Transportation
Travel Grants
Limited funds will be available to help students and young scientists in attending the 2008 Meeting by contributing toward travel and related expenses. Preference will be given to those presenting a paper. Interested parties should submit this application form and required paperwork before December 31, 2007.
Arriving
in Knoxville
The Knoxville airport
is McGhee
Tyson (not an international
airport). Other reasonable options
are flying into the Nashville
(Tennessee) International Airport or
the Hartsfield-Jackson
International Airport in Atlanta,
Georgia, and driving to Knoxville
(about 3 hours from Nashville and
3.5 from Atlanta).
Ground Transportation
Although
there is no shuttle service to
any of the downtown hotels or to
the Knoxville Convention Center,
taxis and limousine service are
available from the airport.
Driving
Directions from McGhee Tyson Airport
to the Knoxville
Convention Center, Crowne
Plaza Hotel.
Taxis
and Rental Cars
Taxis and major
automobile rental agencies are
located in the airport's baggage
claim area (go to www.tys.org/ and
click on "Car Rental").
Limousine
Service
Chariots of Hire, 865-522-8108
Camelot Limousine, 865-577-6718
Aloha Paradise Limousine, 865-688-7170
Public
Transportation
The
Knoxville Trolley Service will
provide free transportation
to and from the downtown hotels,
restaurants, and the Knoxville
Convention Center. A schedule
will be provided in your conference
registration packet. More details
and schedules are also available
at Knoxville
Trolley Lines.
Public buses also
run in the downtown and surrounding
areas. For more information,
see Knoxville
Area Transit.
Directions
to the Knoxville Convention Center
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1: |
Start
out going SOUTHWEST on ALCOA
HWY / US-129 S / TN-115 S /
TN-73 S toward WOODSON DR |
0.5
miles |
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2: |
Make
a U-TURN at WOODSON DR onto
ALCOA HWY / US-129 N / TN-115
N / TN-73 N. |
2.7
miles |
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3: |
Merge
onto I-40 E toward ASHVILLE
/ I-75 / LEXINGTON. |
1.0
miles |
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4: |
Take
the US-441 S / HENLEY ST exit-
EXIT 388- toward DOWNTOWN. |
0.1
miles |
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5: |
Merge
onto HENLEY ST / US-441 S /
TN-33 S / TN-71 S toward HENLEY
ST / UNIV OF TENN. |
0.5
miles |
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6: |
End
at 701 Henley St
Knoxville, TN 37902-2914, US |
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Total Est. Time: 8
minutes Total
Est. Distance: 5.10
miles |
Directions to the Crowne Plaza Hotel:
| |
1: |
Start
out going SOUTHWEST on ALCOA
HWY / US-129 S / TN-115 S /
TN-73 S toward WOODSON DR |
0.5 miles |
| |
2: |
Make
a U-TURN at WOODSON DR onto
ALCOA HWY / US-129 N / TN-115
N / TN-73 N. |
2.7 miles |
| |
3: |
Merge
onto I-40 E toward ASHVILLE
/ I-75 / LEXINTON. |
1.0 miles |
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4: |
Take
the US-441 S / HENLEY ST exit-
EXIT 388- toward DOWNTOWN. |
0.1 miles |
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5: |
Take
the TN-62 ramp toward WESTERN
AVE / SUMMIT HILL DR. |
0.2 miles |
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6: |
Turn
LEFT onto WESTERN AVE / TN-62. |
0.2 miles |
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7: |
WESTERN
AVE / TN-62 becomes W SUMMIT HILL DR. |
0.2 miles |
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8: |
End
at 401 W Summit Hill Dr
Knoxville, TN 37902-1416, US |
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Total Est. Time: 9 minutes Total
Est. Distance: 5.23 miles |
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