Local Information

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 (Dallas, Texas, and Chicago, Illinois) and Northwest Airlink (Detroit, Michigan, and Minneapolis, Minnesota).

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. Metered parking is available in a garage immediately north of the NCSA building (at the corner of University Avenue and Goodwin Avenue, with entrance from Goodwin).

A taxi from Willard Airport to NCSA will cost about $10 and will take about 15 minutes. The Champaign County Visitors Guide offers information on taxis and other transportation.


Parking at NCSA

Metered parking is available near the NCSA Building on Clark Street, in the parking garage just north of NCSA, and on other surrounding streets. Rates are 75 cents/hour, and the meters accept quarters, dimes, nickels and dollar coins. While you can park all day in the garage, time limits for surrounding streets are usually two hours.


Where can I stay in Urbana-Champaign?

Blocks of rooms have been reserved for summit attendees at the following local hotels:

Hampton Inn
1200 W. University Ave., Urbana
Shuttle service available
Rate: $99 per night (available March 24 and 25)
Call 217-337-1100 by February 29 and ask for the HPC Software Meeting block

Courtyard by Marriott
1811 Moreland Blvd., Champaign
Rate: $127.99 per night (available March 24 and 25)
Call 217-355-0411 by February 29 and ask for the HPC Software Meeting block

Homewood Suites by Hilton
1417 S. Neil St., Champaign
Shuttle available
Rates: $95 (King Studio Suite) or $105 (King One Bedroom Suite)
Call 217-352-9960 by March 7

Hilton Garden Inn
1501 S. Neil St., Champaign
Shuttle available
Rate: $109 per night (king)
Call 217-352-9970 by March 7

Check the online Champaign County Visitors Guide for information on other Urbana-Champaign accommodations.


Questions?

Bob Graybill, director, University of Southern California Information Sciences Institute, rgraybill@isi.edu
Suzy Tichenor, vice president, Council on Competitiveness, stichenor@compete.org
Merle Giles, director, NCSA Private Sector Program, mgiles@ncsa.uiuc.edu