The Spring 2024 Symposium will be at the University at Albany. All of the events will be in the ETEC Building. Although the ETEC building is a University at Albany building, it is on the Harriman State Office Complex, which is adjacent to the University at Albany campus. The address of the ETEC building is ETEC, 1220 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12226. It is important that you include “ETEC” in your search if you are using a mapping program; otherwise, the search may send you to the state police barracks. A link to a Google Map of the building location is here.
Parking in the ETEC lot is free on Saturday (our meeting day). If you need to stay overnight, there are a several hotels south and north of the main University at Albany campus, just off Western Ave and Washington Ave, respectively.
Detailed driving directions and hotel information are given below and can be downloaded here.
Driving Directions
From the North:
Take the Northway (I-87) south to Exit 1E. Merge onto I-90 east (toward Albany/Boston). Then take Exit 3 (State Office Buildings), which will put you on Campus Access Road. After passing the ETEC building, you will take a U-turn to access the side of Campus Access Road that passes in front of the ETEC building.
From the South:
Take the Thruway (I-87) north to Exit 24. Merge onto I-90 east (toward Albany/Boston). Then take Exit 3 (State Office Buildings), which will put you on Campus Access Road. After passing the ETEC building, you will take a U-turn to access the side of Campus Access Road that passes in front of the ETEC building.
From the West
Take the Thruway (I-90) east to Exit 24. Merge onto I-90 east (toward Albany/Boston). Then take Exit 3 (State Office Buildings), which will put you on Campus Access Road. After passing the ETEC building, you will take a U-turn to access the side of Campus Access Road that passes in front of the ETEC building.
From the East
Take the I-90 west to Exit 3 (State Office Buildings), which will put you on Campus Access Road. After passing the ETEC building, you will take a U-turn to access the side of Campus Access Road that passes in front of the ETEC building.
From UAlbany Campus:
There is no direct street access to the ETEC building from the UAlbany campus. You must first drive to either Washington Avenue or Western Avenue and go east towards downtown Albany. Just after passing the UAlbany campus, there will be an entrance to the Harriman State Office Complex. If entering Campus Access Road from Washington Avenue, you will see the ETEC building on your left. After passing the building, you will take a U-turn to access the side of Campus Access Road that passes in front of the ETEC building. The parking lot is on the north side of the building. If entering Campus Access Road from Western Avenue, you will also need to take a U-turn so that you are driving towards the ETEC building, not away from it. Again, the parking lot is on the north side of the ETEC building.
Hotels
There are hotels on both the Western Avenue (south side) and Washington Avenue (north side) of the University at Albany campus. The hotels on Western Avenue have restaurants and pubs within walking distance.
Western Avenue Hotels:
Days Inn by Wyndham Albany SUNY
1230 Western Avenue, Albany, New York 12203
Phone: 518-234-8518
Hampton Inn Albany-Western Ave/University Area
1442 Western Avenue, Albany, New York 12203
Phone: 518-438-0001
Washington Avenue Hotels:
Courtyard by Marriott Albany Thruway
1455 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York 12206
Phone: 518-435-1600
Hilton Garden Inn Albany/SUNY Area
1389 Washington Ave. Albany, New York 12206
Phone: 518-453-1300
Hotel Luna
1383 Washington Ave, Albany, New York 12206
Phone: 518-435-1800