CRA-W/CDC Careers in High Performance Systems (CHiPS) Mentoring Workshop

Arriving and Departing Advice

Arrival: The program starts promptly at 9am on Saturday (July 25th). You should plan to arrive Friday evening.

Departure: Part of the program will include a tour of NCSA on Monday morning, so you are encouraged to stay until Monday. However, we realize many of you cannot stay for Monday. It is fine if you leave late Sunday.

Travel/Accommodations

Where is NCSA? How do I get there?

NCSA is on the Urbana-Champaign campus of the University of Illinois. The address is 1205 W. Clark St., Urbana.

The University of Illinois' Willard Airport (CMI) is served by American Airlines and Northwest Airlines.

A taxi from Willard Airport to NCSA will cost about $10. The Champaign County Visitors Guide offers information on taxis and other transportation.

Note: If you cannot arrange for convenient transportation to and from Willard airport here are some other options.

Other regional airports are: Indianapolis International Airport (IND), Indianapolis, Indiana (120 miles/190 kilometers away); O'Hare International Airport (ORD), Chicago, Illinois (140 miles/220 kilometers away); and Central Illinois Regional Airport (BMI), Bloomington, Illinois (less than 60 miles/100 kilometers away).

You can also reach Champaign-Urbana via Amtrak train or Greyhound bus service. The Lincolnland Express also provides shuttle bus service between Urbana-Champaign and all regional airports and Chicago's Union Station.

Driving directions are available on the NCSA website.

HOTEL

Hampton Inn
1200 W. University Ave., Urbana
We have reserved a large block of double rooms and will be assigning two student attendees per room. We need to have your flight itinerary by July 1st to guarantee your room.

Note: The Hampton Inn is closest hotel to NCSA (the location of the CHiPS workshop)