Venue, Travel and Stay

This guide is for general participants of the 2024 Eastern-Section Seismological Society of America (ES-SSA) meeting, which will be held at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, GA, on Oct. 21-22, 2024. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to the meeting co-chairs Andy Newman and Zhigang Peng at EasternSectionMeeting@seismosoc.org

Important Details

  1. For the who plan to attend the field trip starting on Sunday morning (10/20/2024), please make sure to book on extra hotel and arrive by Saturday night.
  2. There will be a reception at the GT hotel that starts around 6 pm on Sunday night. You can also pick up your badge at that time. The reception includes some snacks and free drinks for those who register for the meeting.
  3. There will be a banquet dinner on Monday night (10/21/2024 starting at 6 pm), and a buffet lunch on Tuesday noon time at the same time as the ES-SSA business meeting. Both meals are included in the registration and will be at TSRB – the meeting place.
  4. There will be mid-morning and mid-afternoon snacks, coffee and drinks. You are responsible for the rest of your meals, including breakfast. There are plenty of options in Midtown where the hotel and meeting place are.
  5. The meeting will start in the morning around 8:15 am on Monday morning (10/21/2024), and finish by 4:45 pm on Tuesday afternoon (10/22/2024).
  6. For poster presentation, the poster board size is 40” (Height) x 60” (Width). Hence, your poster size would be best in the following dimension or less: 36” (or 3′ Height) x 60” (or 5′ Width).
  7. If you are presenting a poster, please make sure to take down your poster by 6 pm on Monday 10/21/2024, and by 4:15 pm on Tuesday 10/22/2024.

Venue

Technology Square Research Building (TSRB 118), 85 5th St NW, Atlanta, GA 30332

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Stay

Hotel with Discounted Rates: Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center (800 Spring St NW, Atlanta, GA 30308 https://www.gatechhotel.com/)

Other Hotels: There are plenty of hotels nearby. Below are some suggestions: Sonesta Select Atlanta Midtown Georgia Tech, Hilton Garden Inn Atlanta Midtown, and Renaissance Atlanta Midtown Hotel. No discounted prices are negotiated with these hotels.

Arrival and Parking

Parking: If you are driving to the meeting venue (TSRB), you can park at Centergy Parking deck: 815 Williams St NW, Atlanta, GA 30309. You will need to pay your own parking fee.

Travel and Related Details: Most of the meeting participants will arrive by air, and the nearest/largest airport is the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (code: ATL). From the ATL airport, you can

  1. Take the Marta Rail Line (https://www.itsmarta.com/railline-schedules.aspx either Red or Gold line and get off at North Ave or Midtown), and then walk to the hotel or meeting place
  2. Take a Taxi or Uber/Lyft. Note the Uber/Lyft pick up is on the Rideshare Pick-up Zone in the North Economy parking lot (between doors N2 and N3). It’s a few min walk and please follow the sign (https://www.atl.com/rideshare/).
  3. Get a rental car. Please check with hotel directly about the parking cost and availability.

Other Suggestions:

Atlanta has many attractions that you may consider visiting before or after the meeting. Some suggestions are:

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