General information
The Education Minnesota Professional Conference is held at Saint Paul RiverCentre in downtown St. Paul on the third Thursday and Friday of October each year. It includes a full day of activities on Thursday and a half-day program on Friday.
When: Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013, and Friday, Oct. 18, 2013
Where: Saint Paul RiverCentre, 175 W. Kellogg Blvd.
Admission: Free and open to the public
Registration: None
Exhibits: Thursday only
Directions
Saint Paul RiverCentre, St. Paul's major convention facility, is located on the St. Paul riverfront next to Xcel Energy Center.
Parking
Thursday only:
Free parking and shuttle bus service at Minnesota State Fairgrounds, Como Avenue west of Snelling, across from the Coliseum
- Handicap-accessible van is available; speak to the on-site bus coordinator when you arrive at the parking lot.
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Please note that the parking lot at Saint Paul College is no longer available for Professional Conference parking.
Thursday and Friday:
Getting around RiverCentre
- Speeches and workshops - ballrooms and meeting rooms, upper level
- Political forum and general session (Thursday only) - Roy Wilkins Auditorium (see upper and street level maps)
- Exhibits (Thursday only) - lower level
- Cafe (Thursday only) - street level
- Information kiosks - street level, west entrance (Thursday); upper level
Food
Thursday:
- During conference hours, MHC Culinary Group operates a cafe serving hot and cold breakfast and lunch items in the Kellogg lobby on the street level.
- The Headwaters Cafe is also open daily for breakfast and lunch at the east end of the Kellogg lobby. Wireless Internet access is available.
- A concession stand is open in the exhibit hall.
- Specialty coffee is available at the Blue Neon kiosk on the upper level near the ballrooms.
Friday:
- The Headwaters Cafe is open daily for breakfast and lunch at the east end of the Kellogg lobby. Wireless Internet access is available.
December 06, 2012