Dear NovemberFest Guests: I've learned that the area hotels are filling up fast for the weekend of November 14-15 (apparently there's a ball game of some sort...). There are still a few rooms available in the $200/night range at the following hotels: Hampton Inn in Oakland: 3315 Hamlet St, Pittsburgh: (412) 681-1000 Courtyard by Marriot in Shadyside/Bloomfield: 5308 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh: (412) 683-3113 I also have managed to reserved a 2-bedroom suite nearby at about that price, so let me know if you have (or would like to find) someone to share with. Regards, Steve **************************************************************** Category Theory NovemberFest Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh Saturday - Sunday, November 14-15, 2009 **************************************************************** This announcement is mainly to remind those of you who plan to attend to book your room at the Wyndham Hotel by October 13 in order to get the special rate. Here again are the details of the meeting: ************************************************************************ ********** We invite you to join us in Pittsburgh this Fall for a weekend meeting in Category Theory, a translation of the traditional OctoberFest. VENUE: The meeting will be held at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. The talks will be held on Saturday and Sunday morning, in Baker Hall A53, on the CMU campus. See the maps and travel information on the website: http://www.cmu.edu/about/visit/index.shtml REGISTRATION: There is no official registration, but please let us know (by email to awodey@cmu.edu) if you plan to attend, if possible. Those who wish to speak should inform the organizers at least one week in advance. WEBSITE: There is a rudimentary website at: http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/awodey/NovemberFest.htm More information will be posted here as the meeting draws near. HOTELS: Some hotel options are listed on the website. We have been able to reserve a block of 20 rooms at a special rate, as follows: Wyndham Hotel 412-683-2040 (ask for In-house reservations) Special rate of $119/night +tax Participants must mention they are coming for Novemberfest at CMU Participants must book their room by October 13 to secure this special rate TRAVEL: Air fares between Pittsburgh and Montreal/Ottawa seem to be running quite high at the moment, for some reason. We've recently had good luck booking a flight/hotel combination through priceline.com -- maybe worth a try. There is a very convenient bus between the airport and Oakland, where CMU and the hotels are located. Look for the 28X Airport Flyer stop near the taxi stand (the fare is $2.75). There is a stop at the Wyndham. SOCIAL: We will announce a meeting place for Friday evening. There will be a social event on Saturday evening. Talks will end by 1PM on Sunday. Please feel free to ask for any further information. Hoping to see many of you in Pittsburgh in November! Steve Awodey Dana Scott ****************************************************************** awodey@cmu.edu dana.scott@cs.cmu.edu [For admin and other information see: http://www.mta.ca/~cat-dist/ ]