Visitor Information

Accommodations

Blocks of rooms at two local hotels have been reserved.

Clarion Inn

1255 S. Shiloh Dr, Fayetteville, AR 72701

Tel: 479-521-1166 or toll-free 1-800-223-7275

Special rate for this event: $69.00 plus tax

Please reserve by March 20, 2008 from the block reserved for Physics Department Centennial.
Reservations must be cancelled by 3/27/08 to avoid a charge.

Clarion is about two miles from the University near Exit 62 of Interstate 540.

Those wishing to stay near the Fayetteville Square (downtown) may stay at The Cosmopolitan

70 North East Ave., Fayetteville, AR 72701

Tel: 479-442-5555 or toll-free 1-866-384-4087

Special rate for this event: $99.00 plus tax

Please reserve by March 03, 2008 from the block reserved for Physics Centennial.
Reservations may be cancelled up to 6pm the day of the reservation.
Parking is in a municipal parking garage behind the hotel. See our map of downtown Fayetteville for details

Other Options

The Fayetteville Visitor Bureau maintains a page with lodging information: http://www.experiencefayetteville.com/lodging.php

Transportation

Airlines

We are served by Northwest Arkansas regional Airport (Airport Code: XNA). This is not the Fayetteville airport south of town - this is a new airport built in 1998. Information about the airlines that fly here is available on the airport web site: http://www.nwara.com/

Airport transportation

Information about airport shuttles and rental cars is also available at the airport web site.

Transportation from the hotels to the University and the Town Center

If you do not have your own transportation, please let us know and we will arrange rides for you to and from the Clarion and the Cosmopolitan.

Driving Directions and Parking

Parking

Thursday night and Saturday morning - please park in the Stadium Parking Deck (see directions below). These facilities are free after 5pm and on Saturday.
Friday - please park in the Harmon Parking Garage, located behind the Physics Building (see directions below). Parking here is not free, but we will validate your ticket at the registration desk.

Fayetteville Town Center (Friday Night Dinner)

Location: 15 West Mountain, Fayetteville, AR 72701
Parking and Downtown Fayetteville

Driving directions to the Campus Parking Garages

Stadium Parking Garage (Free Thursday night and Saturday)
Harmon Parking Garage (Validation provided at registration desk for Friday parking only)

Driving directions to Fayetteville

from Google.com

General Directions from I-540 to the Physics Building

Take Exit 62 off I-540 and then turn East onto Sixth Street. Turn left onto Duncan Avenue, (immediately before railroad trestle), and continue until you see an enormous parking structure on your left (nine stories high). Park your car in the parking deck. You are now directly behind the Physics Building (South of it). Walk North out of the parking deck, cross the street and walk up the pathway until you get to Dickson Street. The entrance to the Physics Building is just to your left.

Maps

Map of Campus

(Old Main is at the top of B2, Physics is at the bottom left of B1, the Harmon Parking Deck is to the right in A1, and the Stadium Parking Deck is labeled IMTF on the left hand side of C1)

There is also a large PDF map that you can use

Map of Downtown Fayetteville

Close up - with parking notes for the Town Center and also the Cosmopolitan Hotel

Physics Department

Location: 835 West Dickson Street, Fayetteville, AR 72701

Google Map of Physics Department Location

Reynolds Auditorium

Location: First floor of the Donald W. Reynolds Center for Enterprise Development

Map and Directions

Guest Program

We still have 12 spots left in the Guest Program. They are available on a first come first served basis. Please contact Ms. Donna Johnson at centphys@uark.edu or 479-575-5915 to reserve a spot.

Schedule:

9:00am	Attendees will be picked up from hotels
9:15-10:00am	Historic tour of downtown Fayetteville
10:00am to 11:15am	Tour of Terra Studios Terra Studios is located in the Ozark Mountains near Fayetteville, Arkansas. Here, artisans produce glass and pottery homewares, gifts and fine art pieces. Terra visitors can stroll along the wooded paths through the mural garden, explore the pottery showroom and watch skilled glassworkers create the now famous Bluebird of Happiness®. Details can be found at http://www.terrastudios.com/
12:00pm	Return to hotels
1:30pm	Attendees will be picked up from hotels.
1:45pm to 2:30pm	"Backyard Billionaire Tour" The trip through Northwest Arkansas tells the story of the rise of our largest companies such as Wal-Mart, Tyson, and JB Hunt.
2:30pm to 3:00pm	Wal-Mart Visitors Center Located in Sam Walton's original Bentonville variety store, the Wal-Mart Visitors Center traces the origin and growth of Wal-Mart. The center was created as an educational and informative facility for those interested in this American retailing success story. Details can be found at http://www.walmartstores.com/GlobalWMStoresWeb/navigate.do?catg=7
3:00pm to 3:45pm	Crystal Bridges at the Massey Crystal Bridges at the Massey is a temporary exhibition space and educational and community resource for Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Located on the first floor of the historic Massey Building just off the square in downtown Bentonville, the facility provides an opportunity for the public to discover art and traveling exhibitions, experience arts-based educational programs, and learn more about the world class Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art opening in 2010. The Hunt Institute established this international exhibition series of botanical art and illustration in 1964 with the hope of supporting and encouraging contemporary botanical artists. Every three years, this series features the works of talented botanical artists from around the world. The artwork selected may have been created for scientific studies, publications, gallery exhibitions or other commercial applications, but each artist brings a personal aesthetic sensibility to the subject. Details are located at http://www.crystalbridges.org/
3:45pm to 4:45pm	"Backyard Billionaire Tour" The return trip to Fayetteville will tell the story of the philanthropy of the Walton, Tyson, Hunt and Jones families and the companies they founded.
5:00pm	Return to hotels