Advice on Flying to Ithaca for EC’18

From the EC’18 local arrangements committee (Eva Tardos, David Easley, Bobby Kleinberg): We’ve started hearing that some flights to Ithaca near the start of EC’18 are running out of seats. This prompted the following message about travel advice, which is also posted on the EC’18 home page.

Travel advice for flying to Ithaca: Flying to Ithaca is convenient but flights can be expensive, and can fill up. Alternate options include Syracuse (60 miles away), Elmira airport (37 miles away), Binghamton airport (40 miles away), and even Rochester (100 miles away). Syracuse and Rochester both have many more flights than Ithaca, and Lyft and Uber is available in our area.

We set up a google sheet to help participants coordinate travel to Ithaca from the neighboring airports.

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EC’18 Early Registration Ends in Two Days

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: Early registration for the EC 2018 conference ends on May 17, two days from now. After that, the cost of registration increases by $100 for the conference (or $50 if you’re a student), $25 for the workshops, $25 for the tutorials.

If you’re planning to attend EC but you haven’t registered yet, take a moment to visit the registration site now. It’s quick and easy to register!

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