General Information
Location The conference will take place at the beautiful Lincoln Park campus of DePaul University. DePaul University is the largest private university in Chicago, centrally located, easily accessible by our public transportation system, and set in an urban area just minutes away from all of the city’s attractions. The Lincoln Park campus is the oldest, largest and most active of the university's six campuses. Lincoln Park is a diverse and upscale neighborhood in Chicago. It is home to the Lincoln Park Zoo, Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, an outdoor theater, a rowing canal and some of the city’s beautiful Lake Michigan beaches.
We will use the Student Hall to host the conference. Opened in 2002, the three-story building features:
- a beautiful lobby
- multi-station cafeteria, including a delicious buffet dining area with a private dining room
- coffee bar with 20 computer workstations that will be available to attendees
- multipurpose event room with state-of-the-art multimedia capability that can hold 600 guests for lectures and 400 guests for banquets. This room will be divided and used for exhibits, keynote speech and award event, as well as the fashion show.
- state of the art, fully equipped meeting rooms for workshops
Room and Board
Exhibitors and attendees will order meals directly from the three very well-priced cafeterias located in the Student Hall. There is also the option of walking over to the many restaurants surrounding the campus. In addition, there is a large grocery store within walking distance from the Student Hall.
Exhibitors and attendees requiring sleeping accommodations will be able to reserve fully equipped air-conditioned, double occupancy dorm rooms at the Clifton-Fullerton Hall. Built in 2000, this six-story building offers double occupancy semi-suite rooms that share adjoining bathrooms. Study rooms, kitchenettes (including microwaves, stoves, and refrigerators) and lounges are available on each floor and the laundry room is located on the second floor. The building also has a comfortable lounge area with a large television, a sitting area with a fireplace, and is a very short walk to the Student Hall, where the conference will take place. The rooms have two twin size beds, bedsheets, blanket, pillows and pillow cases, towels, toilet paper, soap, shampoo and conditioner. There are also two large closets and two desks in each room.