Workshop meetings

The workshop meetings will be held in the Sabino Room (Room 342) of the Student Union Memorial Center at the University of Arizona campus. The Sabino room is located on the 3rd Level (one level up from the ground floor) of the Student Union Memorial Center. Click here for a 3D Google Maps view of the Sabino room location.

Google Maps view of the Student Union Memorial Center and the University of Arizona campus (the Tucson Marriott University Park Hotel is a couple of blocks West).

Detailed floor plans and directory of the Student Union Memorial Center (PDF).

Hotel

Hotel reservations for three nights (Oct 31 – Nov 2) have been made for the workshop speakers at the Tucson Marriott University Park Hotel, which is located next to the University of Arizona campus:

Tucson Marriott University Park Hotel
880 East 2nd Street, Tucson, AZ 85719
Tel: +1 (520) 792-4100

Google Maps view of the Tucson Marriott University Park Hotel and the University of Arizona campus.

Tucson sightseeing and attractions

Sabino Canyon – a very popular hiking and recreational area.

Mount Lemmon – the southernmost ski resort in the continental United States. One of the "Sky Islands" of the Southern Arizona, the top of the mountain contains a local ecosystem similar to that of Canadian Rockies.

Saguaro National Park – a popular hiking, biking, and recreational destination.

Kitt Peak – one of the largest astronomical sites in the northern hemisphere.

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum – a natural history museum, zoo, aquarium, and botanical garden.

Colossal Cave Mountain Park – a popular attraction about 20 miles south of Tucson.

Titan Missile Museum – a unique Cold War-era museum in a former Titan II ICBM missile site located 25 miles south of Tucson.