Travel
Purdue University is easily accessible from Indianapolis International Airport, Chicago O’Hare International Airport, and Chicago Midway Airport. Please consult this webpage for help on How to get to Purdue through shuttle, train, bus, and automobile.
Workshop venue
Convergence Center, 101 Foundry Dr, West Lafayette, IN 47906.
The Discovery conference room is located on the ground floor and adjacent to the building lobby.
Parking
- The closest parking at the Marshall Drive parking lot located at 118 Marshall Dr #1-16, 118, West Lafayette, IN 47906 (just south of the Convergence building), is available for the guests to park. If you validate your parking ticket at the reception counter in the lobby, it will be billed on us and free for you. Otherwise, the rate ranges from
$2.50/ 2 hours to$7.50/ day. - Standard parking is a maximum of
$10/ day at the Grant Street Parking Garage (PGG) https://www.purdue.edu/visit/getting-here/parking.php . All participants who stay in at the Purdue Union Club Hotel have free parking in PGG (You can gain the parking ticket at the hotel reception). - Off campus parking is typically street parking (limited to 2h).
Public transport
- Bus service in Lafayette and West Lafayette is provided by CityBus.
- The fare is
$1per trip, except for campus loops and "Connector" #23 - those are free. - The Convergence Center can be reached by buses "Silver Loop" #13 (free), "Connector" #23 (free), #4B (
$1). - Bus route map & real-time location: https://bus.gocitybus.com/RouteMap
- Purchase ticket through your phone: https://gocitybus.com/how-to-ride/fares
Accommodation
Multiple Hotel options in reasonable distance and with downtown urban flair exist in the local area.
- Hampton Inn & Suites West Lafayette: https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/lafwehx-hampton-suites-west-lafayette/
- The Union Club Hotel at Purdue University: A few rooms are currently available at our university rate of $179 per night (please contact us to make the arrangements to apply the university rate) https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/indwk-the-union-club-hotel-at-purdue-university-autograph-collection/overview/
- Holiday Inn Lafayette-City Centre: https://www.ihg.com/holidayinn/hotels/us/en/lafayette/lafin/hoteldetail
- The Whittaker Inn: A little on the rural side, one would need to have a car to book here. https://www.thewhittakerinn.com/
- Drury Inn & Suites, Lafayette: would also need a car here, this is in Lafayette close to the interstate. https://www.druryhotels.com/locations/lafayette-in/drury-inn-and-suites-lafayette-in
Internet
Network access at Purdue University for personal laptops:
- Easiest is eduroam, which is available everywhere.
- In the Convergence Center, there is public WiFi: ConvergenceWiFi
