Carnegie Mellon University
The
2010 North American Conference on Computing and Philosophy will be held
on the campus of Carnegie Mellon University, located about 4 miles east from downtown
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
To acquaint you with the scenic Carnegie Mellon campus, we invite you to take a virtual campus tour at: http://www.cmu.edu/tour/
Local Time Zone
Pittsburgh
is in the Eastern Time Zone. At the time of the conference, Pittsburgh
will be on Eastern Daylight Time, the same time as New York City and
the East Coast of the United States, and one hour ahead of Chicago.
Weather
Temperatures
in southwestern Pennsylvania in the middle of July are in the high 80’s and
low to mid 90’s and are usually defined as “hot and humid.” Besides
bringing clothing appropriate for hot and humid weather conditions, we
suggest that you also include a light jacket or sweater for use in
air-conditioned meeting rooms.
Local weather information is available through the National Weather Service at: http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Pittsburgh&state=PA&site=PBZ&textField1=40.4392&textField2=-79.9767
Attractions
Conference
attendees have often enjoyed local attractions before and after CAP
conferences. The following links may prove helpful in making plans.
