Location
Tallahassee is the capital city of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County. Tallahassee is the largest city in the Florida Big Bend and Florida Panhandle region, and the main center for technology, trade, and agriculture in the Florida Big Bend and Southwest Georgia regions.
Tallahassee is home to the Florida State University and other universities and community colleges which makes it qualify as a major college town, with a student population exceeding 70,000 students.
Conference Venue
The Florida State Conference Center, Augustus B. Turnbull Center, is a state-of-the-art conference center at the Florida State University. It was the venue of the 2013 Loopfest XII.
Directions
To get to Tallahassee you will most likely fly to the Tallahassee International Airport (TLH) which is 4.9 miles away from campus and downtown. Other nearby airports include Panama City (ECP) (91.2 miles), Gainesville (GNV) (131.4 miles), Valparaiso (VPS) (136 miles), and Jacksonville (JAX) (155.6 miles).
To get to your hotel (or campus) from the airport you will have the following ground transportation options:
Taxi Services:
- City Taxi Inc. (850) 575-7575
- Tallahassee Yellow Cab (850) 999-9999
Transportation network companies:
- Lyft Lyft.com (855) 865-9553
- Uber uber.com/airports/TLH (850) 254-7270
Hotel shuttle services (from the recommendation list)
- Doubletree by Hilton (850) 224-5000
- Residence Inn by Marriott (850) 329-9080
Rental Car
- All major rental car companies have desks at the airport (luggage claim hall).
