The conference venue is the
Sheraton Hotel Palo Alto, conveniently located in walking distance between
downtown Palo Alto
and
Stanford University.
Wireless high speed internet access is available in all meeting rooms. Block rooms reservations at the
Sheraton Hotel Palo Alto
625 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, CA 94301, USA
Tel. +1.650.328.2800
are available at a special rate of $165 (+tax) per night from Mon-Thu and $99 (+tax) per night from Fri-Sun. Rooms can be booked directly through this
link.
Additional block room reservations are available at the
Westin Palo Alto
675 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, CA 94301, USA
Tel. +1.650.321.4422
vis a vis to the conference hotel at a special rate of $219 (+tax) per night.
Rooms can be booked directly through this
link.
The Sheraton and Westin Palo Alto are about five minutes walking distance from the
CalTrain Station and from downtown Palo Alto.
Stanford's Marguerite Shuttle
provides a free ride to the Stanford campus and leaves every five to ten minutes from
CalTrain Station.
Stanford is centrally located in between to two major airports in the Bay Area,
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and
San Jose International Airport (SJC).
From San Francisco International Airport (SFO) , take US 101 South towards San Jose. Drive approximately 27 km. Exit at University Avenue and stay left towards downtown Palo Alto. From San Jose International Airport (SJC), take US 101 North towards San Francisco. Drive approximately 20 km. Exit at University Avenue and follow signs to Palo Alto.
Super Shuttle and other door-to-door vans offer a shared ride. From SFO the fare is around $30. Taxi fares are around $75 from SFO and $55 from SJC.
From SFO, take the
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) to Millbrae Station (one-station stop). The fare is $4.00. From Millbrae Station, take the
CalTrain to Palo Alto Station (around 30 minutes ride). The fare is $4.25. The train leaves every 10-30 minutes.