Information for Colloquium Speakers
The offices of the Observatories of the Carnegie Institution for Science are located at 813 Santa Barbara Street, Pasadena.
Our colloquia are held in the William T. Golden auditorium at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday afternoons, preceded by refreshments at 3:30 p.m.
Accommodations
Colloquium speakers are normally housed in the Atheneum, on the Cal Tech Campus (551 South Hill Avenue), or the Guest Center at Fuller Seminary (700 Locust Street). Both are within walking distance of the Observatories.
Transportation
A common choice for transportation is to employ a shared-ride van between LAX and the airport. You can make reservations for one of the two operators: Prime Time Shuttle and Super Shuttle. Both offer similar quality service for roughly $30 each way. Taxi service is roughly $90 each way. Uber and Lyft are are now permitted to pick up and drop off at LAX and will cost around $45, depending on demand.
There is also the FlyAway shuttle service between LAX and Union Station. From Union Station, one can take the Metro Gold Line to the Lake Ave. station, which is a short walk from the Observatories. Detailed instructions can be found here.
Directions
Maps and/or driving directions are available for the following itineraries (Note that the links connect to a map service provider):
- Los Angeles International Airport to the Observatories
- Los Angeles International Airport to the Caltech Atheneum
- Los Angeles International Airport to the Guest Center at Fuller Seminary
- LAX to the Observatories on mass transit (Flyaway Bus + Gold Line light rail)
- Burbank Airport to the Observatories
- Caltech Atheneum to the Observatories
Contact Information
For questions concerning accommodation or travel details please contact Beverly Fink. Questions regarding colloquium scheduling may be directed to Gwen Rudie or Andrew Benson.
The Observatory phone and fax numbers are (626) 577-1122 and (626) 795-8136 respectively.