Conference Location  
The conference will be held in the University of Massachusetts Amherst Murray D. Lincoln Campus Center. Sessions will be held on the 1st, 8th and 9th floors. The Campus Center is located at 1 Campus Center Way, Amherst MA 01003. For travel information, please click the Getting to Campus tab above.

Parking 
Discounted $5/day parking is available for all attendees at the Campus Center Parking Garage. For GPS purposes, the garage is located at 1 Campus Center Way, Amherst, MA, 01003. Campus Center Way is off of Commonwealth Avenue, across the street from the Mullins Center. After turning onto Campus Center Way proceed to the left to go up the hill and enter the garage. After taking an entry ticket proceed down to Level 2 of the garage and enter the Campus Center using the marked walkway near the Parking Services office. Follow the signs to the on-site registration. At registration you will be provided with your conference materials and a discounted parking pass for the Campus Center Parking Garage. This pass must be given to the parking garage attendant each time you exit the garage and you must pay the full amount due by cash or card the first time you exit.

Driving to Campus
From the North: From I-91 South, take exit 25 in Deerfield. At the end of the ramp, turn left and follow the road to the intersection. Turn right onto Routes 5 & 10 South. Go 1 mile, then turn left onto Route 116 South. Follow Route 116 South for 8 miles to the UMass exit.

From the East: Take Route 2 West to Exit 16 (Belchertown/Amherst). From Route 2 take Route 202 South for about 15 miles to a blinking yellow light at Amherst Road. You will see signs "to Route 9/Route 116". Turn right and follow Amherst Road (which becomes Pelham Road) for 7 miles to Amherst center. Follow signs to UMass.

From the South: From I-91 North, take Exit 19 in Northampton. From the exit ramp, turn right onto Route 9. Travel approximately 4.5 miles to Route 116 North. Turn left at the traffic lights to merge onto Route 116 North. Take the UMass exit in 1 mile.

From the West: Take Route 2 East to the Greenfield/I-91 exit. Take I-91 South to Exit 25, Deerfield. At the end of the ramp turn left and follow the road to the intersection. Turn right onto Routes 5 & 10 South. Go 1 mile, then turn left onto Route 116 South. Follow Route 116 South for 8 miles to the UMass exit.

From I-90 (Mass Pike): Take Exit 4 (West Springfield). Follow I-91 North to Exit 19. From the exit ramp, turn right onto Route 9. Travel approximately 4.5 miles to Route 116 North (turn left at traffic lights). The UMass exit is 1 mile up.

By Plane 
If you are traveling to Amherst by plane, the closest airport is Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut (near Hartford). This airport is approximately 45 miles from the UMass campus. Logan Airport in Boston is approximately 90 miles from the UMass campus. Both airports feature car rental agencies and a variety of shuttle services, including Valley Transporter (413-253-1350) and Seemo Shuttle (413-586-1120 or 800-908-2829).

By Bus 
The Amherst area is serviced by Greyhound, Peter Pan Bus Lines and the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority. Based on the service you select and route availabilities you should take a bus to Amherst UMass if at all possible instead of Amherst Center (Amherst Center is about 1.5 miles from the UMass Campus). Please be sure to review bus schedules and campus maps before your arrival as both the area and the campus can be confusing to navigate if it is your first time here.

On-Campus Lodging at Hotel UMass 
Discounted rooms are available at Hotel UMass, located conveniently in the Campus Center where the conference will be held, for $129.00 per room, per night (plus applicable taxes and fees). Rooms are only available at the discounted rate for the nights of April 26 through April 30 - rooms outside of these dates will cost the regular hotel room rate. Attendees should contact the hotel directly by March 25 and reference group code BLV15C to make a reservation. Please click here to make your reservation online or, if you wish to stay outside of the nights of April 26 - April 30,  call 877-822-2110 to make your reservation. 

Off-Campus Lodging 
The Amherst area is full of many hotels, motels and bed & breakfasts. A variety of large chains are located a 5 - 10 minute drive from the UMass Campus in neighboring Hadley, including The Holiday Inn, Comfort Inn, EconoLodge, Howard Johnson, and Courtyard Marriott (all located on Route 9/Russell Street). Interested in staying at a local Bed and Breakfast? Click here for more information on what the Pioneer Valley has to offer, courtesy of the Five College Area Bed and Breakfast Association.

Related Links

• Conference Website
• Hotel UMass Online Reservations
• UMass Amherst Campus Maps
• Amherst Area Information
• Northampton Area Information
• Valley Transporter

Past Conferences

• BLV 2013, MPIK Heidelberg, Germany
• BLV 2011, Gatlinburg, Smoky Mountains, USA

For Conference Related Questions
Please visit the conference website: http://www.physics.umass.edu/blv2015/

For Registration Related Questions
Contact the UMass Registration Office at 413-577-8102 or registration@umass.edu.

To Send Payment by Check
Mail a check made payable to UMass Conference Services to the address below. Be sure to include the name of the registered attendee so we can apply the check to the correct account. Payments received after April 10, 2015, will be charged an additional $40 late registration fee.

Conference Services CS15-123
810 Campus Center
1 Campus Center Way
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA 01003