Neural Information Processing Systems
United Airlines is offering airfares to NIPS attendees 5--10% off
any published fare. (NIPS also receives a modest credit, which is
reinvested in the meeting.) Book your reservation by calling the
United conference desk at (800) 521--4041; the ticket can be mailed to
you or issued by your local travel agent. You must give our meeting
ID code: 557FR.
The Denver Mariott City Center is easily accessible by taxi (approximately
$30 each way) or local airport shuttle services. SuperShuttle offers
a conference rate of $12.50 each way. Mention NIPS to obtain this rate.
The SuperShuttle desk is located in the main terminal of the airport, or you
can phone them for information at (800) 258--3826.
Travel Support
Limited funds will be available to support
the travel of young investigators, post-doctoral fellows,
and graduate students to NIPS. Awards will be based on both merit and need.
The amount of aid will generally not exceed $400 per participant;
increased amounts may be available for participants traveling from
overseas. Apply as soon as possible after notification of acceptance
or rejection of submitted papers (mid-August) by sending (1) a one page
resume, and (2) a up-to-one page justification (including whether
applicant is an author of a submission to NIPS, status of the submission, and
whether author will be the presenter if submission was accepted)
to: NIPS Foundation, c/o Institute for Neural Computation, UCSD,
9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093--0523. Deadline for receipt of
applications is September 20, 1996. Notification will be sent by October
15, 1996. Conference registration is not covered by the travel awards.
Graduate students may also contact the Local Arrangements Chair,
Marijke Augusteijn (mfa@antero.uccs.edu), about the possibility of
doing volunteer work at the meeting in exchange for a registration fee
waiver.
Workshops
There are three transportation options.
(1) Tour busses will be going from Denver to Snowmass and back.
See the Snowmass Store for up-to-date info.
(2) Rental cars and vans are available from several car rental agencies
which have offices in downtown Denver. Hertz, Avis, and Value are all
located near the Denver Marriott. (3) United Airlines operates a shuttle
service between the Denver International Airport and the Aspen Airport. We
do not have current rates for these flights but they may be competitive with
the van shuttle service. The United discount applies to these flights as
well.
There is a free shuttle service between Snowmass and Aspen, and between
Snowmass and the Aspen Airport.
Driving directions from Denver to Snowmass
Take I-25 North to I-70 West. Follow I-70 West for about 150 miles, and
get off at the ``Glenwood Springs -- Aspen and Snowmass'' exit (Exit 116).
Take Highway 82 East through the towns of Glenwood Springs, Carbondale,
El Jebel and Basalt. You will pass through 4 stop lights (approx. 40 miles).
At the fifth stop light turn right onto Brush Creek Road. Follow the signs
for ``Upper Village'' and the Conference Center which will take you to
parking lots 7, 8 and 9.
Parking is $5.00 per car for the entire stay but you must get a permit at
the front desk at check in time. Valet parking is also available for $12.00
at the Silvertree Hotel and the Wildwood Lodge.
