Logistics Information
We can’t wait to welcome you on Monday, March 24, at the CPAL 2025! To help you make the most of the event, here are the key details you need to know:
🗓️ Event Details
Date: Monday, March 24th through Thursday, March 27th
🕓 Time: Varies by the day, but every day starts promptly at 9 am
8:30 – 9:00 AM: Registration, Monday (for Tutorials) and Tuesday (for the main Conference)
NOTE: Monday, March 24th – is ONLY for those registered for the Tutorial Session. Badges will not be issued to anyone not registered for this day. We have not arranged catering for anyone not registered. Take this day to explore and enjoy the Stanford Campus!
9:00 AM: Conference starts each day. Tuesday and Wednesday, this is followed by a poster session lasting until around 6:15 pm. On Thursday, we plan to end around 5 pm
Link to agenda (subject to change)
The Conference will provide light breakfast refreshments and coffee breaks with snacks morning and afternoon, but NOT lunch. We have arranged a delivery point with two of our most popular local eateries. They will take advance orders and deliver these each day to a location in the rear courtyard of the building. From there you can stay and enjoy the patio tables, find seating anywhere else in the building, or take a walk to enjoy your lunch elsewhere on campus. Using these will avoid the queues and wait times at any of the other campus locations:
Tootsies at the Stanford Barn – select for ‘pickup’, set a day and time (Monday, 11:45 am, Tues-Thurs, 12:30 pm), and use the word CODA in the ‘special instructions’ area on the order form. The restaurant will know that the meal is for delivery by them to the rear courtyard of our building (weather permitting – if not, they’ll bring it inside).
Hummus Mediterranean Kitchen – we are waiting for final instructions.
📍Location
Simonyi Conference Center (4th Floor)
Computation and Data Science Building (CoDa)
389 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA 94305; Google Maps
Accessible ramps are located at the front and back of the building.
Note: On the first day of the conference, tutorials will also be held in the Fortinet Seminar Room on the first floor of CoDa (E160). Please check the schedule for details.
🅿️ Parking & Transportation
The nearest all day visitor parking is at the Via Ortega, Roble Field, or Stock Farm garages (payable onsite via the ParkMobile app).
The closest (free) Marguerite bus stop is the #79, C line on Jane Stanford Way in front of CoDa. This service covers the Stock Farm Garage. The P line will bring you from the train station to the Oval.
The closest drop-off point for shared rides is at the top of the Oval (#20 Palm Drive).
🌱 Sustainability
Stanford Data Science is committed to the university’s zero-waste efforts.
Please use the appropriate bins for recycling, compost, and waste to help us stay sustainable.
Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions.