Air Travel

All flights must use a U.S. carrier.


Hotel

Please consider making your reservations with the Atrium Hotel and request the UCI rate ($89/night + complimentary parking and breakfast). If you are not renting a car, you will be able to walk to the Atrium Hotel, which is directly across the street from the John Wayne / Orange County Airport (SNA).

The Atrium Hotel
18700 MacArthur Boulevard
Irvine, CA 92612-1478
Phone: (949) 833-2770
Toll Free Reservations: 1-800-854-3012
Fax: (949) 757-0330

If you are having scheduling trouble when reserving a room at the Atrium Hotel, please consider the following alternatives:

Orange County Airport Hilton
18800 MacArthur Blvd.
Irvine, CA 92612
Phone: (949)833-3331
Toll Free Reservations: 1-800-445-8667
Fax: (949)833-3989
Contact: Nyla Sinclair, Sales Manager x1255
UCI Rate: $89 Flat Rate

Marriott Irvine
18000 Von Karman Ave.
Irvine, CA 92612
949-724-3667
UCI Rate: $149 weekdays $69 weekends

Hyatt Regency Irvine
17900 Jamboree Blvd.
Irvine, CA 92614
Phone: (949)975-1234
Fax: (949) 225-6769
Contact: Wanda Takita, Sales Manager
UCI Rate: $114 Flat Rate Single/Double Occupancy


Provided Meals

Conference meals will be provided at the Beckman Center as follows. The breakfasts served at the Beckman Center are in addition to the breakfasts included with a room at the Atrium Hotel.

Friday (10/22): Dinner
Saturday (10/23): Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner*
Sunday (10/24): Breakfast

If you have any specific meal needs (vegetarian, etc.) please inform Elsy Lao (elao@uci.edu).

*Saturday dinner will be at a local restaurant. Conference participants are asked to pay for their own meal and save their receipt for reimbursement.


Ground Transportation

You can select any car rental service. If you choose not to rent a car, you can walk from the airport across the street to the Atrium Hotel and take a taxi or carpool to the Beckman Center. The drive from the Atrium Hotel to the Beckman Center is about 15 minutes on surface streets (no freeways involved). Information on car rental and taxi services can be found here: http://www.ocair.com/ground_transportation.htm.


Beckman Conference Center

100 Academy
Irvine, CA. 92612-3002
Phone: (949) 721-2200
Fax: (949) 721-2288
Website: http://www7.nationalacademies.org/beckman/

Directions from the Atrium Hotel to the Beckman Center:

1. As you leave Atrium, make a right onto MacArthur Blvd.
2. Make a U-turn at the first signal, Michelson Drive.
3. Continue (south) on MacArthur Blvd.
4. Turn left at the first signal, Campus Drive.
5. Continue on Campus Drive to University Drive.
6. Turn Right on University Drive.
7. Turn Left on California Avenue.
8. Turn Right at the first street, Academy.

You may also visit Mapquest at http://www.mapquest.com/directions/ for directions.


Travel Reimbursement Request Forms

For reimbursements, please remember to keep all your original receipts for travel and hotel (room + tax only, excludes room service, etc.). If you're ready to submit your receipts by the last day of the workshop, you can submit the Travel Reimbursement form along with your receipts to Elsy Lao. Otherwise, please follow the instructions at the top of the form.

Foreign visitors will need to provide a copy of their passport photo including Visa page with stamped Visa status (copies can be made during the workshop); and a copy of the I-94 document. For those visitors on B-2 or WT visas, a completed Certification of Academic Activity form will also need to be submitted.