Upon Arrival
Getting To Carnegie Mellon
General directions to the Carnegie Mellon University campus are provided here. See also Google's directions.
If you arrive from the airport by bus (line 28X - click here for schedule), you need to get off the bus at its last stop (which happens to be right at Carnegie Mellon's campus) and follow the signage to the ICML registration desk. Please consult campus map for details. Note that in order to get on the bus at the airport you will have to have the exact cash fare of $2.25.
If you arrive by taxicab or by hotel shuttle please ask to be dropped off at the Carnegie Mellon University Center drop off circle, and then follow signage to the registration desk. Please arrange with your hotel a return transportation to the hotel. Most of the local hotels offer a complimentary shuttle service to and from nearby destinations.
If you arrive by car follow signs to the East Campus Garage.
Parking
If you have purchased a parking pass, you will need to pick this up at the Conference and Housing Desk in the Registration area (see below for directions, and business hours, for the desk).
It is likely you will want to park before you come to the registration desk :) If you need to park before you can reach the desk, it is not a problem. Simply approach the garage, take a ticket from the gate of entry, and enter the garage. You may exit the garage (on Saturday or Sunday) with this same ticket at no charge. Parking is free on weekends. You may also (enter and) exit with your prepaid card once you obtain it from the desk.
Once you get your prepaid ticket (or purchase one from the Conference and Housing Desk) you may use that card to park in the garage through Thursday, June 29. Do not lose your prepaid ticket. Even though it is only a paper ticket, it is valid through the date above, and you must reuse it.
After June 29, if you continue to park, you will pay the standard parking rate of $8.50 per day.
Registration
Upon arrival please proceed to the ICML Registration Desk and register for the conference. The desk will be located in the Wean Commons area, on the ground floor of the University Center building. Please refer to the annotated campus map for navigational clues. At the registration desk you will receive your personalized package, including the conference proceedings, printed schedule, name badge, tickets for social events, and promotional items (t-shirt, coffee mug, bag).
The ICML Registration Desk will be open according to the following schedule:
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Date |
Time |
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Sat Jun 24 |
4pm - 10pm |
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Sun Jun 25 |
7:30am - 6:30pm |
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Mon Jun 26 |
7:30am - 6:30pm |
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Tue Jun 27 |
8am - 6:30pm |
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Wed Jun 28 |
8am - 6:30pm |
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Thu Jun 29 |
8am - 1:30pm |
Campus Housing
ICML participants residing on campus and those who requested parking permits and athletic facilities passes, will need to check in with the CMU Housing Services. Their desk will be located next to the ICML Registration Desk and it will be operated according to the following schedule:
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Date |
Time |
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Sat Jun 24 |
4pm - 10pm |
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Sun Jun 25 |
7:30am - 12:00noon |
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Mon Jun 26 |
7:30am - 2pm |
Beyond those hours, please proceed to the CMU Housing Services office in Donner Hall to pick up your keys and/or passes. The Donner Hall office will have a round-the-clock service.
Food and drinks
Participants registered for the main part of the conference (Monday - Tuesday - Wednesday) will be offered breakfasts, lunches and coffee breaks throughout the conference, as well as on the Tutorial Day (Sunday). The costs of these meals are included in the ICML registration fee.
The meals will be served in Wiegand Gymnasium, which will also host evening poster sessions on Monday and Wednesday. Food and soft drinks will be provided free of charge during these sessions, and alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase at cash bars.
The ICML wokshop registration includes breakfast, lunch and two coffee breaks on Thursday.
The ICML social events (the opening reception on Sunday and the banquet on Tuesday) will also involve food and drinks. The food and soft drinks, as well as dinner wine during banquet, will be provided free of charge. Additional alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase at cash bars. Both social events will be organized at the Carnegie Museums complex located within a close walk from the CMU campus. ICML participants will receive admission tickets for these events upon registration.
Nearby restaurants and cafes (a number of them located on Craig Street (see campus map) provide an alternative to the menu included in the registration fees.
A note on alcohol consumption: the United States law prohibits consumption of alcohol by people under 21 years of age. Also, the university regulations do not allow for carrying alcoholic drinks, which will be available for purchase during the ICML poster sessions, outside of the Wiegand Gymnasium. The organizers of the conference will greatly appreciate your cooperation in this regard.
Talks and poster sessions
Participants who give talks are also expected to attend their posters during at least one of the posters sessions. The talks scheduled for oral presentations on Monday and for tracks A and B on Tuesday will have their posters attended on Monday's poster session. The rest of the posters will be attended on Wednesday. Please feel free to set up your poster as soon as convenient. The stands in the Wiegand Gymnasium will be available starting Sunday afternoon, and detailed layout of posters placement will be provided in the printed schedule of the conference as well as on the web. The posters should be taken down before 9am on Thursday.
Exhibitors
Commercial exhibit booths will be set up in Wiegand Gymnasium. They will be available to the exhibitors starting Sunday, June 25th at 3pm, ending Thrusday June 29th by 11am. Please contact the ICML registration desk upon arrival to get access to your booth.