American Mathematical Society
Fall Eastern Sectional Meeting
Binghamton, NY, October 11-12, 2003
Meeting #990

Travel Information

Air Travel:

The area is served by the Greater Binghamton Airport. USAirways (connections with Pittsburgh and Philadelphia), Northwest Airlink (connections with Detroit), United Express (connections with Washington-Dulles), and Delta Connection (connections with Cincinnati), serve the Greater Binghamton Airport. The Greater Binghamton Airport is conveniently located just eight miles north of the Binghamton Metropolitan area. Taxi and limousine service are available to campus. Car rental (Avis, Hertz and National) is available.
It is not necessary to allocate too much time to catch a flight. The airport is a 20 minute drive from Binghamton University. The airport is a congestion-free facility with easy accessibility. It is only necessary to be there 35 minutes before departure. This is a list of flights out of Binghamton on the afternoon and evening of Sunday October 12.:

To Philly (USAir) 11:25, 3.40, 7.50

To Pittsburgh (USAir) 1:40, 3.25, 5.55

To Dulles (United) 2.35, 7.05

To Cincinnati (Delta) 1.15, 5.30

To Detroit (Northwest) 12:20, 4:25

For more recent information, see

US Airways & US Airways Express

Northwest Airlink

United Express

Delta Connection Comair

Binghamton University is 70 miles (about 1 1/2 hours) from Syracuse and Scranton-Wilkes-Barre airports. Newark airport is about 3 to 3 1/2 hours drive from Binghamton.

Driving Travel:
The main US Interstates to the Binghamton area are I-81 and I-88. These interstates connect with the important NY-17. To get to the campus you can either:
1. Leave NY-17 at Exit 70 S (South). This exit leads to Route 201, which goes to campus.
2. Exit I-81 at Exit 4 S. Take Route 363 (south, it only goes south) and then Route 434. To do that follow the road signs leading to Vestal. The campus is in Vestal, not in Binghamton. The main entrance to the campus will be on your left.
More detailed directions.

Getting to the place of the meeting:

The meeting will take place in the buildings Lecture Hall (LH) and Student Services Wing (SW). The campus is on a hill. There are three big towers on campus: the Cooper Administration building , the tower in Science II, and the Glenn G. Bartle Library. Glenn G. Bartle Library is the tallest of the three located higher on the hill. Lecture Hall (LH) and Student Services Wing (SW) are close to this tallest tower and to its west.
To reach the parking lot M2 from the main entrance of the campus: Stay in the right lane on the entrance road, passing the information booth, till you reach a traffic circle. Bear right at the circle. You will be driving the road called West Drive. Follow the signs pointing "West" (West Drive). Take a right turn when you see the green sign "Lot M, Sciences 1 & 2. Lecture Hall". Lot M is very large. The closest parking spaces to the meeting are in the middle of the lot.
From the parking lot M2, walk east (towards the Glenn G. Bartle Library) to get to the buildings Lecture Hall (LH) and Student Services Wing (SW). Both Lecture Hall (LH) and Student Services Wing (SW) are buildings following the same style of architecture with red bricks as the Glenn G. Bartle Library. Student Services Wing is in West Drive across Parking Lot L.

Glenn G. Bartle Library