November 1-4 2012 - 40th Annual International AEE Conference
Travel, Lodging, Meals
Hotel Info
Our Host Hotel and location of many of the preconferences and evening activities is the Madison Concourse Hotel.
Room rate for our group is $129/night plus tax, single or double.
One West Dayton Street, Madison, Wisconsin 53703
1-800-356-8293
Hotel rooms are also available at the Hilton Madison Monona Terrace, which is adjacent to the Convention Center.
Room rate for our group at the Hilton is $149/night plus tax, single or double.
9 East Wilson Street, Madison, WI 53703
1-608-255-5100
Getting to Madison
ARRIVAL BY AIR
Madison is served by the Dane County Regional Airport (MSN) http://www.msnairport.com/. The airport is on Madison's northeast side, a 15 minute drive by car to campus and downtown.
Taxi cabs are usually waiting at the Taxi Stand outside the baggage claim area at the airport. Taxi fare from the Dane County Regional Airport to campus area costs approximately $15.00 one way. There are ATM's available at the airport. If there is not a taxi available at the airport, call: Union Cab (608) 242-2000, Madison Taxi (608) 255-8294, Badger Cab (608) 256-5566.
ARRIVAL BY BUS
From Chicago: The Van Galder bus runs several times daily from Chicago O'Hare Airport, Chicago Midway Airport, and Downtown Chicago to the Memorial Union on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The one-way fare is currently $27.00 and travel time is approximately 3 hours. Please call (800) 747-0994 for fare and schedule information or visit www.vangalderbus.com. Advance reservations are not necessary.
From Milwaukee: The Badger Coach bus line runs 6 trips daily from General Mitchell International Airport directly to the Memorial Union on the UW-Madison campus for $22.00 one way. Travel time is approximately 2 hours. Please call (608) 255-6771 for fare and schedule information or visit www.badgerbus.com.
ARRIVAL BY CAR
Madison is 150 miles northwest of Chicago (approximately 2.5 hour drive), 75 miles west of Milwaukee (approximately 1.5 hour drive) and 270 miles southeast of Minneapolis (approximately 5 hour drive). (Driving directions) All of the conference hotels, and The Pyle Conference Center, are located on Langdon Street in downtown Madison.
PARKING
Conference hotels provide parking for guests. Arrange for parking when the guest room is booked.
You'll find plenty of parking convenient to all that downtown Madison and Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center have to offer. Monona Terrace features a 600-space, cashier-operated parking structure, which is accessible via East Wilson Street and the eastbound lanes of John Nolen Drive.
Short-term and all-day public parking is provided throughout downtown Madison in various structures and lots. On-street parking is also available for short-term parking in central Madison.
Monona Terrace parking map: http://www.mononaterrace.com/attending-event/getting-here
City of Madison parking map: http://www.cityofmadison.com/parkingutility/maps/index.cfm
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