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OpenEd2008 Travel and Hotel Information
Open Education 2008: Celebrating Ten Years of Open Content
Fifth Annual Open Education Conference
September 24-26, 2008
Please note that you will be responsible for finding transportation to and from the conference. Transportation to dinners will be provided.
OpenEd 2008 will be held in the Eccles Conference Center on the Utah State University campus.
Getting to Logan
Utah State University is located in Logan, Utah, an easy 80-minute drive north from the Salt Lake International Airport. Visitors will enjoy the scenic ride along the Wasatch Mountains via Interstate 15, then through the beautiful Cache National Forest and Wellsville Canyon on a wide, four-lane highway that takes you right into Logan.
Car rentals in Salt Lake City:- Hertz Car Rental
775 North Terminal Drive
(801) 575-2683 - All Resorts
776 N Terminal Dr
(801) 328-9105 - Enterprise
72 N 2400 West
(801) 537-7433 - Thrifty
15 S 2400 W
(801) 595-5310
Getting from the Airport to Logan
We recommend you either rent a car or take Cache Valley Limo's Airport Shuttle to get from the Salt Lake City Airport to Logan. If you take the shuttle, you must to make reservations in advance--you will not be able to "catch the shuttle at the airport".
Getting Around Logan
Logan has a wonderful free public bus system; you can get most places around town taking the public bus. Please be aware that Logan is a relatively small city and there are only 1-2 taxi cabs in Logan. If you plan on exploring the city or local areas we recommend you rent a car at the Salt Lake City airport.
Car rentals in Logan:- Hertz Rent-a-Car
435-752-2961
920 N. Main St. - Discount Car Rental
435-755-9234
1180 W. 200 N. #2 - Enterprise
435-755-6111
2026 North Main st.
Accommodations
The Open Education Conference has negotiated conference rates at the hotels listed below.
University Inn: $65/night+tax single or double occupancy for a Classic Room. Reserve by September 12, 2008.
University Inn
Utah State University
700 North between 800 East and 1200 East
Logan, UT 84321
Reservations: +1-800-231-5634 or +1-435-797-0017
University Inn Web SiteAmenities include: complimentary high-speed internet, continental breakfast, two queen-size beds, iron and ironing board, hair-dryer and a microfridge. Please note that all rooms are non-smoking only. When making a reservation mention the Open Education Conference.
Note: there is no room service and no local restaurants.
Less than a 5 minute walk to the Eccles Conference Center.
Hampton Inn: Reserve by September 5, 2007.--> Rate: $85/night+tax
1665 North Main Street
Logan, UT 84341
Reservations: +1-435-713-4567
Hampton Inn Web SiteAmenities include: complimentary hot continental breakfast, indoor pool and hot tub, and high-speed Internet Access. Please note that all rooms are non-smoking only.
Note: there is no room service.
Approximately 3 miles from campus. No local transportation will be provided by the conference.
Weston Inn: $65.00/night+tax single or double occupancy. Reserve by September 12, 2008.
250 North Main Street
Logan, UT 84321
Reservations: +1-435-752-5700 or 1-800-532-5055
Weston Inn Web SiteAmenities include: complimentary hot continental breakfast, indoor pool and hot tub, and high-speed Internet Access. Please note that all rooms are non-smoking only. When making a reservation mention the Open Education Conference.
Note: there is no room service.
Approximately 1 mile from campus. No local transportation will be provided by the conference, but Logan City runs a free public bus service that can transport you to the University Campus, ask at the front desk for details.
Crystal Inn: $89/night+tax single or double occupancy. Reserve by September 2, 2008.
853 South Highway 89/91
Logan, Utah 84321
Reservations: +1-800-280-0707 or +1-435-752-0707
Crystal Inn Web SiteAmenities include: complimentary hot breakfast, indoor pool and hot tub, and high-speed Internet Access. 36 rooms are available at the Crystal Inn, including 6 smoking rooms. When making a reservation mention the Open Education Conference. Approximately 1.5 miles from campus (the hotel will provide a shuttle to campus in the morning and we can make arrangements to return you to the hotel after the Wednesday and Thursday evening dinners, or you can rent a car and park on campus, take the free public bus or arrange a shared ride.)
USU Conference Services provides a listing of alternate accommodations (PDF, 100 KB).
Parking
Covered parking is available in the Parking Terrace next to the University Inn. The University Inn provides validations for their guests, all others will pay the current rates of $1.50 per hour, with a maximum day rate of $7.50.
Maps
- Salt Lake City to Logan Map (PDF, 1.2 MB)
- Logan and Utah State University Map (PDF, 1.5 MB)
- Utah State University Central Campus Map (PDF, 120KB)
- Utah State University Full Campus Map (PDF, 1.7 MB)
We also have a set of Google Maps of businesses, etc. in the local area mapped out.
Wireless Internet Access
The wireless internet access will be much improved over last year--each day we will provide a network access code that will allow you to use the wireless network in the Conference Center without having to register your computer or setup a proxy.
Attendees should not live broadcast conference proceedings, audio or video, because it is too taxing on bandwidth. However, attendees are welcome to record locally and upload later.
Questions?
Email opened2008 [at] cosl [dot] usu [dot] edu.
