Venue and Accommodations

  • The Berkeley Bioeconomy Conference site is the Toll Room at the UCB Alumni House. The Alumni House is located in the heart of Cal’s campus in Berkeley. Parking permits are required for all vehicles parked on campus and may be purchased via Parking and Transportation Services. Public transportation or parking off campus is recommended, specifically the Durant Avenue Parking Facility. Below are the address and contact information for the Alumni House. For a map of campus click here.
     

    Alumni House

    Phone: (510) 642-7026
    Fax: (510) 642-6252
    info@alumni.berkeley.edu

     

    Hotel Shattuck Plaza

    We have reserved a block of rooms (for a four-night stay) at the Hotel Shattuck Plaza for March 25-28, 2012. Please make your reservation with the Hotel directly (510-845-7300) or toll free (866-466-9199), and identify yourself as part of the Fifth Berkeley Bioeconomy Conference. Alternatively, reservations can be made by clicking here.
    The group booking ID #12035thber. We have reserved a block of rooms, and they are available on a first-come, first-serve basis, so please make your reservation as soon as possible. Unclaimed rooms will be released after March 11, 2012, and then be available on a space-available basis. Please inform the Hotel of how many nights along with the dates that you will be staying if you will not be staying four nights.

     

    Other Hotels Near the Conference Site:
     

    Bancroft Hotel

    2680 Bancroft Way
    Berkeley, CA 94704
    (510) 549-1000

    Durant Hotel

     
    2600 Durant Avenue
    Berkeley, CA 94704
    (510) 845-8981
     

    Hotels Farther Away from the Conference Site:

     

    DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Berkeley Marina

     
    200 Marina Boulevard
    Berkeley, CA 94710
    (510) 548-7920
     

    Claremont Hotel

     
    41 Tunnel Road
    Berkeley, CA 94705
    (510) 843-3000
    (800) 551-7266