Hotel

The official convention hotel for I-Con 29 will be the Holiday Inn Ronkonkoma. You can reserve your room now, just call them at 631-585-9500. Don't forget to ask for the I-Con rate of $99/night! This special offer ends January 25, 2010!

When you call to make your reservations, please ask for the I-CON Convention rate.

Reserve a room online:www.holidayinn.com/longislandny use group code BV3

Take the Long Island Expressway/I-495 to exit 57. At 2nd traffic light make a right. Travel about 5 miles - once you cross over Lakeland Avenue (near Islip MacArthur Airport), the hotel is on the left.

Additional accommodations can also be found at...

La Quinta Inn & Suites Islip MacArthur Airport

10 Aero Rd

Bohemia, NY 11716

Phone: 1-631-881-7700

Hyatt Regency Long Island

1717 Motor Parkway,

Hauppauge, New York, USA 11788

Tel:1 631 784 1234

Travel

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Directions to Stony Brook University

Stony Brook University is situated on an 1,100 acre site (see campus maps) on the north shore of Long Island in southeastern New York. We are approximately 60 miles east of New York City.

By Car

From New York City, take the Long Island Expressway (LIE, I-495) eastbound from the Queens Midtown Tunnel in Manhattan or the Throgs Neck Bridge or Whitestone Bridge in Queens to exit 62, and follow Nicolls Road (Route 97) north for 9 miles. The main entrance to the University is on the left. To find the campus via GPS, enter the address "100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook, NY 11790."

By Train

Take the Long Island Railroad's Port Jefferson line from Penn Station in Manhattan to Stony Brook. The LIRR station is at the north end of the campus; bus service to the central campus is provided. Trains to and from Penn generally require transfers at Jamaica or Huntington. Hicksville is also a transfer point on some lines. Here is the schedule for Stony Brook.

By Ferry 

Car ferries cross Long Island Sound at Bridgeport, Connecticut to Port Jefferson, Long Island. Take Route 25A west to Nicolls Road, and turn left on Nicolls. The University entrances are the first three intersections you come to. From New London, Connecticut to Orient Point, Long Island, take Route 25A west to Nicolls Road and proceed as above.

By Plane 

Long Island's Islip-MacArthur Airport is 16 miles from the campus and is serviced by direct flights by major airlines and commuter lines. New York City Area Airports (JFK, LaGuardia and Newark) are 50 miles to the west.

Driving directions to Stony Brook University from Islip-MacArthur Airport: Exit the airport and turn left onto Veterans Memorial Highway (Route 454 West). Merge onto Sunrise Highway (Route 27) and take the second exit onto Nicolls Road. Drive north for 12 miles. The main entrance to the University is on the left. 

*IMPORTANT!*
Alternate Directions for Sunday!

The Suffolk County Half Marathon will be taking place this Sunday, resulting in closures on Nichols Road between the Long Island Expressway and Rt. 347. Please use the following directions to get to the convention on Sunday:

From the West:

Take the Northern State Parkway East to the end.

Merge onto 347 East and continue to Nichols Road.

Make a left onto Nichols Road North.

From here, follow normal directions.

From the East:

Take the Long Island Expressway West to Exit 64.

Take Rt. 112 North to Rt. 347.

Take 347 West to Nichols Road.

Make a right onto Nichols Road North.

From here, follow normal directions.

From the South (also works from the West):

Take the Long Island Expressway East to Exit 60.

Make a left onto Hawkins Ave. North.

Take Hawkins Ave. North (which becomes Stony Brook Road) to Rt. 347.

Make a right onto 347 East.

Take 347 East to Nichols Road.

Make a left onto Nichols Road North.

From here, follow normal directions.