GradMoCCA ☕ a Graduate Meeting on
Combinatorial Commutative Algebra

Please email Mahrud Sayrafi (mahrud@umn.edu) with any questions.

Location of the talks

The meeting will be held in Vincent Hall which is located minutes away from the East Bank Station if commuting via Metro Transit.

• The talks will be in Vincent 16 (enter via the south entrance).
• Registration, meals, and coffee will be in Vincent 120.
• ADA accessible entrance to Vincent hall is located on the south side.
• Please note that face masks are required in classrooms by university policy.

Getting to the East Bank Campus

• By air:
  • Closest airport is the Minneapolis–Saint Paul (MSP) airport
  • Directions from MSP by light rail
• By land:
  • Driving directions via I-35W or I-94.
  • Parking information: the Church Street Garage, Weisman Art Museum Garage, and Washington Ave. Ramp are closest to Vincent Hall.
  • Note: the meeting coincides with commencement, so parking may be limited!
• By water!
  • Due north on the Mississippi river until you see the Weisman Art Museum:

Lodging

• For Days Inn, get off at the Stadium Village Station (three stops) and cross University Ave to the northerly side and walk east for a block or so.

• Child care resources

Food

There are few neighborhoods near campus with many restaurants:

• Dinkytown (10min walk north of Vincent hall)
• Stadium Village (10min walk east of Vincent hall)
• Cedar-Riverside (15min walk south-west of Vincent hall)

Things to see or do around town

• Mississippi river
  • Walk over the Stone Arch Bridge to Mill Ruins Park.
  • Stop by the Guthrie Theater for excellent views of the river!
  • Go for a walk by the Bohemian Flats Park or the East River Flats Park.
• List of lakes in Minneapolis
  • Lake of the Isles and Bde Maka Ska are accessible by any bus towards Uptown.
• Museums
  • The Weisman Art Museum is on campus and is free (donation recommended)
  • The Minneapolis Institute of Art is also free and is accessible by a bus
  • The Mill City Museum is across the Stone Arch Bridge
  • The Bell Museum is on the Saint Paul campus and is accessible by a bus
  • The Museum of Russian Art is in south Minneapolis and is accessible by a bus
• Visit Saint Paul!