2010 Bar Harbor Logistics

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Attendees

(please use the Arrival and Departure info columns if you would like to try to carpool or share a shuttle to/from the airport)

Name Organization Arrival Date/Time to Airport (BHB=Bar Harbor or BGR=Bangor) Departure Date/Time from Airport (BHB=Bar Harbor or BGR=Bangor) Staying at HighSeas? Room-mate? Food requirement (None, Veggie, Vegan) Attending the GOC Dinner? Will you dine at HighSeas Thursday?
David Hill GOC/MGI local local no none yes no
Judith Blake GOC/MGI local local no none yes no
Harold Drabkin GOC/MGI local local no none yes no
Rachael Huntley GOA 6th Sept 20:45 (or if delayed 22:30) Bangor (Bus) 9th Sept 11:10 (Bar Harbor) Yes veggie Yes Yes
Donghui Li TAIR Sept 6 10:56 am Bangor Sept 11 11:25 am Bangor yes none yes yes
Name Organization Arrival Date/Time to Airport (BHB=Bar Harbor or BGR=Bangor) Departure Date/Time from Airport (BHB=Bar Harbor or BGR=Bangor) Staying at HighSeas with room-mate? Food requirement (None, Veggie, Vegan) Attending the GOC Dinner? Will you dine at HighSeas Thursday?

Remote Attendees

Name Organization Email Attending Tuesday 9/7 Attending Wednesday 9/8 Attending Thursday 9/9 Time zone
Mike Livstone Princeton livstone@genomics.princeton.edu Yes maybe (AM only) No EDT

Travel to Bar Harbor

Bar Harbor Airport to Bar Harbor

At Your Service Taxi Co. (207) 288-9222 (Due to heavy tourism, it is best to try to book in advance)

Island Explorer: (Free Island Shuttle Bus from late June thru mid October)

Boston Airport to Bangor ME or Bar Harbor ME

Air

It is possible for us to book round-trip airfare from Boston to Bar Harbor. We need to know in advance.

Bus

http://www.concordcoachlines.com/schedules-a-fares.html

Bangor ME to Bar Harbor ME

There are several ways to get to Bar Harbor from Bangor. As we learn more about who and when people are arriving and leaving from Bangor, we will try to arrange cabs, shuttles or have someone rent a car and drive to Bar Harbor and back. The laboratory also gets a special rate on the hotel at the airport in Bangor. If you are arriving on a late flight on Monday, there is an option to stay in Bangor on Monday night and come to Bar Harbor Tuesday morning. To get the special rate, we will have to book these rooms in advance.

Accommodations

HighSeas (on site)

There are a limited number of rooms available at the HighSeas Conference Center here at The Jackson Laboratory. The rooms can be singles or doubles and two rooms share a bath. Please indicate if you would like to stay at HighSeas. If so, please indicate in the table below if you would be willing to share a room and if you have a room-mate. Low cost, charged to GOC grant; a good deal. Please consider.

http://courses.jax.org/highseas.html

Harborside ($179-779 per night)

http://www.theharborsidehotel.com/

Cromwell Harbor Motel ($108-115)

http://www.cromwellharbor.com/


Meals

Lunches and break snacks will be served at the Conference center. For non-arranged dinners, there are many good restaurants in Bar Harbor.

http://www.barharborinfo.com/dining/

Dinner

Monday Sept. 6 Dinner on your own

Tuesday Sept.7 Dinner on your own (We could also organize something informal at the meeting)

Wednesday Sept. 8 GOC Lobster Dinner at HighSeas (other choices will also be available)

Thursday Sept. 9 An informal Dinner can be arranged at HighSeas with enough advance notice. See the table below.