PAPOR 2024 Conference

Thursday, August 22 – Friday, August 23

 

Location: KFF San Francisco Conference Center

185 Berry Street, Suite 2000
San Francisco, CA 94107

 

Hotel Recommendations

  • We have booked a block of rooms at the Hyatt Place San Francisco Downtown, a few minutes’ walk away from the conference space. Rooms include a complimentary breakfast and free Wi-Fi at a rate of $250 for Thursday night. Parking is available at the Hyatt for $75/night.
  • If the Hyatt is full, Hotel Luma (parking $80/night) and Hotel Via (parking $70/night) are also located a few minutes’ walk away from the conference space.

 

Getting to KFF

Airport: SFO is closest, but OAK is also a great option.

Public Transportation:

  • By MUNI: 4th and King St, Townsend St. and 4th, and Townsend and Lusk St. are all a quick walk to KFF.
  • By Caltrain: San Francisco station is located one block away from KFF.
  • By BART (from the East Bay): Take BART to the Embarcadero station and transfer to MUNI.

Parking:

  • SpotHero is usually the cheapest option.
  • China BasinGarage (the office building complex KFF is located in) is available at 920 Third St. for $36/day. The garage is located at the corner of Third and Berry Streets. To access it, continue to Third Street, take a right and the garage entrance is immediately on the right.
  • Oracle Park (Giants Baseball Stadium) also has parking available across the street, prices vary.

 

Entering the KFF Building

From Lobby 1: Enter the double doors and take the elevator to the second floor. The doors will open into the KFF suite. Someone will be at the reception desk to greet and direct you to the conference center. There will be directional signage to help guide you to the right location.

The China Basin office complex has multiple entrances, see directions below for how to find Lobby 1 from each entrance:

Berry Street Entrance: The main entrance to the China Basin building is located at 185 Berry Street, Lobby 4. When you exit Lobby 4, you will be in the courtyard. Turn left and keep walking until you get to Lobby 1.

3rd Street Entrance: Lobby 1 is on the left side once you enter from Third Street. Oracle Park is directly across the street.

4th Street Entrance: Lobby 1 is on the opposite end of the courtyard from the Fourth Street entrance.

China Basin Garage Entrance: There are several exits from the garage. When you get to the courtyard look for Lobby 1.

 

Conference Schedule

Thursday, August 22nd

-12:45 pm – 1:00 pm Conference Check-In, drop bag at KFF or your hotel
-1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Session 1
-2:45 pm – 4:15 pm Session 2
-4:30 pm – 5:15 pm Poster Session
-5:30 pm – 6:15 pm Dinner
-6:15 pm – 7:15 pm Plenary

 

Friday, August 23rd
9:00 am – 9:30 am Speed Networking (sign up in advance)
9:30 am – 11:00 am Session 3
11:15 am – 12:30 pm Session 4 Profiles in Research
12:30 pm – 1:15 pm Lunch