The Spring 2017 Finite Element Circus will be held at Rutgers University
on April 21-22.
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 Circus will be held in Conference
Room A of the Rutgers University Inn and Conference Center (RUICC), located at
178 Ryders Lane, New Brunswick, NJ, on the Douglass Campus of Rutgers
University. A map of the Douglass campus can be found at
Douglass Campus Map.
The Friday session will begin at 1:30 PM
and the Saturday session will begin at 9 AM.
A light breakfast will be served on Saturday beginning at 8:30 AM in the
area adjoing Conference Room A of the Rutgers University Inn and Conference
Center. A complementary lunch will be served on Saturday around noon.
Circus Dinner
The Circus Dinner on Friday, April 21 will start at 6:00 PM and be held in the
Dining Room of the Rutgers University Inn and Conference Center. The cost of
the dinner is $32.00 and must be paid in advance. We need to receive your
payment by Wednesday, April 12. Checks should be payable to Rutgers University
and mailed to:
Ms. Barbara Mastrian
Department of Mathematics
Rutgers University
110 Frelinghuysen Road
Piscataway, NJ 08854
If you have questions, send email to mastrian@math.rutgers.edu
Accomodations
A block of rooms (only 27) have been reserved at the
Rutgers University Inn and Conference
Center. The rate is $82 for a single or double room. To make a
reservation, you need to use the online reservation system at the above URL.
The system requires you to find the Reservations button, select the
check in and check out dates, and the number of guests. Enter the Promo/Group
Code 19171. Click the Book button, verify the information, and click
the Book Now button.
Note: The rooms are only reserved for the night of April 21. If you
need to arrive earlier or leave later, and have to go outside that date, you
will have to log back into the system and make additional reservations at
prevailing rates. In this case, you should NOT re-enter the Promo/Group Code,
since you will be making individual reservations, not group reservations. You
also need to make a note alerting the staff that you are part of the Finite
Element Circus Group, so you can have a continuous stay in one room.
There are also other hotels nearby and within walking distance of
the New Brunswick train station (that are more expensive). There is a Rutgers
rate, which you could ask for, but it may not be less expensive.
The Hyatt Regency of New Brunswick
2 Albany Street, New Brunswick NJ 08901 1.4 miles (30 minute walk)
from the RUICC.
The Heldrich
10 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 1.2 miles (25 minute walk)
from the RUICC.
Transportation and Directions
Rutgers University has several campuses in New Brunswick/Piscataway. The
Rutgers University Inn and Conference Center is located on the Douglass
Campus in New Brunswick. Note there is also the College Avenue Campus in New
Brunswick and the Busch and Livingston Campuses 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 and that a river separates New Brunswick from Piscataway.
The nearest airport is Newark Liberty Airport, about 40 minutes by car from
the Rutgers University Inn and Conference Center. 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
Rutgers University Inn and Conference Center. A more expensive option is to
take a taxi from the airport.
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 Rutgers University Inn and Conference Center.
Guests may use
Rutgers campus buses to travel to the Douglass campus or to other points
on the New Brunswick/Piscataway campuses. The university bus system is
complimentary to all riders.
The Katzenbach stop is located at the top of the parking lot of the Rutgers
University Inn and Conference Center. During the week the EE and F routes
service this location. On the weekend, Weekend I and Weekend II routes service
this location.
Complimentary Parking for participants is available at the Rutgers University
Inn and Conference Center
Lot 82.
Directions to the Rutgers University Inn and Conference Center
FROM THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE: Take Exit 9; bear right after the toll
and merge on to Route 18 North. Take the Exit for Route 1 SOUTH. Stay in the
RIGHT lane. Take the FIRST Ryders Lane exit towards New Brunswick. The exit is
immediately after the Sears, BEFORE the underpass. Go through 1 traffic
light. When the road curves 90-degrees to the left, the driveway/entrance to
the Rutgers University Inn & Conference Center is on your right.
Lunch on Friday
There are several options within walking distance of the Rutgers University
Inn and Conference Center. The Cook Campus student dining facility, Neilson
Dining Hall, is across the street. It is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner
during the university academic semester. The Douglass Campus Center offers a
Dunkin' Donuts and a cafe year round.
Harvest features a menu focused on minimally processed food and locally
sourced products. Located inside the New Jersey Institute for Food,
Nutrition, and Health on Cook Campus, Harvest is open for breakfast and lunch
service Monday through Friday.
Cafe 52 is a coffee and sandwich bar located in the Robert E. Mortensen Hall
atrium within the Mason Gross Performing Arts Center on Douglass Campus. Cafe
52 is open Monday through Friday through the school year.
See
Cook-Douglass dining options for more information.
Both Houlihan's and On the Border restaurants are approximately a
10-15 minute walk.