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Accommodations
The conference will be held at the University
Inn and Conference Center on the Rutgers Campus.
Make
your reservations by calling
+1-732-932-9144 (Press #1, mention LAP 04 Meeting).
The
block of rooms for LAP04 will be held until May 12th, after
that reservations can be made on a first come, first serve basis.
Rates
Standard, Single = $84 USD, Double = $97 USD
Deluxe, Single = $109 USD, Double = $122 USD
The
University Inn and Conference Center had its beginnings in 1965, when Rutgers acquired the Sydney B. Carpender
Lindenwood estate, 21 acres of beautifully
landscaped property on which stood a 20-room residence.
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To this, was attached a modern
addition completed in 1969. The addition has 36 bedrooms with an
overnight capacity of 63, a spacious lobby, lounge, dining room and
large conference room (each with a capacity of 100), kitchen, and
elevator. The Center also has a recreation area on the first floor,
complete with shuffleboard, pool table, table tennis, and game tables
for cards and chess.
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The Carpender
House, known as Lindenwood, has a fireplace
in almost every room, and now contains six conference rooms, two of
which are located on the second floor (the former living room and
dining room) along with a sun porch and large front hall. Bedrooms on
the third floor have been converted into small conference rooms, ideal
for breakout sessions, and administrative offices.
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Lindenwood was built just before World War I for
Sydney Bleecker Carpender
and his wife, the former Louise Johnson. She was the daughter of James
Wood Johnson, who with his brothers Robert Wood and Edward Mead, founded the firm of Johnson & Johnson.
Sydney Carpender was born on November 24, 1884,
the son of Alice B. and Charles J. Carpender
and grandson of Catherine Neilson and Jacob Stout Carpender,
who built the original Lindenwood in 1848, for
which this estate was named.
One
of the most striking features of Lindenwood is
the landscape planting provided by Mr. Carpender
and his family. Obviously a horticulture enthusiast, he created a
delightful man-made environment that has grown in value through the years
as a site for study and environmental enrichment.
Today,
Lindenwood offers its retreat-like setting for
conferences, seminars, workshops, meetings, and special receptions, as
well as overnight accommodations for visitors to the New Brunswick area.
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