Virginia Integrable Probability Summer School 2019
Monday, May 27 to Saturday, June 8, 2019
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Local details
Classroom and discussion space
- Lectures and discussion sessions are in Clark Hall, room 107 (this is a large lecture room with planets)
- We have reserved the smaller classroom Clark 102 for discussions in the afternoons. It is available May 28-31 and June 3-7, from 1pm to 5pm (and possibly later, too)
- Additional space for discussions is available in the Math Department building (Kerchof Hall). The building has several small lounges and seminar rooms:
- seminar room 128 (“basement floor”)
- graduate lounge at the center of “basement floor”
- lounge room 201
- seminar room 326
- large math lounge, room 314
- large seminar room 317
The building is open during working hours (so, not on May 27 and June 8). Feel free to use the lounges and seminar rooms if they are not occupied. This is summer time, and there are not much other activity in the math building.
- Lambeth residence area has a common building with two large lounges (details were sent in an informational email)
- There are many coffee shops in “the Corner” area, see below
Internet access
On University of Virginia Grounds and in residence halls, there are two ways to get online:
- If you have access to the global “eduroam” network, then it should work at University of Virginia
- Guest wifi codes with instructions are available at the lecture hall and at check-in. Please email lenia.petrov@gmail.com and I can send you a wifi code beforehand.
Parking
If you come by car and stay at a residence hall, you don’t need a car to get to the lectures. The car can be useful to get to the downtown, or
- Parking around the university is permit-based. However, some streets south of the university, but in walking distance, have unlimited free street parking (street names include Shamrock, Cherry, etc.). Please check the signs when you park
- Parking is usually free and unlimited on weekends (and Monday, May 27 which is the Memorial Day) in all university parking lots
- You can purchase a permit at University of Virginia parking and transportation office: Visitor parking information; Parking rates (see “TEMPORARY PERMITS”); office hours (closed on weekends and most likely on May 27). For Lambeth, the permit area is called “S2”.
Transportation
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Charlottesville has a reasonable public bus system. There is a free bus (we call it “Free Trolley”) which can get you from the university to the downtown.
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University of Virginia has its own bus system “UTS” for on-Grounds transportation. These are usually blue-orange buses, and they are free to ride. The system operates during the summer school time. See here for routes.
There are several apps (for example, CAT) which display bus stops and bus times, both for Charlottesville city and University of Virginia buses. Google maps knows the city bus schedule, but is not integrated with the university buses.
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Lime and Bird app-based electric scooters operate in Charlottesville, too.
Residence halls
Participants staying at residence halls will be housed at Lambeth Field Apartments. Further details about the stay will be emailed separately.
Gym
University of Virginia has several sports/recreational facilities which the participants have access to (the conference participants listed on this website can get the membership at $35/week). Refer to the following contact information for further actions:
- call the business office (M-F 9:00am to 5:30pm) at 434-924-3791 or
- go in-person to the offices (M-F 9:00am to 5:30pm) at
Groceries, lunch, dinner
The summer school does not provide breakfast, lunch, or dinner. We provide coffee breaks with light snacks. They are served by the lecture hall (Clark 107).
In walking distance from Lambeth Field Apartments, there is Barracks Road Shopping center which has a big grocery store (“Harris Teeter”) and numerous restaurants and fast food. There is also “Food of all Nations” store in another direction, but also very close. There is also “The Corner” area (intersection of Jefferson Park Ave, West Main, and University Ave) which has many lunch options and also some convenience stores (smaller shops where one can get milk, snacks, etc).
Below are the many lunch and dinner options in town:
- Oakhurst Inn Cafe (1616 Jefferson Park Ave, close to the workshop). A good breakfast/lunch place; good coffee; closes at 2 pm
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The Corner - a place with many lunch locations, including
- Coffee options: Corner Joe (1325 West Main St Shop C); Grit Coffee (19 Elliewood Ave); Starbucks (1601 University Avenue)
- Bodo’s Bagels (1609 University Ave). As suggested by the name, an excellent bagel place
- Take It Away Sand- wich Shop (115 Elliewood Ave). A highly recommended sandwich place
- Two Guys Tacos (101 14th St NW)
- Boylan Heights (102 14th St NW). Burgers
- Revolutionary Soup (104 14th Street NW). A soup & sandwich shop, specializing in local and vegetarian food
- Christian’s Pizza (100 14th Street NW). One of the best pizzas in town! And open very late
- Michael’s Bistro (1427 University Ave). Slightly fancier, gastropub fare
- Pigeon Hole (11 Elliewood Ave). Homestyle and breakfast food
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Dinner locations in Charlottesville include
- Downtown Mall, pedestrian part of Main St. There are dozens of restaurants there.
- Belmont: The Local (824 Hinton Avenue) and several places around; Lampo (205 Monticello Rd)
- West Main Street: Public Fish and Oyster (513 W Main St); Orzo (416 West Main Street); and several places around.
- Fry’s Spring Station (2115 Jefferson Park Ave). Fire-roasted pizza. Lunch/dinner option in walking distance from the workshop
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In reasonable walking distance from the residence halls:
- Afghan Kabob (400 Emmet St N), one of the closest options
- Milan Indian Restaurant (1817 Emmet St N)
- Barracks Road area (walking map): Tara Thai (1107 Emmet St N), Peter Chang (2162 Barracks Rd), and several other options
- Shops at Stonefield (walking map): ROCKSALT (2075 Bond St) and several other options
Things to do and see
- Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, a major historical attraction
- There is a plenty of wineries and breweries around Charlottesville, including Blue Mountain Brewery (30-minute drive) which has a full restaurant.
- Hiking options, in town and outside
Travel
Charlottesville is a midsize college town located in Central Virginia, 2.5 hours (by car) south of Washington, DC. It offers great hiking in the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains, numerous nice restaurants in the downtown area, local wineries, and such. There are also several interesting American history sites, like Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson. The local airport code is CHO, and this airport is the most comfortable way to getting to the town. Another close airport (1 hour drive) is Richmond (RIC). The closest major international airports are Washington Dulles (IAD) and Washington Reagan (DCA).
Unfortunately, almost no public transportation or shuttles exist between RIC or IAD and Charlottesville (from DCA, Washington Metro + Amtrak is a lengthy but public option). Here are some options:
- (NEW) Megabus just launched cheap bus service between IAD and Charlottesville downtown. See here
- One can rent a car from IAD, RIC, or DCA. During the conference, having a car is convenient but not essential - the University and the town are walkable.
- Another option is to take a taxi/Uber/Lyft. To/from IAD it is about $150 one way, which is comparable to a one-way car rental.
- A taxi service to the airport can be reserved in advance (example).
- Depending on your flight time, you can use the Amtrak Manassas station which is within a 20-30 minute taxi ride (about $35) from IAD. Trains run about once a day. It may be a convenient option when going from Charlottesville to IAD as one can wait in the airport.
If you need any further help arranging travel details (for example, pooling a rental car from IAD), please email Leo Petrov.
