Location & Transportation

The City of Chicago

Among other things, Chicago houses a variety of world-renowned museums including the Chicago Art Institute, Field Museum, and Museum of Science and Industry. Visitors come not only to enjoy cultural attractions, but to take in a baseball game, eat at the famous Lou Malnati’s pizzeria, play in the Crown Fountain at Millennium Park, visit the famous Chicago Symphony Orchestra, or shop till they drop on the Magnificent Mile. (Chicago City Pass allows you to visit main attractions on a budget).

Native Chicagoans are known for taking a jog along the lakefront, hanging out at the over 552 parks, or attending the myriad of summer street festivals. In coming to Chicago, you will find a fresh, fun, and culturally bursting city welcoming you to take it all in and enjoy your visit.

Take some time to look at the following websites as they are updated continually to inform visitors activities and events in Chicago.

The City of Chicago Official Tourism Site
The Official Visitors Site For Chicago

Video from ChooseChicago.com - the official visitors site for Chicago.

DePaul University

The conference sessions will take place at DePaul University’s Lincoln Park Campus located just north of downtown. As the eighth largest not-for-profit university in the United States, DePaul prides itself on its Vincentian principles and continues to earn distinctions for diversity, academics, and overall student contentment.

Address:
DePaul University
Lincoln Park
Student Center
2250 N. Sheffield Avenue
Chicago, IL 60614-3298

Main Phone Number from within Illinois: 312-362-8000
Main Phone Number from outside of Illinois: 1-800-4DE-PAUL

Take a minute to explore DePaul’s website and view the campus slideshow below:

DePaul University
Lincoln Park Campuses (visit the slide show section)

Accommodation

The Seneca Hotel

The Seneca Hotel is near to a myriad of shops, restaurants, and transportation. Their spacious rooms can be booked by contacting the hotel directly and mentioning that you are part of the IVLA 2009 conference.

200 East Chestnut Street
Chicago , Illinois 60611
Reservation Number: 1-800-800-6261
http://www.senecahotel.com/

Reservation Code: IVLA

Click here to download PDF brochure or visit their website

Rates

Currency exchange information: http://www.xe.com

Venue and Transportation Information

On-site registration, presentations and all conference activities (except for the optional ones) will take place at the DePaul University, Lincoln Park Campus (Student Center and Cortelyou Commons), Lincoln Park, Chicago, IL. Lincoln Park is easily reached from downtown Chicago, including the conference hotel (The Seneca), via the L train, by taxi and car.

IVLA participants will be able to utilize the convenient public transportation to get to and from the conference and hotel. Participants are just minutes from the red line station on Chicago Avenue and State Street that will take them north just a few stops to the Fullerton station just around the corner from the university buildings.

It takes about 21 minutes from the Hotel to the conference site. Check the directions provided by Google Map below. This should give you a good idea on how to get to the conference site from the hotel:

For information about the public transportation in Chicago please visit the Chicago Transit Authority’s website: http://www.transitchicago.com.

Map courtesy of: www.choosechicago.com

General Travel Information

Visa

Airports: Getting to Chicago

If you are flying into Chicago, there are two airports you can choose from: O’Hare International Airport and Midway International Airport. Both are reasonably accessible to the conference and hotel site.

Getting to the Hotel from the Airport

Both airports offer access to public transportation as well as taxi services and car rentals. A one-way trip via public transportation costs $2.25 and a taxi ride starts from about $40.

Map courtesy of: www.choosechicago.com