Contents:
Business
Check Cashing Service
Fax and Mail Service
Common Rooms
Computer Room
Ground transportation to Princeton
Housing
Institute Access Cards
Library
Meals
Messages and Notices
On Arrival
Photocopy Machines
Schedule
Telephone
Transportation in Princeton
Staff
Business
The office for the Prospects in Theoretical Physics Program is located
in the basement of Bloomberg Hall (BH-043). Registration will take
place in the Bloomberg Hall Common Room on Sunday, June 29, from noon
to 5 p.m. The office staff may be reached from any campus phone by
dialing 8330. Campus phones are located in the downstairs hallway of
the Dining Hall and in the center foyer of Fuld Hall (near the stairs).
Office hours are from
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. We're here to assist you, so please do not
hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or concerns.
Check Cashing Service
Personal and traveler's checks, up to $100, may be cashed at the
Reception desk in Fuld Hall from 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. -
4:00 p.m.
Fax and Mail Service
There is a fax machine in the Reception Office on the first floor of
Fuld Hall. The fax number is 609-924-8399. The Receptionist is
available to send faxes weekdays 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. A fax cover
page must accompany all requests for fax transmittals; a supply of the
cover pages may be found at the Reception desk. There is a charge for
outgoing faxes.
There is a Mail Information Center in the
hallway of the lower level between Fuld Hall and Building B. A postage
scale is located there for weighing letters and small parcels.
Airbills, envelopes, and information for express mail services are
located in this area along with train and bus schedules. U.S. postage
stamps may be purchased at the Reception desk in Fuld Hall. There is
outgoing mail collection from this office several times a day.
Common Rooms
The Fuld Hall Common Room is open throughout the day and night. An
excellent selection of domestic and foreign newspapers and periodicals
is maintained by the staff of the Historical Studies/Social Science
Library. There is also a small Common Room in Bloomberg Hall. You are
most welcome in all common areas of the Institute. We do ask that you
respect the rights of others; these areas are for the use of everyone
in the Institute community.
Computer Room
The
Terminal Room in the Basement of Bloomberg has been equipped with
several computers and links for laptops. We are not able to provide
computer access from the Institute apartments, but the Terminal Room
will be open 24-hours/day. If you are using personal software, do not
install it on the hard disk of a PC. Only authorized
Institute-purchased software should be installed on the hard disks.
Programs installed on the equipment in the computer room and in the
offices are the property of the Institute and must not be copied. The
copying of software is illegal. PLEASE – no food, beverages, or smoking
in computer rooms.
Ground transportation to Princeton
A map of the Princeton area and driving directions are available under the Local
Information link on the Institute for Advanced Study home
page. There is regularly scheduled train and bus service from New York and train
service from Philadelphia. From Penn Station (New York City or Newark), take New Jersey Transit (1-201-762-5100) or Amtrak (1-800-321-8684) to Princeton Junction.
From Philadelphia, take Amtrak to Princeton Junction or SEPTA
(1-215-580-7800) to Trenton and change trains to Princeton Junction via New Jersey
Transit. Call for current schedule. Taxis are available at the station.
Buses leave every half hour from Port Authority Bus Terminal (New York City) to
Princeton via Suburban Transit (1-800-222-0492). Purchase a ticket at the Suburban
Transit window on the main floor before proceeding to the gate. Get off at Palmer
Square in Princeton. Taxis are available.
For ground transportation from Newark or JFK Airports, the Airporter provides hourly
shuttle service for transportation to and from Newark International Airport ($38 +
gratuity) and JFK International Airport ($38 + gratuity). Advance reservations are
recommended; please refer to the Airporter
website. Upon arrival at the airport, claim your luggage; go to the Ground
Transportation Counter and locate the self-service telephones adjacent to the counter;
dial 22 for Airporter and tell them you have arrived. Stay by the phones; the driver will
come inside and make a general page for "Airporter."
AirTrain Newark is the new regional rail transportation connection to Newark International Airport. Passengers arriving to
Newark International Airport can take AirTrain Newark directly from the
arrivals terminal to the new Rail Link station and then
connect with New Jersey Transit (Northeast Corridor) to Princeton Junction/Princeton. Check the New Jersey Transit train
departure monitor located in any of the airport terminals. New Jersey
Transit ticket vending machines are available at Newark
International Airport Station (approximately $11.40, Airport Station to
Princeton Junction/Princeton). Ticket vending machines
accept credit cards, debit cards, or US currency. New Jersey Transit trains have limited space for baggage.
Housing
Program participants will be housed in Institute apartments on a shared
basis. The cost for Institute housing will be $40/day. Sheets and
towels will be provided. All are self-housekeeping units with equipped
kitchens, full bathrooms, and living rooms. The apartments are
air-conditioned, however they do not have alarm clocks, radios, TV's,
or microwaves. The kitchens have coffee-makers. Apartment keys will be
distributed at Registration.
The apartments are within easy walking
distance of Fuld Hall, Bloomberg Hall and the Dining Hall, and about a
20-25 minute walk from the center of Princeton. Bicycles will be
available for rent by contacting Garry Alvin of the mailroom staff. You
should pack a pair of sneakers or walking shoes for trips into town or
walks in the Institute woods.
Institute Access Cards
Each participant in the Program in Theoretical Physics will receive an
Institute Access Card which allows after-hours access to the Fuld Hall
and Bloomberg Hall. Further details may be found in the sections
entitled Library and Computer Rooms. Access to the computer rooms and
the library ends on July 12 and the Access Card must be returned before
you leave the Institute.
Library
Your Institute Access Card will allow 24-hour access to the Library of
the Schools of Mathematics and Natural Sciences located in Fuld Hall.
The Library contains over 30,000 volumes (bound periodicals and
monographs in pure and applied mathematics and theoretical and
high-enegy physics) plus subscriptions to about 150 journals. Momota
Ganguli, Librarian, is in the Library from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.,
weekdays. All circulating materials must remain in the Library. Please
see the librarian if you can't find a book. Please keep the Library
doors closed after hours.
Meals
Meals are not included in the program, however breakfast and lunch can
be purchased from the Institute Dining Hall. Breakfast hours are
8:00-9:00 a.m., Monday-Friday. Lunch hours are 12:00 noon-1:30 p.m.,
Monday-Friday. The Institute apartments are equipped with full
kitchens. A WaWa convenience store is located near the Dinky train
station on Alexander Road and University Place in Princeton. A natural
foods store called Wild Oats is located at the north end of town, on
Nassau Street. In addition, there are many restaurants in the center of
Princeton and out on Route 1.
Messages and Notices
A portable bulletin board is located in the corner of the Bloomberg
Hall Common Room, and messages to participants, shuttle schedules,
notices about seminars, activities, sign-up sheets, etc. will be posted
there. Please be sure to check the bulletin board a few times each day.
Updates can also be found on our web site.
On Arrival
If you are coming in on the AIRPORTER from Newark or JFK, you will be
dropped off at Fuld Hall at the Institute for Advanced Study. If you
arrive by car, park in lot A or lot B and enter the brick building with
the clock tower (Fuld Hall). Please come to the Bloomberg Hall Common
Room for registration between noon and 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 29. A
final schedule,
apartment key, temporary ID cards, and other important materials
will be given to you at registration. If you plan to arrive after 5:30
p.m., please let us know so that we can give you appropriate
instructions.
Photocopy Machines
The Institute's photocopy machines are controlled by a card system
called VendaCard. Each machine has a usage control unit activated by a
card. If you need to make copies, contact one of the volunteers in the
program who will have copy cards, or come to the program office at
Bloomberg Hall to borrow a VendaCard. There is a copier on the second
floor of Fuld Hall.
Schedule
A tentative schedule for the entire program is available on the Web,
and you will receive a final schedule in your registration packet.
Lecture locations will be announced on the final schedule.
Telephone
The telephone in your apartment is for local calls. If you wish to make
long distance calls, please use your calling card or credit card.
Public pay phones are located in Fuld Hall and the Dining Hall. The
Institute's campus phones may be used to call extensions within the
Institute.
Transportation in Princeton
The Institute provides free shuttle service between the Institute, the
town of Princeton, and Princeton University. Scheduled service runs
Monday through Friday, with an abbreviated schedule on Saturdays. The
van also makes scheduled stops at the Princeton Shopping Center where a
grocery store, a drug store, restaurants and other specialty shops are
located. A schedule
may be found in the Mail Information Center, the Reception desk in Fuld
Hall, and on-line at the Institute's website.
Staff
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