The conference will be held at Vilas Hall in downtown Madison (marked in red on the map below). Blue indicates the hotels offering conference rates (see below).
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HOTELS
Three hotels are offering conference rates for attendees of the Fiske Matters conference:
The Hilton Madison Monona Terrace (9 East Wilson Street, Conference rate: $159/night)
The Hilton is about 1.5 miles from the conference site. To access the discounted group rate of $159 per night), call 1-866-403-8838 and refer to the group name (Fiske Matters Conference) or the group code (FKM). The cut-off date to reserve rooms at the discounted rate is May 11, 2010.
The Doubletree Hotel Madison (525 W. Johnson St., Conference rate: $129/night)
The Doubletree is about 0.5 miles from the conference site. To access the discounted group rate of $129 per night, call 1-608-251-5511 and refer to “Communication Arts.” The cut-off date to reserve rooms at the discounted rate is May 11, 2010.
The Madison Concourse (1 W. Dayton St., Conference rate: $124/night)
The Concourse is about 1 mile from the conference site. To access the discounted group rate of $124 per night, call 1-800-356-8293 and ask for the Fiske Matters rooms. The cut-off date to reserve rooms at the discounted rate is May 13, 2010.
TRAVEL
BY BUS:
From/To Milwaukee: Badger Coaches (608/255-6771) offers daily service between Madison and Milwaukee (both downtown and Mitchell Airport).
From/To Chicago: The Van Galder Bus Company (608/257-5593 or 800/747-0994) offers daily service between Madison and Chicago (both O'Hare and Midway, as well as the downtown Amtrak station).
BY PLANE:
Madison is served by regional and national air carriers at Dane County Regional Airport, on Madison's northeast side. Taxis to campus and downtown cost approximately $20 each way. (NOTE: All three hotels have complimentary shuttle service to and from Dane County Regional Airport. Check with your hotel for hours and other details. Travel time to and from the airport is 15-20 minutes depending on traffic.)
Commercial airlines currently flying to Madison are:
Allegiant Air 800-432-3810
American Eagle (American) 800-433-7300
American Trans Air (ATA) 800-435-9282
Comair (Delta) 800-354-9822
Continental Express 800-525-0280
Midwest Express 800-452-2022
Northwest Airlines 800-225-2525
United Express (United) 800-241-6522
