Neurocognitive Networks 2010 will be held in the Marleen & Harold Forkas Alumni Center at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida.
The FAU Boca Raton campus is located three miles from world-famous white-sand beaches on the Atlantic Ocean.
Map of FAU Boca Raton Campus Buildings
Boca Raton is located south of West Palm Beach and north of Fort Lauderdale and Miami. The climate is subtropical, and the average temperature range in January is 58-76 degrees F.
The quietest and prettiest beach is South Beach, half a mile long, and backed by the scenic South Beach Park. South Beach Park features over 25 acres and 1, 600 feet of beach. Lifeguards are on duty, and the park also offers picnic areas, showers, restrooms, and more. Address: 400 N. Ocean Blvd. Boca Raton FL USA.
Families enjoy the action on the Delray municipal beach, popular for surfing, windsurfing, volleyball and boating and equipped with restrooms, lifeguards and adjacent restaurants. There are a few attractions in the area worth making excursions for, especially the Gumbo Limbo Environmental Complex. Keen shoppers should visit Town Center Mall in Boca Raton, or Palm Beach to explore Worth Avenue. The many attractions of Fort Lauderdale and Miami are also within day-trip distance.
The Boca Raton Museum of Art enjoys a new 44,000 square-foot facility at Mizner Park. The Museum was founded in 1950 as the Art Guild of Boca Raton. Address: 501 Plaza Real, Mizner Park, Boca Raton FL.
Caldwell Theatre offers a myriad of theatrical works throughout the course of their season. Off-Broadway plays, as well as well-known dramas, comedies, and classics are performed by this group. Address: 7873 N. Federal Hwy, Boca Raton FL.
Dagger Wing Nature Center is a 39 acre park featuring a vast variety of birds. Woodpeckers, songbirds, egrets, herons, warblers, and more can be viewed here. Address: 11200 Park Access Rd, Boca Raton FL.
Gumbo Limbo Environmental Complex is a 20-acre complex that is home to one of the few surviving coastal hammocks, also known as a forest island. An elevated boardwalk takes visitors through the hammock. This site is also where sea turtles come to lay their eggs. Turtle walks are available May through July. Address: 1801 N. Ocean Blvd, Boca Raton FL.