Digital Tools Summit in Linguistics

Getting Here

The closest local airport to Michigan State University is Lansing, Michigan (LAN). This is a small airport, but it is served by US Air, Northwest, United, and Continental, among others. For airport information, see http://www.capitalcityairport.com/ . The Lansing airport is approximately 12 miles from MSU. Public transportation in the area is limited, however taxi service is readily available at the airport. Most taxi services offer a $15-20 flat rate from the airport to MSU campus. We recommend Big Daddy Taxi service. Cab fare from the Lansing airport to Owen Graduate Center at MSU will be around $16.

We strongly recommend that you fly into Lansing. Detroit Metro airport (DTW) is 85 miles from MSU and there is no public transportation service from DTW to Lansing. Private charter rides to Lansing from Detroit Metro are costly ($125-$200 one-way) and the drive is 1 1/2 - 2 hours long. However, if you choose to fly into DTW, we can provide information to you about these transportation options.

If you are driving to MSU, take I-96 to exit 106a, I-496/US 127. Take US 127 north to Trowbridge Road. Exit at Trowbridge and take Trowbridge to the right (east). This will take you into campus. When you reach Harrison Road, turn left (north). Take Harrison Road to Shaw Lane and turn right (east). Shaw Lane will take you through the center of campus and split into east bound and west bound traffic. Continue eastbound on Shaw Lane. You will come to a roundabout. Owen Graduate Center faces onto this roundabout.

Parking

You can park temporarily at Owen to check in, but long term parking on campus day and night is available in only four free lots on campus. They are lots 75, 83, 91, and 89. Of the free lots, 91 is the closest to Owen Graduate Center by far (it's about a ten minute walk away). It is in the middle right-hand section of the campus map . 89 and 83 are in the bottom center of the map, and 75 is in the upper left-hand corner. It is also possible to park during the day in the Shaw Hall parking structure, a pay lot that is one block away from Owen Graduate Center. A one week pass can be purchased for $6.00 upon arrival at Owen. Those staying in local hotels can also purchase this permit. However, the Shaw Hall parking structure closes at 2:00 am, so if you park there during the day, you will need to move your car to one of the free lots every night.

Accommodations

Participants of the DTSL workshop will be staying at Owen Graduate Center at MSU unless other arrangements have been made previously. Owen is located on the east side of campus on East Shaw Lane. To view the specific location of Owen on a campus map, go to http://www.msu.edu/dig/msumap/ . Owen is located in the middle right hand section of this map, flanked by parking lots 22 and 23. The accommodations consist of dormitory rooms--basic, but adequate.

Your registration (on this website's Registration page) ensures that one of these rooms will be reserved for you. We regret that our budget does not allow us to subsize accommodations for everyone; however, everyone is welcome.

We will provide complete information about the Summit and Summit materials as soon as you arrive at Owen. If you are not staying at Owen, you will receive your workshop materials at the first session.

Things to do

On the arrival evening (21 June) beginning around 7 PM, there will be an optional Summit "warming up" get-together in Harper's Restaurant and Brewpub (131 Albert Ave, East Lansing, MI 48823, for a map click here.

The Travel Michigan web site contains extensive information on events and attractions in Lansing.

Computing

Wireless internet is available in Owen first floor cafe and lounge, the main library (except in the basement), Communication Arts (rooms 147, 151, 155, 161, 165, 171, 173, 175), Bessey Hall (First Floor - All Classrooms in East Wing; Second Floor - Rooms 204, 218, 220, 222, 224; Third Floor - All Classrooms in East Wing; and the Writing Lab Room 300), and Wells Hall (University Classrooms & help session rooms). You will not need a login or password: you will simply need to click on the "I agree to terms and conditions" button. You must choose the special SSID: 'MSUnet Wireless Guest' and accept the security certificate. Unfortunately, wired access is not available for guests, nor is SSH/SFTP, thus printing is not possible. The following ports ARE available to guests: http, https, POP3 110, POP3s 995 (TLS/SSL), IMAP 143, IMAP3 220, IMAPs 993 (TLS/SSL), LDAP 389, LDAPs 636 (TLS/SSL), SMTPs 465 (TLS/SSL).