Local Info:

** Conference Participants and Attendees will not be able to visit Los Alamos National Laboratory unless prior arrangements are made or they have a valid D.O.E. badge which has been previously issued. If you would like access to Los Alamos National Laboratory, please email a conference organizer.

Venue:

A conference hotel is the La Fonda Hotel. It is on the historic Santa Fe Plaza.  Please make your own reservations (info below). If you are a speaker then we will pay your lodging bill per your official invitation, but you must still book the room yourself and provide your credit card in case you have incidental expenses not covered by LANL (room service, movies, bar, etc.).

The conference's greatly discounted rate for lodging is $88 per person per night plus taxes and fees. The total with taxes is $94.16 per night. The regular rate is $148 with taxes.  Please mention the conference to receive the proper rate.

La Fonda Hotel

www.lafondasantafe.com

Reservations:

Phone (800) 523-5002
Fax (505) 954-3599
email reservations@lafondasantafe.com

Hotel Information:

A vibrant historic landmark on Santa Fe's downtown Plaza, this hotel is known for its award-winning architecture and decor, excellent service and amenities, unique artwork and much more. Just steps away from history and art museums, a wide variety of galleries and shops, historic churches, and, of course, the Plaza. Our lobby is a hub of activity and full of interesting art and architectural features, as well as our beautiful restaurant. Each of the hotel's 167 rooms and suites is colorful and unique, featuring hand painted furniture and other artistic touches, from tile murals to whimsical wall accents. Some rooms have traditional vigas and latillas and others have fireplaces and private balconies. Every room offers, FREE high speed wireless Internet access, coffeemaker, terrycloth bath robes, personal safe, data port telephones, hair dryer, iron and ironing board, individual climate control, cable television and pay-per-view movies and valet laundry is also available.

Transportation:

Airport Map from LANL Visitor's Guide

The major airport for travelers coming to Santa Fe is Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ), located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, about 60 miles south of Santa Fe (50 minute drive). The Albuquerque Airport has car rental facilities and shuttle service.

Shuttle Service from Albuquerque Airport:
All shuttles (roundtrip) must be booked in advance to ensure a seat.

Roadrunner Shuttle:
Preferred vendor. They do not have an online reservation system, but they are the most flexible to your schedule.
(505) 424-3367

Sandia Shuttle Express:
(888) 775-5696
www.sandiashuttle.com

Other forms of transportation

Park and Ride from Los Alamos:

The Blue Route of the Park and Ride bus is an excellent way to get from the Lab to the conference and back each day. It costs $3 each way and will be virtually empty as you will be riding opposite of commuter traffic. It will pick you up from either the Los Alamos Library or the TA-3 parking front gate parking lot and drop you off at Sheritan and Palace (a few easy blocks from the conference location).

Here are the pick up times from TA-3 (The library is 10 minutes earlier):

6:55 am
7:25 am
8:10 am
8:45 am

Here are the return times from the Plaza:

2:30 pm
3:30 pm
4:05 pm
4:50 pm

About Santa Fe:

Santa Fe Visitor's Guide, (flash file)

For information about Santa Fe, visit http://santafe.org

For information about New Mexico, visit http://newmexico.org/

Local Attractions

Calendar of Events http://santafe.org/What_s_Happening_Now/index.html

El Rancho de las Golondrinas http://www.golondrinas.org/
We invite you to take a journey to the past at "The Ranch of the Swallows". This historic rancho, now a living history museum, dates from the early 1700s and was an important paraje or stopping point along the famous Camino Real, the Royal Road from Mexico City to Santa Fe, New Mexico. Experience the life of another time in a location unlike any other in America.

Georgia O'Keeffe Museum http://www.okeeffemuseum.org/visit/index.html
The Museum’s collection of over 2990 works comprises 1149 O’Keeffe paintings, drawings, and sculpture, including promised gifts and extended loans. The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum is the largest single repository of O'Keeffe's work in the world. Throughout the year, visitors can see a changing selection of at least 50 of these works. In addition, the Museum presents special exhibitions that are either devoted entirely to O’Keeffe’s work or combine examples of her art with works by her American modernist contemporaries. Over 140 artists have been exhibited at the Museum including Frank Stella, Jackson Pollack, Andy Warhol and Arthur Dove.

Museum of Spanish Colonial Art http://www.spanishcolonial.org/
The Spanish Colonial Arts Society collections were initiated in 1928. Today with 3,000 objects, the collections are the most comprehensive compilation of Spanish Colonial art of their kind. Dating from the Middle Ages to the New Millennium, the collections span centuries in art, place and time. Among the various media featured are santos (painted and sculpted images of saints,) textiles, tinwork, silverwork, goldwork, ironwork, straw appliqué, ceramics, furniture, books and more.

Historic Sites
http://santafe.org/Visiting_Santa_Fe/Things_to_Do/Historic_Sites/index.html

Road Trips
http://santafe.org/Visiting_Santa_Fe/Things_to_Do/Day_Trips/

Tours
http://santafe.org/Visiting_Santa_Fe/Things_to_Do/Tours/index.html

Night Life
http://santafe.org/Visiting_Santa_Fe/Things_to_Do/Nightlife/index.html