Location & Accommodations
All conference activities will take place at the I Hotel and Conference Center (aka Illinois Conference Center), on the south end of the campus of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
I Hotel and Conference Center
1900 South First Street
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: 217-819-5000
Email: info@StayAtTheI.com
COVID-19
We will adhere to the Conference Center's policies and guidelines at the time of the conference.
As of now, face masks and social distancing are not required, regardless of vaccination status.
Please check here for updates.
Parking
Parking at the I Hotel and Conference Center is free and plentiful for all FSI participants.
Accommodations
A group room block is available at these hotels:
I Hotel
1900 S First St, Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: 217-819-5000
Email: info@StayAtTheI.com
Website: StayAtTheI.com
Group Rate: $129 Single King / $139 Twin Queen
To make a reservation: Click here or call the phone number listed above and mention the group code and dates.
Group Code: FSI2023
Guest Password: ^D5Qm
Room Block Deadline: 4/15/23
Illini Union Hotel
1401 W Green St, Urbana, Illinois 61801
Phone: 217-333-1241
Email: iu-hotel@illinois.edu
Website: illiniunionhotel.illinois.edu
Group Rate: Full-size: $129 /Queen or King: $134
To make a reservation: Click here then click the "Book Now" button and enter your dates and group code, or call the phone number listed above and mention the group code and dates.
Group Code: 23FSI
Room Block Deadline: 4/22/23
Comfort Suites
2001 N Lincoln Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
choicehotels.com/illinois/urbana/comfort-suites-hotels/il366
Phone: 217-328-3500
Group Name: FSI Faculty Summer Institute
Group Rate: $109.00 (1 King or 2 Queens)
Deadline: May 1, 2023
To make a reservation, call the phone number listed above and mention the group name.
Transportation
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.
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. Spacious waiting areas, an on-site restaurant and gift shop make in between times fly by.
Peoria Charter Coach Company also offers daily bus trips between the Chicago area and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.