Travel to Warpstock 2005 in Hershey, PA - "The Sweetest Place on Earth" (just outside of Harrisburg).
This years event will be at the Wyndham Harrisburg-Hershey Hotel, 4650 Lindle Road, Harrisburg, PA 17111 (Tel: 1-717-564-5511;
http://www.wyndham.com/hotels/MDTHT/main.wnt ) over 4 days (October 6th to the 9th). Please see our web site [ http://www.warpstock.org ] for registration, scheduling and program information as well as a link for hotel reservations at the special Warpstock rate.
AIR:
Harrisburg International Airport (MDT; http://www.flyhia.com/ ) is served
by the following airlines, with a daily total of 120 flights in and out:
Airline CODE Cities served Daily Departures
Air Canada AC Toronto 3
American Eagle AA Chicago (ORD) 4
Continental CO Cleveland 3
Delta DL Atlanta 5
Cincinnatti 5
Northwest NW Detroit 4
Minneapolis 2
TransMeridian T9 Orlando (SFB) 3/week
United Airlines UA Chicago (ORD) 5
Washington (IAD) 4
US Airways US Boston 3
Charlotte 4
Philadelphia 10
Pittsburgh 4
Orlando (MCO) 1/week
There is a FREE shuttle between the airport and the Wyndham (NOTE: Warpstock is at the Wyndham Harrisburg-Hershey Hotel, NOT the Wyndham Garden Hotel - Harrisburg/Hershey).
ROAD:
Harrisburg is at the intersection of Interstate Routes 81, 83, 283, and 76 (PA Turnpike). The Wyndham Harrisburg-Hershey Hotel is at I283 Exit 2 (Swatara exit) - take a right at the exit.
Approximate driving times:
New York City - 3 hours
Philadelphia - 1.5 hours
Baltimore - 1.5 hours
Washington - 2.3 hours
Pittsburgh - 3.5 hours
Chicago - 10 hours
Cleveland - 5.5 hours
Buffalo - 6.5 hours
White Plains - 3.5 hours
TRAIN
AMTRAK has several trains every day between New York City and Harrisburg. The Pennsylvanian and Keystone from New York stop in Newark and Philadelphia. The Harrisburg AMTRAK station is at 4th and Chestnut Streets, a 10 minute taxi ride from the hotel. Typical cab fare is $6-10.
BUS
Greyhound and Trailways serve Harrisburg.
Warpstock, Inc., is a North Carolina corporation. The Warpstock annual conference is a gathering of OS/2 users, developers, and vendors from around the world for the purpose of education and advocacy. More information is available at the Warpstock web site:
http://www.warpstock.org.
Source: OS2VOICE