Travel-share

Bold text=== Travel-sharing to/from Media Giraffe Project conference, June 28-July 1, UMass-Amherst ===

This page may be used to post opportunities for transportation sharing to-from the first Media Giraffe Project summit/conference at UMass Amherst. Please post your name, and either a phone or email address with your message. -- Bill Densmore

This is from our Travel-share wiki page: http://www.mediagiraffe.org/wiki/index.php/Travel-share

UMASS TRANSIT VAN -- 4:45 p.m. Wednesday

The Media Giraffe Project has scheduled a 4:45 p.m. pickup by a UMass Transit Service van for any MGP2006 attendees arriving at Hartford-Bradley before that time. The van will leave the Terminal A baggage claim curb at that time. The driver's cell phone number is: 413-531-0499. You will be asked to pay $20 upon conference registration for the ride ($10 each for two or more members of same party); the driver cannot accept payment. The van will run NONSTOP from the airport for the 55-minute drive (assuming light traffic) to the UMass Campus Center Hotel and Gorman Hall dormitory. The van is owned and operated by the UMass Transit Service. Email conference@mediagiraffe.org and call 413-577-4370 so we can alert the driver of your name and flight arrival time.

Valley Transporter

The private Valley Transporter van service is also available at 800-872-8752. From Bradley, one-way rates with advanced reservation are $45 first seat, $25 second seat, $10 each additional seat. Valley Transporter may make intermmediate stops.

Auto rental -- Enterprise group rate

All major auto rental agencies have counters at Bradley airport.

Enterprise Rent-a-Car has a group rate for UMass conferences which the Enterprise office in Amherst says may be used by MGP2006 attendees. The rate is $35/day for a compact. You access it by going to http://www.enterprise.com. After selecting rental dates, drop down and put "T17175" (no quotes) in the box requesting "Optional: Coupon, Customer, or Corporate Number". When the next screen asks for the first 3 characters of your company's name or PIN number, enter: "UNI" (no quotes). That will then bring up the UMass contract rates, which may be lower (or higher) than what is otherwise offered.

Ride and auto-sharing options

    NEED A RIDE TO THE CONFERENCE?

I am driving up from White Plains/New York on Wednesday, June 28th to arrive for the 4 p.m. check-in. I am Elena Sassower: e-mail: judgewatchers@aol.com; phone #914-421-1200

Ride from Albany airport to UMass sought

Summit attendee David Beers arriving Albany, N.Y., airport, 4;15 p.m., Wed. June 28, seeks to share ride or auto rental to Amherst. Contact: dbeers@thetyee.ca / 604-689-7489.

Rides from Boston area sought

Attending Wednesday to the bitter end, living carless in Boston. It's just not worth it to get a Zipcar and park it in Amherst. Save me from Peter Pan Buslines! Shava Nerad, Tor project
Josh Wilson of [http://www.newsdesk.org NewsDesk.org arriving Boston Logan on Wednesday afternoon June 28 would like to find ride-share to Amherst. Contact: edit@artsandmedia.net / w: 415/861-5302 h: 415/242-3485.
Josh (above) and two others seek a ride back to Boston the afternoon of Saturday, July 1.

Harford-Bradley (BDL) airport arrival times

To facilitate optimum times for running conference-arranged shuttles from BDL to Amherst, attendees may wish to EDIT this page and add their arrival time below. Email conference@mediagiraffe.org if you want to be matched up for car rental.

BDL, WEDNESDAY, June 28

Mike Skoler, 11:07 a.m., from Minneapolis, Northwest
Teresa Styles, 12:25 pm., USAir #3882
Jon Donley, 1:09 p.m., from Atlanta, Delta
Stephen Silha, 1:07 p.m. from Pittsburgh, USAir
Steve Anderson, 1:07 p.m., from Pittsburgh, USAir (from Toronto)
Dave Carlson, 3:06 p.m., Delta from Jacksonville, Fla. (may rent car)
Steve Fox, 3:20 p.m., from Washington, DC
Adrian Holovaty, 3:45 p.m., from Chicago
Richard Viguerie, 4:16 p.m., United from DCA-National
Edward Lenert, 4:08 p.m., AA from Chicago-ORD

BDL, THURSDAY, June 29

Wally Bowen, 10:30 a.m., from Cincinnati, Delta
Jeremy Iggers, 10:40 a.m., from Minneapolis
Keith Walker, 3:20 or 4:40pm, from Baltimore on Southwest. Looking to share transportation.

RETURN PLANS

Jeremy Iggers -- depart BDL Sat. 8:09 a.m.
Keith Walker -- Anyone going to Albany Sat.?

Ride the "Media Giraffe" shuttle -- Amtrak from DC, Phil., NYC

Did you know that Amtrak's "Vermonter" stops in Amherst on its daily run between Washington, D.C., and Montreal? It arrives at 4:30 p.m. northbound and leaves at 1:19 p.m. southbound. Meet up with colleagues on the train and get started talking before you even arrive in Amherst.