The Westin Jersey City Newport is hosting the conference and is our preferred hotel for attendees.  It is located at 

479 Washington Boulevard
Jersey City, New Jersey 07310. 

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Travel to the Westin Jersey City Newport Hotel can be made using air, train or car. There are no direct hotel shuttles from any of the nearby airports.or train stations and travel by taxi from these travel nodes to the hotel is usually the quickest though most expensive way to make the final leg of your journey.

For the best overview of rail transportation to and near the Conference, please see the New York / Newark inset in this map.  The hotel is 1 block from the Pavonia-Newport PATH and Hudson-Bergen Light rail stations.

The hotel is one block south of the PATH transit system's Pavonia Newport Station.  PATH connects directly with AMTRAK, the New York City subway system, New Jersey Transit trains and busses,  Additionally, Hudson-Bergen Light Rail, and New York Waterway Hudson River ferry service are easily accessible from the Pavonia Newport Station.

By Air:

Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) (Recommended)
                    Located ~10 miles from the Westin. ~18 min. by taxi, ~$48.00
                    Newark airport to Westin via light rail public transportion
                                  1) Take Newark Airport AirTrain from terminal to Airport Rail Station
                                  2) Board the train toward New York Penn Station
                                  3) Deboard at the next stop at Newark Penn Station
                                  4) Board PATH train towards Journal Square/WTC
                                  5) Deboard at the Journal Square PATH Station
                                  6) Transfer to the 33rd Street PATH Train at Journal Square if a
                                       weekday, or to the Hoboken/33rd St PATH train if a weekend
                                  7) Deboard at the Pavonia Newport PATH Station
                                  8) Walk ~300 yards south on Washington Blvd to Westin
                                  Total travel time ~45 min.  $9.50
                    Newark airport to Westin via bus and light rail public transportion
                                  1)  NJ Transit bus route from your terminal to Newark Penn Station
                                  2) Follow directions from Newark Penn Station listed below
                                  Total travel time ~1 hr.  $14.00

LaGuardia Airport (LGA)
         Located ~13 miles from the Westin in Flushing NY, ~40 min. by taxi
          By public transportation: 
                       1) New York Airport Service Express Bus to NY Penn Station $10 ~ 1 hr.
                       2) Follow directions from NY Penn Station listed below

          JFK International Airport (JFK)
                    Located ~ 22 miles from the Westin in Jamaica NY. ~60 min. by taxi
                     By public transportation:
                                 1) AirTrain to Jamaica Station  $5
                                 2) Long Island Rail Road to Penn Station $13 ~40 min.
                                 3) Follow directions from NY Penn Station listed below

 By Train:

New York Penn Station
          Located ~6 miles from the Westion ~20 min. by taxi
          By Light Rail: 1) Walk east ~2 blocks on W 33rd St. to the Path station
                                  2) Board the train/subway toward Path 33rd St. - Journal Sq.
                                  3) Deboard at the Pavonia Path Station
                                  4) Walk ~300 yards south on Washington Blvd to Westin
                                  Total travel time ~35 min.  $1.75   

Newark Penn Station
          Located ~9 miles from the Westin.  ~20 min. by taxi
          By Light Rail: 1) Board the train/subway toward Path Newark-WTC
                                  2) Deboard at the Journal Square Path Station
                                  3) Board the train/subway towards Path Journal Sq.-33rd St
                                  4) Deboard at the Pavonia Path Station
                                  5) Walk ~300 yards south on Washington Blvd to Westin
                                  Total travel time ~45 min.  $9.50

General driving directions to the hotel

From Newark Airport

• Take the New Jersey Turnpike North.
• Exit 14C - Holland Tunnel.
• Turn right on Luis Marin Boulevard.
• Turn left on 6th Street.
• The hotel is on the left at the corner of Washington Boulevard.

• From East

• Take Interstate 87 West to the Palisades Parkway South to the New Jersey Turnpike.
• Exit 14C - Holland Tunnel.
• Turn right on Luis Marin Boulevard.
• Turn left on 6th Street.
• Hotel is on the left at the corner of Washington Boulevard.

• From North

• Take the New Jersey Turnpike South.
• Exit 14C - Holland Tunnel.
• Turn right on Luis Marin Boulevard.
• Turn left on 6th Street.
• The hotel is on the left at the corner of Washington Boulevard.

• From West

• Take Interstate 280 East via ramp to the left towards the New Jersey Turnpike/Newark.
• Exit 17-A to New Jersey state highway 7 East.
• Follow through to US highway 1 & 9 North.
• Turn slight right towards Holland Tunnel.
• Turn right on Luis Marin Boulevard.
• Turn left on 6th Street.
• The hotel is on the left at the corner of Washington Boulevard.