3^rd Bluegrass Algebra Conference
 
Department of Mathematics
University of Kentucky
Lexington
June 14-16, 2012

Practical Information

Patterson Office Tower
The Math Department is located on the 7th floor of the Patterson Office Tower (POT).
All the talks will be held in the Classroom Building (CB).

Maps
Please check the following links:
       UK campus printable maps
       POT and CB buildings + parking lots (pdf)
       POT is #27 on the campus map; CB is #25 on the campus map
       (they are both in box J-5). The parking lots are also circled.
       Lexington area map (pdf)

Parking
On Thursday and Friday you will need a parking permit to park nearby campus.
Please let us know if you need one. We are in the process of getting a few of them.
Otherwise you can park in the Visitor Parking Lot (#202 on the campus map; or located in box I-2) next to the Patterson Office Tower.

Lexington Downtown Hotel & Conference Center
Some participants are lodging at the Lexington Downtown Hotel & Conference Center (formerly Radisson Hotel).
The hotel is within walking distance from campus. The address is:
       369 West Vine Street
       Lexington, Kentucky 40507
       www.lexingtondowntownhotel.com
There is a courtesy shuttle bus provided by the hotel to-and-from the airport.

Banquet
On Friday, June 15 -- 7:30pm, there will be the conference banquet (buffet style) at the Indian restaurant Masala, next to Fayette Mall. The exact address is: 3801 Nicholasville Centre Dr. (just off Nicholasville Road)
Lexington, KY 40503 (859) 273-1830
urbanspoon review (with location map) The cost is $15 per person. We will collect this amount on the first day of the conference. In this way we will give the exact count of the number of participants to the restaurant. The menu (buffet style) is as follows: pakora/samosa; chicken tikka masala; tandoori chicken; palak paneer; vegetable korma; eggplant bhartha; gulab jamun; naan bread; rice. The price is incluse of soft drinks and tip. All specialty drinks will be charged individually.

Where to eat?
This document was prepared for the AMS Sectional Meeting that was held in Lexington in March 2010. The restaurant info has hardly changed (we hope!).