Colorblind Racism? The Politics of Controlling Racial and Ethnic Data will be held on the Stanford campus on Thursday evening Oct. 2nd and Friday Oct. 3rd.

Colorblind Racism! Mapping a Strategy for Social Change will be held entirely at the Sheraton on Saturday Oct. 4th.

Please refer to the Conference Agenda for specific panel and event locations.

HOTEL ACCOMODATIONS

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Sheraton Palo Alto for Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights.

The group rate is $129.00 for a single or double room. An occupancy tax of 10% and a tourism tax of 0.05% are not included in the room rate. Parking is an additional $10 per day at the hotel.

Reservations can be made by calling the Reservations Department at 1-800-874-3516 or via email at SheratonReservation@pahotel.com. Reservations must include the following: Guest Name, Arrival/Departure Date, Address, Phone Number, and mention of the Colorblind Racism Conference. A credit card is necessary for guarantee of reservation.

Reservations must be made by September 9, 2003 and must mention the Colorblind Racism Conference in order to guarantee group rates and availability.

DIRECTIONS

For maps of Stanford campus and surrounding areas go to www.stanford.edu/home/visitors/maps.html

For a map to the Sheraton go to www.starwoodhotels.com/sheraton/paloalto and click on Driving Directions.

DRIVING to the SHERATON PALO ALTO

From Highway 101 North & South:
Exit on Embarcadero Rd WEST to El Camino Real. Turn right on El Camino Real. The hotel is located three blocks down on the right.

From Highway 280 North & South:
Exit Page Mill Rd. EAST to El Camino Real. Turn left on El Camino Real. Travel approximately 2 miles on El Camino Real. The hotel is located on the right.

DRIVING TO STANFORD CAMPUS:

From Highway 101 North & South:
Take the Embarcadero Road exit west toward Stanford. At El Camino Real, Embarcadero turns into Galvez Street as it enters the university. Stay in the left lane and continue toward the center of campus. There is metered parking in a lot on the right side Galvez Street, just past Memorial Way. A few hundred feet beyond this lot, Galvez ends at Serra Street, where there is more metered parking. The visitor information center is in Memorial Hall, which is across from Hoover Tower on Serra Street.

From Highway 280 North & South:
Exit Sand Hill Road east toward Stanford. Continue east, turning right at the traffic light on Santa Cruz Avenue. Make an immediate left onto Junipero Serra Boulevard. Turn left at the second stoplight, Campus Drive East. Continue around Campus Drive East and turn left when you reach Serra Street, at the gas station. Follow Serra Street until it ends at Galvez Street. Turn right onto Galvez and look for the first parking lot on the left which is a public pay parking lot that is adjacent to the side of Memorial Hall. The Visitor Center is in the front of Memorial Hall. Please note that parking is monitored Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

From El Camino Real:
Exit El Camino Real at University Avenue. Turn toward the hills (away from the center of Palo Alto). As you enter Stanford, University Avenue becomes Palm Drive. Go through one traffic light, and turn left onto Campus Drive at the first stop sign. Turn right at Galvez Street, the next stop sign. There is metered parking in the lot between Memorial Hall and the Economics building. The Visitor Center is in the front of Memorial Hall. Please note that parking is monitored Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

By train (Caltrain):
Caltrain is a commuter rail service that runs between Gilroy and San Francisco. There are three stops close to Stanford: one on California Avenue, another at the end of Palm Drive in downtown Palo Alto, and one in Menlo Park. More information...
The Stanford shuttle, called Marguerite, meets every train at both the Palo Alto and California Ave. stations from 6 a.m. to 7:45 p.m Monday - Friday.

From points south of Stanford (Santa Clara Valley Transportation Agency):
The Valley Transportation Agency (VTA) runs buses to Palo Alto and most points south of Stanford. It also operates the light rail line in Santa Clara County. More information...

From points north of Stanford (SamTrans):
SamTrans runs buses to most points north of Stanford. Five of their lines serve Stanford well. More information...

From the East Bay (Dumbarton Express):
The Dumbarton Express, used by many East Bay commuters, runs weekdays from the Union City BART station across the Dumbarton Bridge to the Palo Alto Caltrain station, where the Stanford shuttle, called Marguerite, meets most trains. More information...

FROM LOCAL AIRPORTS

Palo Alto and Stanford are roughly equidistant from the San Jose and San Francisco airports.

A number of companies provide shuttle transportation from the airports including Super Shuttle from San Francisco airport (650-558-8500) and the Silicon Valley Airporter from San Jose airport (408-482-4415).

Sam Trans' Route KX might be the cheapest way to get to and from San Francisco International Airport. That bus stops in front of the Stanford Shopping Center on El Camino Real. The Stanford shuttle, called Marguerite, connects there. More information about public transportation from the Oakland, San Jose and San Francisco airports is available through the Transit Info website. For more specific information about transit from San Francisco International Airport, call their Ground Transportation Hotline at (800) SFO-2008.

PARKING

Parking is available at the Sheraton Palo Alto for $10 per day. Metered and permit parking is available on the Stanford campus. A parking "scratcher" (a temporary permit) will be included in your registration packet if you have checked the box for it on your registration form.