Housing and Transportation
 
Transportation and Parking

Irvine is centrally located in Southern California. The most convenient airport is the Orange County Airport (John Wayne, code: SNA). If you fly into Los Angeles (LAX), taking a shuttle bus to UCI or the nearby hotels will be an hour and $50. If you are driving down from LA, the trip is roughly an hour -- from San Diego it is a bit further.


There are two main entrances to the UCI campus: at Bridge Road and at East Peltason, both just off Campus Drive; consult the campus map at http://www.uci.edu/helpdesk/map. You can purchase a one-day parking permit at either entrance for $10 for a reserved parking permit. For participants from other UC campuses, the parking sticker for the home campus may be valid at UCI for non-reserved parking. Check in advance with UCI parking (949) 824-7486. Note that parking permits are required seven days a week.

The lectures will be held in 118 of MSTB (Multipurpose Science and Technology Building, Building 415 on the campus map). The parking lot nearest the building is Lot 12B. If you don't have a reserved parking permit, as people from other UC campuses, Do NOT park in a "Reserved" spot - the fine is heavy!
Housing

Special rates has been neigotiated with the following hotel:
  • Ayres Hotel & Suites . One mile to the airport and three miles to UCI, 325 Bristol Street, Costa Mesa, CA 92626, (714) 549 0300. The website for the hotel is
    http://www.ayreshotels.com/costamesa/.
    $115 +tax     for single or double rooms; complimentary all-you-can-eat breakfast; free shuttle service to and from the John Wayne Airport and UCI (to receive the shuttle service from the airport, go to the luggage pick-up site at the airport and make a phone call from there). To confirm the room, you must call before 1/11/2008. Mention the key word SCGAS/UCI to get the special rate.
  • Travelodge Orange County Airport/Santa Ana Heights Costa Mesa. One mile to the airport and three miles to UCI, 1400 SE Bristol Street, Santa ana, CA 92707, (714) 557 9164. $60+tax for standard room. Mention that it is the UCI rate.

 
Social Event
  • There will be a banquet on Staurday, 2/2/2008.