Society for Human Ecology Conference – Salt Lake City, Utah

Information for Conference Participants

Link here for a Printable Fact Sheet of our conference hotel:

Salt Lake City Marriott University Park Hotel

Getting to Salt Lake is easy. Salt Lake City International Airport, just seven miles from downtown Salt Lake City, is one of the West's major hubs, with over 68,000 seats in and out on 774 scheduled flights daily. By air, half the U.S. population is within 2-1/2 hours. Thirteen airlines fly into the Salt Lake City International Airport – and the airport is a major hub for Delta Airlines. There are many non-stop and direct flights from many points across the country. JetBlue offers daily discount non-stop flights from JFK to SLC airport. For travelers arriving by car, Salt Lake is at the intersection of Interstates 80 and 15—routes easily accessible from almost anywhere in the country.

All conference participants will be responsible

for their own transportation needs to the

Conference hotel – We recommend the

“Xpress Shuttle” service to Marriott University Park Hotel (and return to airport)
http://www.xpressshuttle.com/salt_lake_city.htm

$12.00 one way (as of 10/04) and discounts for shared shuttle is available –

Reservations are recommended –but on-site service is available

Leaves every 20 minutes – located near Baggage Claim/Ground Transportation site

Taxi service available – Approx. $25.00 one way to Hotel

The Dramatic Rocky Mountains play backdrop to a thriving cultural center, and honored host of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. Salt Lake is home to one of the nation's finest symphony orchestras, a renowned ballet troupe, and the world-famous Mormon Tabernacle Choir.

Salt Lake City Visitors Guide - http://www.ci.slc.ut.us/visitors/

Salt Lake Convention & Visitors Bureau - http://www.visitsaltlake.com/home.shtml

The Utah Transit Authority serves the entire Wasatch Front, with buses, TRAX light-rail, and paratransit services. A TRAX light-rail station is located on the University of Utah campus and is within walking distance from the Marriott University Park Hotel (http://www.rideuta.com/). From the Ft. Douglas station, conference attendees can ride to downtown SLC and return for a small fee.

Located near the Marriott University Park Hotel – about a ten minute walk – is the beautiful Red Butte Botanical Garden and Arboretum - http://www.redbuttegarden.org/

Campus Shuttle available at designated sites for the following -

- Utah Museum of Fine Arts (on campus) – approx. 15 minute walk - http://www.umfa.utah.edu/

- Utah Museum of Natural History – approx. 20 minute walk - http://www.umnh.utah.edu/

- Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Cauldron Park – approx. 20 minute walk - http://www.saltlake2002.com/main.html

Weather conditions in Salt Lake City for mid-October are considered ideal – average high around 60 degrees and lows into upper 30’s – the first significant snow that falls in the SLC valley usually occurs around first week of November – although you may see snow on the mountain tops at this time of the year. The fall colors have peaked in the mountains but the trees on the hillsides and around the “benches” that surround the hotel and garden area are “peaking” with red, orange and yellow leaf colors.