General Information for Participants

Early Arrivals will check-in at the Conference Services office. Were located on the bottom floor of the Wheelock Student Center Building. The Main registration will take place on the Main floor of the Wheelock Student Center Building (the same place as previous years). Late Arrivals can go to the Conference Services office for keys during normal business hours (7:00AM - 7:00PM), or after hours they can go to the Security office for further instruction. The Conference Services office number is (253) 879-3483, someone can be reached 24 hours a day at this number.

Out of town participants are strongly encouraged to stay on the UPS campus to facilitate interaction with colleagues. Rooms are available in Trimble Hall, a dormitory opened in 2003 and featuring suite-style rooms. Click here for a flyer on the rooms. Please note that the fee for on-campus accommodations includes two nights, banquet and meals. In addition to being very affordable, participants staying on campus have access to running trails, etc. on the beautiful UPS campus.

College campuses can be confusing for some folks, so visit this link for a map to the campus: http://www.ups.edu/campusmap.xml. On the map, McIntyre Hall is number 19, Jones Hall is number 20, Trimble hall is number 26, and Wheelock Student Center is number 22.

Alternate Accommodations

For those of you who are travelling to Tacoma and do not wish to stay in the residence halls, there are a number of hotels and motels in the Tacoma area that are just a short drive away from the University of Puget Sound. These include:

» The Sheraton Tacoma Hotel
» Silver Cloud Inn
» Best Western Executive Inn
» Comfort Inn
» Days Inn Tacoma
» La Quinta Inn
» Ramada Hotel
» Shilo Inn

There are also several bed and breakfast establishments closer to UPS. To get more information,
please visit the websites of these hotels/motels, or click here to visit the UPS website.

Any lodging arrangements at area hotels or motels must be made by you. They cannot be made
through UPS or on the Summer Meeting registration form.