H20C All Hands Meeting
September 25-27, 2024 at the University of Minnesota
Hosted by the Voytas Lab
RSVP deadline:
Sept. 2, 2024
Deadline to book hotel at reduced rate:
May 24, 2024*
* If 75% of the room block is booked by 5/24, the deadline for reduce cost rate will be extended.
The Schedule:
Wednesday, Sept. 25th
Arrive in the Twin Cities
Check into hotel room
Dinner on your own
Thursday, Sept. 26th
9:00 AM : Bagels & Coffee, Cargill Building atrium - St. Paul Bagelry
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM : Meetings, Room 105 Cargill
12:00 - 1:00 PM : Lunch, Cargill Building atrium - Zakia Deli
1:00 - 4:00 PM : Meetings, Room 105 Cargill
4:00 - 6:00 PM : Break, Return to hotel
6:00 - 8:00 PM : Dinner/Evening social events on your own
Friday, Sept. 27th
9:00 AM : Breakfast breads/pastries/donuts/fruit, Cargill Building atrium - Nelson Cheese & Deli
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM : Meetings, Room 105 Cargill
12:00 : Free to depart MSP, Box lunch available upon request in RSVP form - Nelson Cheese & Deli
Getting Around:
From Graduate Hotel to the Cargill Building
Walk from Graduate Hotel to Oak St. SE & University Ave SE bus stop
Board bus 121 Campus Connector FREE TO RIDE!
Want to track your bus? Get the GopherTrip app!
Disembark the Campus Connector at Buford Ave & Gortner Ave (4 stops)
Walk north on Gortner Avenue to the Cargill Building
The Cargill Building will be on you right. It has a large red sculpture in the front lawn.
From Cargill Building to the Graduate Hotel
Walk from the Cargill Building south to Buford Ave & Gortner Ave
Board bus 121 Campus Connector headed east to Minneapolis
Disembark the Campus Connector at 4th St. SE & Ridder Arena (4 stops)
Walk southwest past the UMN recreation center to the Graduate Hotel
Dining suggestions near the Graduate Hotel:
Restaurants:
Kimchi Tofu House - serving Korean dishes such as tofu soup, bibimbap & chicken bulgogi
Tea House Chinese - excellent Szechuan food, best in the Cities - sit in, business casual
Afro Deli - Compact counter service restaurant featuring African & American eats
Hong Kong Noodles - unpretentious Chinese sit-in/take-away restaurant
The Beacon Public House (inside the Graduate Hotel) - gastropub featuring American classics
The Market At Malcolm Yards - dining options from Asian to vegan + self-service beer/wine in a trendy industrial food court.
Cafes:
Caribou coffee - founded in Minnesota in 1992, local favorite for quick counter-service coffee
Bruegger’s Bagels & Coffee - counter service bagel shop with a solid drip coffee
Alma Cafe - the best cuppa near Graduate hotel, top-notch pastries and espresso-machine magic
Bars:
Stub & Herbs - longtime collegiate haunt
Surly Brewing Co. - beer hall and music venue
O'Shaughnessy Distilling Co. - hand-crafted spirits and cocktails with a focus on Irish + American whisky