The Spring 2012 Finite Element Circus will be held at Rutgers University
on April 13-14.
If you plan to attend the Finite Element Circus, please register
here Circus Registration.
You may also view the current list of
registered participants.
Meeting Place and Schedule
The Friday session will begin at 1:30 PM and be held in the CoRE Auditorium on
the first floor of the CoRE building. (Note this a change of room.)
The Saturday session will begin at 9 AM and be held in the CoRE Auditorium on
the first floor of the CoRE building. (Note this a change of room.) A light
breakfast will be served on Saturday beginning at 8:30 AM in the area adjoing
the CoRE Auditorium. Lunch will be served on Saturday around noon in Room 703
of the Hill Center .
Maps of the Busch Campus, where the CoRe Building is located can
be found at
Rutgers campus maps.
Circus Dinner
The Circus Dinner on Friday, April 13 will start at 6:30 PM and be held at the
Rutgers Faculty Dining Hall on the Busch Campus. The cost of the dinner is
$25.00 and must be paid in advance. We need to receive your payment by Monday,
April 9. Checks should be payable to Rutgers University and mailed to:
Ms. Alice Leonhardt
Department of Mathematics
Rutgers University
110 Frelinghuysen Road
Piscataway, NJ 08854
Accomodations
A block of rooms have been reserved at the Holiday Inn Somerset NJ
Center located at 195 Davidson Avenue in Somerset NJ
http://www.holidayinn.com/hotels/us/en/somerset/pnenj/hoteldetail
and will be held until March 23, 2012. The rate is $89 for a
single or double room. A buffet breakfast is served beginning
at 7:30 AM and is included in the price of the room.
To make a reservation, call 732-356-1700, and mention the special
rate for the Finite Element Circus. This rate is also available
on line by using the Group Code: RMD.
There are also other hotels nearby, although all of them (including the
Holiday Inn) are located several miles
from the CoRe Building. Some possibilities are listed below. The first
two are within walking distance of the New Brunswick train station.
The Hyatt Regency of New Brunswick
2 Albany Street, New Brunswick NJ 08901
The Heldrich
10 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Holiday Inn, S. Plainfield
4701 Stelton Road, S. Plainfield, NJ 07080
Transportation and Directions
Rutgers University has several campuses in New Brunswick/Piscataway. The CoRe
Building is on the Busch Campus in Piscataway. There is also the
College Avenue Campus in New Brunswick and the Livingston Campus in Piscataway.
Hence, a sign indicating an exit is for Rutgers may not take you where you
want to go. Some useful things to know are that the Rutgers football stadium
is on the Busch Campus very close to the CoRe Building and that a river
separates New Brunswick from Piscataway.
The nearest airport is Newark Liberty Airport, about 40 minutes by car from
the CoRe Building. From the airport, the cheapest way to get to Rutgers is to
take the Airtrain
to the Newark Airport train station, a NJ Transit train to New Brunswick (see
www.njtransit.com for schedules), and then a taxi (or campus bus) to the CoRe
Building. More expensive options are to take a taxi from the airport or to use
the shuttle service offered by the State Shuttle (1-800-427-3207).
Note that New Jersey Transit trains stop at the New Brunswick train station.
The closest station for Amtrak trains is at MetroPark, about a 25 minute
car ride from the CoRe Buildling.
Parking for participants is available behind the CoRe Buildling.
Visitors can only use Lots 59 and 67 without permits on 04/13/12
and Lots 60a, 60b, and 64 without permits on 04/14/12.
Participants who need transportation from the Holiday Inn to the CoRe Building
should make arrangements with the front desk of the hotel when they arrive.
Transportation to Rutgers-Busch Campus (CoRe Building) is normally provided
from 8:00am - 6:00pm, but service can be requested after 6:00pm (e.g., to
return to the hotel after the dinner on Friday).
Directions to the CoRe Building
FROM THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE: Take Exit 9 and proceed north (west) on
New Jersey Route 18. It is recommended that you use either of the two leftmost
lanes of Route 18. Follow Route 18 through New Brunswick and across the John
A. Lynch Memorial Bridge. (Ignore the "George Street Rutgers University"
exit.) Exit Route 18 at Campus Road (the sign also says Rutgers Stadium and
Busch Campus). At the traffic circle, turn right onto Bartholomew Road. At the
stop sign, turn left onto Brett Road. Follow Brett road until it vanishes in a
maze of parking lots. The CoRE building is a large building adjacent
to parking lot 64.
FROM INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 287: Take the exit marked "River Road, Bound
Brook, Highland Park" (exit 9), following River Road east toward Highland
Park. Continue on River Road past Colgate, past the traffic lights at Hoes
Lane and Landing Lane, and go under the overpass for Route 18 (South). Make
the next left (at the traffic light) onto Route 18 North. Take the first
exit (the sign says Campus Road, Rutgers Stadium and Busch
Campus). At the traffic circle, turn right onto Bartholomew Road. At the stop
sign, turn left onto Brett Road. Follow Brett road until it vanishes in a maze
of parking lots. Park as indicated below.
Parking: Park in lot 59 (near the Busch dining hall) or 67 (on
Bartholomew Road just past Brett Road) on Friday and in lots 60a, 60b (behind
the School of Engineering), or 64 (just behind the CORE building) on Saturday.
Directions from the CoRe Building to the Holiday Inn Somerset, NJ
After exiting the parking lot onto Brett road, continue until the stop sign
and turn right onto Bartholomew Road. At the traffic circle, go 3/4 of the way
around and exit the circle. Then stay in the right lane which will place you
on Route 18 South. Again stay in the right lane, taking the first exit.
Turn right at the traffic light onto River Road. In 3 miles,
take Rt 287N. Take Exit 10 for Easton Avenue toward S. Bound Brook/NJ-527N.
Continue straight onto County Road 527N/Easton Avenue. Turn left onto
Davidson Avenue. The Holiday Inn is on the right side of Davidson Avenue.
Directions from the Holiday Inn, Somerset NJ to the CoRe Building
Exit left onto Davidson Avenue. Take the first right onto County Road 527S.
Merge onto I-287S via the ramp on the left toward Perth Amboy.
Take the exit marked "River Road, Bound
Brook, Highland Park" (exit 9), following River Road east toward Highland
Park. Continue on River Road past Colgate, past the traffic lights at Hoes
Lane and Landing Lane, and go under the overpass for Route 18 (South). Make
the next left (at the traffic light) onto Route 18 North. Take the first
exit (the sign says Campus Road, Rutgers Stadium and Busch
Campus). At the traffic circle, turn right onto Bartholomew Road. At the stop
sign, turn left onto Brett Road. Follow Brett road until it vanishes in a maze
of parking lots. Park as indicated above.
Lunch on Friday
There are two lunch choices on the Busch Campus within a short walk of the
CoRe Building, located next to each other. The first is the Busch Campus
Center, which serves fast food (Chinese, deli sandwiches, pizza,
Wendy's). The second is the Busch (Faculty) Dining Hall, which has a
salad bar, a grill (hamburgers, chicken), a deli counter for sandwiches,
several already prepared entrees each day, and several choices made to order.
