Riverview Apartments

Riverview Apartments, located on South Plymouth Avenue, are now available to accommodate your department’s conference groups. We also welcome community groups.

The apartments are easily accessible to the river campus via a pedestrian bridge and provide an affordable alternative to hotel accommodations.

This new facility offers amenities such as air conditioning and separate living rooms and kitchens and there is ample parking available to guests. There are a combination of two and four-bedroom units which provide increased options for conference attendees or extended stay groups. In addition, each building has laundry and vending facilities available.

For further information on summer conference housing, please contact the Conference and Events Office at (585) 275-4111.

Photos courtesy of Res Life. 

In the works: COSYNE 2010

Denise is well under way with preparations for COSYNE 2010, another event our office assists in planning. If you're looking for assistance planning your next conference, contact Scott Verrenti at (585) 273-1765.

-Kaitlin

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A little bit about the COSYNE conference (from cosyne.org): 

The first Cosyne meeting, held in 2004 at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, drew over 350 participants. Since 2005, the meeting has been held in Salt Lake City, Utah. It has attracted a growing number of participants, from nearly 400 in 2005 to over 500 in 2009.

Cosyne topics include but are not limited to: neural coding, natural scene statistics, dendritic computation, neural basis of persistent activity, nonlinear receptive field mapping, representations of time and sequence, reward systems, decision-making, synaptic plasticity, map formation and plasticity, population coding, attention, computation with spiking networks.

UR New Hire Orientation at Staybridge Suites

Did you know the University of Rochester New Hire Orientation takes place at the Staybridge Suites on Mondays and Tuesdays?

Just another great location for your next meeting, training or reception! Call Conference and Events at (585) 275-4111 for more information or email Kaitlin Gray, Event Assistant.

For more photos, visit our Facebook page! And don't forget to become a fan by December 15 to be entered into our iTunes giftcard giveaway!

-Kaitlin

Looking for space for your next event?

The Munnerlyn Atrium in the BME Optics Building is a great location on campus for receptions, presentations, informational fairs and more! The University's student-run Swing Club even meets in Munnerlyn! For more information on utilizing this great space, call the Conference & Events office at (585) 275-4111 or email Kaitlin Gray, Event Assistant.

For more photos of the Atrium, visit the Conference & Events Facebook page! Become a fan by December 15 and be eligible to win a $25 iTunes gift card!

-Kaitlin

3rd Annual Simon School Convocation

The 3rd Annual Simon Graduate School of Business Convocation was held on Thursday, September 24, 2009 in the Interfaith Chapel. The annual Convocation kicks off the new Simon School academic year.

This year’s Convocation included remarks from Robert Witmer, Jr.; Chair Emeritus of the University of Rochester’s Board of Trustees, Ralph Kuncl; University of Rochester’s Provost and Executive Vice President, Mark Zupan; Dean of the Simon Graduate School of Business, Ricardo Medeiros; President of the Simon School Graduate Business Council and a Convocation Address by Gino Santini; Senior Vice President of Corporate and Business Development at Eli Lilly and Company and Simon School Class of 1983.

Following the academic ceremony, a reception was held in the Rotunda in Schlegel Hall.









For video footage of Convocation, visit the C&E YouTube page!

-Scott