Venue & Travel Information

Venue

The event will be held in the lobby/atrium and auditorium at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) on the Illinois campus, unless otherwise noted.

National Center for Supercomputing Applications - 1205 W Clark Street, Urbana, IL 61801.

 

Parking

Metered parking is available along the streets adjacent to the NCSA building, or on the first floor of the parking garage B4 located on the north side of NCSA.  

 

Hotel Information

The Hyatt is the recommended hotel for the event, providing a special rate for our attendees.  There are also several other hotel options in town, including the Hampton Inn (5 minutes walk away from NCSA ), or the I Hotel.

To reserve a room using our room block at the Hyatt, follow this link or call (217) 531-2800 option 0. Ask for the IMMERSE Room Block and use the group code G-IMRE. 

Hyatt Place Champaign/Urbana - 217 N Neil St, Champaign, IL 61820

Deadline for the block: Monday, April 14, 2025 at midnight

 

Travel Information

Champaign-Urbana has a convenient local Willard Airport. The campus is easily accessible by car from other major city airports as well.

Willard Airport

Willard Airport at the University of Illinois has flights from and to Chicago O'Hare and Dallas and offers a convenient option.

Other Major City Airports

• Chicago O'Hare Airport (ORD)
• Bloomington-Normal Regional Airport (BMI)
• Indianapolis International Airport (IND)
• Lambert-St Louis International Airport (STL)

Trains and Buses

Amtrak provides daily rail passenger service to and from Chicago. Peoria Charter provides bus services to and from Chicago. Get more information on these services on the City of Champaign public transportation page.