Locations
We are thrilled that the Roundtable will be hosted at University of California, Berkeley this year, where it was hosted in 2013 in our third year as a collaborative! That year, Steve Shortell was a member of our host committee, along with Barbara Belk, Kathy McDonald, Ed Schein, Dominick Frosch, Jim Best, Terry Hill and Thomas Huber.
This year, Steve Shortell is joined by Berkeley colleagues Amanda Brewster, Hector Rodriguez, and Salma Bibi, to lead a Host Committee from up and down the West Coast.
At the Roundtable
Day 1 you can choose a Pre-Roundtable Workshop from 11-3:00. Then we will meet at the Residence Inn Berkeley at 2121 Center Street at 3:00 before heading out to Welcoming Activities - kayaking in East Bay with professional guidance, or hiking to Inspiration Point, choosing the easy route or harder route.
Day 2 we will meet at the Berkeley School of Public Health at 2121 Berkeley Way West. Day 3 we will meet at the Berkeley Residence Inn. All venues for the Roundtable are located within 3 to 4 blocks of each other - except the Welcoming Activities.
Other local visits: Vice President Kamala Harris spent part of her childhood in Berkeley in a yellow house on nearby Bancroft Way. We will be meeting two days after the November 5 Presidential Election in which she is a candidate.
Hotels
Residence Inn Berkeley [marriott.com] is the closest conference hotel, but the Hotel Shattuck Plaza [hotelshattuckplaza.com] is also very nearby, regularly used by the university, and sometimes less expensive. Both are within 3 or 4 blocks from all conference events. Ask about the Berkeley conference rate.
Transport
Major airports include San Francisco International (SFO) and Oakland International (OAK). Both are connected to the conference venue via the BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit), with Downtown Berkeley Station 3 or 4 blocks from all conference events and hotels.
Oakland International to Downtown Berkeley Station (36 minutes, $10-$11)
San Francisco Airport to Downtown Berkeley Station (56 minutes, $9-$12)
