Venue
The conference will be in the Auditorium of the Engineering Building on the campus of Michigan State University in East lansing, Michigan.
Map of the area, including hotels, restaurants, etc.
Hotel
A block of rooms has been set aside at the East Lansing Marriott for $114 per night.
Getting There
By Train
The Amtrak station is just southwest of campus. Transportation to
and from the station is by bus (CATA #20 and #35) or by taxi.
By Car
Google will give you the directions you need. There is visitor parking right across the street from the auditorium (see the map below).
By Air
The Lansing Airport (LAN) has rental cars and taxis available. You
can get to campus on bus #14, transferring to #1.
The Detroit Airport (DTW) is an hour and a half drive away.
A bus (with WiFi) runs every 2 hours from DTW to the
Marriott for $50 round trip
After Party
The auditorium is a 15-minute walk from downtown East Lansing where the Marriott is and where the After Party will be.
The party will be held at Beggar’s Banquet. Parking is free below the Marriott on weekends.
Home of the Spartans
Here are a few places worth visiting in Lansing and East Lansing
- Michigan Brewing Company – great beer, great atmosphere
- Dusty’s Tap Room – upscale drinking
- Crunchy’s – a quintessential college bar
- MSU Campus
- MSU Gardens
- MSU Dairy Store – Best ice cream
- Lansing Lugnuts – Minor League Baseball (Toronto Blue Jays affiliate)
- R. E. Olds Museum - Oldsmobile’s cars, including the EV-1 and an electric car built at the turn of the century
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