Representations of Riemannian Geometry

10-13 August, 2017

St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA

A celebration of the 65th birthday of Wolfgang Ziller

Credit: Photo by M. Fischetti for Visit Philadelphia ®

Housing information

St. Joseph's University have kindly made available for conference participants a number of single and double rooms in McShain Residence Hall. A standard single room will cost $50 per person, per night. A standard double room, to be shared by two people, will cost $35 per person, per night. Each guest will also be charged an additional one-time $5 fee to cover linens, pillow and towel. Please note that bathrooms and showers in McShain Hall are shared, not private. If you are interested in staying in McShain Hall, please indicate this on the registration form, as well as the name of your roommate if you would like to share a room. Graduate students will be given priority.

We have reserved a block of rooms at the Hilton Philadelphia City Avenue, located about 1 mile from the university. The daily conference rate is $139+tax. Reservations can be made here or by calling 267-963-3017 and mentioning the name of the conference and group code RRG. A shuttle service has been arranged between the Hilton and the University each morning and evening. The schedule can be found here.

The next closest hotel, located about 1.5 miles from the university, is the Courtyard Philadelphia City Avenue.

Another reasonable possibility is to arrange accommodations anywhere in the center city area and use public transportation to travel to the university each day. Further information on public transportation can be found here.

Here is a list of Philadelphia area hotels that will typically offer you a discount if you mention that you are a visitor to St. Joseph's University.