Venue
All technical sessions, registration, breakfast, and lunch take place in Iacocca Hall on Lehigh’s Mountaintop campus; see here for driving directions. Bus service will be provided to/from Comfort Suites before and after conference events every day as well as to the University Center for the conference dinner on Thursday. Pick-up and drop-off times are as follows (the bus will run continuously with round trip approximately 20 minutes):
| Day | Locations | Time |
| Wednesday | Comfort Suites to Iacocca Hall | 7:15am – 9:00am |
| Iacocca Hall to Comfort Suites | 6:15pm – 7:15pm | |
| Thursday | Comfort Suites to Iacocca Hall | 7:15am – 9:00am |
| Iacocca Hall to University Center | 6:15pm – 7:00pm | |
| University Center to Comfort Suites | 9:45pm – 10:30pm | |
| Friday | Comfort Suites to Iacocca Hall | 7:15am – 9:00am |
| Iacocca Hall to Comfort Suites | 1:00pm – 2:00pm |
Throughout the rest of the days, participants can take the Lehigh bus service to Mountaintop; buses will be running on a summer schedule and the closest stop to Comfort Suites is up Brodhead Avenue in front of the Alumni Memorial Building. Participants that plan to drive to Mountaintop should park in the guest lot on the Mountaintop campus to avoid parking fees during business hours.
Traveling to Bethlehem
Nearby airports
- Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE): conveniently located about 7 miles North-West of Bethlehem, this airport provides connections to several cities in the US such as Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Washington D.C., and many others (see Connecting cities).
- Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR). Circa 73 miles East of Bethlehem, with bus service to Bethlehem.
- Philadelphia International Airport (PHL). 83 miles from Bethlehem. Bus service to Bethlehem is available at the 30th Street Station.
- LaGuardia International Airport (LGA). 94 miles from Bethlehem.
- J.F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). 103 miles from Bethlehem.
By bus
Bethlehem is serviced by Trans-Bridge Lines. There is a direct bus connection from New York City (Port Authority Station), Newark Liberty Airport, and JFK airport. Click here for schedules and fares. The South Bethlehem bus terminal is steps away from the conference site.
By car
From Route 22: Take Route 378 exit in Bethlehem. Route 378 heads only south; continue for 3.6 miles and when you cross the bridge over the Lehigh River, stay in the left-turn lane, marked “Third Street.” Bear left at the traffic light for Third Street at the south end of the bridge; continue one block to the traffic light at Brodhead Avenue, and turn right.
From Route I-78 East or West: Take the Hellertown/Bethlehem exit 67.
From Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey: Take the Northeast Extension (Route 476) of the Pennsylvania Turnpike north.
Buses in Bethlehem
Public transportation in Bethlehem is run by Lanta. The buses connecting North Bethlehem (where many hotels are located) and the Lehigh University campus in South Bethlehem are line B, line F, and line G.
Further information can be found at Lehigh University’s Maps and Directions web page.
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Hotels
You’ll find a variety of accommodation options in Bethlehem. Hotels Combined provides an accommodation price comparison search engine and is offering a 10% rebate to all participants attending MOPTA 2011.
For further information on their conference rebate program and to claim your rebate directly please visit: http://www.HotelsCombined.com/Conference_Support.
You can start searching for your preferred hotel in Bethlehem here. Here is a list of hotels close to the conference venue.
Comfort Suites (120 W. Third Street, Bethlehem PA 18015; Phone: 610-882-9700): this business hotel is within walking distance from the conference building and the banquet venue. A block of rooms has been reserved at the Comfort Suites for a rate of $99 per night. Please refer to the “MOPTA conference”. Reservations must be made by July 24 in order to receive this rate.
Historic Hotel Bethlehem (427 Main Street Bethlehem, PA 18018. Phone: 1-800-607-2384 or 610-625-5000): located in the historic downtown of Bethlehem. The conference site is 5 minutes by car.
Sayre Mansion Inn (250 Wyandotte St., Bethlehem PA 18015. Phone: 610-882-2100): a Bed & Breakfast with 19 antique filled rooms. A 15 minute walk to the conference site.
Bethlehem Inn (476 North New St., Bethlehem PA 18018. Phone: 610-867-4985): A Bed & Breakfast within the historic area of Bethlehem. It has three guest rooms. It is five minutes by car from the conference site.
Morningstar Inn (72 East Market St., Bethlehem PA 18018. Phone: 610-867-2300): this urban mansion in the heart of downtown Bethlehem’s historic district has five guest rooms. It is five minutes by car from the conference site.
Hampton Inn Bethlehem (200 Gateway Dr, Bethlehem PA 18017. Phone: 610-868-2442): located along Route 22, it is a 15 minutes drive from the conference site.