ESCI Fall Technical Meeting
October 27-29, 1997
Sheraton Hartford Hotel
in Hartford, Connecticut:
Arrangements

Lodging

The 1997 Fall Technical Meeting will be held at the Sheraton Hartford Hotel at 315 Trumbull St. in Hartford, Connecticut. A blocks of rooms has been reserved at $83/night ($71.43, Govt. rate) plus 12% tax until October 14, after which neither rates nor availability are guaranteed. Please call (860) 728-5151 for reservations and identify yourself as part of the Eastern States Section of the Combustion Institute.

Click the hotel's link to see more information about it, including a location map and facilities map. Elsewhere, you can check local Hartford weather.

Travel

By air: Bradley International Airport, located just 12 miles outside Hartford, is served by most major air carriers. Numerous taxicab, limousine and bus companies provide ground transportation. Taxi service is about $11 per person ($21 round trip) via Airport Connection, 860-627-3400. In addition, eight rental car companies operate out of Bradley: Airways, Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz, and National.

By train or bus: The Sheraton Hartford is located approximately 1/3-mile from the Amtrak/bus station (see map above at Asylum and Union Place).

By auto: Hartford is located at the intersection of Interstates 84 and 9 in central Connecticut. Travel time from either New York and Boston is about 2-1/2 hours. Cars can be parked at the hotel for $8/day.

From I-84 eastbound: Take Ann and High St exit (#49). Go straight to the third light and make a right. The hotel is on the right.
From I-84 westbound: Take Main St exit (#50). Go straight to the third light and make a left. After one block, the hotel is on the right.
From I-91 north or south: Take the Trumbull St exit (#32B). Go straight through the light at the end of the exit and continue straight up the hill. The hotel will be on the right.

Welcome Reception and Registration

A welcome reception and registration will be held from 6 to 9 pm on Sunday evening at the Sheraton Hartford. In addition, a reception will be held on Monday from 6 to 7:30 pm. A banquet (optional, $20) will be held Tuesday evening at 7:30 pm, preceded by a cash bar. The registration fee covers the announcements, abstracts of the papers, audiovisual equipment, and refreshments.

A banquet (optional, $20) will be held Tuesday evening at 7:30 pm, preceded by a cash bar. The menu will be New England Clam Chowder; Caesar salad; a choice of Chicken Picatta, Beef Bourguignonne, or Pasta Primavera; and Triple Crown Pecan Pie.

Student Presentations

Honoraria of $150 will be given to non-local (at least 50 miles away) students who personally present a paper at the meeting. Local students who present papers will receive $50. Please identify yourself to the session chair and to Prof. Clarke Hermance, the ESS/CI Treasurer.

Registration Form and Cost Summary

Click here for a copy of the registration form that you may print and FAX to:

cetegen@eng2.uconn.edu

by October 14 to receive reduced rates. Payment is refundable if requested by October 20.

Go to the Eastern States Section home page.
Go to the program for the 1997 Meeting.
Go to the ESCI Executive Committee list.
Go to the Western States Section home page.
Go to the Combustion Institute home page.
E-mail the Combustion Institute.