ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

Teachers College, Columbia University
http://www.tc.edu

Comparative & International Education Society
http://cies.us

CIES President Steve Klees
http://www.education.umd.edu/EDPA/faculty/klees.htm

CIES President-Elect Henry Levin
http://www.tc.columbia.edu/faculty/index.htm?facid=hl361

NEW YORK CITY INFORMATION

Be sure to visit the I ? NY table (PDF) at CIES Registration. This table will be staffed by TC student volunteers, all intimately familiar with NYC, with plenty of resources on hand to make sure that you make the most of your trip to the Big Apple! Start planning your trip by downloading their guides:

Visiting Teachers College - great links to valuable information! Maps, city guides, restaurant listings, cultural resources...
http://www.tc.edu/users/visitors.htm

New York City's Official Website
http://www.nyc.gov

Airport Information
http://www.panynj.gov

Subways & Commuter Rail
http://www.mta.info

Travel Directions
http://www.hopstop.com

CU Web Resource Guide for NYC Visitors
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/eguides/nyc.html

NYC Visitors Guide
http://www.nycvisit.com

"Ivy League by Uptown Train" - in New York Times on 10/7/07
http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/10/07/travel/07weekend.html?ref=travel

"This is New York: A Social Order Where Lines Blur and Cross Every Minute" - in New York Times on 8/29/04

TimeOut New York
http://www.timeout.com/newyork/

Citysearch
http://newyork.citysearch.com/

New York City Magazine
http://nymag.com/

NYC-based Child CareServices
http://www.nypinchsitters.com/ http://eclipse.barnard.columbia.edu/~bbsitter/