April 10-12, 2008

LaGuardia Community College
31-10 Thomson Avenue
Long Island City, N.Y. 11101
(718) 482-7200

LaGuardia Community College is conveniently located in Queens, New York City’s most rapidly growing and ethnically diverse borough, just minutes from Manhattan and Brooklyn by subway and bus. For directions and information about public transportation, please visit LaGuardia’s directions page at: http://www.lagcc.cuny.edu/visit/

Hotels
Some of the hotels below are offering a discounted rate to conference participants on a space available basis:

The following hotels are within walking distance from LaGuardia Community College. They are listed in order of their proximity to the college.

La Quinta Inn (Located 6 blocks from LaGuardia Community College)
37-18 Queens Blvd.
LIC, NY 11101
Tel: 718-729-8775
Webpage: www.lq.com

Holiday Inn Express (A ten-minute walk to LaGuardia Community College)
3805 Hunters Point Avenue
Long Island City, NY 11101
Hotel Front Desk: 1-718-7066700 | Hotel Fax: (718)-784-8532
Book Online or Call
(800) 972-3160
Webpage: www.ichotelsgroup.com/

Best Western (A ten-minute walk to LaGuardia Community College)
3317 Greenpoint Avenue
Long Island City, New York, 11101-2011, US
Phone: (718) 392-8400 Fax: (718) 392-2110
Webpage: www.bestwestern.com

Hotels accessible to LaGuardia Community College by cab:
The following hotels are approximately 20 minutes from LaGuardia by car and cab fare is approximately $25 dollars.

New York LaGuardia Marriott
10205 Ditmars Blvd
East Elmhurst, NY 11369
(718) 565-8900

Special rate available for Making Connections ePortfolio guests who regiester by March 28, 2008. After the cut off date any guest who wishes to make reservations may do so at the best available rate the hotel has to offer. To get the special rate, visit www.laguardiamarriott.com and where it asks for the group code input the following 7 letters: EPCEPCA. Or call 1 800 882 1043 and mention you are with the E-Portfolio Conference Room Block.

Wyndham Garden Hotel LaGuardia Airport
100-15 Ditmars Blvd.
East Elmhurst, NY 11369-1325
Reservations: (718) 426-1500
Webpage: www.wyndham.com/hotels/LGAAP
Conference Rate:
$139 per night (Ask hotel for details)
please ask for Local Booking Code XXXLOC48

Holiday Inn LaGuardia Airport
37-10 114th Street
Corona, NY 11368
Reservations: (718) 651-2100
Webpage: www.holidaylga.com
Conference Rate:
$139 per night / King Sized Bed (Ask hotel for details)
$139 per night / Queens Sized Bed
*There are a total of ten rooms that will be held at this price until two weeks before the conference. Conference participants should refer to “ePortfolio Conference at LaGuardia Community College” when booking their rooms.

 


Parking
We recommend that you take public transportation where possible, but if you plan to drive, you may want to use one of the following paid parking facilities, located near the college:

Edison Parking Lot
30-20 Thomson Ave. (718) 784-9884

Edison Parking Lot
A: 28-02 Skillman Ave. (718) 729-9531
B: 29-11 47th Ave. (718) 729-9531