Conference site
Skirball Center for the Performing Arts
New York University
556 LaGuardia Place
Washington Square South
New York NY
The Skirball Center is the focal point of New York University's rich and varied performance arts. The architecturally significant space provides unobstructed site-lines for its seating capacity of 800 and state-of-the-art audiovisual equipment in a comfortable and modern environment.
Skirball Center
Subway: The Skirball center is located midway between two subway stations.
Take A, C, E, F, V to the Fourth Street Station and walk three short blocks east on Fourth St. (which is Washington Square South)
OR
Take R or W to the Eighth Street Station and walk two short blocks west to Washington Square (the Skirball Center is on the the south side of the Square)
Opening Night Reception Site
Bumble and bumble
415 West 13th Street
Between Ninth Avenue and Washington Street
New York, NY
This super opening night party is styled (and hosted) by Bumble and bumble. Expect generous cocktails, light snacks and major moving images by VJ Mumbleboy. Begin on the eighth floor of Bumble with big-screen projections and music by DJ Leonard Rosso. Then head to the sixth floor where an outdoor deck allows views of the Hudson River (and a rare legal smoking area!).
Bumble and bumble
Subway: Take the A, C, E or L train to the 14th Street/Eighth Avenue station and walk one long block west to Ninth Avenue
Accomodations
There is no official conference hotel, but there are several hotels in walking distance to Washington Square. Check out these hotels or search for others.
Washington Square Hotel
Immediately across the square from the conference.
W Hotel, Union Square
One subway stop north of the conference
Expedia
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Air travel
New York is served by three airports. LaGuardia and JFK are both in the city limits. Newark Liberty is in New Jersey, but no further from midtown Manhattan than the other two airports. All three are served by public transportation links, numerous express bus services and taxicabs.
Skirball Center for the Performing Arts
New York University
556 LaGuardia Place
Washington Square South
New York NY
The Skirball Center is the focal point of New York University's rich and varied performance arts. The architecturally significant space provides unobstructed site-lines for its seating capacity of 800 and state-of-the-art audiovisual equipment in a comfortable and modern environment.
Skirball Center
Subway: The Skirball center is located midway between two subway stations.
Take A, C, E, F, V to the Fourth Street Station and walk three short blocks east on Fourth St. (which is Washington Square South)
OR
Take R or W to the Eighth Street Station and walk two short blocks west to Washington Square (the Skirball Center is on the the south side of the Square)
Opening Night Reception Site
Bumble and bumble
415 West 13th Street
Between Ninth Avenue and Washington Street
New York, NY
This super opening night party is styled (and hosted) by Bumble and bumble. Expect generous cocktails, light snacks and major moving images by VJ Mumbleboy. Begin on the eighth floor of Bumble with big-screen projections and music by DJ Leonard Rosso. Then head to the sixth floor where an outdoor deck allows views of the Hudson River (and a rare legal smoking area!).
Bumble and bumble
Subway: Take the A, C, E or L train to the 14th Street/Eighth Avenue station and walk one long block west to Ninth Avenue
Accomodations
There is no official conference hotel, but there are several hotels in walking distance to Washington Square. Check out these hotels or search for others.
Washington Square Hotel
Immediately across the square from the conference.
W Hotel, Union Square
One subway stop north of the conference
Expedia
Travel and lodging search site
Quickbook
Lodging search site
Air travel
New York is served by three airports. LaGuardia and JFK are both in the city limits. Newark Liberty is in New Jersey, but no further from midtown Manhattan than the other two airports. All three are served by public transportation links, numerous express bus services and taxicabs.
