631-632-7555) or by e- mail organizers@gtcenter.org

Off-Campus Housing

Holiday Inn Express

The Holiday Inn Express, located about 3 miles from the campus, has a room rate of $129.00 per night. This includes a continental breakfast, wireless internet, shuttle service until 11pm to Stony Brook University and access to indoor swimming pool and fitness center. However, it is recommended that participants staying at the Holiday Inn also rent a car, as there are no dining facilities available at the Holiday Inn Express or within walking distance. To make room reservation, please contact the Holiday Inn Express.

Directions from campus: Take Nicolls Road (Rte. 97) South, make left to Rte. 347 East, the Holiday Inn Express is on the right-hand side after 1/4 mile.

Directions from Airport: Please see the directions in the web page of Holiday Inn Express.

Download Holiday Inn Express Reservation Form in Word  or PDF  format.

Reimbursement of Travel Expenses

Please, note, that if you are entitled to be reimbursed for part of your travel expenses you should be aware of the following two important points:

·         the original receipts of your expenses must be submitted

·         the expenses for air tickets can be reimbursed only if the airline you fly with is an US carrier (i.e. American Airlines, Delta Airlines, US Airways, United Airlines, etc.), the list of the US airlines can be found here

Ground Transportation on Long Island  

Directions to Stony Brook

Directions to Stony Brook University

Interactive Campus Map

Stony Brook Campus Parking

If you need a parking permit, please, contact us at organizers@gtcenter.org  with your request by June 1, 2008.

Taxi and Limousine Services

There are several taxi and limousine services that serve the New York and Long Island airports:

Spartan (1-631-928-5454): pick-up from JFK or La-Guardia airport: private cab (about $83), shared cab (about $54 per person); pick-up from Islip: $35.00

·         Reservation -- Please fill in the form (Word format, to and back to airport) and fax it to Spartan office at 1-631-928-9048 or send to us at organizers@gtcenter.org. If your pick-up or destination is the School Dorm, you can find the detailed address in this page.

Classic Transportation (1-631-567-5100): pick-up from JFK or La-Guardia airport: private cab (about $100), shared ride (about $50); pick-up from Islip: private cab (about $80), shared ride (about $36)
Always Available Taxi Service
(1-631-262-2500)
LIALS (1-631-234-8400)
Lindy's (1-631-473-0707)
Winston Airport Shuttle (1-631-924-1200).

Long Island Railroad (LIRR)

Please check LIRR Train Schedule for details.

Car Rentals

Avis (www.avis.com)
- Toll free: 1-800-230-4898
- Local:  1-631-751-9091

Enterprise (www.enterprise.com)
- Toll free: 1-800-261-7331
- Local: 1-631-361-2100

Stony Brook Campus Facilities  

Dining

For campus dining facilities, please check www.campusdining.org for details.

University Cafe located at Student Union, 1st floor, entrance on the left side of the building (see map)

    Café:         Monday – Friday: 12pm – 5pm
    Lounge:     Wednesday & Thursday: 5pm – 12am
                     Friday & Saturday: 5pm – 2am

Computers and Internet

Computers and internet use are available in the SINC sites on campus:

Main Library SINC Site
located in Melville Library, Rm. S-1460 (see map).

SUMMER HOURS:
Monday - Thursday 9:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Friday 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday Closed

Economics SINC Site
located in Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS) building, 6th floor (Economics), Rm. N-620 (see map).

SUMMER HOURS:
Monday - Friday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday/Sunday Closed

Math&Physics SINC Site
located in the basement of Math Tower, Rm. 235 (see map).

SUMMER HOURS:
Monday - Thursday 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Friday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday/Sunday Closed

Computer Center SINC Site
located in Computing Center, Rm. 138, within the Engineering Quad (see map).

SUMMER HOURS:
Monday - Thursday 8:30 AM - 10:00 PM
Friday 8:30 AM - 8:00 PM
Saturday/Sunday Closed

Engineering SINC Site
located in Old Engineering, Rm. 106, within the Engineering Quad (see map).

SUMMER HOURS:
Monday - Friday 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Saturday  Closed
Sunday 2:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Fine Arts Multimedia SINC Site
located in Fine Arts, Rm. 1301 (see map).

SUMMER HOURS:
Monday - Friday 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday/Sunday  Closed

Document Copy and Fax Services

Document copy, fax, and other services are available through Kinko`s, located on the basement level of the Melville Library, Rm. E-0320. Hours are Mon - Fri, 8:00am.- 5:00pm

Kinko's website

Postal Services

For all your snail-mail needs, a full-service U.S. Post Office is located on the basement  level of the Student Activities Center (SAC).

For other off-campus offices, please click Option A or Option B.

FedEx and UPS service is located at Stop and Shop plaza (next to Starbucks Coffee), 248 Rte 25a East Setauket, NY 11733

Drop Box for Fedex, UPS is located at the lower entrance to the Administration building.

Entertainment

A variety of concerts, and movie shows regularly happen at Staller Center for the Arts and Charles B. Wang Center

Jazz bands and rock groups are often invited to the University Cafe (located at Student Union, 1st floor, entrance on the left side of the building).