Logistics

Greetings, & Welcome to Caltech!

We look forward to your participation in the NRAO-LBO Community Days Event on
Tuesday and Wednesday, March 27 and 28, 2018, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Venue: The workshop will be held in the Keith Spalding building at the southeast corner of Wilson Avenue and California Boulevard, the same building where Spitzer Science Center is located. The room is KS-410 located on the fourth floor. 

Maps:

Parking: Parking structure 3 (#126 on the PDF map) may be used by the attendees of this workshop. Alternatively, there are two parking structures on Wilson Avenue: Parking Structures 1 and 2 (#123 and #124 on the map). In any of these parking structures, one can buy a parking permit for the day. 

Hotels:

There are numerous hotels in the Pasadena area. A couple of nearby options (20-30 minute walking distance) are:

  • Vagabond Inn (1203 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91106).
  • Saga Motor Hotel (1633 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91106)

     

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