Lodging

Blocks of rooms have been reserved at the Howard Johnson Plaza-Hotel at 525 West Johnson Street, which is about three blocks away from the Business School; The Madison Inn at 601 Langdon Street, which is about four blocks from the Business School and one block from Lake Mendota; the Inn on the Park - Capitol Square at 22 S. Caroll Street, which is two blocks from the site of AAAI-98 on Lake Monona. Attendees will be able to stay for both ICML and AAAI.

The hotel locations can be viewed on this map. The UW Business School is located on the block surrounded by University Ave., Park St, W. Johnson St, and a fourth street not shown on this map (look at the middle of the left edge to find these streets).

Howard Johnson Plaza-Hotel

Phone: 1-608-251-5511; 1-800-446-4656
Location on map: W. Johnson & Frances
Rates: $70 single, $80 double (includes parking)
Group Name: UW Computer Sciences
Cut-off date for reservations: June 15, 1998
Dates reserved: 7/21/98 - 7/30/98

The Madison Inn

Phone: 1-608-257-4391
Location on map: Langdon & Frances
Rates: $52 single, $60 double (includes breakfast and parking)
Group Name: UW Computer Sciences
Cut-off date for reservations: June 23, 1998
Dates reserved: 7/23/98 - 7/30/98

Inn on the Park - Capitol Square

Phone: 1-608-257-8811; 1-800-279-8811
Location on map: Main & Carroll
Rates: $77/87 single, $87/97 double (same as the AAAI rates; includes parking)
Group Name: UW Computer Science Department Block
Cut-off date for reservations: June 15, 1998
Dates reserved: 7/23/98 - 7/24/98 (you'll have to ask for the AAAI block after that)

A small number of rooms (20) have also been reserved at the UW's Lowell Hall (608-256-2621), though space was only available for the nights of July 23-27. The rates are $52 single and $62 double, breakfast and parking included. This is a hotel-like facility run by the Univ. of Wisconsin for conferences. It is located at 610 Langdon Street and has a pool, sauna, and exercise room. (It's at the corner of Langdon & Frances on this map.)

Dorms rooms are available about one block from the Business School; these are also the AAAI dorm rooms. (See buildings #192 & #195 on this map; the Business School is building #51.) The daily per-person cost (breakfast included) is $27 double and $40 single. A form for the dorm reservations is in the AAAI conference brochure and is also available as either a pdf file or a ps file. Please send the completed form directly to the address shown on it.