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Advanced registration is required for this meeting, so that Microsoft
can process their visitor processing procedure:
Meeting Registration
The meeting will take place at the
Microsoft's downtown Chicago facility at 77 West Wacker Drive, Suite 2300,
Chicago IL 60601.
$60 per person to cover the cost of the
snacks, drinks, and lunch on Tuesday. This is payable
by credit card or check made out to the MPI Forum.
A block of rooms is reserved at the Westin hotel, 909 N. Michigan Avenue.
The nightly rate is the government rate of $189/night. To reserve a hotel
room at this hotel, please indicate on the meeting registration form which
nights you would like to stay at the hotel, and ORNL's conference folks
will make the reservation in one block.
Because of the scarcity of hotel rooms in Chicago at this meeting's time,
room reservations must be made by April 7th, so please register for the
meeting by that time. After that date we can't guarantee hotel rooms.
- from Airport to Downtown, the best should be BLUE-LINE train.
Washington Station should be 7 min from Microsoft location.
train is going each 5-10 minutes as far as I know!
- Maybe that another station is nearer to the hotel.
- Microsoft - hotel - distance seems to be 20 min.
Chicago O'Hare International Airport is served directly by train, taxi,
shared-ride van, shuttle, and bus. The Airport Transit System provides a
quick, convenient, and free service for transfers to / from the terminals.
It can also be used to reach the long-term parking facility.
CTA Train Services I checked and you would have to change trains, take a bus
and then walk, so not a good option.
The Chicago Transit Authority's Blue Line provides a 24-hour service between
Chicago O'Hare International Airport and downtown Chicago. Trains run every
eight minutes from 5:00 am to 8:00 pm weekdays and every ten minutes from
5:00 am to 11:00 pm on Saturday and Sunday. The CTA station is located on
the lowest level of the main parking garage and is accessible by pedestrian
tunnels from Terminals 1, 2, and 3.
Taxi and Shared-ride Van Services Taxi is $35-40 one-way.
Taxis at Chicago O'Hare International Airport are available at all terminals
from the lower level curbfront. Metered rates apply to all destinations.
Chicago O'Hare International Airport shared-ride vans are also available at
all terminals from the lower level curbfront.
Located on the ground floor of the elevated parking garage, the bus /
shuttle center is the primary pickup point for hotel courtesy and Pace buses
as well as shuttles for car rental agencies and parking. The center is
accessible by tunnels from Terminals 1, 2, and 3.
Continental Airport Express shuttles leave Chicago O'Hare International
Airport every five to ten minutes. Tickets may be purchased at the kiosk
outside of the International Terminal and at the lower levels of Terminals
1, 2, and 3 at the counters across from the baggage claim. Continental
Airport Express also offers shuttles to northern suburban locations.
Continental Airport Express was recommended on several Web sites. From their
Web site:
Traveling From O'Hare:
Shuttles depart from O'Hare airport every 10-15 minutes for downtown service
to Chicago hotels, downtown businesses, near north residential locations,
and suburban locations. Our loading zones for boarding the Airport Express
van are at Door 1E, Door 2D, and Door 3E across from baggage claim on the
Baggage Claim level. At the international terminal we are located just
outside Door 1E, which is just outside of baggage claim and Customs. The
last Airport Express van leaves O'Hare at 11:30 pm seven nights a week.
Airport Express Ticket Counters for purchasing tickets are located at Door
1E, Door 2D, and Door 3F lower level across from baggage claim on the
Baggage Claim level. RESERVATIONS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO DOWNTOWN CHICAGO. We
also service many of the Chicago suburbs from O’Hare. Please look at our
city listings to see if we service your destination city. Please note:
suburban city transfers require a reservation. Their fares from ORD are:
Single one way $27, Single round trip $49, Pair fare one way (2 together)
$19, Pair fare round trip $35, Group one way (3 or more) $14, group round
trip $27
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