GLOBAL/travel/2008

GLOBAL has embarked on many travels throughout its existence. Here are the adventures taken during 2008.

Alaska Who's Going/Presenting? Travel Grants Hotels Airfare Chico Who's going and/or presenting? Things to do in Chico Boston Hotels Airfare Local Transportation Hospitality Who's going/Presenting Map GLOBAL's Collaborative Guide to the AAG Cheap Eats Free Food Places to Charge your Laptop Collaborating/Meeting Space Quiet Spots Coffee and Snack Spots Other Useful Tips

Alaska

APCG Conference
October 8-11, 2008
Fairbanks, AK

Who's Going/Presenting?

No one, it was too expensive to even get there in an attempt to freeze our butts.

Travel Grants

APCG has 3 for students (all $300)
1. the regular student grant
2. the women's network grant
3. the Mexican-American student grant

Hotels

According to the APCG newsletter, the conference hotel will be fairly cheap - on the order of $50 per night.

Airfare

This is going to be pricey.

• Which carriers fly there?
  

• Are there discounts (for the conference, for large groups, etc.)
  

• Can STA Travel get us student rates?

Chico

California Geographical Society Annual Conference May 2-4 Chico, CA

• For more info on Chico, see the Chico Wiki (StaceyEllis insists!)

Who's going and/or presenting?

Let's get a list of names together to help in planning this.

Things to do in Chico

• They have a huge disc golf course in Upper Bidwell Park that we have to check out!

Boston

Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting April 15-19,2008 Boston, MA

Hotels

(Want to share a room, know of a good deal?)

• I am looking for a room to share in Boston: let me know if there is still a space for one person in your room, or if anyone is willing to share what I'll book. — NinaNoujdina
  

• Under $200 in and around conference center
  

• I am going to ask coops and friends for free places to stay: let me know if you're interested. — AlyssaNelson
  

• Hostels are looking less and less like an option as some nights that week (especially Wednesday) seem to already be booked solid everywhere. Looks like we may have missed the window on this one! — StaceyEllis

Airfare

• Still looking for deals
  

• 5% off American Airlines
  

• Most deals average $400 as of 2/13,
  

• Note there's a free shuttle from Manchester, NH airport to the Boston Subway, take 1.1 hours
  

• There's local train service from downtown Providence, RI to Boston but you need to get to town from the airport.

Local Transportation

• http://www.mbta.com/ -
  

• $15 for a 7 day pass.
  

• The conference is right on the "T"
  

Hospitality

• Places to eat

Who's going/Presenting

Fill out our survey and/or write your name in here.

Abstracts for presentations can be found using the AAG's program search page.

Map

• Planning Map
  

Contact AlexMandel if you want access to edit the map, you'll need a google account to edit but everyone can view.

• Until I figure how to map it - Boston Emerald Necklace park system, the map even tells you which stop to get off.

GLOBAL's Collaborative Guide to the AAG

Members of University of California, Davis' GLOBAL have begun putting together a collaborative wiki page to help students (and of course everyone else too) navigate their way through Boston and the AAG conference. Please help put up more resources if you know of anything. Please see Help with Editing if you have any questions about how to edit this page. Have fun!

You do not need to sign up for a user name to contribute to this page. Anyone can help out by simply clicking on the "edit" button.

Thanks to the Chico Wiki for sharing some space for us to collaborate with our fellow geographers. For more information on community wiki projects, please see Wikispot. For more information on GLOBAL, please see our webpage at http://daviswiki.org/GLOBAL.

Cheap Eats

Key: $ <5, $$ <15, $$$ =professors pay!

• Steve's Greek Restaurant, Newbury and Hereford $$
  

• Trader Joe's located across from Hynes Convention Center on Boylston $-$$$
  

• Expresso Royale, Newbury between Glouchster & Hereford, $+
  

• Shaws full service shopping with a donut shop and deli, across the street from the Marriot to the north at street level $+
  

• Boloco burritos, Newbury between Gloucester and Fairfield $

Free Food

Know of any free food offers?

• Some vendors in the exhibit hall have candy or other things
  

• Coffee and ginger ale were in Salon C on Tuesday - Not sure that they'll offer it again

Places to Charge your Laptop

• Along the wall facing Salons E-G on 4th Floor in the Marriott, Wed. they added tables and chairs
  

• 3rd floor of the Westin

Collaborating/Meeting Space

• Jobs in geography foyer, when it's not in use.

Quiet Spots

• The park in the middle of the mall between the Marriott and the Sheridan
  

• 3rd floor of the Westin

Coffee and Snack Spots

• Candy shops throughout the mall
  

• Some tables are located near the park mentioned previously to enjoy said candy

Other Useful Tips

• There are local street maps at the registration desk, but you need to ask for them. They have both street maps and a really useful one to help navigate among the three hotels.
  

• If you renew your AAG membership at the registration desk you get $5 off and a $10 discount coupon for use at the hotel's restaurants or the Starbucks in the Marriott.