RIT/NTID MATHCOUNTS Competition

Hotel and Travel Information

RIT has made arrangements with the Radisson Hotel (within walking distance of campus) to accommodate the RIT Math Competition participants, coaches and parents.

Hotel

The Radisson Hotel
175 Jefferson Road
Rochester, N.Y. 14623
585-475-1910

Travel:

• All delegations will be responsible for their own transportation arrangements and expenses to/from Rochester, N.Y.
• When you know of your arrival and departure times, please e-mail Math Competition Coordinator at mathcompetition@ntid.rit.edu.
• If you are flying into the Rochester airport, the Radisson Hotel has courtesy shuttle service to/from the airport. There are courtesy phones in the airport, or you may call the Radisson directly at 585-475-1910 to request shuttle service once you arrive in Rochester.
• Limited financial support for travel is available. Please e-mail request to mathcompetition@ntid.rit.edu.

Lodging & Meals

• RIT will cover hotel costs and provide meals for up to 2 coaches and up to 8 competing students from each participating school.
• RIT will provide meals for accompanying parents and additional staff members from Friday dinner to Sunday breakfast for $50.00 per person. Please notify us of the number of accompanying parents and additional staff no later than February 1, 2012.
• RIT will cover hotel expenses for Friday and Saturday evening. Delegations may elect to stay one or both nights, or not at all, depending on travel arrangements.
• RIT will make hotel reservations for the delegations only. Each school will be asked to inform the Math Competition Coordinator of their hotel room needs, taking into consideration the following:
  • RIT will pay for up to four hotel rooms per school. If you feel more rooms are needed, please contact the Math Competition Coordinator to discuss your needs.
  • There will be same-gender room assignments only.
  • Coaches and parents may not share rooms with students, unless the student is their own son/daughter.
  • Student participants will be asked to share rooms whenever possible. Coaches should also share a room, whenever possible. Up to four students should be assigned to each room.
  • If there is a single student who does not have a roommate (e.g. there are three male students and one female student), please inform the Math Competition Coordinator, and we will pair the student up with students from other schools.
• Any accompanying parents and additional staff members who join the group will be responsible for their own hotel reservations and expenses. When making hotel reservations, call the Radisson at 585-475-1910 and inform them you are with RIT’s Math Competition group, the discount rate becomes $96.00 for one to four persons in a room.
• If a parent accompanies his/her son or daughter, and they elect to share a hotel room, the parent will be responsible for the room expenses.
• All extra hotel services (e.g. pay-per-view movies, room service, etc.), will be automatically blocked for rooms

In event of emergency or urgent need to contact participants, please contact RIT's Public Safety Office at 585-475-3333 (voice/TTY).