Air Transportation

Arrival:    

Anytime before 11:00am on Tuesday , January 22, 2019. 
Class begins at 12:00pm on Tuesday, January 22, 2019.   Lunch is not provided, please eat prior to arrival. 

 

Departure:   

SJC Airport - Anytime after 7:00pm on Friday, February 1, 2019.
SFO Airport - Anytime after 8:00pm on Friday, February 1, 2019.

 

To book your travel, please email tangerine@tangerinetravel.com, call 866-395-1050. 

If you already booked your flight through a different travel agency it is important that you send your itinerary to Leslie at Leslie@tangerinetravel.com.
Ground Transportation

For the CAST program, vans will be rented to transport participants to/from Intuitive Surgical and the Oakwood Property each day. On the evenings and weekends the vans can be used to run errands. The vans are shared between 1 van driver and 4 passengers. To be a volunteer van driver you can sign-up when you register. Driver information and van group assignments will be sent out 1 week before arrival.

For Volunteer Drivers Only: Avalon Transportation will provide your airport pick-up at either San Francisco Airport, San Jose Airport, or Oakland Airport. Confirmation for your Airport arrival transportation will be sent 1 week before arrival.  Avalon Transportation will have your van keys and will have you sign-off on your vehicle once you are dropped off at the Oakwood. Your van will be located at the Oakwood property upon arrival. You will use your van groups until the last day of the program. On the last day of the program, you will leave the vans at ISI and use Lyft for your airport departure. If you would like to be a volunteer driver, please sign up when you register. Assigned volunteer drivers and van groups will be sent out 1 week before arrival. 

All other US Participants: You will use Lyft for your arrival and departure transportation. Your Lyft code is “P4P5ACAST”. The code is only good for transportation to/from the airports SJC, SFO, OAK. For all other transportation you will use your van groups. Assigned volunteer drivers and van groups will be sent out before you arrive.

 

*Download the Lyft App today! Go to Promos, enter P4P5ACAST and enjoy your ride! 

Accommodations

Oakwood Mountain View

881 E. El Camino Real
Mountain View, CA 94040

Check-in date will be Tuesday, January 22nd and checkout date will be Friday, February 1st.  Hotel room and tax is billed directly to Intuitive Surgical.  Arrival instructions will be emailed out to you from the Oakwood hotel 1 week prior to your arrival

A room has already been reserved for you! No need to book a hotel. Everyone will be staying at the Oakwood in Mt. View (20 min. from the office).  Everyone will be sharing a 2-bedroom apartment with roommates. Each roommate will have their own private bedroom and bathroom with a shared common area. A roommate preference can be listed when you register. 

Meals and Expenses

CAST will provide lunch, snacks and beverages during the program.  Breakfast, dinner and weekend meals should be expensed on your Company Amex, per our company policy. After CAST is over, you will be responsible for submitting an expense report for reimbursement of those expenses not billed directly to Intuitive Surgical.

 

Save receipts for the following:
  • Hotel Incidentals (room & tax billed directly to Intuitive Surgical)
  • Meal Receipts (With the exception of lunch, snacks & beverages on campus). Receipts must be itemized.
  • Fuel Receipts (Volunteer drivers only)
Dress Code

The dress code is business casual for the duration of ACAST, no scrubs.   This means no jackets or ties required. Jeans and other casual attire are not permitted. 

Intuitive Surgical Headquarters

1020 Kifer Road
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
January 22, 2019 – February 1, 2019
12:00 PM-5:00 PM