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About the conference site and accommodation
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Additional Accommodation Information
We provide additional hotel to anticipate if the
Fremont Marriott would be fully booked at the conference day. The
additional hotel is :
La Quinta Inn & Suites Fremont
46200 Landing Pkwy.
Fremont, CA
94538-6463
Phone: (510) 445-0808
Fax: (510) 445-1818
The hotel is located right across the Fremont
Marriott.
The reservation can be made now by following these steps :
1.
Go to : www.lq.com
2.
On the left-hand side, find a La Quinta hotel by
entering the following information :
o
Enter "Fremont"
as the city name
o
Select "California"
as the state
o
Select the check-in and check-out date, click
"Find" button
3.
In the next page, choose "Fremont,
Alameda County, CA". The hotel is located in the
city of Fremont in Alameda County, California
4.
In the next page a list of La Quinta Hotels will be
shown, choose the hotel which matches the address of La Quinta given above
(it is listed at the top of the list). click
"See Rooms and Rates".
5.
Choose the room type and click "Reserve
Room"
If you have
questions about the reservation, you can send email to lq0169gm@laquinta.com
Hotel Information
The Fremont
Marriott at the city of Fremont, California will
serve as the conference site and hotel. The Fremont Marriott is classic and
modern with every business and leisure travel need anticipated. At the
gateway to Silicon Valley, between the McCarthy Ranch and Pacific Commons
office parks, our Fremont hotel is located
at the southern tip of the San Francisco
Bay just north of San Jose.
As the only
full-service hotel in Fremont California, it provides an elegant and accommodating
atmosphere, near many Bay Area attractions including Napa Valley
and world-renowned high-tech headquarters. Guests of the Fremont Marriott
can enjoy an exquisitely prepared meal in our on-site restaurant, cocktail
in the lounge, relaxing dip in the indoor pool, or workout at the fitness
center. Wind down your day at our Fremont
hotel by slipping into the luxury of the new Marriott Revive bedding while
surrounding yourself with the comforts of home in our spacious guest rooms.
Meeting planners love our 12,800 square feet of meeting space in 17
versatile and fully equipped meeting facilities at our hotel in Fremont California.
The address of the
conference site and hotel is in :
The Fremont
Marriott
46100 Landing Parkway
Fremont, California
94538 USA
Phone: 1-510-413-3700
Fax: 1-510-413-3710
RESERVATIONS
The Hotel confirms the following special
rates for the Meeting:
Single
- Quads: $79.00
Upgrade: $124.00
Suites: $300.00
A.
All reservations will be made by individuals
by telephone by calling 1-800-228-9290 or 510-413-3700. Attendees will
reference WEB INTELLIGENCE when
making reservations. The Hotel shall
offer individuals the opportunity to make online reservations by way of the
Hotel’s web site www.marriott.com. Attendees will reference IEEE when
making online reservations. The reservation cut-off date will be Monday, 11 October, 2007
at 5:00 p.m. Pacific
time. Reservations received
after this date will be accepted by the Hotel on a space available basis at
the conference rates and will be credited to the room block. Modifications made to existing
reservations after this date will be treated as advance reservations. All cancellations received by the Hotel
prior to the cut-off date will revert back to the Society's room block.
B.
The Hotel will require a deposit in advance
from individual guests to guarantee a particular reservation. To guarantee an individual reservation, a
guest must either (1) send a check or money order covering the first
night's room rate plus applicable sales tax, or (2) send a signed letter
authorizing the Hotel to charge the room deposit and applicable sales tax
to the guest's major credit card and include card number and expiration
date, or (3) give the guest's major credit card by telephone. At the Society's discretion, specific
reservations may also be guaranteed to the master account. Guaranteed reservations are held
until at least 6:00 a.m.
the following morning, at which time the reservation and deposit are
forfeited. The Society will not
guarantee payment for no shows except for those reservations guaranteed to
the master account. The Society will
publicize the Hotel's advance deposit requirements to individuals planning
to attend the meeting. Should guests
cancel a reservation; deposits will be refunded by the Hotel if notice is
received prior to 6:00 p.m.
on the arrival date. The Hotel will
allow name changes without any penalty.
All guaranteed reservations will receive either written or verbal
confirmation from the Hotel.
C.
If the Hotel cannot honor a guaranteed
reservation for an attendee on the date specified, the Hotel will secure
comparable or better accommodations at the nearest hotel possible. The Hotel will secure and assume the
financial responsibility of the room at the alternate hotel, ground
transportation and 1 brief long distance phone call. Ground transportation to and from the
alternate accommodations shall be provided at the Hotel's expense for as
many days as the Hotel is unable to accommodate the attendee. The Hotel will offer to relocate the
displaced attendee as soon as a room becomes available. The Hotel will place an amenity and
apology note in the attendee’s room upon his/her return to the Hotel. Should the attendee elect not to return
to the Hotel, the Hotel shall have no further obligations under this section.
The nearby airports
from the conference site and hotel are :
1. San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
Distance to/from the hotel : 34 miles ~ 55 km (+/- 35 mins)
2. Oakland International Airport (OAK)
Distance to/from the hotel : 23 miles ~ 37 km (+/- 27 mins)
3. Norman Mineta San Jose
International Airport (SJC)
Distance to/from the hotel : 13 miles ~ 21 km (+/- 18 mins)
More information about the airports, such as flight schedules, flight
status, airport maps, etc can be found from each of these
airport's web site provided by the hyperlinks above.
Transportation
between airports and the hotel :
By
Public Transportation
Bay area is served by subway system known as Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), CalTrain and
several public buses, such as Valley
Transportation Authority (VTA) , The
Alameda-Contra Costra Transit District
(AC-Transit) , etc
From San
Francisco International
Airport (SFO) to the hotel :
1. There is a BART
station inside SFO airport. Take BART train from SFO airport, your
final destination is Fremont.
Take the train which shows "Dublin/Pleasanton" on the sign board
(Blue line, see the map below).
2. Transfer at the Bay
Fair station, take the BART train which shows "Fremont" on the sign board (Green
line, see the map below)
3. Stop at Fremont station (Fremont
is the last stop).
Approximate time :1hr.30mins Fare : USD 7.35
4. From Freemont BART
station, take AC-Transit bus number #212 (Fare :
USD 1.75). Click
here to see the schedule of AC Transit bus #212 from BART Station to
Fremont Marriot hotel.
5. Stop at the
intersection between Fremont Blvd. & Landing Pkwy. The hotel is right
at the intersection.
Approximate time : 27mins
For more accurate schedules , timetables and trip planner,
please check to BART web site and AC-Transit
We will try to
provide an updated transportation information on
this page. Check back regularly.
BART system map
By
Shuttles (door to door)
These are not public shuttle buses. They are door-to-door shuttle
service to/from airport that operates in San Francisco Bay Area. Some of
them serve the three airport (SFO,SJC,OAK) , but
some serve only certain airports. Most of them serve San Francisco International
Airport. We will try
to provide list of shuttle services that serve the route between airport
and the hotel, along with the fare information. Please check back again.
By
Car Rentals
Car rentals are available in all airports (SFO, SJC, OAK).
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