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Buffalo Marriot Niagara offers courtesy shuttle service from the Airport to the hotel. After picking up your luggage, simply proceed to one of the courtesy phones located in the baggage area of the airport and call the Buffalo Marriott Niagara hotel in Amherst, New York. The wait time for the shuttle to arrive to the airport and pick you up should be about 10-15 minutes.
Buffalo Marriott Niagara
1340 Millersport Highway
Amherst, New York 14221
(716) 689-6900
Toll free 1 (800) 334-4040
Our Keynote Speakers will be:
Dr. Michael Wesch
Dubbed ";the explainer"; by Wired magazine, Michael Wesch is a cultural anthropologist exploring the impact of new media on society and culture.
After two years studying the impact of writing on a remote indigenous culture in the rain forest of Papua New Guinea, he has turned his attention to the effects of social media and digital technology on global society. His videos on technology, education, and information have been viewed by millions, translated in over ten languages, and are frequently featured at international film festivals and major academic conferences worldwide. Wesch has won several major awards for his work, including a Wired Magazine Rave Award, the John Culkin Award for Outstanding Praxis in Media Ecology, and was recently named an Emerging Explorer by National Geographic. He has also won several teaching awards, including the 2008 CASE/Carnegie U.S. Professor of the Year for Doctoral and Research Universities.
