Conference Location
The conference will take place at the South Ballroom of the Student Union Memorial Center at the University of Arizona, Tucson.Address:
Student Union Memorial Center
South Ballroom
The University of Arizona
1303 E. University Blvd. Tucson, Arizona, 85719
See map: Google Maps
The Student Union Memorial Center
Photo credit: David A. Harvey
Directions
Parking:
Visitor parking space is available in the Second Street Garage. The garage is located on the southeast corner of Second Street and Mountain Avenue. It is a short walk to the Student Union Memorial Center (which is immediately on the south side of the garage) along Mountain. The cost is $2/hour or $8/day.
By Car From Interstate 10:
Take Exit I-10 at exit 257 - The University of Arizona/Speedway Boulevard exit. Take Speedway Boulevard east (a right for northbound travelers and a left for southbound travelers). Continue east on Speedway Boulevard to Mountain Avenue. Turn right (south) onto Mountain Avenue. Continue south on Mountain Avenue to Second Street. Turn left (east) onto Second, and a Visitor's Entrance to the Second Street Garage is immediately on the right side .
By Plane:
Tucson International Airport: The airport is located approximately 10 miles from The University of Arizona. There are several transportation options from the airport such as rental cars, shuttles, taxis and the city bus. By car, exit the airport northbound on Tucson Boulevard and take a left (west) at Valencia Road, the first traffic signal. Continue west on Valencia Road to a light at Campbell Avenue. Turn right (north) onto Campbell Avenue and continue driving north, following the street through a midway name change to Kino Parkway. Kino Parkway becomes Campbell Avenue again at Broadway Boulevard. Continue on Campbell Avenue to Speedway Boulevard. Turn left (west) onto Speedway Boulevard. Continue west on Speedway Boulevard to Mountain Avenue. Turn left (south) onto Mountain Avenue. Continue south on Mountain Avenue to Second Street. Turn left (east) onto Second, and a Visitor's Entrance to the Second Street Garage is immediately on the right side.
Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix: The airport is located approximately 120 miles from Tucson. Transportation options to Tucson include rental cars and shuttles. By car, exit Sky Harbor Boulevard east to SR 153. Turn left onto University. Take right entrance to I-10 east. Take I-10 east to Tucson. Take right exit at exit 257 - The University of Arizona/Speedway Boulevard exit and turn left (east). Continue east on Speedway Boulevard to Mountain Avenue. Turn right (south) onto Mountain Avenue. Continue south on Mountain Avenue to Second Street. Turn left (east) onto Second, and a Visitor's Entrance to the Second Street Garage is immediately on the right side.
Tucson Information
Tucson is located in the Southwest United States, in Southern Arizona. The city celebrates a diversity of cultures, architecture, and peoples. Yet, it is one of the "Mega-Trend" cities of the 21st Century: the Optics Valley, premier health services center for the Southwest, the astronomy center of the world, home of a premier research institution - University of Arizona, and a tourism destination.
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum: The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is a zoo, natural history museum, aquarium, and botanical garden all in one place. Visitors come from all over the world to walk its beautiful desert paths and explore naturally landscaped live animal exhibits [more].
Kartchner Caverns State Park: Kartchner Caverns is a stunning limestone cave that boasts many world-class features that have been protected since the cave was discovered in 1974. Reservations are recommended for all cave tours [more].
The University of Arizona Museum of Art: The University of Arizona Museum of Art is home of collections of over 5,000 paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings, with an emphasis on European and American fine art from the Renaissance to the present [more].
Biosphere 2 Center: Biosphere 2 contains a living rainforest, ocean, and four other biomes in a 3.14-acre laboratory. Tours take you inside this engineering marvel where construction and experiments on the Landscape Earth Observatory have begun. Experience one of Time Life Books 50 must-see "Wonders of the World" [more].
Kitt Peak National Observatory: Kitt Peak, on the Tohono O'odham Reservation, supports the most diverse collection of astronomical observatories on Earth for nighttime optical and infrared astronomy and daytime study of the Sun. It is located 56 miles southwest of Tucson, and has a Visitor Center open daily to the public [more].