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IBM T. J. Watson Research Center

The IBM Research Center is located at 1101 Kitchawan Road, Route 134, Yorktown Heights, N.Y. 10598. You can find the conference location and other points of interest in the map below.


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Directions

GPS Directions

GPS Devices, MapQuest, Google Earth, or other software that uses street addresses: use street address "200 Aqueduct Road" or the intersection of Aqueduct and 134. (Aqueduct Road is located immediately opposite the site's main entrance on Route 134. Turn into the site and proceed to the parking lot.)

For devices that accept latitude and longitude, use one of the following formats:

Longitude / Latitude in Decimal format:

  • Longitude: -73.806002
  • Latitude: 41.216056

Longitude/Latitude in Degrees, minutes, seconds

  • Longitude: -73 degrees 48 minutes 21.6072 seconds
  • Latitude: 41 degrees 12 minutes 57.8016 seconds

Airports to IBM Research

Westchester County Airport – HPN

Driving directions: Take right on Route 120, north. Turn left where Route 120 merges with Route 133. Continue on Route 120. Cross Route 100 and continue straight on Shingle House Road to Pines Bridge Road. Turn right and proceed several hundred yards. IBM is on the left.

LaGuardia Airport – LGA

Driving directions: East on the Grand Central Parkway, north on the Whitestone Expressway, and continue north across the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge. Continue with instructions from John F. Kennedy International Airport, below.

John F. Kennedy International Airport – JFK

Driving directions: Take north on Van Wyck Expressway to the Whitestone Expressway and continue north across the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge to the Hutchinson River Parkway north to the Cross County Parkway exit and proceed west to the Bronx River Parkway. Take north on the Bronx River Parkway to the Sprain Brook Parkway, which merges into the Taconic State Parkway. Continue north to Ossining/Route 134 exit. Turn right and proceed east on Route 134 several hundred yards. IBM is on the right.

Newark Liberty International Airport – EWR

Driving directions: Take north on the New Jersey Turnpike (Route I-95). Stay in local lanes and take Exit 72 for Palisades Interstate Parkway. Take north on the Palisades Interstate Parkway to the New York State Thruway, Route I-87, and east across the Tappan Zee Bridge.  Follow signs to the Saw Mill Parkway north. Proceed north on Saw Mill River Parkway to Taconic State Parkway exit, north to Ossining/Route 134 exit. Turn right and proceed east on Route 134 several hundred yards. IBM is on the right.

Westchester Marriot to IBM Research by Taxi

From Westchester Marriot and other hotels in Tarrytown area, you can call Greenburgh Taxi. Their phone number is +1 (914) 592-4949. The one-way fare estimate from the Hotel to IBM Research is USD 50. We'll be posting taxi sharing information later.

Driving Directions

To :
IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center
1101 Kitchawan Road
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598

From :
Westchester Marriott
670 White Plains Rd
Tarrytown, NY 10591

1. Head northwest on NY-119 W
420 ft
2. Make a U-turn
1.1 mi
3. Turn right to merge onto Saw Mill Pkwy N
4.7 mi
4. Take exit 26 toward Taconic Pkwy/Albany
0.7 mi
5. Merge onto Taconic State Parkway
7.1 mi
6. Take the NY-134 exit toward Ossining
0.1 mi
7. Turn right onto NY-134 E/Kitchawan Rd Destination will be on the right
0.2 mi

To :
Westchester Marriott
670 White Plains Rd,
Tarrytown, NY 10591

From :
IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center
1101 Kitchawan Road
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598

1. Head west on NY-134 W/Kitchawan Rd toward Aqueduct Rd
0.4 mi
2. Turn left onto the Taconic State Pkwy S ramp
0.2 mi
3. Merge onto Taconic State Parkway
7.1 mi
4. Take the exit onto Saw Mill Pkwy S toward Yonkers
4.4 mi
5. Take exit 22 toward I-87 W/I-287 W/Albany/New York City
0.1 mi
6. Keep right at the fork, follow signs for NY-119/Tarrytown
0.4 mi
7. Turn right onto NY-119 W Destination will be on the left
0.4 mi
 

Latest News

01.07.2011: Information about a shuttle service from the conference hotel to the conference site is now available here.

22.05.2011: Conference Program is online.

22.05.2011: An invited talk "Watson - the deep Q & A program" that won the Jeopardy! Context including live demo will be given by Eddie Epstein, one of the leading scientists in the Watson team. See Conference Program.

28.04.2011: The deadline for poster and demo submissions has been extended.

28.04.2011: The Registration site is now open with special discount for early registration.

25.04.2011: The Accommodation page has been updated with options to share a hotel room and carpool options.

24.02.2011: The submission deadline has been extended.

31.01.2011: The call for Grand Challenge submissions has been published.

11.10.2010: The call for submissions for DEBS 2011 is now available.

23.08.2010: Keynote Speakers are confirmed The Organizing Committee is pleased to announce that Christopher Bird (Sabre Airline Solutions), Donald F. Ferguson (CA), Johannes Gehrke (Cornell University) and Calton Pu (Georgia Institute of Technology) will be keynote speakers at DEBS 2011.

04.08.2010 : Connect to DEBS 2011 via Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.