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Interactive Map
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Handicap Accessibility Map
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Conference Venues
The CESS 2017 Conference will take place in three venues at the University of Washington.
Daytime panel sessions on October 5-6 will take place in the HUB (also known as the Husky Union Building), which is located at the heart of the University of Washington campus. The HUB’s street address is 4001 E Stevens Way NE, Seattle, WA 98195.
Daytime panel sessions on October 7-8 will take place in the chateau-style Denny Hall.
Evening sessions and receptions will take place in Kane Hall, located just a short walk northwest from the HUB and southwest from Denny Hall.
Eat and Drink
Seattle is a city known for its fresh seafood, authentic cuisine, and highly developed microbrewery scene. Below, we list some recommended restaurants in the University District, nearby University Village, and in Seattle’s downtown. These include everything from pizza parlors to waterfront dining featuring salmon and crab from Puget Sound and even Alaska.
Conference attendees will find food and drink options in three locations on and around campus:
- In the HUB
- At the University Village Mall
- On University Way (commonly known as the Ave)
The HUB
- The HUB serves as the University of Washington’s student union building. As such, it contains a food court on its lower floor as well as Starbucks and a convenience store. (Open weekdays for lunch.)
University Village
- Joey’s Kitchen (American bar and grill)
- Eureka (American bar and grill)
- Piatti (upscale Italian cuisine)
- RAM Restaurant and Brewery
- Veggie Grill (vegetarian fast casual restaurant)
- Elemental Pizza (seated restaurant with delicious wood fired pizza and a full bar)
- Blue C Sushi (casual sushi)
- Molly Moon’s Homemade ice cream
- Evergreens (casual or to go, entrée size salads)
- Din Tai Fung (seated Taiwanese cuisine)
University Way (“the Ave”)
- Shalimar (Indian and Pakistani cuisine)
- Big Time Brewery (casual brewery and pizzeria, popular with students)
- Schultzy’s Bar and Grill (casual restaurant with a German theme and German beer)
- The District Lounge (in the Hotel Deca)
- MOD Pizza (pizza by the slice)
- Chipotle (Mexican fast food). Map.
- Café Solstice (coffee, tea, beer, and food options)
- Café on the Ave (cafe with lunch and dinner options)
- Starbucks on the Ave
- Post Alley Cafe (in Hotel Deca)
- Café Allegro (Seattle’s oldest espresso bar)
- Thai Tom (cozy and casual Thai cuisine)
- Pagliacci Pizza
- Fayza (Mediterranean and Lebanese)
- Which Wich (quick sandwiches)
Downtown
- The Pink Door
- Pike Place Market
- Metropolitan Grill
- Wild Ginger
- Purple Cafe and Bar
- Elliott Oyster House
- Matt’s in the Market
- Dahlia Lounge
- IL Bistro
Things To Do
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Visitors’ Center
- Burke Museum (Natural History and Culture, esp. Pacific NW Culture)
- Museum of Flight
- Museum of History and Industry (Mohai)
- Olympic Sculpture Park (impressive and imposing sculptures along Seattle’s waterfront park)
- Pike Place Market (historic farmers, seafood and crafts market with local restaurants and flying fish)
- Seattle Art Museum
- Seattle Asian Art Museum
- Seattle Sounders FC (2016 Major League Soccer champions!)
- Space Needle and Seattle Center
- Wing Luke Museum
- Bill Speidel’s Seattle Underground Tour
- Ferry to Bainbridge Island (35 minute trip across Puget Sound to the charming town of Winslow)
- Water Taxi from Downtown to West Seattle Promenade (short boat ride to West Seattle’s waterfront promenade and magnificent views)
- Gas Works Park (great lake views in a former industrial site just a 30 minute walk from the HUB along the Burke Gilman Trail)
- Lenin Statue and Fremont Sunday Market