2019 Berkeley SAB Meeting Logistics

Overview

The 2019 SAB meeting will be Friday, October 11, 2019, from 9am-3pm in Room 248, 717 Potter Street in west Berkeley (this is a change of location--we were not able to get videoconferencing capability on the UC Berkeley campus).

Please see the "Getting around" section of the GOC meeting page for more information about getting to 717 Potter St.

The SAB dinner will be Thursday, October 10 at 7:30pm at Corso, 1788 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley.

Travel and accommodations

Lourdes Montano <Lourdes.Montano@med.usc.edu> can help arrange your air travel and hotel in advance if you’d like, and we will reimburse local travel and meals. Or, you can arrange your own travel and/or hotel, which we can reimburse afterwards.

The closest airports are San Francisco (SFO) and Oakland (OAK). From either of those, you can take BART to Berkeley.

The SAB meeting will be at Stanley Hall on the UC Berkeley campus. It is about half a mile UPHILL from the downtown Berkeley BART and the Hotel Shattuck Plaza.

Recommended hotels

Four Points by Sheraton Bay Bridge

• Address: 1603 Powell Street, Emeryville (1.4 miles from the Potter Street meeting location--best choice if you are also attending the GOC meeting)
• Phone: 1-800-325-3535
• Rate: $175/night (single or double) block rate for “Gene Ontology / GO meeting”.
• How to book: Book using this link: https://www.marriott.com/events/start.mi?id=1563407776453&key=GRP or call 1-800-325-3535 and ask for the “Gene Ontology” room block. (NOTE: room block expired on Sep 6; link may not work.]
  • Last day to get the group rate: September 6, 2019.
• Description: A normal hotel. Has an outdoor pool and a fitness center.
• Advantages: Closest hotel to GOC meeting location.

Hotel Shattuck Plaza

• Address: 2086 Allston Way, Berkeley
• Phone: 866-466-9199
• Rate: UC Berkeley rate: $215/night. Same price for double or single.
• How to book: You will need to phone and ask for the UC Berkeley rate--not available online.
• Description: Completely remodeled a few years ago. Has a fitness center but no pool.
• Advantages: Right in the heart of downtown Berkeley, near BART, the UC campus, and many world-class restaurants

The Graduate (formerly the Hotel Durant)

• Address: 2600 Durant Ave, Berkeley
• Phone: 510-845-8981
• Rate: Average of $210/night for a room with one queen.
• How to book: No special rates; you can book online
• Description: No pool or fitness center. More distinctive than the similarly-priced Hotel Shattuck Plaza. A recent article about The Graduate noted, "Berkeley's quirky counterculture is represented by bong-shaped lamps in the guestrooms and a restroom urinal painted with the logo and colors of Stanford, Cal-Berkeley’s arch-rival." Known for having made a brief appearance in the movie of the same name.
• Advantages: Near UC Campus and Telegraph Avenue, a colorful if slightly sketchy part of Berkeley.

Attendees

Name	Organization	Role	Attend SAB meeting (11-Oct)	Attend SAB dinner (10-Oct)	Hotel	Special dietary constraints
Paul Thomas	USC	GO PI	Yes	Yes	Four Points
Paul Sternberg	Caltech	GO PI	Yes	Yes	Four Points?
Chris Mungall	LBNL	GO PI	Yes	Yes	N/A	Vegetarian + seafood
Mike Cherry	Stanford	GO PI	Yes	Yes	Four Points
Judy Blake	Jackson Lab	GO PI	Yes	Yes	Four Points
Valentina di Francesco	NHGRI	Program Officer	Will attend remotely	No	-	-
Trey Ideker	UCSD	SAB member	Yes	Yes
Gill Bejerano	Stanford	SAB member	Will attend remotely	No	-	-
Tuuli Lappalainen	Columbia	SAB member	Will attend remotely	No	-	-
Christophe Dessimoz	UCL	SAB member	Will attend remotely	No	-	-
Donna Slonim	Tufts	SAB member	Will attend remotely	No	-	-
Alex Pico	UCSF	SAB member	Yes	Yes
Sue Rhee	Carnegie	SAB member	Yes	No
Paul Pavlidis	UBC	SAB member	Will attend remotely	No	-	-