Ghub Tool Development Workshop Logisitics

 

Total Solar Eclipse

 Western NY is anticipating ~1 million visitors for the event, so Buffalo will be busy! Service workers, cab and ride share drivers, and city employees (really, everyone) will be on high alert so just a reminder to everyone to have patience and expect delays when coming into Buffalo on Sunday. The hotel is directly across from the workshop location.

 

For all participants:

  • Workshop location

    • Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site,641 Delaware Ave, Buffalo, NY 1420

  • We have the room from 8am-5pm Monday and Tuesday, then 8am-1pm on Wednesday. We will start at 9am each day. 

  • Lunch Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday will be catered by Wegmans.
     

  • If you indicated that you would like to give a short, 5 min presentation on yourself and your project (2-3 slide max), please add it to this google drive.
     

  • A map is provided at the end of this email along with a Link to google map locations
     

  • We will end the workshop after lunch on Monday to experience the eclipse! I have plenty of certified eclipse glasses for everyone!
     

  • Please bring your laptop and charger to the workshop. If you need a laptop, please contact Sophie!

 

For out-of-town participants:

Traveling to Buffalo

  • When you arrive at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF), follow the signs for baggage claim to exit. We recommend Lyft/Uber or a Taxi to get you to the workshop hotel

    • Lyft/Uber : exit terminal doors closest to carousel 1 in the baggage claim area and follow signs to the designated pick up spots in the hotel shuttle bus lane.

    • For Taxi: proceed to the transportation desk. The transportation desk is located under the flight information in the baggage claim area. You can also go directly to the taxi stand located directly outside baggage claim across the covered roadway to gray “TAXI” booth to your left.
       

  • The address for the hotel:

    • Residence Inn by Marriott Buffalo Downtown, 620 Delaware Ave, Buffalo, NY 14202

    • Phone:(716) 247-5252

Checking in

  • The hotel has your name. They also have my contact information, and they know you are here for the Ghub Workshop at the Teddy Roosevelt Inaugural Site.
     

  • Check in is at 3pm on Sunday and Check out is at 12pm on Friday.

 

Traveling while in the city

  • Google Maps will be the easiest way to navigate both walking and public transit.
     

  • The hotel is directly across from the workshop location.

    • Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site, 641 Delaware Ave, Buffalo, NY 14202

       

  • Tuesday dinner location is a 20 minute walk from the hotel

    • Hearth + Press, 665 Main St, Buffalo, NY 14203
       

  • For traveling up/downtown, the Buffalo metro is a one-line train (see map). Fare is $2 per ride and you can purchase tickets at stations.

    • For more information, please visit the How to ride the metro NFTA site

       

  • Uber/Lyft are available throughout the city

Meals

  • Lunch Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday will be catered
     

  • Tuesday will be a group dinner at Hearth & Press at 6pm
     

  • Breakfast at the hotel is a free and they have a Starbucks
     

  • For dinner Monday/Sunday night, we recommend either walking to Allen Street (see map) for numerous dining locations or checking the Residence Inn list of dining options nearby

    • If you are looking for classic Buffalo fare, I recommend Gabriel's Gate (145 Allen St, Buffalo, NY 14201) as Anchor bar and Duff's will likely be very crowded due to the eclipse
       

  • MONDAY: As mentioned earlier, Buffalo is anticipating a very large influx of people. It may be very difficult to dine out that night, therefore if you would like us to order you a meal from Wegman's for Monday night that you can take to the hotel with you after the workshop, please contact Sophie by, Friday at 5pm so she can put together an order.

    • We will have additional snacks while watching the eclipse in case you do decide to try a restaurant so it can tide you over in case it takes some time! Lots of restaurants are preparing for the large influx, so you make get lucky!

Receipts

  • Please keep all meal receipts if you get dinner apart from the group, as well as your transportation to/from the hotel and airport
     

  • We will ask for flight receipts after you have returned home

 

 

For Buffalo-based participants:

  • We do not recommend driving on Monday. They traffic won't be great in the morning, but will get progressively worse through the day, especially after the eclipse. If you have not taken the metro and would like a buddy, please contact Sophie.

    • If you do decide to drive, the site has a parking lot.

       

  • I recommend taking the metro from South campus (or any other metro station in Buffalo). If you live near North Campus, to save on driving in the city, you can either park on North Campus and take a UB Stuttle to the South Campus station, or park at the south campus station.

    • Get off at Allen-Medical Campus station


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  • Biking is also an option!
     

  • Due to the Eclipse, we have a limited number of seats for dinner on Tuesday (16 total). Please let me know if you know you are unable to join so I can make sure the head count is accurate and I can include as many people as possible.

     

 

Link to google map locations