Conference Transportation Guide

February 12–15 San Francisco Think Venues

Walking, shuttles, BART (Bay The best way to get around Connector Shuttle: Area Rapid Transit) — San Think venues is on foot. Check Moscone/Hilton Hours Francisco has it all. Think 2019 on distances between Think The Connector Shuttle will run Tuesday 7:30am–5:30pm is in a new city. To maximize your venues, suggested walking paths, between Moscone West and the Wednesday 7:30am–6:30pm time, ensure you know how to and wear comfortable shoes. Hilton San Francisco Union Square Thursday 7:30am–6:30pm get around. during the following times: Friday 7:30am–12:30pm

Post St 2nd St Think Site Map

14 Market St

Kearny St Kearny Grand St Grand

Stockton St Stockton 1 Moscone West 6 Press Club

Geary St New Montgomery St Registration & Information Desk (Sun–Tue am only) 7 Yerba Buena Forum Chairman’s Address General Session: Research 8 Yerba Buena Theater Science Slam Featured Sessions O’Farrell St 15

3rd St 2 Moscone North 9 AMC Metreon 13 Registration & Information Desk Breakout Sessions Code

Yerba Buena Ln Minna St Think Theater (Featured Sessions) Powell St Powell Ellis St 6 Executive Meeting Center Business Partner Caf 10 City View 7 Natoma St InnerCircle Lounge Market St 16 Mission St 3 Moscone South

Mason St Registration & Information Desk 11 Tabletop Tap House Eddy St St Magnin Cyril Howard St Think Academy Code Caf 5 8 9 Think Campus InterContinental Bookstore & Think Store 12 10 Registration 2 4 Think Park (Howard St.) Breakout Sessions Mason St Transportation Think Park Theater 11 (Featured Sessions) 13 Hilton Union Square

Walking Path Mission St Be Equal Lounge Registration 4 1 3 Breakout Sessions Market St BART 5 Yerba Buena Gardens 5th St Westin St. Francis 4th St Lunch (Tue–Thu) 14 Bus Samovar Registration Breakout Sessions Taxi B Restaurant

N 15 Rideshare 12 Folsom St St. Regis

Howard St 16 W Hotel

Page 2 Distances Between Think Venues BART Powell Street Station Street Powell BART South Moscone Esplanade—Moscone South Annex Buena Theater Yerba North Moscone Buena at Yerba The Forum West Moscone Hotel St. Regis W Hotel Club The Press Theaters & AMC Metreon City View InterContinental Hotel St. Francis Westin

Hilton Union Square 0.2 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.2

Westin St. Francis 0.2 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.5 0.6

InterContinental Hotel 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.2

City View & AMC Metreon Theaters 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2

The Press Club 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3

W Hotel 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.1

St. Regis Hotel 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3

Moscone West 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2

The Forum at Yerba Buena 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

Moscone North 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1

Yerba Buena Theater 0.5 0.1 0.1

Esplanade — Moscone South Annex 0.4 0.1

Moscone South 0.5

*Distances are Google’s shortest walking distance rounded to the nearest tenth of a mile. Hotel Transportation

With 100+ hotels, conference shuttles will be provided between Shuttle Schedule Between Hotels and Moscone Center West official Think hotels and the Moscone Center or BART station except Think shuttle service is provided continuously every 15–20 minutes those within walking distance. For a list of official Think hotels, visit ibm.biz/think19hotels. Check the Think shuttle sign in your lobby AM Service to PM Service from for any changes and specific route information. Moscone Center No Shuttle Service Moscone Center

Monday 6:30am–9:30am 9:30am–4:30pm 4:30pm–8:00pm* Route Types ADA Transportation 1 Hotel within walking distance To book a reservation Tuesday 6:30am–5:00pm 5:00pm–8:30pm* of Moscone Center/Think for a wheelchair/scooter Wednesday 7:00am–10:00am 10:00am–4:00pm 4:00pm–6:45pm* venues accessible shuttle, please call (206) 852–7695. Thursday 7:00am–10:00am 10:00am–4:00pm 4:00pm–6:45pm* 2 Think shuttle service from/ Friday 7:00am–12:30pm to hotel and Moscone West Transportation Desk (Routes 1–9) Moscone North & South, Lobby *Last shuttle to Moscone Center departs 60 minutes before shuttle end time Mon–Tue 7:00am–8:00pm 3 Think shuttle service from/ Wed–Thu 8:00am–7:00pm to hotel and BART station. Fri 8:00am–12:00pm You will take BART to Powell Street Station, then a short walk to Moscone Center/ Think by the Bay Special Event Shuttle Schedule Think venues* (Routes 10–23)

4 Walk to BART station as From Moscone From Pier 39 West to Pier 39 No Shuttle Service to Hotels your hotel is within walking distance to BART station. Thursday 6:00pm–7:30pm 7:30pm–8:30pm 8:30pm–10:00pm** You will take BART to Powell **Attendees staying at hotels with BART + shuttle service (Route 10-23) please see transportation Street Station, with a short desk just inside Pier 39 entrance for your hotel return taxi voucher. Shuttles are not provided. walk to Moscone Center and Think venues* Please Note: Think conference badge is required to board the Shuttle and to attend all conference activities.

* These hotel routes require use of the BART, please see page 11 for more information.

Page 4 Think Hotels and Routes

Bus Routes WALK to WALK to 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 BART Station Moscone AC Hotel San Francisco Airport Oyster v Point Waterfront

Aloft Hotel v

Americania Hotel v

Argonaut Hotel v

Axiom Hotel

Bay Landing Hotel v

BEI v

Best Western Plus Grosvenor Hotel v

Cartwright Union Square v

Casa Madrona Hotel & Spa v

Claremont Club & Spa, A Fairmont Hotel v

CLIFT Hotel v

Courtyard by Marriott Downtown San Francisco

Courtyard By Marriott Oakland Airport v

Courtyard Fisherman's Wharf v

Courtyard Marriott San Francisco Airport v

Courtyard Oakland Downtown

Courtyard Oakland Emeryville v

Courtyard San Francisco Airport Oyster v Point Waterfront

Cova Hotel v

Crowne Plaza Concord/Walnut Creek v

Page 5 Routes 10–23 will utilize BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) from designated stations, see page 11 for BART Think Shuttle Service Think Hotels and Routes (cont’d)

Bus Routes WALK to WALK to 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 BART Station Moscone Crowne Plaza SFO Airport v

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Berkeley Marina v

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel San Francisco v Airport North

Doubletree Hotel San Francisco Airport v

Embassy Suites SFO South San Francisco v

Embassy Suites SFO Waterfront v

Embassy Suites Walnut Creek

Executive Hotel Vintage Court v

Executive Inn and Suites v

Fairmont San Francisco v

Four Points by Sheraton v

Four Points by Sheraton Hotel & Suites San Fran- v cisco Airport

Four Points San Rafael v

Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco

Galleria Park Hotel

Grand Hyatt San Francisco v

Harbor Court Hotel v

Hilton Concord v

Hilton Garden Inn v

Hilton Garden Inn SF/Oakland Bay Bridge v

Hilton Oakland Airport v

Page 6 Routes 10–23 will utilize BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) from designated stations, see page 11 for BART Think Shuttle Service Think Hotels and Routes (cont’d)

Bus Routes WALK to WALK to 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 BART Station Moscone Hilton San Francisco Airport Bayfront v

Hilton San Francisco Financial District v

Hilton San Francisco Union Square v

Holiday Inn Express & Suites San Francisco Fish- v erman's Wharf

Holiday Inn Express Walnut Creek v

Holiday Inn Golden Gateway v

Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Oakland — Airport v

Homewood Suites by Hilton Oakland Waterfront v

Homewood Suites by Hilton SF Airport — North v

Hotel Abri v

Hotel Adagio v

Hotel Carlton v

Hotel Diva v

Hotel Emblem v

Hotel G v

Hotel Griffon v

Hotel Kabuki v

Hotel Nikko San Francisco v

Hotel Spero v

Hotel Union Square v

Hotel Vertigo v

Page 7 Routes 10–23 will utilize BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) from designated stations, see page 11 for BART Think Shuttle Service Think Hotels and Routes (cont’d)

Bus Routes WALK to WALK to 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 BART Station Moscone Hotel Via

Hotel Whitcomb v

Hotel Zelos

Hotel Zephyr v

Hotel Zeppelin v

Hotel Zetta San Francisco

Hotel Zoe Fisherman's Wharf v

Hyatt Centric Fisherman's Wharf v

Hyatt House Emeryville v

Hyatt Place San Francisco

Hyatt Regency San Francisco v

Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport v

InterContinental Mark Hopkins San Francisco v

InterContinental San Francisco

JW Marriott San Francisco v

Kimpton Buchanan v

King George Hotel v

Larkspur Landing South San Francisco v

Marines Memorial Club Hotel v

Marriott Oakland City Center

Omni San Francisco Hotel v

Palace Hotel, A Starwood Luxury Collection Hotel

Page 8 Routes 10–23 will utilize BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) from designated stations, see page 11 for BART Think Shuttle Service Think Hotels and Routes (cont’d)

Bus Routes WALK to WALK to 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 BART Station Moscone Parc 55 San Francisco — A Hilton Hotel v

Pier 2620 Fisherman's Wharf v

Pullman Hotels and Resorts v

Renaissance ClubSport Walnut Creek Hotel

Residence Inn SFO Oyster Point v

San Francisco Airport Marriott Waterfront v

San Francisco Marriott Marquis

San Francisco Marriott Union Square v

San Francisco Proper Hotel v

Shattuck Hotel

Sheraton Fisherman's Wharf v

Sir Francis Drake Hotel v

St. Regis

Stanford Court Hotel v

Staypineapple Union Square San Francisco v

Taj Campton Place v

The Inn at Union Square v

The Marker San Francisco v

The Mosser

The Orchard Garden Hotel v

The Orchard Hotel v

The Park Central San Francisco

Page 9 Routes 10–23 will utilize BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) from designated stations, see page 11 for BART Think Shuttle Service Think Hotels and Routes (cont’d)

Bus Routes WALK to WALK to 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 BART Station Moscone The Ritz Carlton, Half Moon Bay — MUST FIND YOUR OWN METHOD OF TRANSPORATION —

The Ritz-Carlton San Francisco v

Tilden Hotel v

Villa Florence Hotel v

W San Francisco

Walnut Creek Marriott v

Westin San Francisco Airport v

Westin St. Francis v

Yotel San Francisco v

Z Hotel Jack London Square v

Page 10 Routes 10–23 will utilize BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) from designated stations, see page 11 for BART Think Shuttle Service BART Think Shuttle Service

BART is the best way to get around the city. Think hotels in Designated hotels using the San Francisco airport (SFO) BART Think shuttle service area and East Bay area (Oakland, Think shuttle service will provide transportation from the following Think hotels to BART stations. 12th Street/ to Downtown to Station Pleasant Hill to Berkeley, Emeryville, Walnut You will take BART to Powell Street Station, Creek) — Routes 10–23 and

Claremont Club & Spa, A Fairmont Hotel Ticket pick up v Pick up your BART ticket at the Courtyard By Marriott Oakland Airport v IBM desk in your hotel lobby. Check-in is required. Courtyard Marriott San Francisco Airport v Courtyard Oakland Downtown Sunday 1:00pm–7:00pm Monday 6:00am–10:00am Courtyard Oakland Emeryville v 2:00pm–7:00pm Courtyard San Francisco Airport v Tuesday 6:00am–11:00am Oyster Point Waterfront 12:00pm–5:00pm Crowne Plaza Concord/Walnut Creek v

Crowne Plaza SFO Airport v

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Berkeley Marina v

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel San Francisco v Airport North Doubletree Hotel San Francisco Airport v

Embassy Suites SFO South San Francisco v

Page 11 BART Think Shuttle Service (cont’d)

Quick tips Designated hotels using Think ahead and be prepared with the following: BART Think shuttle service Think shuttle service will provide transportation to 12th Street/ to Downtown to Station Pleasant Hill to – Powell Street Station is the from the following Think hotels to BART stations. You will take BART to Powell Street Station, closest station to Moscone Center/

– Think Shuttles run approximately Four Points by Sheraton Hotel & Suites v every 10–15 minutes during San Francisco Airport scheduled hours Hilton Concord v – BART trains run approximately Hilton Garden Inn v every 8–10 minutes from 5:00am–10:00am during Hilton Garden Inn SF/Oakland Bay Bridge v rush hour Hilton Oakland Airport v

Hilton San Francisco Airport Bayfront v

Holiday Inn Express Walnut Creek v

Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Oakland — Airport v

Homewood Suites by Hilton v Oakland Waterfront

Homewood Suites by Hilton SF v Airport — North Hyatt House Emeryville v

Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport v

Page 12 BART Think Shuttle Service (cont’d)

followed by a short walk to Think venues. Coliseum Station Station Concord Station Merritt Lake MacArthur Station Station Millbrae Station North Berkeley Station Rockridge San Bruno Station WALK Station Oakland City Center WALK Station Berkeley WALK Station Creek Walnut Think venues Larkspur Landing South San Francisco v – Check the Think shuttle sign in official Think hotel lobbies for route Marriott Oakland City Center changes, additional information, v the frequency of service, and Pullman Hotels and Resorts specific departure times for Renaissance ClubSport Walnut Creek Hotel your route Residence Inn SFO Oyster Point v – Think Shuttles run approximately San Francisco Airport Marriott Waterfront v every 10–15 minutes during scheduled hours Shattuck Hotel Walnut Creek Marriott v – BART trains run approximately every 8–10 minutes from Westin San Francisco Airport v 5:00am–10:00am during rush hour Z Hotel Jack London Square v

Page 13 Public Transportation

San Francisco has a robust public Caltrain train service runs Rideshare and Taxis Parking Garages transportation system. The city from San Francisco to San Jose Rideshares (Uber/Lyft) and taxis Moscone Center does not has four separate rail systems connecting Silicon Valley and are also ways to get around San include a public parking facility. which include BART, Muni, Stanford. It provides easy access Francisco — albeit not the most Listed below are public parking Caltrain and classic cable cars. to the San Jose Airport and time effective. However, to ease garages in close proximity to the creates an express route between some of the congestion, there facility, each of which provide Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) San Jose and San Francisco. are designated rideshare pickup certain spaces reserved for use subway service is a system built location. by authorized, handicapped to act as a region commuter train. Muni is the name for San individuals. It provides quick access between Francisco’s network of buses, San Francisco and Oakland cable cars and light rail trains. Designated Rideshare Fifth & Mission Parking Garage International Airports and the Muni Rail helps pick up where the Pickup Locations 833 Mission Street (between downtown hubs of San Francisco, BART leaves off, helping riders’ Fourth & Fifth Streets, Oakland and Berkeley. As San access destinations west of the Uber and Lyft at Think: adjacent to Moscone West) Francisco’s all-electric transit city toward the coast and will get Howard Street, between (415) 982-8522 x 18 system, one round trip BART ride you to AT&T Park, Fisherman’s 4th & 5th Streets Rate: $34/day keeps 10–20 pounds of carbon Wharf and move riders along the out of the atmosphere. Go to bayfront piers via its streetcar Uber and Lyft at Think by the Hearst Parking Center the BART QuickPlanner for train F line. Muni Buses help connect Bay Special Event: At the 45 Third Street (45 Third times, fares and BART Map. visitors with Presidio, The Golden corner of Beach Street and Street with entrance on Gate Bridge, and Lombard St. Stockton Street Stevenson, 2 blocks from Moscone South/North) (415) 989-4000 Rate: $24/up to 12 hours; 12–24 hours $35

Moscone Center Garage 255 Third Street (Folsom & Howard, across the street from Moscone South’s Esplanade Ballroom) (415) 777-2782 Rate: $29/day Page 14 Airport Information

Airport transportation is not provided. Consider taking BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) to/from the airport. It’s a quick, green easy, low cost alternative to a cab. Visit BART.gov/airport for complete BART airport service information.

ONE-WAY ESTIMATES TO DOWNTOWN SAN FRANCISCO HOTELS Estimated Taxi Fare SuperShuttle Uber/Lyft BART San Francisco International Airport (SFO) $45–$55 USD $21 USD $35–$40 USD* $11 USD https://www.flysfo.com/ Oakland International Airport (OAK) $65 USD $75 USD $40–$45 USD* $21.90 USD https://www.oaklandairport.com/ Norman Y Mineta San Jose $167 USD $105 USD $74–$86 USD* International Airport (SJC) https://www.flysanjose.com/

*Peak time surges may apply Note: IBM does not endorse any specific service

Taxis Rideshares Taxis and Rideshares F Green Cab 415-626-4733 Lyft and Uber Take a cab or share a ride using the (peak time surges may apply) following services. Flywheel Cab 415-970-1300 SuperShuttle airport transfers (book in advance) City Wide Dispatch 415-920-0700 Zipcar Luxor Cab 415-282-4141

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