TCWF Conference on the Health and Well-Being of Transition-Age Youth

October 24 - 25, 2011
San Francisco, California

TRAVEL & ACCOMMODATIONS

LODGING
TCWF’s 2011 Conference on the Health and Well-Being of Transition-Age Youth will be held at The Westin San Francisco Market Street. The hotel is located at 50 Third Street, San Francisco, CA 94103. Please note that all rooms at The Westin San Francisco Market Street are non-smoking. For more information about the hotel and its location, please check the hotel’s website at: www.westinsf.com.

Community Partners will make the hotel reservation for participants traveling from outside the San Francisco area. Please indicate your request for overnight accommodation on the registration form. TCWF will cover the cost of one-night's stay at The Westin San Francisco Market Street Hotel for qualifying participants. Should you require additional or special accommodations, please contact Pia Bañez of Community Partners at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it or (213) 346-3213.

TRANSPORTATION
Air Travel
Participants traveling by air can fly into San Francisco International Airport (SFO) or Oakland International Airport (OAK).

The subway, known as BART, is the recommended method of hotel transfer for both SFO and OAK. BART will conveniently drop you at Montgomery Station, on Market Street. From Market Street, walk southwest three blocks towards Third Street. On Third Street, head south, walk two blocks, and the Westin will be on the right. SFO is approximately a 30-minute drive to The Westin San Francisco Market Street, depending on traffic conditions. Travel to the hotel from Oakland airport is approximately a 40-minute drive. For more information please check these links:

SFO Airport
www.flysfo.com

OAK Airport
www.flyoakland.com

Public Transportation
BART
From SFO, take the yellow line (Pittsburg/Bay Point) to Montgomery Station.
From OAK, take the green line (Daly City) or blue line (Daly City) to Montgomery Station.
http://www.bart.gov/stations/schedules/index.asp

Driving
For driving directions to the conference, please visit: http://www.westinsf.com/location-directions.

Community Partners encourages carpooling and will be happy to help coordinate rideshare opportunities for participants not arriving via air. For those interested, please use the online registration form to note your travel origin.

Parking
Valet parking at The Westin San Francisco Market Street is available and will be validated for conference attendees.

TRAVEL STIPENDS
Travel stipends are available to defray the cost of travel to and from San Francisco. Depending on the number of stipend applications received, the stipend amount provided may not cover the full cost of travel expenses. Stipends will be provided on a reimbursement basis to those who attend the conference; original receipts will be required.

Please note that since the conference will provide food at the evening networking reception and breakfast and lunch on the day of the conference, meal and drink costs are not reimbursable expenses.

To request a travel stipend, please complete the online registration form at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/J96RD75.

Mileage will be reimbursed for those driving from outside of the area at the rate of 55¢ per mile.

Participants traveling by air should make their flight reservations as soon as possible to secure the lowest possible airfare.

Following the conference, please submit a Travel Reimbursement Request Form along with original receipts. Requests must be received no later than Friday, November 25, 2011.

Please mail to:
Pia Bañez
Community Partners
1000 N. Alameda Street, Suite 240
Los Angeles, CA 90012

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