June 3-7, 2012 • Pittsburgh, PA

ICAA-13: Social Program
June 3-7, 2012 • Carnegie Mellon University • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

All activities require walking of distances up to a mile. Wear comfortable shoes and be prepared for rainy weather. Tours will be guided by volunteers. All activities must be reserved by Monday, June 4 at noon, with the exception of the Pittsburgh Excursion on Wednesday, June 5 where advanced registration is highly recommended. In the case of insufficient participation, we reserve the right to cancel or modify an event.

Monday, June 4 • 2 p.m. - Cathedral of Learning and Heinz Chapel

Walk to the Cathedral of Learning, a Pittsburgh landmark listed in the National Register of Historic Places and the centerpiece of the University of Pittsburgh. Built in 1926, the 42-story, late gothic revival cathedral is one of the tallest educational buildings in the world. The Cathedral is home to 29 Nationality Rooms on the first and third floors. Each nationality room is designed to celebrate a different culture that had an influence on Pittsburgh's growth. It depicts an era prior to 1787, which is year of the University's founding.

The Heinz Chapel next to the Cathedral of Learning is a neo-gothic, interdenominational chapel. Most noteworthy are the 23 chapel windows. The 72-foot-high, stained-glass windows are among the tallest of their kind and represent temperance, truth, tolerance, and courage. An equal number of men and women are represented on these fixtures that depicted a variety of themes drawn from religion, as well as all aspects of secular history, music, science, philosophy, poetry, and literature.

Enjoy lunch in Market Square at Primanti Brothers. This lunch is very hearty and features burgers topped with french fries and salad, all wedged between two pieces of bread.

End the afternoon with some free time at the festival before the bus returns to the conference center.

Walking distance across the city is almost a mile. The group will meet at 9 a.m. at the conference registration desk and will return at 2:30 p.m. This tour is limited to 15 participants and advanced registration is required.

Cost: $ 5

Tuesday, June 5 • 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Three Rivers Arts Festival

Start the day by visiting the Fort Pitt Museum. The museum is at the confluence of the Monongahela and Allegheny Rivers, where they meet to form the Ohio River. This piece of land was the key to controlling the upper reaches of the Ohio River Valley and western Pennsylvania, before, during, and after the French and Indian War, as well as the American Revolution.

Then, immerse yourself into the Three Rivers Arts Festival – the region’s largest multidisciplinary showcase of visual and performing arts. This is your opportunity to get that special souvenir from Pittsburgh! The Artists Market on the Three Rivers Arts Festival features over 300 artists selling original, handmade, one-of-a-kind pieces of art.

Enjoy lunch in Market Square at Primanti Brothers. This lunch is very hearty, where you can have Burgers topped with French Fries and Salad, all in between two pieces of bread.

End the afternoon with some free time at the festival before the bus returns to the conference center.

Walking distance across the city is almost a mile. The group will meet at 9 a.m. at the conference registration desk and will return at 2:30 p.m. This tour is limited to 15 participants and advanced registration is required.

Cost: $40 (includes bus, museum entrance and lunch)

Wednesday, June 6 • 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. City of Pittsburgh

Take a bus to Station Square, Pittsburgh’s premier dining and entertainment destination with unique specialty shops. From there take a trip with Just Ducky Tours on an adventure through the city of Pittsburgh, on both land and water. The tour first travels through the city's business district, where you learn some fun facts about the modern skyscrapers that call the 'Burgh home, including the U.S. Steel Tower. Next up is The Cultural District, the heart of downtown. Our guides will wow you with tidbits and fun stories about the area's theaters. You might be especially surprised at how culturally rich Pittsburgh really is. Just when you think you've seen it all, the DUKW effortlessly splashes down into one of the Three Rivers to offer a picture-perfect view of the beautiful city skyline.

After wards, take a ride up the Monongahela Incline to Mount Washington, where you can walk along Grandview Avenue and enjoy lunch.

Just a short bus ride away is the Andy Warhol Museum, which features a collection covering the entire range of his work from all periods. It includes student work from the 1940s, 1950s drawings, commercial illustrations and sketchbooks, 1960s pop paintings of consumer products (Campbell's soup cans), celebrities (Liz, Jackie, Marilyn, Elvis), disasters and electric chairs, portrait paintings (Mao), Skull paintings and the abstract oxidations from the 1970s, and works from the 1980s such as The Last Supper, Raphael I-6.99.

Walking distance along Grandview is less than a mile. The group will meet at 9 a.m. at the conference registration desk and will return to the conference center at 4 p.m. This tour is limited to 15 participants and advanced registration is required.

Cost $ 65 (includes bus, Ducky Tour, incline fare, museum entrance and lunch)

Thursday, June 7 • 9 a.m. - Carnegie Museum of Natural History

Take a walk to the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, which is ranked among the top five natural history museums in the United States. It is known for the world’s largest exhibit of Jurassic dinosaurs, initially founded on findings at the Dinosaur National Park in Wyoming. But plan to also visit the Hall of Ancient Egypt, the Hall of American Indians and much more. Lastly, explore an exhibition of paintings of dogs and cats by famed pop artist and Pittsburgh native Andy Warhol (1928–1987).

Walking distance from CMU to museum is a half mile. The group will meet at 9:00 a.m. at the conference registration desk. No advanced registration required.

Cost: $ 15

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