Conference costs

Many folk have been asking about conference costs so they can submit their travel requisitions as soon as possible. The registration form should be available within a few days. Meanwhile here is what we know so far:

Registration: SUNYLA Member $45.00
Non-Members: $65.00

Diversions/Outings: up to $10.00

Wed. BBQ at Lehman Park (6:00 - 8:00 pm) - Free (Sponsored by SUNYLA)

Thursday Dinner: up to: $20.00

Friday Box Lunch: $8.00

Dorms: Single: $28.50 first night. $14.25 for each subsequent night.
Double: $19.00 per person first night. $9.00 for each subsequent night.

Wireless on Campus

Wireless

Logon information for wireless access will be included in your registration packets.

All of the conference sessions (so far) will be in Kellas Hall. The wide and sunny hallway in Kellas is wireless. Vendor booths and poster sessions will be in the hallway. None of the classrooms in Kellas have wireless, but the signal does bleed into many of them.

Dorms do not have wireless, but they have high speed internet connections. Bring your own ethernet cable.

Conference events will also be held in Snell Concert Hall (no wireless), Barrington Student Union (wireless) and Lehman Park (no wireless).

A wireless map of the campus is available here. Wireless is available anywhere you see our wireless logo.

Catering Menus and campus food services

Catering and Menus
Menu selections will be on your registration form. Meal tickets indicating your choices will be included in your registration packets.


Wednesday BBQ 6:00pm
Bigger Backyard Blast Location: Lehman Park on the Raquette River
Quarter cut BBQ chicken, One hamburger & one Hot dog or a veggie burger, served with rolls & condiments, potato chips, 3oz Cole slaw, baked beans, Macaroni Salad, sliced watermelon, two cookies, and 16 oz. lemonade. Vegetarian option: Garden Burger.


Thursday Buffet Lunch 12:00 noon
Cold Deli - includes coffee, tea, dessert
Platters of deli meats and cheeses, rolls, lettuce, and tomato. Served with marinated vegetable salad & chips, plus one of our "Dexter's" salads (vegetarian). Vegetarian option: Hummus and cheese.


Thursday Dinner 5:30pm
Slow-Roasted Prime Rib of Beef – includes coffee, tea, and dessert
Served with Rosemary new potatoes, glazed carrots, onion jam ~ burgundy jus, fresh green salad, rolls & butter.

Seared Salmon – includes coffee, tea, and dessert
Served with jasmine Rice, asparagus, crimini mushrooms ~ roasted red pepper coulis, fresh green salad, rolls & butter.

Jumbo Ravioli – includes coffee, tea, and dessert
Filled with ricotta cheese, sweet red pepper, spinach, broccoli, carrot, & herbs ~ sun-dried tomato Alfredo sauce. Served with rolls & butter; fresh green salad.


Friday Box Lunch 11:30pm
Traditional box lunch
Choice of turkey, roast beef, ham and cheese, tuna salad, cheddar cheese, or hummus on a deli roll with lettuce and tomato. Box lunches include fresh fruit, cookies, potato chips, and a beverage.

Chef’s salad
Salad greens, peppers, tomato, carrot and cucumber; with ham, turkey, and cheese. Served with salad dressing, beverage, roll & butter, fresh fruit, and cookies.

Want to eat on your own?
Campus food services (grill and deli) will be available in the Barrington Student Union from 7:00am to 6:00pm.
A list of local restaurants will be posted here later, and will be included in your registration packet.

Keynote Speaker Joe Janes

Join us in welcoming Joe Janes as our keynote speaker. While he cannot physically come to Potsdam this June, Joe will be speaking with us interactively from the University of Washington, using Internet2 video-conferencing technology. Audience participation is expected. Not yet familiar with Internet2? Learn more about it here. His talk is titled:

What To Do Now (and Why)
"Hardly a day goes by that a new opportunity or technology or idea comes whizzing past at the speed of light, and most people can be forgiven for feeling overwhelmed and a little guilty for not taking them all on. In this talk, I want to help people to think about what makes the most sense in this fast-paced World of Tomorrow we're now in."

Joseph Janes is Associate Professor at the Information School of the University of Washington. A frequent speaker in the US and abroad, he was the Founding Director of the Internet Public Library and the co-author of eight books on librarianship, technology, and their relationship, including Introduction to Reference Work in the Digital Age and writes the "Internet Librarian" column for American Libraries magazine. He is the 2006 recipient of the Isadore Gilbert Mudge award from the American Library Association for distinguished contributions to reference librarianship. He holds the M.L.S. and Ph.D. from Syracuse University, and has taught at the University of Michigan, the University of Toronto, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the State University of New York at Albany as well as at Syracuse and Washington.

Off-campus housing

Looking for something more glamorous than a dorm room?
We did not book rooms for "conference rates" so you will have to pay standard rates. Here are some local hotels:

Clarkson Inn
(most expensive option, closest
to campus and on the river!) -->
One Main St
Potsdam, NY 13676
The Clarkson Inn
(315) 265-3050

Smalling Motel-South
7518 US Highway 11
Potsdam-Canton Rd.
Potsdam, NY 13676
The Smalling Motel-South
(315) 265-0709

Best Western-University Inn
90 E Main St
Canton, NY 13617-1452
Best Western-University Inn
(888) 386-8522

Comfort Suites
6000 US Hwy 11
Canton, NY 13617
(800) 228-5150


Looking for something more rustic?
Higley Flow has really nice water front campsites, and is only 20 minutes south of Potsdam.



Higley Flow State Park
442 Cold Brook Drive
Colton, NY 13625 Phone:
(315) 262-2880
Reservations:
(800) 456-2267




More accommodations and bed and breakfasts can be found at:
http://northcountryguide.com/tourism/lodging-dining/lodginghotelsmotels/