Venue
EDM 2016 will be held in downtown Raleigh, NC, USA, the "City of Oaks", in the Sheraton Raleigh Hotel.
Please refer to the floor plan below to locate the rooms for the presentations.
Hotel Reservations
Sheraton Raleigh Hotel – 421 S. Salisbury Street – Raleigh, NC 27601Reserve your room online at Sheraton Raleigh Hotel - EDM 2016 Hotel Reservations or call 1-800-325-3535 for reservations and request a room in the block reserved for the NCSU Educational Data Mining conference.
Rates: $139/single or double
Cutoff date for this special rate: June 8, 2016 (Extended)
Step inside the warm, maple-trimmed walls of the Sheraton Raleigh Hotel and your spirits will rise as high as our sun-filled atrium. Located in the heart of downtown Raleigh, the Sheraton has 355 of the most luxurious guest rooms in the city. The Sheraton is within walking distance of the State Capitol, museums, restaurants, nightlife, and the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts.
Parking
The parking deck at 415 Gale St. is the deck for the Sheraton. Streetview is here. The Sheraton provides parking details here.
Rates: $14/day for Sheraton hotel guests (your room card will allow access and exit privileges). The hourly rate is $2/hr and $1 per additional hour.
NOTE: Occasionally, there will be a yellow sign indicating that the deck is for Sheraton Hotel guests only. However, ALL EDM attendees are invited to park in this deck. Please disregard any such sign and feel free to use the deck.
Wifi in meeting rooms
Wifi is provided as part of your EDM 2016 registration. When using the wifi, choose the wifi network for the room you are in, and use:
username: civitas password: civitas
Wifi in your Sheraton hotel room
Wifi is provided as part of your room rate. You will need to select the $9.95 option for internet in your hotel room and follow the directions, but you will not be charged upon checkout.