Accommodations
Carl Becker House
The Carl Becker House Residence Hall is conveniently located on Cornell's West Campus, about a 10 minute walk from the Engineering Quad where the conference will be held. Becker House is Cornell's second newest Residence Hall, opened in August 2005.
Both single rooms ($57 per night) and double rooms with two single beds ($42 per person per night) are available. Bathrooms are shared (three to five rooms to a bathroom). Becker House is air-conditioned. Phones with local calling capabilities are in each room. Long distance calls can be made collect or with credit cards. Wired Internet service can be made available in each room. Wireless Internet service is available in first-floor common areas.
Beds are made with full linens and fresh towels are provided daily. Rooms are cleaned and bedmaking service is provided daily. All bathrooms and common areas are cleaned daily.
Reservations can be made through the IPCO registration site.
Best Western University Inn
The Best Western University Inn is in the East Hill Plaza, a shopping plaza with a grocery store, a small Chinese restaurant, and an outlet of the (locally) famous Collegetown Bagels. The hotel is approximately 1.5 miles (2.5km) from the Engineering Quad where the conference will be held, and offers shuttle service to the university. Participants can also catch the 8:40AM #52 bus for a 5 minute ride to the university; each registrant will be given a bus pass on the local TCAT bus system.
For a description of the amenities offered by the hotel, please see the Best Western University Inn website.
A block of rooms is being held until May 23 for IPCO participants at a rate of $109 per night (single or double). To get this rate, you must call (607) 272-6100 to make your reservation, and say that you are with the IPCO conference.
Holiday Inn
The Holiday Inn Ithaca Downtown is located off the southwest corner of the Ithaca Commons, an area of downtown Ithaca with many restaurants, bookstores, and other shops. The hotel is about 1.3 miles (2 km) from the Engineering Quad where the conference will be held; however, the walk to the quad is mostly up a long, steep hill. Participants can take a 10 minute ride on the #30 bus to the university; each registrant will be given a bus pass on the local TCAT bus system.
For a description of the amenities offered by the hotel, please see the Holiday Inn Ithaca Downtown website.
A block of rooms is being held until May 23 for IPCO participants at rates of $129 (for the main building) and $139 (for the Executive tower) per night. To make a reservation at these rates, you can call (607) 272-1000 or (800) HOLIDAY and ask for the IPCO conference rate. You can also make an online reservation at this website by using group code "IPC".
Hilton Homewood Suites
The Hilton Homewood Suites is located about three miles north of campus next to the Triphammer Mall, a shopping plaza whose stores include a nice deli (Hope's Way) and an outlet of the (locally) famous Collegetown Bagels. The hotel will be one of Ithaca's newest hotel when it opens; it is still currently under construction, but is expected to be open at the beginning of June 2007. Participants can take a short walk to the other side of the mall and then a 10 minute ride on the #30 bus to the university; each registrant will be given a bus pass on the local TCAT bus system.
For a description of the amenities offered by the hotel, please see the Hilton Homewood Suites website. Note that the hotel is an extended-stay style hotel with large suites for rooms.
A block of rooms is being held until June 1 for IPCO participants at the rate of $129 per night. To make a reservation at this rate, call (800) CALL HOME and ask for the IPCO conference rate. You can also make an online reservation at the hotel website using group code "IPC".
Other Accommodations
Hilton Garden Inn
The Hilton Garden Inn is one of Ithaca's newest hotels, having opened in 2006. It is located on the north side of the Ithaca Commons, an area of downtown Ithaca with many restaurants, bookstores, and other shops. The hotel is a little over a mile from the Engineering Quad where the conference will be held; however, the walk to the quad is mostly up a long, steep hill. Participants can take a 10 minute ride on the #10 bus to the university; each registrant will be given a bus pass on the local TCAT bus system.
For a description of the amenities offered by the hotel, please see the Hilton Garden Inn website.
We were not able to reserve a block of rooms at this hotel. When in late March we checked the prices for the conference dates, we were offered rates of $144 per night. Reservations can be made through the hotel website.
Statler Hotel
The Statler Hotel is a full-service hotel right on the Cornell campus. It is part of Cornell's Hotel School, and is located directly across from the street from the Engineering Quad where the conference will be held.
For a description of the amenities offered by the hotel, please see the Statler Hotel website.
We were not able to reserve a block of rooms at this hotel. When in late March we checked the prices for the conference dates, we were offered rates of $229-$269 per night. Reservations can be made through the hotel website.
Maps
- Cornell campus map with IPCO locations of interest (1.2MB, PDF)
- Ithaca map of locations of interest for IPCO (e.g. conference site, hotels, banquet site, etc.) (HTML)
- Other Cornell campus maps
Parking
For visitors needing daily oncampus parking, parking passes are available for $10/day at the parking/visitor information booths near several of the entrances to the university. We recommend parking in the visitor section of the parking garage on campus; it is a short walk from there to the Engineering quad where the conference will be held.
For those staying at Carl Becker House, passes will be available for purchase at the registration desk to allow you to park in nearby parking lots.
Weather
The average daytime high in Ithaca in late June is in the high 70s Fahrenheit (25 C) and the average low is in the mid 50s (13 C). That being said, it is not unusual for the temperature to get into the high 80s or low 90s (30-34 C) and it can be rather humid. It is also not unusual for the daytime highs to be in the mid-60s (16-19 C), so you may wish to bring a sweater or jacket.
While we have ordered sunshine for the full length of the conference, it may not be delivered in time, and so we recommend that participants bring umbrellas and other rain gear.