Biodiversity, Ecology, and the Biological Carbon Pump in the Ocean Twilight Zone
OTZ Symposium » Logistics
Logistics
Following is logistical information to start your planning for the OTZ Sympoisium in Woods Hole September 13-20, 2023.
Location
Plenary sessions will take place in Redfield Auditorium (Water Street, Village campus) and poster sessions and smaller group activities will take place in AVAST (Woods Hole Road, Quissett Campus).
There will be a bus to transport participants between the Village and Quissett Campuses and from/to the hotels.
Lodging
We have secured hotel blocks from three different hotels:
- Holiday Inn Falmouth in Falmouth (508-540-2000)
- Inn on the Square in Falmouth (508-457-0606): group code Mesopelagic 2023
- Sands of Time Motor Inn in Woods Hole (508-548-6300): group code 09132023
We will have a shuttle bus circulating around these hotels to transport you to/from the meetings
Food
We will provide breakfasts, lunches, and two evening receptions under a tent outside Redfield.
Air Travel
Be sure to check the bus schedule before booking your air travel. The two airports nearest to Woods Hole are Boston Logan Airport (BOS) and Providence T.F. Green Airport (PVD). Both airports are just under 80 miles from Woods Hole and offer bus service to Woods Hole. We recommend the Boston Logan Airport (more buses) and the Plymouth and Brockton Bus Company (don't have to pick one time to travel).
Ground Transportation and Ride Sharing
Ground transportation
The buses from the Boston airport run regularly (and recently there is now a Plymouth and Brockton bus from TF Green in Providence), http://peterpanbus.com or https://www.p-b.com/wh-to-bsn-lgn-web-schedule/, have stops close to the Sands of Time Motor Inn in Woods Hole and the Inn on the Square in Falmouth. Put in Boston Logan Airport (or T.F. Green Airport) and then Woods Hole or Falmouth on their web sites to get the correct schedule. The bus stop for “scheduled buses” can be found right outside each terminal at Boston Logan Airport. If you take the Peter Pan Bus, or Plymouth and Brockton buses, and you are staying at the Holiday Inn, you will require a taxi from the Falmouth bus station.
Falmouth Taxi at 508-548-3100 or All Seasons Taxi at 508-548-9990, or Uber. There are other methods to travel the ~90-minute trip from the airports to Woods Hole such as the GoGreen Shuttle, White Tie Limousine, Enterprise and National car rentals, and taxis.
Woods Hole to TF Green Web Schedule
P&B Woods Hole to TF Green Airport Schedule
Woods Hole to Boston/Logan Web Schedule
P&B Woods Hole to Boston/Logan Airport Schedule
Ride sharing
If you are renting a car or need a ride to/from the airport and wish to coordinate with your colleagues, please let us know.
Visitor Information
About the Meeting Site
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) is located in Woods Hole, MA. Woods Hole is approximately 75 miles south of Boston on Cape Cod. It is surrounded by the waters of Martha’s Vineyard Sound and Buzzards Bay and just a few miles south of Falmouth, which is typically New England (village green, Main Street and a Congregational Church with a bell cast by Paul Revere).
Restaurants
For meals on your own, there are 6 restaurants right in Woods Hole outside of the continental breakfasts, lunches, and two receptions we will provide at the meeting. The Inn on the Square and Holiday Inn also have their own restaurants, and downtown Falmouth has many restaurants as well.
Other Helpful Links
Woods Hole Village Visitor Information
Useful Links
WHOI Ocean Science Discovery Center – show your workshop nametag for 10% off
WHOOSH Bus Schedule (this is a trolley that travels between Woods Hole and Falmouth if you are looking for transportation outside of our meeting shuttle times)