住宿及交通

The Fairmont Hotel
950 Mason Street, San Francisco, CA 94108
Tel: 415-772-5000 . Fax: 415-772-5013
Rate: $239 s/d . Reservation Cutoff: May 19, 2008

Call the hotel directly, 415-772-5000, to make your room reservation or click here for online reservations. Please identify yourself as a Cambridge Healthtech Institute conference attendee to receive the reduced room rate. Reservations made after the cut-off date or after the group room block has been filled (whichever comes first) will be accepted on a space-and-rate-availability basis. Rooms are limited, so please book early.

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TRAVEL INFORMATION

Flight Discounts
Discounted fares are available on United, United Express, United code share flights (UA*) operated by US Airways, and US Airways Express. You can receive up to a 15% discount if you or your travel agent calls United's toll-free number 1-800-521-4041, reference the Meeting ID Number 579YS. 

Car Rental Information Special discount rentals have been established with AVIS for this conference. Please call AVIS directly at 800-331-1600 and you must reference your Avis Worldwide Discount (AWD) Number J868190 or go to their click here

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Driving Directions to the hotel:

From San Francisco International Airport (SFO):

• Take Highway 101 North into the city. 101 North can be accessed from Highway 280 North 

• Stay in the left lane and follow the signs for Highway 101 North, Golden Gate Bridge 

• Take the 9th Street, Civic Center exit. Make a half left onto 9th Street 

• Go 5 blocks to Market Street  

• When you cross over Market Street, 9th Street becomes Larkin Street 

• Go 14 blocks on Larkin Street and turn right onto California Street 

• Go 5 blocks on California Street and turn left onto Mason Street. 
  

From East Bay to the hotel:

• Take Hwy. 80 West over the Bay Bridge ($3 toll) 

• Take the Fremont Street exit off the Bay Bridge. Fremont Street is the first S.F. exit on the right 

• Turn left at the bottom of the exit onto Fremont Street 

• Get into the right lane and go 2 blocks until Market Street 

• When you cross over Market Street, Fremont Street becomes Front Street 

• Go 2 blocks on Front, and turn left onto California Street 

• Go 8 blocks up California, and turn right onto Mason Street
  

From South Bay to the hotel:

• Take Hwy. 101 North into the city. 101 North can be accessed from Hwy. 280 NorthStay in the left lane and follow the signs for Hwy. 101 North, Golden Gate Bridge 

• Take the 9th Street/Civic Center exit. Make a half left onto 9th Street 

• Go 5 blocks to Market Street. Stay in the right lane. 

• When you cross over Market Street, 9th becomes Larkin Street 

• Go 14 blocks on Larkin, and turn right onto California Street 

• Go 5 blocks on California, and turn left onto Mason Street
  

From North Bay to the hotel:

• Take Highway 101 South over the Golden Gate Bridge ($5.00 toll) 

• Take Lombard Street Exit 

• Go 11 blocks on Lombard Street and turn right onto Gough Street 

• Go 12 block on Gough Street and turn left onto California Street 

• Go 9 blocks on California Street and turn left onto Mason Street

• Hotel is on corner of California and Mason Street 

For additional informational regarding transportation to the Fairmont please visit the hotel website and click on Virtual Concierge. www.fairmont.com/sanfrancisco

“San Francisco, Everybody’s Favorite City” Take a family vacation to discover San Francisco.  Enjoy all the “City by the Bay” has to offer. Take a cruise over to Alcatraz, walk along Fisherman’s Wharf, have dim sum in Chinatown, stroll through historic North Beach.  Find out more about these and everything else San Francisco has to offer at: www.sfvisitor.org

Nob Hill 
Of The City's many hills, Nob Hill boasts perhaps the best view of San Francisco Bay, especially when observed from a California Street cable car, running from the foot of Market Street, over the hill and down to Van Ness Avenue. Nob Hill's noble tenants include Grace Cathedral, a replica of Notre Dame in Paris; Huntington Park, site of many arts shows and graced by a replica of a 16th century Roman fountain; Nob Hill Masonic Center, an architectural dazzler hosting various musical events; the Cable Car Museum; and grand hotels.

Chinatown 
The entrance to Chinatown at Grant Avenue and Bush Street is called the "Dragon's Gate." Inside are 24 blocks of hustle and bustle, most of it taking place along Grant Avenue, the oldest street in San Francisco. This city within a city is best explored on foot; exotic shops, renowned restaurants, food markets, temples and small museums comprise its boundaries. Visitors can buy ancient potions from herb shops, relax and enjoy a "dim sum" lunch or witness the making of fortune cookies. 

• Portsmouth Square at Clay and Kearny Streets is generally considered the center of life; residents gather for board games, discussions and solemn tai chi rituals. The Pacific Heritage Museum at 608 Commercial Street, on the site of the original San Francisco Mint, focuses on art of the Pacific Rim. 

• The Chinese Historical Society, 965 Clay Street, contains numerous artifacts tracing the history of Chinese immigration. 

• The Chinese Culture Center at 750 Kearny Street rotates exhibits of Chinese arts and crafts. 

• The former central telephone exchange of the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company stands at 743 Washington Street. Now a bank, it is the first Chinese-style building constructed in San Francisco, and the exact site where California's first newspaper was printed. 

• Visitors to Ross Alley can watch fortune cookies being made; this small factory produces some 200,000 a year.
  Each February, Chinatown is the focal point for one of The City's most popular festivals, Chinese New Year. A week's worth of fascinating festivities culminates with a huge downtown parade overflowing with Chinese folklore, including a block-long Golden Dragon.

 

Union Square 
The landmark park in the heart of the City, San Francisco's Union Square re-opened on July 25, 2002 after an 18-month renovation. Sporting new granite plazas, a new terraced stage on Post Street, light sculptures designed by artist R.M. Fischer, a new café and four grand entrance corner plazas bordered by the park's signature palms, the remodeled square pays tribute to the Square's distinctive history and captures the unique flavor and beauty of San Francisco.

Fisherman's Wharf 
Eighty-seven percent of San Francisco's visitors include Fisherman's Wharf on their itinerary. With good reason. Waterfront marketplaces include The Anchorage, The Cannery, Ghirardelli Square and PIER 39. The Wharf's working hub, "Fish Alley," sells thousands of tons of sole, shrimp, salmon, sea bass, squid and other deep sea delicacies annually. During the crab season (mid-November through June) devotees line up for the best of the catch. For an impromptu picnic, order some cracked crab and pick up a loaf of sourdough French bread from a nearby bakery. 
A fleet of historic ships berths at Hyde Street Pier, a component of the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, which also includes the Maritime Museum. The USS Pampanito, a WWII fleet submarine, may be boarded at Pier 45. 
On The City's northern waterfront beyond Hyde Street Pier and the lagoon of Aquatic Park (this is a nice side trip from Fisherman's Wharf), the nearly four-mile-long Golden Gate Promenade winds past bocce ball courts through Fort Mason and Marina Green to Crissy Field, a shoreline retreat adjoining the Presidio, terminating at Fort Point. Ahead lies the world's most incredible piece of outdoor sculpture, the majestic Art Deco-style Golden Gate Bridge. Completed in 1937 the bridge links San Francisco to Marin County. For a real aerobic workout, climb the steps near Fort Point that lead up to the bridge and make "the walk of all walks." 
The downtown waterfront district has been transformed with the removal of the Embarcadero Freeway. Promenades and tidal stairs descending right to the water's edge offer easy access. Cast off from King Street to explore the latest evidence of The City's waterfront renaissance. In the balmy South Beach district where a new neighborhood has risen, palm trees evoke southern inclinations. Sunny cafes with outdoor patios are plentiful. Skirting this area, Herb Caen Way along the southern Embarcadero is punctuated with historic plaques and pylons recalling events and people of the past. The SS Jeremiah O'Brien, the Liberty Ship which made an historic Atlantic crossing in the spring of 1994 to commemorate D-Day, docks at Pier 32. From here head north towards the Ferry Building, passing directly beneath the approach to the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. Nearby the Embarcadero Center's architecturally dramatic eight-block complex shelters 19 outdoor sculptures. 
For many visitors, Ocean Beach on the westernmost edge of The City is the first stop on the itinerary. The Pacific Ocean is always an exhilarating sight, especially for first-timers. The expansive windows of the Cliff House, erected in 1909, are a popular lookout. Just offshore are the abrupt outlines of Seal Rocks. They are usually inhabited by shore birds and a colony of stellar sea lions. Bring binoculars for a close-up. On a clear day the Farallon Islands some 30 miles distant are also visible. Swimming, it should be noted, is not allowed here. There are two other sandy pockets on The City's northern edge. China Beach at 28th Avenue and Sea Cliff, is one of the few swimming beaches in The City. Lifeguards on duty during the summer watch this cove. At Baker Beach, off 25th Avenue, swimming is dangerous, but the views of the Golden Gate are alluring for hikers, fishermen and picnickers. 

Haight-Ashbury 
The "Summer of Love" lives on mainly in stores throughout this charming Victorian sector; vintage clothing, books and records are abundant along Haight Street, the neighborhood's busiest stretch. 
Places of interest include 710 Ashbury Street, once home to the legendary musical group, the Grateful Dead; 112 Lyon Street, where famous singer Janis Joplin lived; Buena Vista Park, with its delightful views of The City; and, for architectural highlights, Masonic, Piedmont and Delmar Streets.

Pacific Heights 
Stately Victorians crown hills blessed with glorious views in San Francisco's most prestigious neighborhood. Consulates, finishing schools and condominiums share this tree-lined perch with The City's wealthiest families. Jackson Street near the northwest corner of Alta Plaza Park is a good place to begin a tour of the neighborhood's mighty mansions. The house tour reaches its apex along the Broadway bluff between Webster and Lyon Streets. 
Of historical and architectural interest are the Spreckels Mansion, 2080 Washington Street; the Whittier Mansion, 2090 Jackson Street and the Bourn Mansion at 2550 Webster Street. The area also boasts magnificent views of San Francisco Bay and the Golden Gate Bridge.

North Beach / Little Italy 
North Beach, rich in Italian heritage compresses cabarets, jazz clubs, galleries, inns, family style restaurants and gelato parlors into less than a square mile. Bakeries and delicatessens serve up such traditional Italian delicacies as prosciutto, provolone, mozarella, St. Honore cake and sacripantina. A perfect spot for cappuccino and espresso, North Beach is transformed into one of San Francisco's most electric playgrounds by night; live music and dancing keep the streets swinging. 

• A fascinating mural by Anthony Klaas on the outside wall of a restaurant at Broadway and Columbus Avenue is considered a microcosm of life in San Francisco.

• Sunbathing and snacking are popular pastimes in quaint Washington Square Park, bordered by Union, Filbert, Powell and Stockton Streets.

• Saints Peter and Paul Church on Filbert Street, just off the square, is known as the "fisherman's church" because many of its parishioners once made their living from the sea. 

• The Benjamin Franklin statue in the square was donated to The City in 1879 by Henry Cogswell, a dentist who struck personal gold fitting the mouths of pioneers with gold teeth during the Gold Rush era. 

• The North Beach Museum, 1435 Stockton Street, carries an excellent collection of vintage photographs tracing the neighborhood's early days. 

• Coit Tower atop Telegraph Hill is blessed with marvelous views. Murals on its ground floor walls were painted in 1933 by some 30 local artists; each piece depicting a different aspect of the Great Depression.

• The Filbert Steps lie behind the tower, leading to small alleys replete with charming wooden cottages.