IRIS-HEP Institute Retreat

Name: IRIS-HEP Institute Retreat
Start: 2023-09-11T08:25:00-05:00
End: 2023-09-13T20:30:00-05:00
Location: No location set

Sep 11 – 13, 2023

US/Central timezone

Travel, Accommodation, and Local Information

Accommodations

The time frame to book a hotel room in a reserved event room block has closed. Please contact hotels directly to reserve a room.

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Madison Hampton Inn and Suites Downtown: It is a 16 minute walk from the Hampton to Discovery.

As of August 31, there are some rooms available at the Hampton Inn at their regular rate.

Reservations: (608) 255-0360.

Best Western Plus InnTowner: The hotel also offers a complimentary shuttle service within a 2 mile radius, which would include drop off and pick up at the Discovery Building. It is a 1.1 mile walk or 22 minutes to the Discovery Building from the InnTowner.

As of August 31, there are some rooms available at the Best Western at their regular rate.

Reservations: (800) 780-7234

For any questions or assistance with hotel bookings contact:

iris-hep-2023-retreat@g-groups.wisc.edu

Traveling to Madison

Nearby Airports

Dane County Regional Airport (MSN), on Madison's northeast side, provides regional and national air service to and from Madison. It is about a 15 minute drive from campus. Taxis and city bus service is available from the airport.
O'Hare International (ORD) is a simple 2 ½-hour drive from Discovery via Interstate 90, about 140 miles. The Van Galder bus from O'Hare runs from the Multi-Modal Facility to the Memorial Union approximately hourly; the bus trip from O'Hare takes 3 hours and is $34 each way.
Milwaukee Mitchell International (MKE) is a 1 ½-hour drive via Interstate 94, about 90 miles.
Minneapolis-Saint Paul airport (MSP) is a 4 ½-hour drive via Interstate 94, about 270 miles.

Please allow 20-30 minutes to reach campus, find parking and travel to your destination.

Traveling by Bus

Long distance intercity bus services providing scheduled service to Madison include Badger Coach, Greyhound, Jefferson Lines, Megabus and Van Galder bus lines.

There are daily connections to Milwaukee and Chicago airports, and Amtrak in Chicago. Many buses stop at Memorial Union.

Workshop Location

The workshop will be held in the Orchard View room, on the 3rd floor in the Discovery Building. Orchard View is publicly accessible via the staircase or the elevator next to Aldo's coffee shop; the main bank of elevators next to the glass staircase is not publicly accessible.

Getting Around Campus

UW-Madison's interactive campus map highlights dining options, buildings, bus routes, and parking.

Parking on and Around Campus

The closest public parking to the Discovery Building is available at the Engineering Drive Ramp (Lot 17), 1525 Engineering Drive. It is a 7 minute walk from Lot 17 to the Discovery Building.

On Monday, Sept. 11, there is an Engineering job fair and the Engineering Drive Ramp may fill early. We recommend checking the campus map parking availability and have a back up parking location in mind.

Parking on and around campus area is limited. Allow extra time in your schedule to find parking. Visitor parking is available in city-run ramps and lots; and in university garages and ramps. Street parking near campus is usually restricted to two hours.

The campus map shows additional locations of public parking on campus, including a realtime count of open spots in each public lot.

WiFi at Discovery

The "eduroam" is available across campus and at Discovery. Other guest access can be arranged for those without eduroam access; please contact the organizers.

Dining Near Discovery

We have prepared this convenient map with key places and food options:

https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1KBsvnvE82cDdYte6oxZrA0im6pE3F9c&ll=43.08556739722015%2C-89.39729574336732&z=12

With restaurants in the two student unions and nine delis in campus buildings, the Wisconsin Union offers a wide assortment of foods to conquer any hunger and to fit any schedule and budget.

A trip to UW–Madison wouldn't be complete without a visit to the Babcock Hall Dairy Store, the oldest university dairy plant in the United States. Best known for ice cream, Babcock also makes cheeses and locally produced milk. Visitors may view dairy plant observations via the second floor observation deck.

The Discovery Building offers two unique dining venues: a café and a restaurant with a full-service menu.

Dining in Madison

Madison has many fine restaurants and we are happy to help you find a good spot to eat. Our taste in restaurants runs the gambit from the low to the high end. There are many other excellent restaurants not listed here, so please do not restrict yourself to just this list, but it is a good start.

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