I was just suggesting San Jose as there are no direct flights to the area
from where I am to the other airports (at least at the same price levels).
It cut my travel time for the flight in more than half.  Full disclosure, I
am not very familiar with the area as I have only traveled there
occasionally on business.

Finn

On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 9:14 PM, j <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>
> I will be at I/O and I live in Silicon Valley.  Here are some travel
> info:
>
> Caltrain station is about 4 blocks from the Moscone Center.
>
> Keep in mind that the train from San Jose to San Francisco takes 1
> hour for the express "bullet" train which only runs during rush
> hours.  Also, you need shuttle connection between SJ airport and
> Caltrain.
>
> If you fly to SF International, you can take BART right at the airport
> to San Francisco downtown.  Get off at Powell Station and walk to
> Moscone Center (3 blocks or so).  It takes about 20-30 minutes.
>
> Also consider Oakland airport which has a shuttle to BART (Coliseum
> Station).  Take the San Francisco train.  It takes about 25 minutes.
>
> In general, SF airport and Oakland airports are therefore a much
> better choice than San Jose airport.
>
> Hope this helps.  Also check out bart.gov for schedule and fare.
>
> On May 2, 6:58 pm, finnk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Having reread the Judging Process (http://code.google.com/android/
> > adc_judging.html), I have a couple of questions.
> >
> > Since we are coming up on the week of May 5th, when is Phase II
> > starting?
> >
> > Will the entire panel of judges review the whole set of 100
> > applications, or is the set of 100 split into groups and distributed
> > randomly again?
> >
> > Are there any differences between Phase I and Phase II?
> >
> > On an slightly related note, is there anything planned for the top 50
> > planned at Google IO?
> >
> > Also, for Google IO:  If you are traveling from Austin, TX, there are
> > direct flights from Austin to San Jose International.  You can then
> > take CalTrain (http://www.caltrain.com) from close to the airport to
> > the San Francisco stop.  It is on 4th, same street as the Moscone
> > Center.
> >
> > Of course I am not a travel agent/planner, so please double check
> > everything yourself.
> >
> > Finn
> >
>

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