Directions & Accommodations

The Eleventh Annual Graduate Research Symposium (GRS) will take place on March 23 & 24, 2012 at the Sadler Center at the College of William & Mary (W&M).  From I-64, take Exit 238 (VA-143) and follow signs towards Williamsburg.  At the second set of stoplights, turn right onto VA-132.  At the next set of stoplights turn right onto Route 60 Bypass.  Follow Bypass Road to where it dead-ends at Richmond Road and turn left onto Richmond Road.  Turn right at the third set of stoplights to pull into the Walter J. Zable Stadium parking lot.  The Sadler Center is next to Zable Stadium.  Prior to your arriving at the Sadler Center you will need to obtain a one day visitor parking pass that is available for $5.00 per day from the Parking Services office.  The conference registration table will not have parking passes available this year.  Parking passes are only required for Friday.  With this pass, parking is available in front of Zable Stadium or anywhere else on campus with a validated visitor's parking permit.  The W&M Hall lot has Pay-by-Space Kiosks that you can also pay for the appropriate time. Those presenters parked in any space designed as "reserved" without a parking pass can receive a parking ticket up to $170.  There is limited free 2 hr parking available on Richmond Road  and 2 hr parking meters in front of Blow Hall and Yates Lot.

Please see the following W&M Campus Maps for more information.

There are a number of airports if you are looking to fly into the Williamsburg area.  The Newport News/Williamsburg Airport (PHF) is 30 minutes, the Richmond International Airport (RIC) is 45 minutes, and the Norfolk International Airport (ORF) is 60 minutes from William & Mary by car.  These airports should offer shuttle service to Williamsburg.

A limited number of rooms are being made available at the Williamsburg Hospitality House, a two-minute walk from the Sadler Center, from Thursday, March 22nd to Sunday, March 25th, 2012.  Room reservations must be made over the phone at 1-800-932-9192 by February 21, 2012.  While reserving your room, mention your group affiliation with William & Mary Graduate Studies (Research Symposium) to get the discounted rate of $77.00 + 10% tax + $2.00 fee per night.  A one night's deposit with a major credit card is required at the time of making the reservation.  All deposits are refundable provided that notice of cancellation is received by the Williamsburg Hospitality House at least 24 hours prior to your arrival.  Changes in arrival date or affecting the length of stay must be made by 5 pm, 24 hours prior to arrival.  Check-in time is 3 pm and check-out time is 11 am. 

The city of Williamsburg has many hotels, some of which are very close to the Sadler Center.  The links to a few hotel websites are given below:

Days Inn (located at 902 Richmond Road and within a 10 minute walk)
Comfort Inn (located at 706 Bypass Road and within a 20-25 minute walk)
Super 8 (located at 1233 Richmond Road and within a 10 minute walk)

There are also several Bed and Breakfasts in Williamsburg.