Registration
Early Registration Closes Soon!
Early registration for the CYFAR Professional Development Event (PDE) closes Thursday, May 23, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. EDT. The price for existing grantees is currently $450 but will increase to $500 after Thursday. Registration closes completely on June 3, 2024. You can register for the PDE here.
If you have any questions or issues with registration, please email cyfarpdta@umn.edu.
Agenda
New Grantee Orientation will be held on June 10.
General Sessions begin at 8 a.m. on June 11, and the event concludes at 3:30 p.m. on June 12.
The detailed agenda can be found on Sched. The password is CYFAR2024.
Hotel Room Block
The Professional Development Event will be held at the Hyatt Regency Bloomington-Minneapolis. Reserve your room here.
The room block closes on June 3, 2024.
CYFAR grantees will also receive the room block information through the PDTA newsletter. If you have not been receiving this newsletter, please email cyfarpdta@umn.edu to be added to the list.
Parking
The Hyatt Regency Bloomington Minneapolis address is 3200 East 81st Street, Bloomington, MN 55425. The parking lot is on the west and north sides of the hotel.
Directions:
Scan the QR code on the signs in the parking lot.
Visit Enter your information.
Click on the blue text. Have a validation code?
The code is F4W6J.
If you have any problems, go to the front desk for help.
Transportation Options
Hotel Shuttle:
To MSP Airport/Terminal 1: A complimentary airport shuttle departs the hotel's Lobby from 3:30 a.m. to 1:30 a.m.
Shuttle service every half hour (:00, :30 of the hour).
Terminal 2 drop-off is upon request only.
To Hotel: Follow signs to Ground Transportation (near baggage claim) to the Hotel Pick-up area. Look for the Hyatt Regency Bloomington –Minneapolis Shuttle Van.
If at Terminal 2, call the hotel at 952-922-1234 to request pickup.
Mall of America Shuttle:
Complimentary Mall of America® shuttle service is available during regular mall hours.
On demand only. Guests must inform the front desk when they want to go and call the hotel at 952-922-1234 when they need to be picked up. The last shuttle pick-up is at 10:55 p.m.
Light Rail:
Bloomington Central Station is located across from the park and runs every 7-15 minutes, depending on the time of day. A ticket machine for the $2 fare is located at the station.
To MSP Airport: take the Northbound train getting off at Terminal 1 or Terminal 2
To Hotel: take the Southbound train getting off at the Bloomington Central Station
https://www.metrotransit.org/metro-blue-line
http://www.mspairport.com/directions/ground-transportation/light-rail-transit