Conference Location
Clark Kerr Conference Center
2601 Warring Street
Berkeley, CA 94720
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Conference Services at Clark Kerr: (510) 642-4444
Emergency Contact Numbers: (415) 379-9201, (415) 392-7277
Checking In
On Thursday and Friday, you will check in at the main conference services desk at Clark Kerr Center (this is the building at the top of the "U" driveway). The staff will have your room key, your meal card, and your registration packet. We will also try to have a USFWC volunteer available in the lobby to answer your conference questions.
The Conference Services Center is open until 11pm. After 11pm, you will need to call the number on the callbox next to the front door, and the on-call student worker will come down and check you in.
If you're arriving on Saturday (whether you have housing or not), you will check in at the conference registration table, in Krutch Hall. You can settle any balances due at this time, ask questions, drop off your auction items, and leave copies of your presentation.
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Conference Shuttles
Please check our Transportation Page for updates and the most current information.
Friday BART Station Pick-ups
We will provide a shuttle van between the Ashby BART station and the conference center Friday, August 6th from 9am to midnight. Shuttles will run approximately every 30 minutes from 9am to midnight.
We hope to provide shuttles on Thursday night as well, but this is not confirmed. We will post a shuttle schedule update by Monday, 8/2.
Friday Shuttles to the Evening Events
We will provide a limited number of shuttles from the Jim Hightower event to the Friday night party at the Li Po lounge in San Francisco. There will also be a limited number of shuttles from the Friday night party to the San Francisco BART, and back to the conference site. Check in at the registration desk for shuttle departure times and locations.
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Parking Passes
For those of you who are driving, there is limited street parking around the conference center, and it is all 2-hour parking. If you plan to park on the street around the conference center, plan to move your car every two hours to avoid a ticket.
You can also park at the Ashby BART station lot and take the shuttle to the conference center.
Or you purchase an on-site parking permit for $14/day. If you want a parking permit, please let us know ahead of time. The conference services office will not be open on Saturday so you will need to get your on-site permit by Friday afternoon.
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For those of you flying in, we recommend that you take the BART from the airport to the Ashby BART station, which is one station before the Downtown Berkeley Station, and then connect to our conference shuttle or a cab. Shuttles will run all day and night Friday 8/6.
We are also hoping to provide a shuttle on Thursday night but will not be able to confirm that until Monday, 8/2. Check the site for updates.
From SFO via BART
Arriving Friday between 9am and midnight:
Take a Richmond BART Train to the Ashby BART station. Exit the station on the parking lot side. Look for the shuttles marked "USFWC CONFERENCE."
Arriving outside of the shuttle times you have two options:
1. BART + CAB: Take a Richmond BART Train to the Ashby BART station. Exit the station and ask one of the cabs at the curb to take you to the Clark Kerr Conference Center at Warring and Derby.
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2. BART + BUS: Take a Richmond BART train to the Downtown Berkeley station.
- Exit the station and walk one block South on Shattuck to the North West corner of Shattuck & Allston.
- From the North West corner of Shattuck and Allston, take the 51B bus to College and Parker.
- From College and Parker, walk 3 blocks East (towards the hills) on Parker to the Clark Kerr Campus and Conference Center.
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3. A shuttle or cab straight from the airport. But beware that this will be very expensive ($50-80+).
PLEASE NOTE: BART stops running around 12:20am. If you arrive after that time, you can take a cab. (See info on cabs and taxis below.)
From Oakland Airport via BART
Arriving Friday between 9am and midnight:
Walk to the bus pick up area outside the terminal and board the AirBART bus. (The AirBART bus requires $3 exact change -- be sure to bring this with you if you are traveling to Oakland Airport.)
Take a Richmond BART Train to the Ashby BART station. Exit the station on the parking lot side. Look for the shuttles marked "USFWC CONFERENCE."
Arriving outside of the shuttle times you have two options:
1. BART + CAB: Walk to the bus pick up area outside the terminal and board the AirBART bus. (The AirBART bus requires $3 exact change-- be sure to bring this with you if you are traveling to Oakland Airport.) The AirBART Bus will drop you off at the Oakland Coliseum BART station. From there, board a Richmond BART train and take it to the Ashby BART station. Exit the station and ask one of the cabs at the curb to take you to the Clark Kerr Conference Center at Warring and Derby.
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2. BART + BUS:
- Walk to the bus pick up area outside the terminal and board the AirBART bus. (The AirBART bus requires $3 exact change-- be sure to bring this with you if you are traveling to Oakland Airport.) The AirBART Bus will drop you off at the Oakland Coliseum BART station.
- At BART, board a Richmond BART train and take it to the Downtown Berkeley station. Exit the station and walk one block South on Shattuck to the North West corner of Shattuck & Allston.
- Exit the station and walk one block South on Shattuck to the North West corner of Shattuck & Allston
- From the North West corner of Shattuck and Allston, take the 51B bus to College and Parker
From College and Parker, walk 3 blocks East (towards the hills) on Parker to the Clark Kerr Campus and Conference Center.
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3. A shuttle or cab straight from the airport. But beware that this will be very expensive ($50-80+).
PLEASE NOTE: BART stops running around 12:20am. If you arrive after that time, you can take a cab. (See info on cabs and taxis below.)
Cabs
SF Green Cab-- A worker owned cooperative. Services San Francisco.
415-626-GREEN (4733). Be sure to tell the dispatcher you'd like a Green Cab. (It's a city-wide dispatch service that uses multiple cab companies.)
Yellow Cab SF , 415-333-3333. Services all Bay Area airports.
Air Express Cab, 510-485-4848. Services the East Bay.
Bay Area Checker Cab, 510-612-6546. Services the East Bay.
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Getting Around the Bay
Here are our recommendations for how to get from one event to the next.
Thursday night Movie Night at the Dark Room: Take a BART San Francisco train from Ashby to the 24th and Mission stop. Walk 4 blocks north on Mission to the Dark Room.
Friday Jim Hightower event at the Women's Building: If you're coming from Clark Kerr, we recommend you take the shuttle van to BART. Take a BART San Francisco train to the 16th and Mission stop. Walk one block West (up the slight hill) on 16th to Guerrero. Turn left on Guerrero and walk 2 blocks south to 18th Street. Turn right on 18th and look for the 4-story building covered in bright murals - this is the Women's Building.
From the Women's Building to Li Po Lounge: We are arranging with Green Cab to have several cabs available to take us from the Mission to Chinatown. We recommend you get a group together and split a cab. It shouldn't be more than $5 each. You can also walk back to the BART, take it to the New Montgomery stop, and walk down Kearny street to Chinatown. This is a nice long walk!
From Li Po Lounge back to Clark Kerr: We will run shuttles from Li Po to the BART starting at 10pm and ending at 12:15am. There will be shuttles on the other side to bring you from the Ashby BART station to Clark Kerr. Remember that the BART stops running around 12:20am and there will be limited seating on the last van back.
Resources for Getting Around the Bay
511.org
Useful for figuring out all of your transportation needs in the bay. Includes a public transit trip planner, as well as information on traffic, biking and walking routes, rideshares, and more.
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)
Provides rapid train service throughout the greater Bay Area. WARNING: BART service stops at about 12:20am each night.
AC Transit
Provides bus service throughout the East Bay and all of Alameda County. Most buses run all night, including one bus that goes to and San Francisco all night long.
Muni
San Francisco municipal transportation-- provides bus and rail service throughout San Francisco. Does not provide transportation across the bay to the East Bay.
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Summer in the Bay Area
Summer in the Bay Area is an exciting kaleidoscope of climates. You may be sweating in sunny north Oakland and then freezing in foggy San Francisco. Usually it's pretty temperate - around 60-70 degrees and mild - but you should be prepared for extremes of both hot and cold. It rarely rains in the summer, so you're okay there. But at night here it gets cold everywhere. Definitely bring a light jacket, and if you tend to run cold, a sweatshirt/sweater/heavy jacket is a good idea too.
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What to Bring
- Your auction items! We are asking all participants to donate an item to the fundraising auction. And be sure to bring cash or check to pay for anything you buy at the auction or raffle.
- Any items you want to put on our Media Brag Board - stories about your cooperative, organization, or members.
- Lots of layers!
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