Travel
Directions to Duquesne University
If you will be traveling to the symposium from outside the Pittsburgh area, please take a look at the travel directions, as well as the campus map and parking map. The conference will be held at the Bayer Learning Center (located in the top right of each map).
Map
of 600 Forbes Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Accommodations
Since the weekend of our conference is a busy one in Pittsburgh, we would encourage you to make a reservation as soon as possible. The Wecht Institute has reserved a limited number of rooms for out-of-town guests at the Pittsburgh Marriott City Center at a special discounted rate of $99/night (not including taxes).
Please contact the Marriott at 1-800-228-9290 (use group code cwfcwfa) or book your stay via the Web. The Marriott is conveniently located within walking distance of campus, although shuttle bus service will be available for those who do not wish to walk.
For information on other hotels in the Pittsburgh area with possible availability, please consult Visit Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh Attractions
If you haven't seen Pittsburgh lately, you haven't seen Pittsburgh. Once the industrial hub for steel, iron and glass production, Pittsburgh is now a center for technology, robotics, medicine and tourism. Today Pittsburgh's skies and its famous rivers are clean, so clean in fact the city hosted the 2005 Bassmaster Classic, one of the largest fishing tournaments in the world.
The city is known for its vibrant cultural scene, its architecture and its neighborhood charm, as well as more than $2 billion in new developments, including the new David L. Lawrence Convention Center, the world's largest certified "green" building.
For more information about Pittsburgh, and to find places to eat, shop and sightsee, please take a look at Visit Pittsburgh.
