September Meeting Logistics
St. Louis BHL Meeting
Missouri Botanical Garden
September 12-13, 2007
Information for MOBOT Visitors
Contact Info
- Lucy Fisher: 314-591-9071
- Chris Freeland: 314-518-2412
- Doug Holland: 417-540-9467
Travel
- Getting to STL
- Fly to Lambert International Airport (STL)
- Travel from Airport
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MetroLink train will cost $3.50 from airport to either Union Station or the Central West End Station.
For those staying at the Hyatt, please depart at the Union Station stop.
For those staying at Trelease House - if you would prefer to take a taxi from the Metrolink station to the Garden, please depart at Union Station and hail a taxi from Union Station. There should be plenty available. If there are no taxis available, the concierge at the hotel will be able to assist you.
If you choose to take public transportation all the way to the Garden, please depart at the Central West End stop.
- From the Central West End stop, you will either catch the 59 Northbound bus to the Garden or the 93 Northbound bus to the Garden. Both buses run every half hour and both buses run directly in front of the Garden. Please do not hesitate to call should you have any questions.
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Housing
- Trelease House
- MBG maintains academic housing in a private apartment complex one block between the main Garden and the Monsanto Research Center, where meetings will be held. Apartments are shared, with 3 private bedrooms each. This is a convenient, and inexpensive (~$35/night!), option. More information about the apartments located here.
* Email
Lucy Fisher to reserve a room.
- Hotel - Hyatt Regency St Louis - Please contact Lucy Fisher to reserve a room at the Missouri Botanical Garden rate
Wifi
MOBOT will have free wifi available in meeting rooms & in Trelease House. Our SSIDs all start with "MRCR"* (Monsanto Research Center Rsomething?) . Password for all is
garden07.
Activities
- Tuesday evening, September 11, 4:30 - 6:30
- Welcoming Happy Hour at Vin de Set (website!)
- Wednesday evening, September 12, 6:30 - 9:00
- Dinner at the Garden's Spink Pavilion
- Thursday evening, September 13
- More merriement, this time for the late stayers.
