Visitor Information
UC Berkeley Campus Map: http://www.berkeley.edu/map/
Valley Life Sciences Building (VLSB) is located near the West Gate of the UC Berkeley Campus next to the Life Sciences Addition. The Chan Shun Auditorium, Room 2050, is located on the East side of the building on the main floor.
Your Bay Area travel guide: Please go to: http://511.org/
Includes information on traffic, transit, bicycling, etc.
BART: Schedules/fares can be found at their website: http://www.bart.gov/
Please exit through the brown glass dome of the main entrance of the Downtown Berkeley BART station at the corner of Center and Shattuck. Cross Shattuck (the Games of Berkeley Store is on the corner). Go east one block to Center and Oxford. Cross Oxford and continue onto campus. Please refer to the UC Berkeley Campus Map for the location of VLSB.
AC Transit: Numerous bus lines serve the campus, including the transbay F line.
Schedules/fares can be found at their website: http://www.actransit.org/
Parking
UC Berkeley Parking and Transportation website http://pt.berkeley.edu/
City of Berkeley Parking Lots
- Durant Avenue between Telegraph and Dana (2450 Durant Avenue)
- Bancroft Way between Bowditch and Telegraph (2558 Bancroft Way)
Lunch
Lunch will not be provided to attendees. Nearby downtown Berkeley and Telegraph Avenue areas have many lunch offerings. A list of restaurants is listed below.
Nearby "Finer Dining"
Adagia (2700 Bancroft Way)
http://adagiarestaurant.com/
Henry's (2600 Durant Avenue)
http://www.henrysberkeley.com/
International House (2299 Piedmont Avenue)
http://ihouse.berkeley.edu/l/menu.html
FIVE (Hotel Shattuck Plaza, 2086 Allston Way)
http://www.five-berkeley.com/five_contact.html
Telegraph Eats
Blondie's Pizza (2340 Telegraph Avenue)
http://www.telegraphshop.com/pages/blondies.html
Noah's Bagels (2344 Telegraph Avenue)
http://www.telegraphshop.com/pages/noah_s_bagels.html
Berkeley Thai House (2511 Channing Avenue)
http://www.telegraphshop.com/pages/berkeleythai.html
Blake's on Telegraph (2367 Telegraph Avenue)
http://www.telegraphshop.com/pages/blake_s.html
Gypsy Trattoria (2519 Durant Avenue)
http://www.telegraphshop.com/pages/gypsystrattoria.html
La Fiesta (2506 Haste Street)
http://www.marioslafiesta.com/
Raleigh's (2438 Telegraph Avenue)
http://www.telegraphshop.com/pages/raliegh_s.html
Smart Alec's (2355 Telegraph Avenue)
http://www.telegraphshop.com/pages/smart_alec_s.html
Northside Eats
Bongo Burger (1839 Euclid Avenue)
http://www.sporq.com/berkeley/bongoburger/1839euclidave
Gomnaru (Northside Food Court-2505 Hearst Avenue)
http://www.sporq.com/berkeley/gomnaru/2505hearstave
Stuffed Inn (1829 Euclid Avenue)
http://www.sporq.com/berkeley/stuffedinn/1829euclidave
Peppermint Grill (Northside food court-2505 Hearst Avenue)
http://www.sporq.com/berkeley/peppermintgrill/2505hearstave