important information for conference attendees
Welcome to the Left Forum 2012 conference.
For Driections to get to Pace click here. For information about hotels and parking click here.
When you arrive at Pace University all pre-paid attendees, unregistered attendees, panel speakers (plus volunteers, videographers, exhibitors, and press) should go to the Spruce St. Courtyard to register and pick up your conference materials: the entrance is on the left side, i.e., the South side, left side as you face the front of the building at one Pace Plaza. One must walk to the left side sidewalks and walk down a slight hill for aobut 1 (short) block. There you will find an iron gate and courtyard, where all the registration, speaker, volunteer and other lines form. Note too that the outside entrance for the Schimmel auditorium (where plenary and large events are held) is further down the block of Spruce St. (about 300 feet further down from the registration entrance).
Plenary tickets are distributed on a first come first serve basis at the conference. Tickets for Friday's plenary will be distributed at registration on Friday (in order to enable the conference participants who attend the full conference to attend the Friday plenary, we do not sell tickets for for the Friday plenary session). Tickets for Sunday's plenary will be given out at registration beginning at noon on Sunday. If you would like to attend you must pick up your tickets at those times. Once our main presentation space is filled we will be giving out tickets for overflow space where the presentation may be watched remotely.
To avoid missing part of the morning panel sessions we ask you to arrive as early as possible (please come early and enjoy the book and organizational fair before the panel sessions start). Saturday registration begins at 8:00 am and panels start on time at 10:00 am. Because of long lines after 9:00 am conference attendees often miss part to much of the morning panels.
Food: There is one lunch break on Saturday and Sunday at 2-3pm. Sat. sessions finish at 7 (often followed by an event in the Schimmel auditoirum at 7:30. Food is available throughout the Saturday and Sunday conference panel session hours at the Pace cafeteria. The cafeteria is on the 1st floor (above the main conference floor - levele B (this is the floor for the registration and infromation tables, for the book and organization exhibition). Many Restaurants are located immediately South of Pace.
See you at the conference and please write us if you need more information: leftforum@leftforum.org
