Organizers

       Scientific Committee  

            Tuca Auffinger    (University of Chicago)
           Xia Chen          (University of Tennessee, Knoxville)
           Randy Hughes      (Chair, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale)

               Local Organizers

Elton Hsu         (Northwestern University)
Tom Kurtz         (University of Wiscosin, Madison)
Greg Lawler       (University of Chicago)
Mark Pinsky       (Northwestern University)

  Sponsors

	National Science Foundation

	Northwestern University
	

Please visit Northwestern University Travel Guide for general travel information.

Taxi services:

Norshore Cab  1-847-864-7500

303 Taxi      1-800-CALL-303

American Taxi 1-847-272-8000

Call these numbers at the arrival level after you have picked up your checked-in baggage.

Do not take City of Chicago taxis.

The Homestead Residence agrees to block 18 rooms for the conference at the rate of $95.00 per night, which includes 
parking and breakfast. The cutoff date is September 11. 

 b. Hilton Garden Inn, 1818 Maple Avenue, Evanston, IL 60201 (847-475-6400)

Best Western University Plaza (formerly Holiday Inn) agrees to block 20 rooms for the conference at the rate of
$134 per night (group code: PCC). The cutoff date is September 11. The hotel is located a bit further from the campus,
on Sherman Avenue just south of Grove Street.  

 c. Comfort Inn Northshore Skokie, 9333 Skokie Boulevard, Skokie, IL 60077 (847-679-4200 )

The Comfort Inn agrees to block 20 rooms for the conference at the rates of $84 for one double bed per night and 
$94 for two double beds per night. The cutoff date is September 20. The hotel is located in Skokie and will provide 
a shuttle service to and from the meeting.

 d. The Margarita European Inn,  1566 Oak Avenue, Evanston, IL 60201 (847-869-2273)

The Margarita European Inn agrees to block 20 rooms for the conference, 10 rooms with shared bath at $75 per night and
10 rooms with private bath at the rate of $119 per night. The cutoff date is September 23.

 e. The Hilton Orrington at Evanston, 1710 Orrington Avenue, Evanston, IL 60201 (847-866-8700)

The Hilton Orrington at Evanston agrees to block 10 rooms for the conference at the rate of $142 per night (group
code: NUMATH). The cutoff date is September 21.

The above hotel information is subject to change. For the most recent hotel information 
please visit this website again. 

Please note that in order to receive preferred rates when booking your room you need to
identify yourself as a participant of the Midwest Probability Colloquium at Northwestern
University.

Participants who receive financial support from the conference should pay their hotel bills 
and submit the receipts and those for other expenses together with the Visitor's Expense Report
within 30 days for reimbursement up to the amount of the financial support. 

We have applied a grant from the National Science Foundation to provide financial assistance
to graduate students, younger investigators, and researchers without alternative sources of
financial support for attending the conference. Typically we can supplement travel and lodging
expenses in the $300-$500 range per participant, depending on priority, need, and the number of
requests for financial assistance.

All requests for financial assistance should be sent by email to the local conference organizer
Professor Elton Hsu on or before September 10. You must register online and indicate on the
registration form that you would like to receive financial support. Other factors being equal,
the funds will be distributed according to chronological priority.

If you are a current graduate student, you need to confirm you status by asking your academic
adviser to send a brief letter of reference by email to the local organizer.

For reimbursement, mail your valid receipts and the Visitor's Expense Report within 30 days to
Reimbursement Processing, Department of Mathematics, Northwestern University, 2033 Sheridan Road,
Evanston, IL 60208.