Directions and Important Info for MAFA 2025

Once we arrive at the conference, if you need help or want to report a problem

  • ASK a MAFA Committee/Board Member with a red badge holder.
  • EMAIL the Help Desk at help@mafafiber.org.
  • TEXT the hotline: 717- 876-8373
    SUGGESTION: Add the hotline number to your contacts as MAFA. Note – we will not be able to answer calls on the hotline, but if you text your issue, we will text you back as soon as possible, or call you back between 7 am and 10 pm. Please remember we are all volunteers, so give us time to find a solution and get back to you.
  • If you have problems with your dorm room, your first stop should be the dorm check-in desk in each first floor lobby to alert Millersville University. If you can’t reach someone there, text the hotline.

Can you volunteer to help at the conference?
As an all-volunteer organization, MAFA relies on conference attendees to help make the event run smoothly. Volunteer on our Signup Genius page HERE.

Packing List / What To Bring – click HERE.

Heat-related Health Emergencies – click HERE.

Housing, Dining, and Meals FAQs – click HERE.

Weather – find the Millersville weather forecast HERE.

Directions to Millersville University / Check-in Instructions / Unloading at Classroom Buildings – click HERE.

Download all the Conference handouts from your tote as PDFs HERE.

Parking – No parking passes will be needed to park on campus after Noon on Wednesday. If you need to use accessible parking spaces but do not have a handicapped hang tag or plates, we will have MAFA placards available at the Info Desk.

Electric Vehicle charging info – scroll down on MU’s page HERE for a link to the charging station map. There are EV chargers in the parking lot at 34 James St, Millersville, PA, directly across from the Lombardo Welcome Center, as well as other locations on campus: maps.app.goo.gl/ChgKEu9Wb6uwHEi1A.

Wednesday Arrivals – look for an email before the conference with dorm key/meal card check-in information. You will still need to check-in at Registration on Thursday Noon – 6:00pm.

Late Arrivals – Registration is Noon – 6:00pm on Thursday in the Marketplace. And meal/key cards are available at the dorm check-in desks until 8:00pm. If an unavoidable delay causes you to miss normal registration hours, please email the Registrar at registrar@mafafiber.org for instructions.

Commuters Arriving on Friday – The registrar will be curbside in front of the SMC Bookstore (21 S George St, Millersville, PA), Friday, June 27, 7:30 – 8:30am. Drive by or walk up to check in and pick up your registration materials.

Commuter Meals in the Dining Hall – Commuters and Day-trippers can purchase meals individually at the dining hall check-in desk in the lobby of Gordinier Hall. Details and prices HERE.

Workshop Locations – will be in your conference tote, and click HERE.

Schedule for MAFA 2025 Conference, including activities open to the Public – click HERE. The schedule will be in your conference tote, or download the PDF HERE.

WiFi Instructions – There are two networks – one for the dorms and one for the rest of campus. WiFi info will be in your tote, or download the WiFi instructions HERE.

Vendor Hall – Plan your shopping visits, as well as fiber-related activities using the Marketplace map and schedule, available HERE.

Dining Hall Elevator Access – MU has assured us the elevator to the upper level dining hall will be unlocked for those who need elevator access.

Box Lunch Pick Up – If you are staying on-campus, unless you opted out, plan to pick up your box lunch after Sunday Breakfast, 8:00 – 8:45 am, in the first floor lobby of the dining hall.