Transportation
If you are flying to the conference, you will be coming into Raleigh-Durham Airport (RDU), which is approximately 15 miles east of Chapel Hill. From RDU, you can take a taxi, other transportation service, pubic buses, or rent a car. See the Getting to Chapel Hill page for further information about these options.
We’ve provided maps of UNC main (North) campus where the opening reception and Friday workshops and tutorials will be held, and a map of the area around the Friday Center where the conference events on Monday-Thursday will take place (including markers for the two closest hotels).
Chapel Hill is a very walkable town, and many of the places you’re likely to be visiting when not at the conference (UNC campus, Franklin Street in downtown Chapel Hill, and Carrboro) are within close proximity to each other. Chapel Hill / Carrboro also has a reliable, free bus service called Chapel Hill Transit. You can find real-time information using NextBus. The specific CHT lines that service the Friday Center are: FCX, V, S, and HU.
As indicated on the Accommodations page, the CHT does not have bus lines that run directly between the Friday Center and all of the hotels, so we will also be providing private buses to get people to and from the Friday Center. We’ll also be providing the private buses for transportation between hotels and the UNC campus for workshops and tutorials on Friday.
Monday, November 2 (Workshops and Tutorials at Friday Center – 9-5)
- Morning (from hotels to Friday Center): First run of buses, arrive at hotels approximately 7:45 AM; second run of buses, arrive at hotels approximately 8:15 AM
- Afternoon: Van looping by Friday Center, to hotels, each hour from 1:00-4:00 PM
- To evening reception (at Wilson Library, UNC Campus): First run of buses arrive at Friday Center at 5:00 PM; second run at 5:30 PM
- From evening reception (to hotels): First run of buses arrive at Wilson Library at 7:30 PM; second run at 8:00 PM (load behind Student Union on Raleigh Road)
Tuesday, November 3 (Conference at Friday Center – 9-4:30)
- Morning (from hotels to Friday Center): First run at approximately. 8:00 AM; second run at approximately 8:30 AM
- Afternoon: Van looping by Friday Center, to hotels, each hour from 1:00-4:00 PM
- After conference sessions (to hotels): First run of buses arrive at Friday Center at 4:30 PM; second run at 5:00 PM
- From hotels to group dinner (at UNC Alumni Building, Stadium Drive): First run at approximately 5:45 PM; second run at approximately 6:15 PM
- From group dinner to hotels: First run at 8:30 PM; second run at 9:00 PM
Wednesday, November 4 (Conference at Friday Center – 9-8)
- Morning (from hotels to Friday Center): First run at approximately. 8:00 AM; second run at approximately 8:30 AM
- Afternoon: Van looping by Friday Center, to hotels, each hour from 1:00-4:00 PM
- From conference reception (at Friday Center) to hotels: First run at 7:30 PM; second run at 8:00 PM
Thursday, November 5 (Conference at Friday Center – 9-5)
- Morning (from hotels to Friday Center): First run at approximately. 8:00 AM; second run at approximately 8:30 AM
- Afternoon: Van looping by Friday Center, to hotels, each hour from 1:00-4:00 PM
- After conference sessions (to hotels): First run at 5:00 PM; second run at 5:30 PM [Note: If you’d like to get downtown from the Friday Center (to attend the BitCurator mixer, a beer tour, or just to experience more of Chapel Hill), you can take one of the public CHT buses discussed above, or you could take one of the private buses and get off at the Carolina Inn, which is just one block south of Franklin Street.]
Friday, November 6 (Workshops and Tutorials on UNC Campus – 9-5)
- Morning (from hotels to UNC Campus – unload behind Student Union on Raleigh Road): First run at approximately 8:00 AM; second run at approximately 8:30 AM
- Afternoon: Van looping by UNC Campus, to hotels, each hour from 1:00-4:00 PM
- After workshops and tutorials (from Student Union to hotels): First run at 5:00 PM; second run at 5:30 PM
If you will be driving to the Friday Center for the Monday-Thursday events or to the UNC campus for the Friday events, see the parking page.