Location
Transportation
Driving: Laramie is easily accessed along
Interstate 80 in southeast Wyoming.
The Union is located on 13th Street where it dead-ends into
campus. It is immediately north of the Library which is
on the corner of 13th Street and Ivinson Avenue. To
drop people off near the Union,
turn north from
Grand Ave.
on 13th
Street. A turnaround is
available in front of the Union
(construction permitting).
RideBoard: Interested in sharing a ride with
someone attending the conference? Check out our
RideBoard!
Post a note on the board to tell other travelers where
you are or what you’re interested in.
Flying: Air service to the
Laramie Regional Airport (airport code LAR) is
available thrice daily from Denver
with Great Lakes Airlines.
Campus
Information
The 2008 Consumer Issues Conference will be held on the
second level of the Wyoming Union on the campus of the
University
of Wyoming
(the brown highlighted building).
Campus Parking
If you are not a UW student or a staff/faculty member,
you will need a parking permit to park on campus.
Please note that
construction in the area of the
Union has reduced the number of parking
spots and that street parking may be limited. Free shuttles to satellite lots are
available. The Express bus runs every five minutes from
the free parking located at Willett Drive and Crane
Street, Visit UW’s Transportation and Parking website
for more information
https://www.uwyo.edu/tap/Parking.asp. See
particularly the "Parking
map" and "day use and short term parking".
Campus
Events and Activities
Visit UW's
Daily
Planning Calendar for events on campus!
While on campus you can visit the
Geological Museum (www.uwyo.edu/geomuseum/),
the Art Museum, (www.uwyo.edu/ArtMuseum),
the Anthropology Museum (www.uwyo.edu/anthropology/museum/)
and the Department of Entomology’s Insect Gallery in the
College of Agriculture building (www.uwyo.edu/RenewableResources/entomology/Insect%20Gallery.htm).
Laramie and
the university campus are featuring many sculptures
associated with the
Sculpture: A Wyoming Invitational
project.
Find where the sculptures
are and about them at
www.uwartmuseum.blogspot.com/
Other Museums in
Laramie
Wyoming
Territorial Prison State Historic Site
A state historic site featuring the
Territorial
Prison Museum.
975 Snowy Range Road,
Laramie (307)745-6161. Call for
dates and hours.
Laramie
Plains
Museum
(http://www.laramiemuseum.org/)
Housed in the elegant 1892 Victorian
mansion of pioneer philanthropists Edward and Jane
Ivinson, exquisite antiques and artifacts detail this
area’s rich history. 603 Ivinson,
Laramie,
WY 82070
(307)742-4448.
Laramie
Chamber
of
Commerce
http://www.laramie.org/
City of Laramie
http://www.ci.laramie.wy.us/
Laramie
Recreation Center
(http://www.ci.laramie.wy.us/recreation/reccenter/)
Stop in for a swim or to use the exercise machines – a
day pass is just $7 for nonresidents.
Laramie-Albany County Tourism
http://www.laramie-tourism.org/
Hotels
Located near the
University of
Wyoming Union
Hilton
Garden Inn
http://www.hiltongardeninn.com/en/gi/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=LARLAGI),
2229 Grand Avenue
Laramie,
WY
82070
(307) 745-5500
**Holiday Inn
Laramie
http://www.holidayinn.com/h/d/hi/1/en/hotel/lareg?&cm_mmc=mdpr-_-googlemaps-_-hi-_-lareg&dp=true
204 S 30th Street
Laramie, WY 82070
(307) 721-9000
**Comfort Inn
http://www.comfortinn.com/ires/en-US/html/HotelInfo?hotel=WY408
3420 E. Grand Ave.
Laramie,
WY
82070
(307) 721-8856
Hampton
Inn
http://www.hamptoninn.com/en/hp/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=LARWYHX
3715 E. Grand Avenue
Laramie,
WY
82070
(307) 742-0125
AmericInn
http://www.americinn.com/hotels/WY/Laramie
4712 Grand Avenue
Laramie, WY 82070
(307) 745-0777
** Conference rate available,
make your reservation by September 1.
