2007 North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad

CMU Campus



City Map

To see a map of Pittsburgh, PA and the location of Carnegie Mellon University, click here.



Hotels in the Area:

  • Wyndham Garden Hotel
    3454 Forbes Avenue
    Pittsburgh, PA 15213
    412-683-2040

  • Courtyard by Marriott
    5308 Liberty Avenue
    Pittsburgh, PA 15224
    412-683-3113

  • Hampton Inn
    3315 Hamlet Place
    Pittsburgh, PA 15213
    412-681-1000
    1-800-426-7866

  • Holiday Inn at University Center
    100 Lytton Avenue
    Pittsburgh, PA 15213
    412-682-6200
    1-800-864-8287


CMU campus in Pittsburgh


Information about the Challenge at CMU

One of the locations of the 2007 Computational Linguistic Challenge is Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA.

Address:
Carnegie Mellon University
McConomy Auditorium at the University Center
5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh

Contact:
Lori Levin
Associate Research Professor,
Language Technologies Institute, Carnegie Mellon University.
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~lsl
lslcs.cmu.edu


Detail information about the olympiad in Pittsburgh, see here

Directions

Directions to Carnegie Mellon's campus from the north, east, south, west and the airport are available. Please call 412-268-8343 to listen to a recorded message of these directions to campus by phone.

Driving from the East
* Take the Pennsylvania Turnpike West to Exit 57, Pittsburgh/Monroeville
* Follow Interstate 376 West to Exit 7, Edgewood/Swissvale
* Turn right onto Braddock Avenue (at the end of the ramp)
* Continue to the Forbes Avenue intersection (Frick Park will be on the left)
* Turn left onto Forbes Avenue and follow it approximately three miles to campus
* At the intersection of Forbes Avenue and Beeler Street, you will find the campus parking garage. If this entrance is closed, continue on Forbes Avenue to the main entrance

Driving from the West/North
* Take the Pennsylvania Turnpike East to Exit 28, Perry Highway
* Follow Interstate 79 South to 279 South, Exit 72
* Stay on 279 South toward Pittsburgh
* As you near the city, follow signs for 579 South and the Veteran's Bridge
* After crossing the bridge, watch on the right for the 376 East/Oakland exit sign
* Bear right onto this ramp, which will place you on the Boulevard of the Allies
* Continue on the Boulevard of the Allies
* Do not bear right at the 376 East/Monroeville ramp

* Stay on the Boulevard and exit at the Forbes Avenue off ramp, which will be marked with a small green sign
* Stay in the right-hand lanes, following Forbes Avenue 1.3 miles through the Oakland business district to campus
* Pass the intersection of Forbes Avenue and Morewood Avenue and the garage entrance will be on your right.

Driving from the South
* Take Interstate 79 North to 279 North, Pittsburgh
* Follow 279 North through the Fort Pitt Tunnel and onto the Fort Pitt Bridge
* Once on the bridge, stay in the far right lanes and follow signs for 376 East/Monroeville
* Take 376 East to Exit 2A, Forbes Avenue/Oakland
* Stay in the right-hand lanes and follow Forbes Avenue 1.3 miles through the Oakland business district to campus
* Pass the intersection of Forbes Avenue and Morewood Avenue and the garage entrance will be on your right.

Directions from the Pittsburgh International Airport to Carnegie Mellon
* Take 60 South upon exiting airport
* Stay on 60 South towards Pittsburgh (16 miles)
* Follow 279 through the Fort Pitt Tunnel and follow signs for 376
* Once on the bridge, stay in the far right lanes and follow signs for 376 East/Monroeville
* Take 376 East to Exit 2A, Forbes Avenue/Oakland
* Stay in the right-hand lanes and follow Forbes Avenue 1.3 miles through the Oakland business district to campus
* Pass the intersection of Forbes Avenue and Morewood Avenue and the garage entrance will be on your right.



Olympiad Locations

Organizing Committee

Pittsburgh area (hosted by Carnegie Mellon University)
contact: Lori Levin, lslcs.cmu.edu
Lori Levin (General Chair), Carnegie Mellon University
 
Philadelphia area (hosted by U. of Pennsylvania)
contact: Mitch Marcus, mitchcis.upenn.edu
Thomas Payne (General Chair), University of Oregon
 
Boston area (hosted by Brandies Univeristy, Cambridge)
contact: James Pustejovsky, boston.olympiadgmail.com
Dragomir R. Radev (Program Chair), University of Michigan
 
Ithaca area (hosted by Cornell University)
contact: Claire Cardie, cardiecs.cornell.edu
William Lewis (Outreach Chair), University of Washington
 
Online participation
contact: Dragomir R. Radev, radevumich.edu
James Pustejovsky (Sponsorship Chair), Brandeis University
Barbara Di Eugenio (Follow-up Chair), University of Illinois at Chicago
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