Location and Accommodations
Meeting Venues
View a print-friendly map of all of the venues (pdf)
The primary sessions will be located in:
Architecture Building - Temple Buell Architecture Gallery (TBAG)
608 Lorado Taft Dr, Champaign, IL 61820 [Map]
Thursday's CAS/MillerComm Lecture will be located in:
Spurlock Museum - Knight Auditorium
600 S Gregory St, Urbana, IL 61801 [Map]
Friday's reception will be located in:
Temple Hoyne Buell Hall (TBH) - Atrium
611 Lorado Taft Dr, Champaign, IL 61820 [Map]
Accommodations
A block of rooms has been reserved at the following hotels:
Illini Union Hotel
1401 West Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801 (1 mile from TBH)
Phone: 217-333-1241
Room Block Name: Fresh Water Conference
Room Block Rate: $104/$109/$206 + 13% tax (+ free parking)
Book Online (Enter fresh for the Group Booking Code.)
I Hotel
1900 South First Street, Champaign, IL 61820 (1.1 miles from TBH)Phone: 217-819-5000
Room Block Name: Fresh Water Conference
Room Block Rate: $159 + 13% tax (+ free parking)
Room Block Deadline: 8/13/18 (After 8/13, call hotel to ask about availability.)
Book Online (Click on the orange “Attendee Code” button and enter FWC18.)
TownePlace Suites by Marriott
1900 South First Street, Champaign, IL 61820 (1.1 miles from TBH)Phone: 217-344-1600
Room Block Name: Fresh Water Conference
Room Block Rate: $149 + 13% tax
Room Block Deadline: 8/14/18 (After 8/14, call hotel to ask about availability.)
Book Online
Hyatt Place
1900 South First Street, Champaign, IL 61820 (2 miles from TBH)
Phone: 217-531-2800
Room Block Name: Fresh Water Conference
Room Block Rate: $129 + 13% tax (+ free parking)
Room Block Deadline: 8/17/18 (After 8/17, call hotel to ask about availability.)
Transportation
By Plane
Visitors to Champaign-Urbana can fly through Willard Airport (CMI) in nearby Savoy, about 10 minutes from the campus of the University of Illinois. There are a handful of connecting flights offered daily from O'Hare Airport (ORD) in Chicago or Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) Airport. We recommend booking your flight as soon as possible.
By Train or Bus
Located in the heart of downtown Champaign, Illinois Terminal offers visitors a magnificent facility through which one can access intercity bus services, local mass transit, Amtrak trains, Greyhound, and taxis. Peoria Charter Coach Company also has several buses running between both Chicago airports and our campus, per day. Here is their schedule (pdf).
By Car
Champaign-Urbana is conveniently located at the crossroads of Interstates I-57, I-74, and I-72, about a 2-3 hour drive from Chicago, Indianapolis, St. Louis, and Peoria.
Getting Around Champaign-Urbana
Uber and Lyft are available, as well as taxis. There is also a great public bus system, MTD, which connects the various transportation hubs with the hotels and campus. A standard ride costs $1, one-way, with free transfers from route-to-route. Only coins and $1 bills accepted. Drivers can make change for up to $5 prior to 7:00 pm. Exact cash is required after that time.Parking
There is no free parking at the meeting venues, only limited metered parking nearby.
[Campus Parking Map] (The Architecture Building is #50, and TBH is #339.)
The Mobile Meter app is a convenient way to pay, or you may call 217-207-3033 to pay by phone. Some meters have a time limit, so be sure to check the actual meter.
Alternatively, Campus Parking sells day meter permits which can be used at University meters (denoted with a "Block I" sticker). These hang tags cost $12 and can be used for the full day.