with concurrent sessions in
Algebraic Topology
Category Theory
Applied Mathematics
Saturday and Sunday
April 30-May1
A detailed schedule of the Saturday and Sunday activities has been posted.
The Hampton Inn
450 State Street
(518) 377-4500
Union College Conference Rate: $124
(Deadline for booking: 4/15 )
Holiday Inn
100 Nott Terrace
(518) 393-4141
Union College Conference Rate: $109.95
(Deadline for booking: 4/15)
The Parker Inn
434 State Street
(518) 688-1001
Union College Conference Rate: $114 (Call the inn; rate not available online.)
The Stockade Inn
1 North Church Street
(518) 346-3400
Union College Conference Rate: $99
There is also a B&B about a mile from Union College in a pleasant
historic district:
The English Garden B&B
205 Union St
Schenectady NY 12308
(518) 630-6760
Campus maps are available on the College site.
By car:
From the north, south, and east: From New York State Thruway exit 24, take the Northway (I-87) north to exit 6 (marked "Route 7 west"). Follow Route 7 west for 6.5 miles and bear right onto Union Street. Continue on Union Street for 2.7 miles and enter the campus through Payne Gate on the right . To reach the math department, take the first right and follow the road until you reach a stop sign. Turn right at the stop sign, and left at the next stop sign. Parking is available on the right. The math department is in Bailey Hall.
From the west: From Thruway exit 26, take I-890 east to exit 4 (Erie Boulevard). Follow Erie Boulevard north to Union Street (second light after the Amtrak station), turn right onto Union Street, and follow for one mile. Enter the campus through Payne Gate on the left. To reach the math department, take the first right and follow the road until you reach a stop sign. Turn right at the stop sign, and left at the next stop sign. Parking is available on the right. The math department is in Bailey Hall, the second building on the left.
By air:
The Albany Airport is a 20 minute drive from campus and is served by most major airlines, including United, USAirways, Delta, Continental, and Southwest.
The Schenectady Amtrak station is a ten minute walk or short taxi ride from campus. The Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak station is a 30 minute taxi ride from campus, but has more frequent service from NYC and points south than the Schenectady station.
From the Holiday Inn: From the main parking lot exit left onto Nott Terrace. There is an entrance to the campus approximately 2 blocks down, at the end of Nott Terrace. Note that this is a pedestrian entrance. If you are driving, turn right at the end of Nott Terrace (onto Union Street) and there will be a motor vehicle entrance on the left just before the next traffic light.
From the Parker Inn and Hampton Inn: Go southeast on NY-5/State Street toward Jay Street. Turn left onto Clinton Street. Turn right onto Union Street. There is a pedestrian entrance to Union College at the next light, opposite the end of Nott Terrace. If you are driving, go through the light at the end of Nott Terrace and there will be a motor vehicle entrance on the left just before the next traffic light. Union College is a left turn just after the traffic light at Nott Terrace.
From the Stockade Inn: From the main entrance, exit right towards Union Street. Turn left onto Union Street. The college is 0.8 miles away on Union Street. There is a motor vehicle entrance on the left, just after the traffic light at Nott Terrace.
From the English Garden: From the main entrance, exit left onto Union Street. The college is 0.7 miles away on Union Street. There is a motor vehicle entrance on the left, just after the traffic light at Nott Terrace.