In addition to the conference hotel, there are several other options. There is a Hampton Inn located at 3315 Hamlet Street. Also in the area and about the same distance from the conference is the Best Western University Center at 3401 Boulevard of the Allies. From the Best Western to the conference, take Blvd. Right on 5th to join the route from the Hampton described above.
Weekly rates are also available.
Several bus routes run along 5th Ave to within a block of the conference site. Get off the bus at Tennyson and 5th, go right on Tennyson and you will see the Holiday Inn on your left. For those on a budget, the Pittsburgh Hostel at 830 E. Warrington Ave. should be considered. There appears to be reasonable bus service to 5th and Bigelow on the 54C bus which is about 10 minutes walk from the hostel. Light rail to downtown and a bus out to Oakland are also a possibility.