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9th
Workshop on the
Physics
of Dusty Plasmas
Iowa
City
21-23
May 2001
Transportation
Airport:
Iowa
City is served by the Eastern Iowa
Airport, formerly called the Cedar Rapids Airport (CID), which is located
30
min from Iowa City. It has 42 scheduled
flights each day.
At
the time of this writing (April 2001) there are departures
on most airlines in the window 12:50 pm to 1:50 pm. The workshop will be
scheduled to end early enough Wednesday for participants to catch these
flights.
If you'd like to see the departure monitor, exactly as it looks in the airport,
click here. This monitor updates during the day.
Special air fares:
Discounts are available on Delta, TWA and United Airlines for travel with the U.S.
and from Canada.
Reservations must be booked and ticketed through a preferred
travel agency of The University of Iowa.
- Delta Airlines
5-10% discount on all but the most restrictive fares
- TWA Airlines
10% discount off of most fares, including travel originating in St. Louis
30% discount off of unrestricted (non-penalty) fares, excluding travel originating
in St. Louis
- United Airlines
12% discount
- Please contact:
Renee Harned
Meacham Travel Service
229 East Washington Street
Iowa City, IA 52240
1-800-777-1360x114
1-319-351-1360x114
Fax: 1-319-351-0710
Email: reneea@meachamtravel.com
Ground
transportation:
-
Shuttle:
leaves after all incoming flights and will deliver you to your hotel. We
recommend this as the best choice for most travelers.
Reservations
(recommended) can be made by phone, fax, email, or web:
Airport
Shuttle Service
1-319-365-0655
(tel. & fax)
1-800-725-8460
(tel. in U.S.)
$20
one way for one person, $25 for two, $30 for three, etc.
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Rental
cars: available at the airport from:
Avis,
Budget, Hertz, National.
-
Taxis:
approximately $36 plus tip.
Alternative airports
-
We almost never use an airport other than Cedar Rapids, and there's no need for you to do so, unless you are attempting to find a cheaper fare.
If you wish to check for this, the possibilities, which all require a rental car for ground
transportation, are:
Moline, Illinois (1 1/4 hours), Des Moines, Iowa (2 1/4 hours), Chicago (4 1/2 hours), Minneapolis (4 1/2 hours).
Parking
garages:
-
IMU
parking ramp: this is closest to the meeting rooms
-
complimentary
for guests staying at the Iowa House Hotel.
-
$.60
per hour or $6.00 per day for others.
-
North
Madison Street Ramp (1 block north of the IMU) at a rate of $.60 per
hour or $6.00 per day.
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City
ramp at the corner of Linn and Burlington, which is within walking
distance of the IMU.
-
Sheraton
Hotel Parking Ramp, downtown, complimentary for guests staying at the
Sheraton.
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