The Institute will be held at the Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street, Madison, WI, and accomodations will be at the Lowell Center, one block from the Pyle Center. The Pyle Center is located on the campus of the University of Wisconsin, on the shore of Lake Mendota, a block from the University’s student union and from shops and restaurants on State Street. The building is wheelchair accessible.

Map of campus, conference location, and downtown 

Directions to the Pyle Center and Directions to the Lowell Center

A block of 50 guest rooms for Sunday, July 20 through Friday, July 25 will be held for our participants until June 20 at the University’s Lowell Center, 610 Langdon Street. Participants will receive more information directly from us as to how to register for these hotel rooms.
The Lowell Center is just one block from the Pyle Center.

There may also be accommodations available elsewhere on or near campus. Please visit the following websites for more information:

• The UW-Madison student dorms
• Hostel International-Madison
• The CIVC Off-Campus Housing Listing Service
• The Madison Visitor’s Bureau
  

By car:

Madison is in south central Wisconsin, about 80 miles west of Milwaukee on I-94; about 150 miles northwest of downtown Chicago, 120 miles northwest of O'Hare International Airport on I-90; and about 250 miles southeast of Minneapolis and St. Paul on I-94.
Parking is available through the Lowell Center and the Pyle Center and should be requested in advance.

By bus:

The Badger Bus Company provides service from Milwaukee's Mitchell Field and downtown Milwaukee to the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.

The Van Galder Bus Company provides service from Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, Chicago's Midway airport, and from downtown Chicago to the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.

Home of the University of Wisconsin and the capitol of Wisconsin, Madison is a vibrant, beautiful city of 220,000 people, located on an isthmus between lakes Monona and Mendota--a city often rated as one of the best cities in which to live in the United States.
During the summer, Madison offers wonderful and varied walking, biking, shopping, and cultural activities.

For information about things to do and see in the Madison area, see our faq.

For more official information, see http://www.visitmadison.com/visitorinfo/.

For Wisconsin tourism information, see http://www.travelwisconsin.com/.

For Milwaukee tourism information, see http://www.milwaukee.org/.

For a virtual tour of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, visit http://www.uc.wisc.edu/slideshow/slideshow.html.

For information about the University of Wisconsin-Madison, visit http://www.wisc.edu.

For a photographic tour of Madison, visit http://www.madison-book.com/.