{"id":18,"date":"2018-01-16T10:00:17","date_gmt":"2018-01-16T16:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kliak.mtu.edu\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2019-07-11T14:11:48","modified_gmt":"2019-07-11T19:11:48","slug":"travel-and-lodging","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/conferences.math.mtu.edu\/pint2020\/travel-and-lodging\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel and Lodging"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The conference will take place on the campus of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtu.edu\/\" data-slimstat=\"1\">Michigan Technological University<\/a>, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931.<\/p>\n<p>The town of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cityofhoughton.com\/\" data-slimstat=\"1\">Houghton<\/a>\u00a0is the gateway to the beautiful\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.keweenaw.org\/\" data-slimstat=\"1\">Keweenaw Peninsula<\/a>\u00a0of Michigan\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.midwestliving.com\/travel\/michigan\/upper-peninsula\/top-attractions-michigans-upper-peninsula\/?page=9\" data-slimstat=\"1\">Upper Peninsula<\/a>. The regional airport is Hancock, Michigan, (<strong>CMX)<\/strong>, located 7 miles north of Houghton, with two daily flights to\/from Chicago O\u2019Hare\u00a0(<strong>ORD)<\/strong>. Other nearby airports are: Marquette, MI (<strong>MQT<\/strong>) (2 hours drive from Houghton); Escanaba, MI\u00a0(<strong>ESC)<\/strong> (3 hours); Green Bay, WI\u00a0(<strong>GRB<\/strong>) (4 hours); Duluth, MN\u00a0(<strong>DLH<\/strong>) (4 hours); and Wausau, WI (<strong>CWA<\/strong>) (3.5 hours). The Conference will provide local transportation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_style_2\">Rooms are blocked at\u00a0the <a href=\"http:\/\/houghtonlodging.com\/\">Franklin Square Inn<\/a> (906-487-1700) a short walk to the campus. When calling the hotel, please mention \u201cPinT 2020\u201d to receive the block rate. If you make a reservation with a third party the hotel can\u2019t give the rate. The rooms will be held until <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1149090468\"><span class=\"aQJ\">July 1<\/span><\/span>.\u00a0\u00a0The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.super8.com\/hotels\/michigan\/houghton\/super-8-houghton\/hotel-overview\" data-slimstat=\"1\">Super 8 Houghton<\/a> (906-482-2240) is also a short walk to campus (no conference rate is available). Other choices are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.guestreservations.com\/quality-inn-suites-houghton\/booking?gclid=EAIaIQobChMItqWhg5it4gIVAdvACh0fgwl4EAAYAiAAEgLu2_D_BwE\">Quality Inn and Suites<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ramadahancock.com\/?st-t=adwords&amp;vt-k=ramada%20hancock%20mi&amp;vt-mt=e&amp;vt-ap=1t1&amp;gclid=EAIaIQobChMIroGDj5it4gIVDr7ACh2lVwBvEAAYASAAEgLZJ_D_BwE\">Ramada<\/a> across the Portage Lift Bridge.<\/p>\n<h2>Maps<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"paragraph_style_2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/map.mtu.edu\/?id=1308#!ce\/36877?ct\/39008,36886?mc\/47.11815422999639,-88.54541412089021?z\/17?lvl\/0\">Campus Map<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=hancock+houghton+mi+restaurants&amp;oq=hancock+houghton+mi+restaurants+&amp;aqs=chrome..69i57j0.9223j0j7&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8\">Houghton\/Hancock Map<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Parking<\/h2>\n<p>You can park at meters (see <a href=\"https:\/\/map.mtu.edu\/?id=1308#!ce\/36878?ct\/39008,36886\">Parking Map<\/a>, select options on map). Or you can get a parking permit: Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtu.edu\/transportation\/registration\/\">Parking and Permits<\/a> and click &#8220;Visitor Parking Permits&#8221; at the middle bottom.<\/p>\n<h2>WIFI<\/h2>\n<p>Michigan Tech is a member of eduroam, a wireless network that lets visitors securely connect to the internet when they travel. Alternatively, guests can also select &#8220;MichiganTechGuest&#8221; in the WiFi networks.<\/p>\n<h2>Dining<\/h2>\n<p>There are many restaurants in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?ei=HzzkXMejOczusQXFoaKYBw&amp;q=restaurants+houghton+mi&amp;oq=restaurants+houghton+mi&amp;gs_l=psy-ab.3..0j0i22i30l9.4151.6074..6323...1.0..0.101.934.11j1......0....1..gws-wiz.......0i71j0i131j0i13j0i13i30.ME-428b5tHQ\">Houghton and Hancock area<\/a> as well as a Starbucks and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtu.edu\/dining\/centers\/food-court\/\">North Coast Grill and Deli<\/a> in the Memorial Union Building on campus.<\/p>\n<div class='content-column one_third'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-102\" src=\"http:\/\/kliak.mtu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Wide-View-Campus-20170911_0060-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Students walking on campus\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/conferences.math.mtu.edu\/pint2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Wide-View-Campus-20170911_0060-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/conferences.math.mtu.edu\/pint2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Wide-View-Campus-20170911_0060-768x511.jpg 768w, http:\/\/conferences.math.mtu.edu\/pint2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Wide-View-Campus-20170911_0060-1024x682.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/conferences.math.mtu.edu\/pint2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Wide-View-Campus-20170911_0060-1170x779.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<div class='content-column one_third'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-66\" src=\"http:\/\/kliak.mtu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Campus-Mall-201709080007-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/conferences.math.mtu.edu\/pint2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Campus-Mall-201709080007-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/conferences.math.mtu.edu\/pint2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Campus-Mall-201709080007-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/conferences.math.mtu.edu\/pint2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Campus-Mall-201709080007-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/conferences.math.mtu.edu\/pint2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Campus-Mall-201709080007-1170x780.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<div class='content-column one_third'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-45\" src=\"http:\/\/kliak.mtu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Aerial201506190144-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Aerial view of Portage Lift Bridge, Houghton, MI\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/conferences.math.mtu.edu\/pint2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Aerial201506190144-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/conferences.math.mtu.edu\/pint2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Aerial201506190144-768x511.jpg 768w, http:\/\/conferences.math.mtu.edu\/pint2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Aerial201506190144-1024x682.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/conferences.math.mtu.edu\/pint2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Aerial201506190144-1170x779.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The conference will take place on the campus of\u00a0Michigan Technological University, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931. The town of\u00a0Houghton\u00a0is the gateway to the beautiful\u00a0Keweenaw Peninsula\u00a0of Michigan\u2019s\u00a0Upper Peninsula. The regional airport is Hancock, Michigan, (CMX), located 7 miles north of Houghton, with two daily flights to\/from Chicago O\u2019Hare\u00a0(ORD). Other nearby airports are: Marquette, MI (MQT)&hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/conferences.math.mtu.edu\/pint2020\/travel-and-lodging\/\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-18","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/conferences.math.mtu.edu\/pint2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/conferences.math.mtu.edu\/pint2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/conferences.math.mtu.edu\/pint2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/conferences.math.mtu.edu\/pint2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/conferences.math.mtu.edu\/pint2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"http:\/\/conferences.math.mtu.edu\/pint2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":302,"href":"http:\/\/conferences.math.mtu.edu\/pint2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18\/revisions\/302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/conferences.math.mtu.edu\/pint2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}