LOGISTICS
HOTEL
ACCOMMODATIONS
Beginning February 16, 2004, you may reserve
rooms for the Workshop at the following:
Danfords
on the Sound
http://www.danfords.com
25 East Broadway
Port Jefferson
Long Island, New York 11777
Phone: 631-928-5200 Toll Free: 800-332-6367 Fax: 631-928-9082
Contact by email: Nicole Ferrer
Special Rate of $149/night plus tax (completely booked; no longer available)
Holiday Inn Express Stony Brook
http://www.stonybrookny.hiexpress.com
3131 Nesconset Highway
Centereach
Long Island, New York 11720
Phone: 631-471-8000 Fax: 631-471-8623
Contact by email: Tracy Spagnolo
Special Rate of $130/night plus tax
(daily complimentary motorcoach service to meeting site)
Located approximately 10 minutes away from Danfords Inn meeting site.
USRA has secured a block of rooms at each hotel at the special rates shown above for either single or double rooms. All reservation requests must be received no later than April 12, 2004. All rooms are required to be guaranteed. Please include a credit card number. Or, you may send a deposit equivalent to one night’s lodging rate to the hotel of your choice at least two weeks prior to your arrival date. At Danfords Inn, check in time is 4:00 p.m., and check out time is 11:00 a.m.
AIRPORT
INFORMATION
Air travelers may choose to make their connections
to the Workshop via one of the following airports:
John
F. Kennedy International Airport
http://www.panynj.gov/aviation/jfkframe.HTM
LaGuardia Airport
http://www.panynj.gov/aviation/lgahomemain.htm
Long Island MacArthur Airport
http://www.macarthurairport.com
GROUND
TRANSPORTATION 
USRA has made arrangements (shown below) for airport transportation
with the Classic Coach airport shuttle bus company.
You may reserve a shuttle bus seat in advance of your trip by contacting
Classic Coach directly at 631-567-5100 (phone), 631-567-3722 (fax), or
online at http://www.classictrans.com/Pages/reservm.html .
For more information, contact info@classictrans.com .
If you prefer to make your shuttle arrangements when you
arrive, please use an airport courtesy telephone [located in the baggage
claim area of JFK, LaGuardia, and Long Island MacArthur (Islip) Airports]
to connect directly to Classic Coach dispatch/reservation. At JFK and
LaGuardia, dial 20 to speak directly with the Classic Coach reservation
department. Tell the dispatcher your destination, and a driver will come
inside to help you to a van.
You must make advance reservations for service to and
from Long Island MacArthur (Islip). When you arrive at the airport, dial
106 to reach Classic Coach to confirm your arrival.
Classic Coach one-way shuttle rates from the airports to the Workshop
hotels are the following:
| JFK or LaGuardia Airports to Danfords Inn, Port Jefferson |
$47.00 |
| JFK or LaGuardia Airports to Holiday Inn, Centereach |
$43.00 |
| Long Island MacArthur (Islip) Airport to Danfords Inn, Port Jefferson |
$30.00 |
| Long Island MacArthur (Islip) Airport to Holiday Inn, Centereach | $26.00 |
RAIL CONNECTIONS
There is VERY easy rail access to Port Jefferson. Many regional trains connect to New York City's Penn Station. From there, take the Long Island
Railroad (LLIRR) to the Port Jefferson Branch, which terminates in Port Jefferson. From the train station, Danfords is a 10-minute walk or a two-minute taxi ride.
DRIVING DIRECTIONS
Danfords Inn is located in Port Jefferson Village, on Long Island’s North Shore and is easily accessible by car. Click here for driving directions.
The Holiday Inn Express Stony Brook (located in Centereach) is also easily accessible by car. Click here for driving directions.
Click here for a map of Long Island showing the airports, major roads, and Port Jefferson and Centereach.
DAILY WORKSHOP TRANSPORTATION
Group motorcoach transportation has been arranged for daily trips and special events. A schedule will be posted in the hotel lobbies and at the workshop site.
